Date with Death (Welcome to Hell, #3)

by Eve Langlais

• ISBN10: 198832873X
• ISBN13: 9781988328737
• Publish Date: 28 March 2011
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Simon & Schuster
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 116
• Language: English

Reviews

[Linda]

3.5 stars

Date with Death is a hot, fun and fast read, in which a witch falls for the god of Death...

COYER scavenger hunt item 41: Read a book in which Death is a character (3 points)

[Melanie]

3.5 stars

Review originally posted at RabidReads.com.

Once again, we visit Lucifer’s Hell and he is back to matchmaking again. In this one, we have Mictain, who is an Aztec god of death and a grim reaper. He has come to collect Marigold’s soul. However, there is a problem. She sees him, figures out who and what he is. So, she stops what she is doing, so she doesn’t die. Lucifer wants Mick to figure out why she can see him, because if people see the grim reaper, the number of deaths is going to plummet.

As we go through the story, we learn that Mari has a very special father. She is not aware of her paternal parentage. She thinks that she is just a normal witch. She is very ballsy as she asks the reaper out for a date. Who does that? “I know you came to collect my sole, but since I’m not going to die, you wanna go out for a bite to eat?”

This was a cute and quick read. When I grabbed this, I didn’t realize I was getting a novella. I thought I was picking up book three in the series. I guess that’s what I get for not paying attention and just one-clicking. LOL. I enjoyed the story. I loved the banter between Mick and Mari.

This story was originally part of an anthology, which means it works great as a stand alone story. It is a great way to get started on this series if you are just wanting to give it a try without the commitment of reading a full book. I can’t wait to get back to the last two books in this series and see who Lucifer will put together next.

[Cocktails and Books]

2.5 Cocktails

This book was not my favorite of the series. I normally love the snarky dialogue and saucy heroines but the storyline fell flat for me. I thought the insta-lust was not believable and I would have liked more character development before Marigold and Mictain started plotting to get into each other's pants. I enjoy the series but this installment left me unsatisfied.

Reviewed by Elizabeth H for Cocktails and Books