The characters were one-dimensional and the erotic scenes were off-putting (sudden usage of a demon tail as a sex toy without any build-up). Sex scenes went from zero to 100. If you're not into sexually explicit books, I would look for something else. ( )

Well-written and awful. The descriptions are vivid and explicit - of things I really don't want to read about. Not just the sex (though that was explicit and weird), but, for instance, a detailed description of someone vomiting. Ugh. The foreshadowing (if you can call it that) is extremely heavy-handed - in the first couple chapters, we are reminded over and over (and over and over and...) that Samael is a demon and that Claire doesn't know. Once she finds out, there are more reminders of stuff that we-the-readers know that one or more characters doesn't. That's extremely annoying. But the thing that made me stop reading and start skimming was that Samael, unlike demons in most urban fantasies, is not depicted as a reasonably good guy with a nasty job - he truly enjoys seeing, and causing, pain. Claire's obsession with him doesn't read like love - it reads much more like he's controlling her, though he says he's not (but demons lie). And a _lot_ of tell-not-show - as far as I got we are told over and over that Samael wants to reform, or will want to. There's nothing in his behavior that shows it, though. I couldn't handle the story. I did read - skim - all the way to the end; I saw some of the later events, but it didn't change my opinion. Didn't enjoy it at all, and will avoid other books by Hautala. ( )

This was an alright read, but I never really clicked with it. I thought Samael came across as flat and, even though Claire was strong enough to stand by her man, she far too easily accepted the lack of information. I did wonder more than once, 'why Claire?' The sudden love was never explained. I also found the narrative repetitive and thought that the ending started to feel very much like a piece of Christian Fiction. There were just too many cautionary passages on the dangers of allowing evil into your life and the power go agape.

I did think the idea of demonic redemption was an interesting one and Samael's tail gave me all sorts of wicked thoughts. I also enjoyed Hautala's writing style. So, while not one of my favourites, not a bad book either.

note: I won my copy on LibraryThing ( )

A posthumous release and very different for Rick Hautala. There's a lot of humor in this one. Try it out! ( )

Overall i enjoyed this book, but then i enjoy supernatural romance. I liked the use of demon/angel beings in this story, my only draw back was the whole story just felt a little rushed, much like the romance within. ( )