- Paperback: 512 pages
- Publisher: Orbit; paperback / softback edition (2 Oct 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 184149397X
- ISBN-13: 978-1841493978
- Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 17 x 3.7 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 35,817 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Praise for Kelley Armstrong's series: *'Exhibits the unique blend of dark horror, quick wit and flawless storytelling that is fast becoming Kelley Armstrong's trademark ... a gripping and enjoyable read' DREAMWATCH * 'Makes Buffy look fluffy' DAILY EXPRESS * 'A tasty confection of werewolves, sex and vendettas. Gory, sexy fun' SFX
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* The latest book in Kelley Armstrong's fast-paced and wildly entertaining supernatural series
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Hope Adams, a rare Expisco half-demon, has inherited a hunger for chaos from her demon father. When Benicio Cortez asks her to go undercover in a new supernatural gang, it's an opportunity to feed her addiction to chaos and to pay back the favour she owes the Cortez Cabal. But before long things are spiralling out of control and Hope is out of her depth. If she's to get out of this alive, she'll need more than her attraction for chaos. It will be up to Karl Marsten (werewolf) and Lucas Cortez (sorcerer) to help her survive.
I have to admit Hope is not my favourite Kelley Armstrong character and the author plays a tight line in this book. Too far one way and Hope loses all sympathy with the reader as it's incredibly easy for her to place her chaos addiction above the safety of her friends. Indeed one thing Hope proves over and over throughout the story is that she's not the best judge of anyone's character. She makes assumptions about Karl's feelings but is quick to accept other people (the gang members) at face value. So I find what I like most about Hope is how her relationship with Karl is explored.
I've liked Karl since his first appearance in Bitten, so love the expanded role he now has in the series. And he and Hope make a great pair, they are two flawed people who ultimately find a home in each other.
"I've never lived with anyone, Karl."
"Neither have I."
"I drool in my sleep."
"I know. It's cute."
Karl is much older than Hope, and it's his experience of having to deal with his werewolf side that allows him to help Hope with her chaos addiction, an addiction she can't get away from because it's genetic. In the same way that Karl can never get away from his werewolf.
Lucas Cortez is the second narrator of Personal Demon. This dual protagonist approach allows us to experience two different sides to the story. I'm always glad when we find out more about the Cabals, since reading Industrial Magic (Book 4) it's a part of this world that fascinates me. So one of the major things that lifted this story for me is the further insight into the workings of the Cabal. You can almost feel the tentacles of the Cabal structure pulling Lucas in. And it's also pretty obvious (to me anyway) that he would be a worthy successor to his father.
Although I think you could read this book and enjoy it if you've not read any of the other books in the series as Hope is a relatively new character and Karl has only played a small role in the other books. There is an awful lot here that picks up on events and characters from the previous seven books. There are references back to events in Books 2,3,4 and 7. There's also a very nice (but brief) update on Clay and Elena.
And once again I find myself counting down the days 'til the next Kelley Armstrong release.
I have to admit Hope is not my favourite Kelley Armstrong character and the author plays a tight line in this book. Too far one way and Hope loses all sympathy with the reader as it's incredibly easy for her to place her chaos addiction above the safety of her friends. Indeed one thing Hope proves over and over throughout the story is that she's not the best judge of anyone's character. She makes assumptions about Karl's feelings but is quick to accept other people (the gang members) at face value. So I find what I like most about Hope is how her relationship with Karl is explored.
I've liked Karl since his first appearance in Bitten, so love the expanded role he now has in the series. And he and Hope make a great pair, they are two flawed people who ultimately find a home in each other.
"I've never lived with anyone, Karl."
"Neither have I."
"I drool in my sleep."
"I know. It's cute."
Karl is much older than Hope, and it's his experience of having to deal with his werewolf side that allows him to help Hope with her chaos addiction, an addiction she can't get away from because it's genetic. In the same way that Karl can never get away from his werewolf.
Lucas Cortez is the second narrator of Personal Demon. This dual protagonist approach allows us to experience two different sides to the story. I'm always glad when we find out more about the Cabals, since reading Industrial Magic (Book 4) it's a part of this world that fascinates me. So one of the major things that lifted this story for me is the further insight into the workings of the Cabal. You can almost feel the tentacles of the Cabal structure pulling Lucas in. And it's also pretty obvious (to me anyway) that he would be a worthy successor to his father.
Although I think you could read this book and enjoy it if you've not read any of the other books in the series as Hope is a relatively new character and Karl has only played a small role in the other books. There is an awful lot here that picks up on events and characters from the previous seven books. There are references back to events in Books 2,3,4 and 7. There's also a very nice (but brief) update on Clay and Elena.
