Demon Within

by Alex Westmore

[Angie]

Picking up three weeks later, Demon Within finds Denny as a shell of herself. She has no girlfriend, she's dropped out of school, she sent her younger sister to live in California, she's stopped eating and sleeping, and cut everyone she cared about out of her life. All she does is kill demons and it's taking its toll. After a woman she refused to help winds up in the hospital, Denny finally starts coming around. She realizes that she's not meant to just kill low-level demons. She needs to protect those that demons would harm.

Demon Within is a great sequel! No second book syndrome here! Denny is actually getting stuff done and being a badass while doing it! Once she's back on track with her training, eating, and sleeping, Denny starts really working on her brother's case. He's obviously innocent, she's going to prove it, and start putting her family back together. There's quite a few interesting reveals involving that. Some people truly are scum, although Denny doesn't exactly take the high road all of the time either.

Denny also learns a lot more about her own demon, and by extension, her mother's catatonic state. Of course, knowing what may have caused it is just the first step in figuring out how to fix it. It was quite exciting getting to see Denny become one with her demon. It has saved her life on a few occasions, but she still runs the risk of it totally taking over her life. She needs to find that balance.

I really enjoyed Demon Within. I think it was even better than the first book! This world of demons is very interesting and I'm loving learning more about it through Denny's mother's journals as well as some of the other texts that are kept in the lair. Now with one of Denny's family members freed, it's time to focus on the other!

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