| Scooper Speaks | Demon Inside by Stacia Kane
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Favorite Lines: "Her father was dead, really dead and long before he'd died he'd sold her to a demon. Given her up, tried to get rid of her, traded her life for whatever success he'd had in some podunk town that nobody else gave a fuck about. His only daughter. the little girl he'd once read bedtime stories to." (p. 271) In Personal Demon's Megan became the leader of the Yezer Ha-Ra, the little demons that sit on every human's shoulder (but hers). The demons are the little voices that encourage humans to do the wrong thing. It's her job to protect them. To finalize the bond, Megan needs to participate in a ritual but she is loath to do so because it'll turn her into a "demon-human hybrid." So when her demons begin blowing up, Megan feels responsible. Greyson Dante, Megan's lover, has been able to keep a slow fire burning inside Megan, but he's begun acting a little distant and avoids answering her questions. She doesn't know what's on his mind, but hopes he'll open up to her. Finally Megan has been called home to attend her father's funeral which is the first step in learning about why she was chosen to host the Accuser. (Read Personal Demons to learn about the demon Accuser.) Stacia Kane, oh Stacia Kane. You are a major tease. Every time I think, OK, this is it, you string me along, making me wait for another book. On to the story. Demon Inside manages to infuse humor into a blood-soaked urban fantasy story that just happens to have a great romance line and a yummy male character. I love Greyson. He is hot and MANLY. Oh yeah, he's dangerous, too. But the most interesting thing about Demon Inside is the look at Megan's relationship with her family. It is painful to watch and at times I wanted to smack the shit out of Megan's mom and brother. Kane has done a great job by making me care about that relationship. Anyways, there are a ton of story lines taking place in Demon Inside and very few lulls in action. It's time for Megan to make peace with her new role in the world. A role that puts her in the leader's throne and solidifies her position in the world. Scooper |