Book Chick City: BOOK REVIEW: Personal Demons by Stacia Kane

BOOK REVIEW: Personal Demons by Stacia Kane

Monday, November 23, 2009 | Posted by Book Chick City |

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Title: Personal Demons

Author: Stacia Kane

Genre: Urban Fantasy

Publisher: Juno Books

Publication Date: 1 May 2008

Paperback: 303 pages

RATING: 7/10

SUMMARY:

Megan promises listeners to her new radio call-in show that she'll "slay their personal demons," and they believe her. So do the personal demons... although she doesn't know it, Megan is the only human without a demon on her shoulder! Megan and her allies - a demon lover who both protects and seduces her with devilish intensity, a witch with poor social skills, and three cockney guard demons - have to deal not only with the personal demons, but a soul-sucker, ghosts of Megan's past, and a reporter who threatens to destroy Megan's career!

REVIEW:

This is the first book in the Megan Chase series by Stacia Kane. I read it last year but as I received Demon Inside to review I thought I would refresh my memory and re-read Personal Demons.

Megan is a psychological counsellor who hosts her own radio show. Her slogan is "how can I slay your personal demons?". Megan also happens to be slightly psychic and uses her ability to see into people's minds so she can help them with their problems, whether they are listeners who phone her radio show or clients who see her in person at her practice.

One night, coming home from work, she meets a guy called Greyson, who's waiting on her doorstep. He changes her life forever. She's not really sure if she can trust him and after so many revelations (the existence of demon's, witches and zombies), she wishes she could go back to her normal life. The main concern though are the Personal Demons, that sit on the shoulders of humans making them do bad things. They have taken her radio show slogan personally and are out to get her. These small green demons remind me of the naughty Gremlins in the Gremlin movies. There are other demons that Megan has to face throughout the book, which she does with growing confidence.

The relationships between Megan and some of the other characters do happen a bit too quickly. The sexual banter between Megan and Greyson begins just after their first meeting and feels a bit rushed. But after a few chapters it becomes more natural and I end up really enjoying it. I really like Greyson Dante's character. He is a seriously sexy demon and one with a soft center, but who doesn't really like showing it, which makes him even more delicious. The intimate scenes are well written and I really appreciated the restraint in explicit language, which, while I'm not a prude, is not really my thing.

I also had difficulty with the three guardian demons Greyson sends to protect Megan - they all have a strong cockney accent. Now, I think accents are one of the most difficult skills to pull off in writing and I'm not sure it really works here. But although it was quite irritating to begin with, especially as I'm from the UK, the demons did eventually win me over, they are quite endearing.

Megan, as an urban fantasy protagonist, doesn't start out all guns blazing. She really does need as much protection as she can get as she doesn't have a clue how to protect herself against all the demons and zombies that are thrown at her. And she screams - a lot. But by the end of the book she has learnt a thing or two and can stand up for herself and for others.

VERDICT:

This is an easy book to get into and the story flows very well. There is always something going on that keeps you turning the pages. I think it is a really good start to a new series and I am interested in finding out more about Megan, and of course Greyson, so I look forward to reading book two!

SOURCE: This book was purchased by me.

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Labels: 7/10 Rating, Authors I-L, Book Reviews, Stacia Kane, Urban Fantasy

3 comments:

Book Crazy Jenn said...: Sounds like a cool read I hope you like book 2 looking forward to that review as well! :); 23 November 2009 16:28
SusiSunshine said...: I loved the brothers. They made me laugh so much. One thing I liked also was all the cinematic innuendo Ms. Kane uses. Book 2 is my favorite of this series so far. Can't wait to read your thoughts about it.; 23 November 2009 20:48
Alexia561 said...: I read Demon Inside and was debating whether or not I should go back and read this one. Think I might, as you make it sound interesting. Would like to see how Megan got to where she is in book two. Thanks for the review!; 24 November 2009 03:16