White Hot Kiss by Jennifer L Armentrout

White Hot Kiss (The Dark Elements, #1)

by Jennifer L. Armentrout

One kiss could be the last

Seventeen-year-old Layla just wants to be normal. But with a kiss that kills anything with a soul, she's anything but normal. Half demon, half gargoyle, Layla has abilities no one else possesses.

Raised among the Wardens-a race of gargoyles tasked with hunting demons and keeping humanity safe-Layla tries to fit in, but that means hiding her own dark side from those she loves the most. Especially Zayne, the swoon-worthy, incredibly gorgeous and completely off-limits Warden she's crushed on since forever.

Then she meets Roth-a tattooed, sinfully hot demon who claims to know all her secrets. Layla knows she should stay away, but she's not sure she wants to-especially when that whole no-kissing thing isn't an issue, considering Roth has no soul.

But when Layla discovers she's the reason for the violent demon uprising, trusting Roth could not only ruin her chances with Zayne...it could brand her a traitor to her family. Worse yet, it could become a one-way ticket to the end of the world.

Reviewed by Angie on

4 of 5 stars

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I received an ARC through NetGalley.

I really liked White Hot Kiss! Layla is half demon, half Warden, and being raised by Wardens. She’s also used to “tag” demons, because she can see souls, so it’s easy for her to identify demons by their lack of one. It isn’t until demons start coming after her, and one in particular rescues her, that she starts to question what the Wardens have been telling her. She can’t ignore her demon half or try to suppress it anymore. Someone in Hell is after her and she doesn’t know why, and the answer lies in who she really is.

White Hot Kiss does follow the standard YA Paranormal Romance format. Layla is super special among her kind and also an outcast. A mysterious hot guy, Roth, who is suppose to be her enemy appears and isn’t like other demons. He tells her about her heritage, opening her eyes to all of the lies she’s been fed. Then they kick demon butt together to stop the apocalypse. And there’s kissing. Plenty of kissing, because Roth is the only person Layla can kiss without stealing their soul. Duh.

So yeah, it’s typical, but White Hot Kiss is so fun! I love gargoyles and demons! They make for some interesting and unique reading! Humans know about gargoyles, and the gargoyles are suppose to protect humans from demons, even though humans generally hate and or fear the gargoyles. Of course, demons aren’t happy being trapped in hell and want to cause chaos in the human realm. There’s even a zombie! There’s just a lot of good stuff here that kept it from feeling like something I’ve read a million times before, even though I have.

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