PERSONAL DEMON
Author: Kelley Armstrong ISBN: 9780553806618 4/2008 PARANORMAL Publisher: BANTAM SPECTRA
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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. |
RRAH's THOUGHTS AND PONDERINGS: 
Since I have not read an Armstrong book since 2004, I forgot just how entertaining
and unique her books can be! If I had more time for "pleasure" reading, I would undoubtedly pick up a few. Anyway, thanks to PERSONAL DEMON, I am still doing my review job and also indulging in a book from an author I have been missing out on for awhile.
PERSONAL DEMON features some characters that faithful readers may recognize from the Women of the Otherworld series. Those supernatural friends entwine themselves nicely into the half-demon heroine Hope Adams' storyline. Together, the characters drive the story to a climatic end, even though a few moments leading up to the unsuspected finale of it are a bit slow.
Despite some moments of drag time, PERSONAL DEMON maintains its interesting pull and manages to keep me thinking about the series as a whole. Hopefully I will get a chance to read the next one.
Shannon Johnson |