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Holistic Guidance - Personal Demon (Women of the Otherworld, Book 8)
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List Price: $20.00
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Manufacturer: Spectra
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780553806618
ISBN: 0553806610
Label: Spectra
Manufacturer: Spectra
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 384
Publication Date: 2008-03-25
Publisher: Spectra
Release Date: 2008-03-25
Studio: Spectra
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Editorial Reviews:
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In her acclaimed Women of the Otherworld series, Kelley Armstrong has created a scintillating realm where the supernatural and the human coexist on the edge of darkness, romance, and eternity. Now Armstrong tells the captivating tale of a young woman with an insatiable lust for danger. She can’t help it. It’s in her blood.
Tabloid reporter Hope Adams appears to live the life of an ordinary working girl. But in addition to possessing the beauty of a Bollywood princess, Hope has other unique traits. For she is a half demon—a human fathered by a demon. And she’s inherited not only a gift for seeing the past but a hunger for chaos—along with a talent for finding it wherever she can. Naturally, when she’s chosen by a very dangerous group for a very dangerous mission, she jumps at the chance….
The head of the powerful Cortez Cabal—a family that makes the mob look like amateurs—has a little problem in Miami: a gang of wealthy, bored offspring of supernaturals is getting out of hand, and Hope is needed to infiltrate. As spells, astral projections, and pheromones soar across South Beach, Hope weaves her way through its elite hot spots, posing as upscale eye candy and reading the auras of the clientele—and potential marks.
As it turns out, Hope is a little too good at this job. And soon she’s in a little too deep, needing to be bailed out by her jewel-thief werewolf ex-boyfriend and by the Cortez heir himself. And when a killer goes to work, Hope is among many targets at the pinnacle of Cabal rule. For a woman who didn’t know what she was getting into, there’s only one way out: it’s time for Hope to unleash her most potent primal instincts—and open herself, mind and body, to everything she most fears . . . and desires.
Sexy and suspenseful, Personal Demon is a thrill ride through a world on the wild side of our own.
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Summary: Wonderful
Comment: Kelley Armstrong is an amazing author and this book just keeps up with the trend. Hope Adams is half Chaos Demon. She feeds on and revels in Chaos vibes. When the Cortez Cabal calls on her for a job, she accepts. What she doesn't know is that this job will put her in the middle of a Chaos fountain that Hope may never be able to get out of, or even want to.
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Summary: Too much....
Comment: Hope Adams, Lucifer's daughter, tabloid report and half demon with a taste for chaos, ventures to Miami Florida to become a petty thief in an attempt to repay a favor owed to Cortez Cabal by going undercover in a gang that has been giving Cortez some grief. She has no idea that her ex-werewolf boyfriend, Karl is in town and there to save the day. While she's trying to succeed in her undercover objective, she starts to fall for Jaz, a gang-banger...and when things start to go pear shaped, Hope is forced to enlist the help of Lucas and Paige when she is clearly in too deep.
This book is a weak installment of this urban fantasy series...it has too many people too many shifts in narrative (even though the reader is informed who is going to do the narrative at the beginning of each chapter) and the this at times is jarring...to the reader and makes it difficult to connect. Hope is not a compelling character and rather weak to be carrying this 500+ page book. Ms. Armstrong is a strong and talented writer and I look forward to her next effort. This one though does not measure up to what she is capable of producing.
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Summary: Okay but not her best
Comment: While I've enjoyed all of the books in this series, I found Personal Demon to be below my expectations. The biggest detraction for this edition of the Women of the Otherworld series is that it employs multiple first person sections, alternating between the perspective of Hope and Lucas. The main thrust spends time with internal dialogue of Hope Adams with minor points spend in Lucas's thoughts. If this was a setup for a future novel exploring Lucas's anticipated ascension as his father's heir, I believe it could've been better served in 3rd person or a novel on its own. As is, it was initially confusing (Armstrong has not done this before to my knowledge) and distracting from the focus of Hope as the main character.
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Summary: Love the book
Comment: I absolutely love the women of the other world series!!
Cant wait for men of the otherworld.
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Summary: Not my favorite
Comment: I'm a Kelley Armstrong fan, and although I have read (and in this case listened) to many of her books, she has written a few duds, and this one is one of them. My biggest issue with this story was that Hope was just boring. For someone with the moniker 'Lucifer's daughter' she's as interesting as vanilla pudding. I just did not care about her or her 'chaos sense' power, her relationship with Karl or Jazz or the demons and the cabal.
Hope shows little remorse and little humanity in her actions. The gang itself, the workings of the club and its initiaton rites were boring. I just kept losing interest.
I didn't finish this one and I doubt I ever will. Here's hoping (no pun intended) the next one will be better.
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