Devils & Thieves (Devils & Thieves)

by Hachette US

"In a world of magical motorcycle gangs, eighteen-year-old Jemmie Carmichael taps into her magical abilities to stop an evil spell before it can be fulfilled"--

• ISBN10: 0316390895
• ISBN13: 9780316390897
• Publish Date: 3 October 2017
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 10 July 2024
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Little, Brown & Company
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 336
• Language: English

Reviews

[bestmessever]

This was a weird one for sure. It was very engaging the entire time and I found myself quite sucked into all the drama and mystery that was happening.

However the writing could be quite cringy and I definitely found myself wincing. I also found that there were some inconsistencies that didn't really make sense.

All in all it was a quick book to get through and it was entertaining.

[Chelsea]

**I recieved an advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This in no way influences my review.**

This book surprised me in a lot of ways. I wasn't expecting to totally fall in love with it the way I did. I'm always a sucker for a good urban fantasy but this is the best young adult one I've read in a long while.

Jemmie has grown up in this town that hosts a biker gang where the members all have magic. She has magic herself but is unwilling to use it (for reasons we learn later on). She also has a strange ability to sense magic. She sees certain kinds of magic as different colours and she even has certain smells associated with them. Nobody else knows about this ability though (because she's afraid) so she has a slight drinking problem because it dulls her senses. Eventually her best friend disappears and she teams up with her BFF's brother Crowe to find her. There's magic and deception and little mystery to keep you interested!

LIKES
- Magical motorcycle gangs. That is all.
- I pretty much loved everything about this book. I was sucked in instantly because of the interesting magical world.
- I thought the plot moved at a really good pace. It started off slow enough to get you into the book and then it just took off with this interesting magical mystery! I honestly had no idea what was going to happen!
- Crowe was totally imperfect which is why I loved him so much. He had this bad boy vibe going on and he wasn't afraid to throw some punches but I really loved that he wasn't the typical "perfect" love interest we usually see!
- A lot of other reviews are complaining about a love triangle but I loved this book because there wasn't a love triangle. While Jemmie thought about being with Darek she knew that wasn't what she wanted and never made any moves to further that relationship. Good for her!
- Loved the friendship between Jemmie and Alex! They were a lot of fun and I thought they went well together. We all need a friendship like this.
- I really need the next book right away! This is going to be an awesome new series!

DISLIKES
- My only real complaint is that Jemmie's parents weren't in the story enough. They were there, especially at the end, but I would have liked to get to know them a little more. Same with Alex! Sadly we didn't get to see enough of her!
- I also wish we got to see more about the motorcycle gang. I think it was really cool and would have loved to learn more about it!