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Book Review of Demonfire (Demonslayers, Bk 1)

Demonfire (Demonslayers, Bk 1)
Demonfire (Demonslayers, Bk 1)
Author: Kate Douglas
Genre: Romance
Book Type: Paperback
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Helpful Score: 1


Garden gnomes are mean & evil just ask Eddy Marks. Calm, conservative & level headed Eddy cant believe her eyes when she finds one of her garden gnomes attacking a naked man in her shed.

Dax, an unlikely hero, was sent to Earth to battle his fellow Demons that have escaped from the vortex. He only has seven days to complete this impossible task with the help of Eddy, her dog Bumper, Willow and a Lemurian that turned his back on his world to help save ours.

The story takes place in the quite town of Evergreen, California and centers around Eddy and Dax. All over town ceramic statues are coming to life and attacking the citizens. The attacks are becoming bolder and more dangerous; its up to this fallen demon to stop them.

Dax was given a human body to use for seven days, his demon powers are contained in a snake tattoo that starts on his chest and winds down his body to his leg. The snake tattoo has a mind of its own and wants to break free. Eddy is the only one with the power to sooth the snake and keeps it from killing him.

I loved this story, its the classic tale of good vs evil. The characters are intriguing and have you rooting for them to win. I loved Eddys character because she has such a strong personality. She thinks her dad is crazy for believing in all this paranormal stuff when she knows its not real. Then she meets Dax and all that changes; through it all she develops a new respect for her dad.

Daxs character is very enduring. Hes been a demon for so many years then hes thrown into a human body where he has to learn how to do everything for himself. I loved watching him go through that learning process all the while falling hopelessly in love with Eddy.

There are parts of the story that are a little slow because this is a new series that has to have the world set up for it. The battle scenes are a little repetitive but each one is set up differently, whether its the location, who is involved in the battle or how the statues are attacked. I loved the little glance we got into Lemuria we got because it helps to set up Hellfire the next book in the series.

Overall I loved this book and was honored that Kate chose me for one of the ARCs. I cant wait for this book to come out. I highly recommend it and give it 4 flaming hearts.