Okay, enough side stories (and prequels!). Back to the main story.

So, Rachel can do demon things. And in doing so, she’s managed to really piss off one demon: Algaliarept (Al). Now he’s out every night on a technicality and coming for Rachel.

“You can’t forget anything,” I said, watching the words vanish into nothing. “And even if you do, it always comes back to bitch-slap you in the morning.”

So how in the world is she going to solve this one? Well… perhaps not in the world after all.

“Rache?” Jenks said warily, hovering as I hid my hands so he couldn’t see them shake. “What did you do?”

😄

On top of that, more elf shenanigans with Trent and Ceri (although not the two of them together :whew:).

Relationship drama, both with Ivy and perhaps with Marshal (from A Fistful of Charms). It’s not quite Kistin, but it will be interesting to see. And uniting auras. What’s up with that? A mystery for another book I suppose.

Oh, and historical drama with Rachel’s mom (now that was a bombshell…). I figured something was up with that, but man that was still a hit. It will be interesting to see where that goes–and if her mom will become a larger player going forward.

Oh, and suddenly Ryn Cormel. Who I just met in The Turn. Interesting that. If I hadn’t read the prequel, would I have missed out on anything? Probably not.

Oh, and a Gargoyle. I expected more from that. But perhaps next book.

I really enjoyed this one. This series has turned out to be primarily about demons, but… perhaps that makes sense given, well, everything. I’m here for it though!

Side note: I’ve been listening to these on audiobok. Why… does this one have a different narrator? It’s a bit jarring. Piss-ker-ee. Lee line. Jenks’ new voice. I think it’d be perfectly fine (although lee line would probably still bother me), but I’d just gotten so used to the other!

It turns out there is a discussion about this on Goodreads.

Ms. Gavin and I are both working to get her to read AMERICAN DEMON. Should happen!

– Kim Harrison

Not a why, but at least it’s known? And apparently we’ll go back to Marguerite Gavin after this one!

Second side note: The fact that they said ‘Al went into human resources’ is certainly a choice. And they just skate right on by that one.