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fayth29's review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I loved this book. It was very low angst. Very interesting sexy times. And so much sweetness. It was beautiful.
I've read demon books before but none quite like this one. Gremory was sweet and nice and interesting. Scotty was pure and sweet. I loved these two together.
They both were able to teach the other things they wouldn't have otherwise known. Gremory learned to be less vengeful and Scotty learned that not everything is as it seems.
I wish Ryan and Coral would've gotten their comeuppance but I suppose that ended like it was supposed to.
The epilogue was amazing. I don't think there could have been a more perfect ending to this beautiful story.
I've read demon books before but none quite like this one. Gremory was sweet and nice and interesting. Scotty was pure and sweet. I loved these two together.
They both were able to teach the other things they wouldn't have otherwise known. Gremory learned to be less vengeful and Scotty learned that not everything is as it seems.
I wish Ryan and Coral would've gotten their comeuppance but I suppose that ended like it was supposed to.
The epilogue was amazing. I don't think there could have been a more perfect ending to this beautiful story.
jennifox's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
This wasn't as much fun as I had hoped from the blurb. No real side characters like you'd expect from the small-town setting (does Scotty really not have any friends despite living here his whole life?), and Gremory's observations on humanity weren't as amusing as you'd expect from a Duke of Hell.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Death of parent
canadiangirlreads's review against another edition
5.0
"𝒀𝒐𝒖'𝒓𝒆...𝒑𝒖𝒓𝒆. 𝒀𝒐𝒖'𝒓𝒆 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅. 𝒀𝒐𝒖'𝒓𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒇𝒖𝒍. 𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝑰 𝒅𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒔𝒌𝒊𝒏, 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒇𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒉𝒂𝒊𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒕-𝒕𝒆𝒂 𝒆𝒚𝒆𝒔. 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒍 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓. 𝑰'𝒎 𝒅𝒓𝒂𝒘𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒊𝒕–𝒅𝒓𝒂𝒘𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕, 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖."
Cᴜʀɪᴏsɪᴛʏ Cᴀᴜɢʜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ Dᴇᴍᴏɴ (Possessive Love) | Travis Beaudoin
5 Maple Leafs | 3 Flames | 2023 Top Read
Scotty's life seems to be crumbling around him and on a whim, he wishes on a shooting star for help which brings him Gremory, a demon who is willing to help him get everything he desires. Little do either of them realize that the shooting star would change both of their lives, forever.
Scotty and Gremory's story was a magical journey that captivated and enthralled, making it difficult to put the book down. Their connection was so instant that you could feel on a molecular level allowing for a sentual growth in their relationship and the eventual pairing of their souls for eternity.
"𝑺𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒚, 𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒏."
This was my first book by Travis Beaudoin and will not be my last as his way of telling a story glued me to the pages of the book and held me captive even with it being a single narrative which I usually struggle with.
Get ready for…
MM | Paranormal | Supernatural (Demon) | Demon/Human | Small Town | Opposites Attract | First-Person POV (Single) | HEA
Be mindful that this book contains cheating (side characters).
Cᴜʀɪᴏsɪᴛʏ Cᴀᴜɢʜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ Dᴇᴍᴏɴ (Possessive Love) | Travis Beaudoin
5 Maple Leafs | 3 Flames | 2023 Top Read
Scotty's life seems to be crumbling around him and on a whim, he wishes on a shooting star for help which brings him Gremory, a demon who is willing to help him get everything he desires. Little do either of them realize that the shooting star would change both of their lives, forever.
Scotty and Gremory's story was a magical journey that captivated and enthralled, making it difficult to put the book down. Their connection was so instant that you could feel on a molecular level allowing for a sentual growth in their relationship and the eventual pairing of their souls for eternity.
"𝑺𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒚, 𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒏."
This was my first book by Travis Beaudoin and will not be my last as his way of telling a story glued me to the pages of the book and held me captive even with it being a single narrative which I usually struggle with.
Get ready for…
MM | Paranormal | Supernatural (Demon) | Demon/Human | Small Town | Opposites Attract | First-Person POV (Single) | HEA
Be mindful that this book contains cheating (side characters).
