Title: The Accidental Demon Slayer
Series: Biker
Witches Mystery, Book 1
Author: Angie Fox
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Pages: 320
Price: Free
Rating: Love it! <3
<3 <3 <3 <3
Reviewer: Cindy Gunnin
Book Description:
It's never a good
day when an ancient demon shows up on your toilet bowl. For Lizzie
Brown that's just the beginning. Soon her hyperactive terrier starts
talking and her long-lost biker witch Grandma is hurling Smuckers
jars filled with magic. Just when she thinks she's seen it all Lizzie
learns she's a demon slayer-and all hell is after her.
Of course that's not the only thing after her. Dimitri Kallinikos a devastatingly handsome shape-shifting griffin needs Lizzie to slay a demon of his own. But how do you talk a girl you've never met into going straight to the underworld? Lie. And if that doesn't work how dangerous could a little seduction be...?
Of course that's not the only thing after her. Dimitri Kallinikos a devastatingly handsome shape-shifting griffin needs Lizzie to slay a demon of his own. But how do you talk a girl you've never met into going straight to the underworld? Lie. And if that doesn't work how dangerous could a little seduction be...?
Review:
I
actually got a physical copy of this book a couple years ago for $1
in a Wal-mart discount bin, right after Angie’s publisher went out
of business. Then, the rights to the series reverted to Angie and
just like that, anyone can get the book again. Can I get a
“Woohoo!”?
The
reasons to fall in love with this series are almost too much to list
and most of them show up on the first page. Lizzie is a slightly
klutzy Southern gal with no knowledge of the nasties that go bump in
the night until her Grandmother, definitely not the fairy type, and a
demon both show up in her tiny apartment at the same time. From the
werewolf operated Shoney’s to the shapeshifter griffin that might
be on their side, Angie gives each character the kind of punch that
makes you love them immediately. I mean, what girl doesn’t want her
own griffin, right?
The
best part of the book is that Angie never forgets that Lizzie started
out as just an average girl. She never falls into trap of some
authors of taking her characters too seriously. From using air
freshener to fight the demon in the toilet to her talking terrier and
Grandma’s outrageous outfits, this book is one that you definitely
need to read outside the library, because the belly laughs happen
often.
The
tone of the books is irreverent and snarky, with just a hint of what
the hell have I gotten myself into thrown in for good measure. Lizzie
is quickly becoming one of my favorite heroines out there. Equally
impressive in this book is that not everyone likes Lizzie. Did I
mention already that I hate urban fantasy and paranormal writers who
think their heroine should have everyone and their brother trying to
sleep with her? Yeah, Angie doesn’t do that. Some of the people
Lizzie encounters don’t like her and think she’s in over her
head. And she’s okay with that!
I
love, love this book and since it’s free, you absolutely cannot go
wrong picking it up. Just make sure you have a few hours free because
once you start reading, you won’t want to put it down.
Sounds good! I downloaded it.
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