Personal Demon (Women of the Otherworld, Book 8) | 
 enlarge | Author: Kelley Armstrong
Publisher: Spectra
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Sales Rank: 31379
Media: Hardcover
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Pages: 384
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6.4 x 1.4
ISBN: 0553806610
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780553806618
ASIN: 0553806610
Publication Date: March 25, 2008
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Product Description
In her acclaimed Women of the Otherworld series, Kelley Armstrong has created a scintillating realm where the supernatural and the human coexist on the edge of darkness, romance, and eternity. Now Armstrong tells the captivating tale of a young woman with an insatiable lust for danger. She can’t help it. It’s in her blood.
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.
Sexy and suspenseful, Personal Demon is a thrill ride through a world on the wild side of our own.
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Success November 30, 2008
A good novel, as all of Armstrong's have been so far. I didn't like this one quite as much as I liked the others, but maybe that's because I've read too many.
Just Missing a Horse Head in the Bed November 29, 2008
This was a good mystery. I had some ideas about how it could of been done, but never actually figured it out. When it was revealed, it made sense. Because we got a good look at so many characters in the beginning of the book, you realized that just about anyone could do it. You just had to figure out the motive. I loved watching it play out. It reminded me of watching some kind of mob movie.
I think the only down side was Hope getting meek and docile with Karl at the end. What happened to these women being strong? Thankfully, the Lucas story just kept getting better till the very end. I hope we follow him again in another book.
Nothing Demonic About This Book November 24, 2008
As with all the books in this series it rattles along nicely; fluid storytelling not much interrupted by the switch between third and first person viewpoints in the alternate chapters. We learn a little more about Kelley's fascinating world beneath the world we know, and that makes us want to know more. This time out we are guided through it by one of its older and one of its younger denizens. Just the right amount of sex that young adults and older teens can relate to without discomfort while actual adults won't be feeling let down. My only complaint is that gangs and their criminal activities are romanticized and the thefts carefully sidelined so no guilt is really brought to bear. Those who've read earlier works in the series can revisit old friends while newcommers can get stuck in without to much backstory interrupting the flow of the narrative. Exactly what it says on the tin, to borrow a phrase - read the back cover and that's exactly what you'll get. An enjoyable romp with halfdemons, werewolves and magic cabals where nothing scarey can trouble your dreams.
 Wonderful November 19, 2008
Kelley Armstrong is an amazing author and this book just keeps up with the trend. Hope Adams is half Chaos Demon. She feeds on and revels in Chaos vibes. When the Cortez Cabal calls on her for a job, she accepts. What she doesn't know is that this job will put her in the middle of a Chaos fountain that Hope may never be able to get out of, or even want to.
 Too much.... November 13, 2008
Hope Adams, Lucifer's daughter, tabloid report and half demon with a taste for chaos, ventures to Miami Florida to become a petty thief in an attempt to repay a favor owed to Cortez Cabal by going undercover in a gang that has been giving Cortez some grief. She has no idea that her ex-werewolf boyfriend, Karl is in town and there to save the day. While she's trying to succeed in her undercover objective, she starts to fall for Jaz, a gang-banger...and when things start to go pear shaped, Hope is forced to enlist the help of Lucas and Paige when she is clearly in too deep.
This book is a weak installment of this urban fantasy series...it has too many people too many shifts in narrative (even though the reader is informed who is going to do the narrative at the beginning of each chapter) and the this at times is jarring...to the reader and makes it difficult to connect. Hope is not a compelling character and rather weak to be carrying this 500+ page book. Ms. Armstrong is a strong and talented writer and I look forward to her next effort. This one though does not measure up to what she is capable of producing.
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