10111111111's review against another edition
emotional
funny
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Rating: 5 stars (10/10)
Spice: 🌶️🌶️
Tropes: demon x human, unintentional summoning, small town, the purest of souls
Review:
This was, from the get-go, such a fascinating story and premise. I loved that we don't have the normal take on demons or the afterlife, and that we have the whole story from the POV of our demon, Gremory. The fact that his existence is best described as a soul, and that his experience of existence is something that cannot be understood or explained in human words, but we have a lot of ways that it is alluded to so that us, the 'human' readers, might have a better understanding of what his story and experience is like, was really fascinating. The way that he manipulated physics, and how it made sense internally, was also really appreciated. The actual plot of Scott's shop and his desire for help was definitely interesting, but for me the highlight was definitely the lore of this universe, and how things existed in ways that are so beyond what humans experience. I loved both Scott and Gremory, and their relationship developed nicely, if not rather subtly as opposed to so overtly shown. The ways that they interacted as humans, as souls, and with the various ways of possession that are possible in this story, it was all sweet and caring and awesome (the original meaning of that word). The various ways that they could make love to either the other's body or their soul was sweet and very interesting, and I loved that we got to see them at the end of their body's lives was also interesting too. It kind of reminds you that your soul really never ages, just the vessel that it's in, and I found it kind of thought-provoking too. I definitely recommend this story, if not for the relationship and plot, then at least for the fascinating world building and ideas in this story.
Spice: 🌶️🌶️
Tropes: demon x human, unintentional summoning, small town, the purest of souls
Review:
This was, from the get-go, such a fascinating story and premise. I loved that we don't have the normal take on demons or the afterlife, and that we have the whole story from the POV of our demon, Gremory. The fact that his existence is best described as a soul, and that his experience of existence is something that cannot be understood or explained in human words, but we have a lot of ways that it is alluded to so that us, the 'human' readers, might have a better understanding of what his story and experience is like, was really fascinating. The way that he manipulated physics, and how it made sense internally, was also really appreciated. The actual plot of Scott's shop and his desire for help was definitely interesting, but for me the highlight was definitely the lore of this universe, and how things existed in ways that are so beyond what humans experience. I loved both Scott and Gremory, and their relationship developed nicely, if not rather subtly as opposed to so overtly shown. The ways that they interacted as humans, as souls, and with the various ways of possession that are possible in this story, it was all sweet and caring and awesome (the original meaning of that word). The various ways that they could make love to either the other's body or their soul was sweet and very interesting, and I loved that we got to see them at the end of their body's lives was also interesting too. It kind of reminds you that your soul really never ages, just the vessel that it's in, and I found it kind of thought-provoking too. I definitely recommend this story, if not for the relationship and plot, then at least for the fascinating world building and ideas in this story.
chiarob's review against another edition
4.5
What sets this story apart from many others is Gregory's POV. We see the human world through the lenses of his experience as a demon, with a bit of amusement at how humans act.
The book also offers a fresh take on Heaven and Hell, as Gremory portrays Hell in a more appealing light than conventional beliefs suggest.
What makes this story intriguing is Gremory's gradual realization of his feelings for Scott, the human who accidentally summoned him to Earth. While there is a plot involving the struggle to save Scotty's antique shop, the heart of the novel is the relationship between Gremory and Scotty. Both characters are well-developed, but it's Gremory who shines with his unique charm.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
The book also offers a fresh take on Heaven and Hell, as Gremory portrays Hell in a more appealing light than conventional beliefs suggest.
What makes this story intriguing is Gremory's gradual realization of his feelings for Scott, the human who accidentally summoned him to Earth. While there is a plot involving the struggle to save Scotty's antique shop, the heart of the novel is the relationship between Gremory and Scotty. Both characters are well-developed, but it's Gremory who shines with his unique charm.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
amphipodgirl's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
5.0
Many, many thanks to Travis Beaudoin for the opportunity to read an ARC of this delightful book.
(Disclosure: Travis and I are social media mutuals and friendly over DMs)
This paranormal romance, told from the point of view of the demon, is something special, mostly because of the narrator. Gremory (a Duke of Hell when he's not meddling in the affairs of mortals) is so earnest in his desire to get us to understand what it is like to be a demon and how his existence is different from ours and also so amusing in the ways he tells us about it, often in intimate-feeling parenthetical asides. He falls in love with Scott without even noticing it, but his descriptions of the man who called him to earth are full of charming tells.
Gremory is not bound by human morality, but ends up acting well almost all of the time for other reasons. "(You’ll notice I wasn’t lying. I can if I want to. I’m a demon, after all. I just like seeing how close to the truth I can cut sometimes. Like a game.)" And he doesn't have to stay embodied, even when he's on the mortal plane, but he does, often for the sheer pleasure of standing next to Scotty, or for intimate little moments like drying the dishes while Scotty washes them.
