littleread1
Written on Apr 28, 2017
A New York Times bestselling, breakout novel
My name is Lizzie Brown, and demon slayer wasn't my first career choice. It didn't even crack the list. I had a good thing going as a preschool teacher until my long-lost Granny blew into my life riding a Harley and raving about a demon on my toilet.
Why did she have to be right?
He was from the seventh layer of hell, and I killed his ass faster than you can say flush. Now Grandma insists I'm a demon slayer, destined to ride with her geriatric gang of biker witches.
Do I even own a leather jacket?
Crazier still, this new job comes with my own personal protector: Dimitri Kallinikos, a devastatingly hot, Greek shape-shifting griffin with beautiful eyes and a not-so-secret plan to seduce me.
I could get on board with that.
But I can't get too involved because Dimitri needs me to take care of some hellish personal business for him, and I'm not about to let a guy I barely know take me anywhere near the underworld. At least not on the first date. But there's a bigger danger brewing than either of us can imagine-and if I can't stop the rise of Hell on Earth, no one can.
- ISBN10 0505527693
- ISBN13 9780505527691
- Publish Date 1 July 2008
- Publish Status Transferred
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Dorchester Publishing
- Format Paperback
- Pages 292
- Language English
Reviews
Angie
Written on Jul 4, 2015
The beginning of The Accidental Demon Slayer was too slapstick and in your face for my liking. It's not a type of humor that works for me, so it set the wrong tone for the book. It was hard for be to get into until things calmed down and the action started. Of course, Lizzie has to be the only demon slayer in existence and of course there's a demon threat and she has to save all of the witches and humanity! I do like these kinds of plots a lot, but for some reason it didn't fully hold my attention here. Maybe because we got off on the wrong foot and never got back on track.
The Accidental Demon Slayer isn't bad. It just wasn't my thing. Other than Lizzie's talking dog, I never felt connected or engaged. I was frustrated at times, especially when one of the witches hates Lizzie on sight and tries to kill her while telling her that she's the only one who can save them. Um, then stop trying to kill her and get to training! I don't know, it was just okay for me. There was stuff I definitely liked and stuff that I didn't.
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Melanie
Written on Mar 6, 2015
I’ve had this book on my Kindle for a long time now. I picked it up as a freebie and always thought it looked interesting, but never moved it up to the top of the TBR pile. Then I won the audiobook in a contest from The Audiobook Reviewer and the author, Angie Fox. Seeing that Tavia Gilbert was the narrator, peaked my interest even more. I’ve been a fan of hers, as she does the Night Huntress World books for Jeaniene Frost. This is the first non-Frost book I’ve listen to by Gilbert and I have to say, I still loved it.
The Accidental Demon Slayer is a funny story about a preschool teacher who is just coming into her witches powers. She was raised by adoptive parents because her mother decided she was better off not living the witch life. Her biological grandmother shows up at her door right when her powers come online and Lizzie is forced to fight a demon in her own bathroom. Lizzie isn’t just a witch, she is a demon slayer, so she has powers that the witches don’t have. She has to help the witches fight a fifth level demon to prevent him from taking over the Earth.
There are many funny aspects to this story, that I’m sure carry on throughout the series. Lizzie is a preschool teacher, so you have the “preschool” version of cursing that I find humorous at times. Lizzie’s grandma, Gertie, is an elderly woman who is part of the “Red Skulls” biker club coven. They hang out in a heavy metal bar. They have names like, Ant Eater and Sidecar Bob, for a man in a wheelchair. Oh, and once Lizzie came into her powers, she can now understand what her Jack Russell terrier, Pirate, is saying to her. Pirate is very chatty.
There is also a love interest in Dimitri, a griffin. He has come along to to be Lizzie’s protector and teacher. He is pretty hot. This isn’t a romance novel, it is a humor filled urban fantasy. That doesn’t mean that there isn’t some hot scenes. I see this as something that will progress throughout the series.
Overall, I found this to be a fun, lighthearted read. Some humor was a little over the top silly, but I found the overall humor to be just what I needed at the time. There is some action and suspense to keep the story moving along. I see the relationship between Dimitri and Lizzie to really move somewhere. I will be continuing the series to see what happens next. I just hope that they continue to produce them on audio.
Narration
Tavia Gilbert is a narration I have enjoyed since I listened to her narrate the first Cat & Bones book. This is the first book I’ve listen to her narrate that wasn’t one of Jeaniene Frost’s books. I still really enjoyed the narration. I really feel that Gilbert did a great job bringing out the humor that was critical to The Accidental Demon Slayer. She did a great job with the many different old biker babe voices, which I thought was a considerable achievement. I never would’ve thought you would need four to five different elderly biker babe voices in one story.
From what I understand, book two of the series on audio is in the works. You can bet I will wait for the audio. I hope that the entire series will be on audio, if so, it will be an audio only series for me.
clairelm
Written on Mar 3, 2013
inlibrisveritas
Written on May 14, 2011