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A review by pause_theframe
Dealing with Devils by Pembroke Sinclair
4.0
My Thoughts:
I am a fan of books that deal with reapers, soul collectors and dark choices, especially when they have a unique take on the realms of heaven and hell, treating them as a world.
I must admit, the first book in the duo didn’t quite have me connecting with it. I found it easy to put down, and I just didn’t find that it had what I needed it to for me to really sink my teeth into it, not sure why. I did feel that the plot, the world and the main characters could have used a bit more depth for me to connect. That being said, Dealing with Devils has done just that.
We start the book directly after Katie has made her life altering decision of which suitor to be with. She has started life anew, helping out in the soul collection trade, and here’s where the fun and depth start – she finds herself liking it!
We follow along as Katie gets to know her new place, explore the life of soul collecting and, ultimately, gets to know herself. Soon, she finds that there is a lot more going on in the world, than what meets the eye, and she may just be in trouble again!
I like that this book expands a lot more on Katie’s character. She had so much potential in the first book, but it’s only in this book that we really start to understand who she is and who she is becoming. We also get to know a lot more about Josh, who possibly was a lot more than I thought, from the previous book. He had depth and personality that I sure didn’t see coming, and I must say, I even find myself liking him, a bit.
The pace and detail of this book are much better and I found myself really getting into this book and the world Pembroke has written for us. It has a lot of personality and intrigue to it, really making me return to the book, time and again. I did find that I could still use just a bit more detail and pace, to keep me from putting it down, but all in all, it was a good book and I enjoyed reading it. I do hope there is a third and that it grows as much as this book did!
I am a fan of books that deal with reapers, soul collectors and dark choices, especially when they have a unique take on the realms of heaven and hell, treating them as a world.
I must admit, the first book in the duo didn’t quite have me connecting with it. I found it easy to put down, and I just didn’t find that it had what I needed it to for me to really sink my teeth into it, not sure why. I did feel that the plot, the world and the main characters could have used a bit more depth for me to connect. That being said, Dealing with Devils has done just that.
We start the book directly after Katie has made her life altering decision of which suitor to be with. She has started life anew, helping out in the soul collection trade, and here’s where the fun and depth start – she finds herself liking it!
We follow along as Katie gets to know her new place, explore the life of soul collecting and, ultimately, gets to know herself. Soon, she finds that there is a lot more going on in the world, than what meets the eye, and she may just be in trouble again!
I like that this book expands a lot more on Katie’s character. She had so much potential in the first book, but it’s only in this book that we really start to understand who she is and who she is becoming. We also get to know a lot more about Josh, who possibly was a lot more than I thought, from the previous book. He had depth and personality that I sure didn’t see coming, and I must say, I even find myself liking him, a bit.
The pace and detail of this book are much better and I found myself really getting into this book and the world Pembroke has written for us. It has a lot of personality and intrigue to it, really making me return to the book, time and again. I did find that I could still use just a bit more detail and pace, to keep me from putting it down, but all in all, it was a good book and I enjoyed reading it. I do hope there is a third and that it grows as much as this book did!