I had already read the first book of the Glimmer Falls series, so I knew what I was getting myself into. I think the plot in this one is even stronger than in the first book, great! But I take issues with the writing itself. I find it too crude in a way that clashes with the deeper feelings the characters feel for one another, it abruptly interrupts the magic of the moment. I have no quarrel with openly sexual content, I'll go as far as to say we pick up this kind of books also for the smut, but it's just not well written. Furthermore, the author often feels the need to overly explain what’s going on in the characters' minds, there's a lot of hand-holding for the reader when it comes to working through feelings and so on. Maybe the author’s style and tone are simply not my to my taste. That said, I repeat, the plot is there, the characters are fully flashed-out. It’s a solid palate cleanser in between heavier reads.
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"Calladia Cunnington knows she's rough around the edges, despite being the heir to one of small-town Glimmer Falls' founding witch families. While her gym obsession is a great outlet for her anxieties and anger, her hot temper still gets the best of her and manifests in bar brawls. When Calladia saves someone from a demon attack one night, though, she's happy to put her magic and rage to good use . . . until she realizes the man she saved is none other than Astaroth, the ruthless demon who orchestrated a soul bargain on her best friend. Astaroth is a legendary soul bargainer and one of the nine members of the demon high council-except he can't remember any of this. Suffering from amnesia after being banished to the mortal plane, Astaroth doesn't know why a demon named Moloch is after him, nor why the muscular, angry, hot-in-a-terrifying-way witch who saved him hates him so much. Unable to leave anyone in such a vulnerable state-even the most despicable demon-Calladia grudgingly decides to help him. (Besides, punching an amnesiac would be in poor taste.) The two set out on an uneasy road trip to find the witch who might be able to restore Astaroth's memory so they can learn how to defeat Moloch. Calladia vows that once Astaroth is cured, she'll kick his ass, but the more time she spends with the snarky yet utterly charming demon, the more she realizes she likes this new, improved Astaroth . . . and maybe she doesn't want him to recover his memories, after all."-- Provided by publisher
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A Demon's Guide to Wooing a Witch, Sarah Hawley
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- 2023
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- (Paperback)