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A review by ricki_reads
The Demon's Possession by Kiersten Fay
2.0
The Demon's Possession by Kiersten Fay is a part romance, part science fiction, part paranormal story about Sebastian, the captain of a merchant ship and Analia, a slave. In a bid for freedom from slavery, Analia stows aboard Sebastian's ship, bring danger, and love, to the Marada.
The story is full of uniqueness that is often missing from romance particularity. The author is able to pull together elements from several different genre's and blend them in a way that not just works, but feels natural. However, the story lacks some key pieces that would have made it truly great. The largest oversight is the lack of sufficient world building. With a story as unique as this, the reader needs more atmosphere to really get a full picture of the setting. Without this, the reader feels on the fringes of the story, such as an outsider looking in, rather than a participant.
There are several moments throughout the story that should come with trigger warnings - slavery, rape, physical and mental abuse.
Lastly, I had issues with several of the events in the story lacking reasoning. Each character attempts to act in the way that they see best but on several occasions, the reasoning being those choices is so absurd that it takes away from the story.
The story is full of uniqueness that is often missing from romance particularity. The author is able to pull together elements from several different genre's and blend them in a way that not just works, but feels natural. However, the story lacks some key pieces that would have made it truly great. The largest oversight is the lack of sufficient world building. With a story as unique as this, the reader needs more atmosphere to really get a full picture of the setting. Without this, the reader feels on the fringes of the story, such as an outsider looking in, rather than a participant.
There are several moments throughout the story that should come with trigger warnings - slavery, rape, physical and mental abuse.
Lastly, I had issues with several of the events in the story lacking reasoning. Each character attempts to act in the way that they see best but on several occasions, the reasoning being those choices is so absurd that it takes away from the story.