And once again I find myself counting down the days 'til the next Kelley Armstrong release.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Not the strongest book in this series of the novels about supernaturals, which is disappointing because KA has been consistently a 'can't put it down' writer, for me. However, her wickely dark humour keeps my interest alive and I hope this is just a monor glitch in her talent.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
The title sums it up nicely - high quality storytelling ( if a little slow for the first half ), just not on par with the rest of the series.
The big negative is the central character Hope being significantly weaker than any of the previous Women Of The Otherworld - both in terms of being less interesting ( I found her angst fairly tedious and frankly absurd when her 'big fear' is revealed ), and also in the sense that her power is plain feeble ( she does nothing any of the necromancer, vampire or even detective characters already established could not have ).
Happily she is marginalized in her own story towards the end, which I can only hope indicates that she will not be considered to star in any subsequent novels.
The other negative is the further 'Laurell K. Hamiltoning' of this series ; No Humans involved was the first book in this series in which I would describe the sex scenes as needlessly explicit and intrusive to the plot - Personal Demon has twice as many such scenes, placed even more intrusively.
This series has been a spiritual successor to the early Anita Blake novels for me, and I would hate to see them follow the same downward spiral.
Personal bugbear ; please no more revivals of the emotionally-stunted-older-man love interests ( especially werewolves ) !
We broke free for a while there, but now they are back again and again !
Just to stress it though : an excellent read once the pace quickens, lots of familiar faces appearing, must buy if a fan.
The big negative is the central character Hope being significantly weaker than any of the previous Women Of The Otherworld - both in terms of being less interesting ( I found her angst fairly tedious and frankly absurd when her 'big fear' is revealed ), and also in the sense that her power is plain feeble ( she does nothing any of the necromancer, vampire or even detective characters already established could not have ).
Happily she is marginalized in her own story towards the end, which I can only hope indicates that she will not be considered to star in any subsequent novels.
The other negative is the further 'Laurell K. Hamiltoning' of this series ; No Humans involved was the first book in this series in which I would describe the sex scenes as needlessly explicit and intrusive to the plot - Personal Demon has twice as many such scenes, placed even more intrusively.
This series has been a spiritual successor to the early Anita Blake novels for me, and I would hate to see them follow the same downward spiral.
Personal bugbear ; please no more revivals of the emotionally-stunted-older-man love interests ( especially werewolves ) !
We broke free for a while there, but now they are back again and again !
Just to stress it though : an excellent read once the pace quickens, lots of familiar faces appearing, must buy if a fan.
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Personal demon
If you like fantasy then this is a good one. On the lines of kelly Armstrong's other books so you roughly know what you are going to get.
Paranormal fantasy.
Paranormal fantasy.
Published 19 months ago by scifi friend
Personal Demon - Kelly Armstrong
A pretty good read, not quite as good as the first few bokks, but definately worth getting.
Published on 19 May 2010 by Mr. R. J. Price-Horsman
Personal Demon
Absolutely fantastic author - I have read all this series - Put them all on your must read list.
Published on 12 Mar 2010 by Heather Campbell-Crayton
Personal Demon
I enjoyed reading this book but was not completely inthralled as I was with other books. This book is still a worth while read and some will love it.
Published on 10 Sep 2009 by John Sales
Not the greatest place to start
Personal Demon is the 8th book in the Otherworld series, and like the 3 books focuses on Hope Adams, a half caos demon with a flare for the weird and supernatural. Read more
Published on 8 Feb 2009 by Mr. G. R. A. Bishop
A must read for fans, but definitely patchy
Although I'd call this a 'must read' if you've read the other books (you're not exactly going to skip it, are you? Read more
Published on 30 Nov 2008 by C. Frost
Good but not quite there
After getting fed up with LKH books I looked for other similar books. I found The Women Of The Otherworld series and got stuck in. I couldn't put them down! Read more
Published on 15 Nov 2008 by D. Goldthorp
Love it, Love it
Fantastic. I can never get enough of Kelley Armstrongs books, they always leave you wanting more. This one focuses on Hope Adams a character we havent seen much of in past books... Read more
Published on 16 Oct 2008 by Frances
I love the Cortez family!
This is definitely a must read for anyone who enjoys this series. It is quite different from Kelley Armstrong's earlier books because instead of having just one female narrator we... Read more
Published on 16 July 2008 by Amy T
Keep it up Kelley.
Kelley allows another of her "bit" characters to stroll to the front of the stage and allows them to be the host of their own novel. Read more
Published on 7 July 2008 by Gareth Wilson - Falcata Times Blog
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