And you'll be bopping along, all tea and coziness and running Scotty's antique shop, and then Gremory thinks something that makes it so clear that he's just not like us and would gladly do terrible, terrible things to protect Scotty (and yet doesn't) (mostly).
There's an external plot as well, a Hallmark-movie-style struggle to save Scotty's antique shop and the rest of the quaint little town from rapacious developers. It moves the story along well and the inevitable triumph over the baddies is satisfying, but it's not the main attraction for me. Neither is Scotty; his character is well-thought-out and a good guy, with a sad backstory and powerful motivations and an arc of real growth, but while I cheered him on along that path I'm not in love with him like I seem to be with Gremory.
Beaudoin makes good use of the possibilities of the paranormal. The sex scenes take full and creative advantage of Gremory's magical abilities. I won't give the details away, but the first one especially is different from anything I've read, an excellent creative choice on the author's part and quite moving, as well as forming a crucial part of Scotty's character arc and the relationship arc. And the final sex scene is nearly over-the-top burlesque, in a good way. Gremory's magic powers are critical to the plot and well thought out, and have limitations that keep them from being so big that they can immediately and totally fix any problem. The ideas of Heaven and Hell and the nature of demons are not the conventional Christian ones and I found them charming and interesting. (Gremory, of course, makes Hell sound like by far the better place to be.) The various diabolic locations we visit or hear about are beguiling otherworldly imaginings.
This is quite different from Beaudoin's first book, Too Like the Lightning, which was super evocative of place with occasionally melancholy character exploration. Where TLTL was serious and emotional, CCTD is light and playful and sometimes poignant This book succeeds admirably on its own terms -- I had a gentle smile on my face almost the whole time I was reading it and laughed out loud more than once. Basically, it's a fucking delight. Highly recommended.
(Disclosure: Travis and I are social media mutuals and friendly over DMs)
This paranormal romance, told from the point of view of the demon, is something special, mostly because of the narrator. Gremory (a Duke of Hell when he's not meddling in the affairs of mortals) is so earnest in his desire to get us to understand what it is like to be a demon and how his existence is different from ours and also so amusing in the ways he tells us about it, often in intimate-feeling parenthetical asides. He falls in love with Scott without even noticing it, but his descriptions of the man who called him to earth are full of charming tells.
Gremory is not bound by human morality, but ends up acting well almost all of the time for other reasons. "(You’ll notice I wasn’t lying. I can if I want to. I’m a demon, after all. I just like seeing how close to the truth I can cut sometimes. Like a game.)" And he doesn't have to stay embodied, even when he's on the mortal plane, but he does, often for the sheer pleasure of standing next to Scotty, or for intimate little moments like drying the dishes while Scotty washes them.
And you'll be bopping along, all tea and coziness and running Scotty's antique shop, and then Gremory thinks something that makes it so clear that he's just not like us and would gladly do terrible, terrible things to protect Scotty (and yet doesn't) (mostly).
There's an external plot as well, a Hallmark-movie-style struggle to save Scotty's antique shop and the rest of the quaint little town from rapacious developers. It moves the story along well and the inevitable triumph over the baddies is satisfying, but it's not the main attraction for me. Neither is Scotty; his character is well-thought-out and a good guy, with a sad backstory and powerful motivations and an arc of real growth, but while I cheered him on along that path I'm not in love with him like I seem to be with Gremory.
Beaudoin makes good use of the possibilities of the paranormal. The sex scenes take full and creative advantage of Gremory's magical abilities. I won't give the details away, but the first one especially is different from anything I've read, an excellent creative choice on the author's part and quite moving, as well as forming a crucial part of Scotty's character arc and the relationship arc. And the final sex scene is nearly over-the-top burlesque, in a good way. Gremory's magic powers are critical to the plot and well thought out, and have limitations that keep them from being so big that they can immediately and totally fix any problem. The ideas of Heaven and Hell and the nature of demons are not the conventional Christian ones and I found them charming and interesting. (Gremory, of course, makes Hell sound like by far the better place to be.) The various diabolic locations we visit or hear about are beguiling otherworldly imaginings.
This is quite different from Beaudoin's first book, Too Like the Lightning, which was super evocative of place with occasionally melancholy character exploration. Where TLTL was serious and emotional, CCTD is light and playful and sometimes poignant This book succeeds admirably on its own terms -- I had a gentle smile on my face almost the whole time I was reading it and laughed out loud more than once. Basically, it's a fucking delight. Highly recommended.
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