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katikatAfter accidentally stealing the life force of a dying demon, Allay became the only human-demon hybrid in existence. Demons feed on human emotions, so Allay decided the safest way to satisfy this need-and still retain some semblance of her humanity-was to open a bar. Here she can drink from, and ease, her patrons' pain, which has helped her to stay under the demon radar...until now.
When Allay is attacked and nearly killed by another demon, a human comes to her rescue. Theo Ram is tall, handsome, and mortal-and Allay feels a connection to him she didn't think she'd ever know. But that bond is tested when the demon community in New York begins to rise up, and two opposing clans fight for power. Now Allay is caught in the middle, and she must decide where her loyalties lie.
Review: First in the "Allay" series. And it was bad. Really, really bad. The only positive thing I can say about this book is that the idea of demons feeding on emotions and birthing new demons when over-feeding was original. The rest, only negative things, unfortunately.
Not only was the book slow and terribly confusing, it's been also a long while since I came across as unlikable heroine as Allay. There were moments, I thought she had to be bipolar: she hated demons because they preyed on humans, but killing demons to stop them from hurting people was wrong. She ran around like a headless chicken, creating problems everywhere, getting her friends - and even people whom she didn't trust but didn't have any qualms to use - into trouble, still haughtily thinking she was the epitome of what was right in the world. Ram, a four thousand year old demon, fell in love with her within one night because yeah, she was so awesome. Oh, and let's not forget the scene in the cell, where she was hugging a beaten up, bleeding, broken Theo and started feeling horny, because yeah, a guy who's dying of internal bleeding is irresistible - that actually sickened me.
The heroine made me so angry that I almost didn't finish the book. I'll be definitely NOT reading the next part!
When Allay is attacked and nearly killed by another demon, a human comes to her rescue. Theo Ram is tall, handsome, and mortal-and Allay feels a connection to him she didn't think she'd ever know. But that bond is tested when the demon community in New York begins to rise up, and two opposing clans fight for power. Now Allay is caught in the middle, and she must decide where her loyalties lie.
Review: First in the "Allay" series. And it was bad. Really, really bad. The only positive thing I can say about this book is that the idea of demons feeding on emotions and birthing new demons when over-feeding was original. The rest, only negative things, unfortunately.
Not only was the book slow and terribly confusing, it's been also a long while since I came across as unlikable heroine as Allay. There were moments, I thought she had to be bipolar: she hated demons because they preyed on humans, but killing demons to stop them from hurting people was wrong. She ran around like a headless chicken, creating problems everywhere, getting her friends - and even people whom she didn't trust but didn't have any qualms to use - into trouble, still haughtily thinking she was the epitome of what was right in the world. Ram, a four thousand year old demon, fell in love with her within one night because yeah, she was so awesome. Oh, and let's not forget the scene in the cell, where she was hugging a beaten up, bleeding, broken Theo and started feeling horny, because yeah, a guy who's dying of internal bleeding is irresistible - that actually sickened me.
The heroine made me so angry that I almost didn't finish the book. I'll be definitely NOT reading the next part!
