Succubus (n.) An alluring, shape-shifting demon who seduces and pleasures mortal men. Pathetic (adj.) A succubus with great shoes and no social life. See: Georgina Kincaid.When it comes to jobs in hell, being a succubus seems pretty glamorous. A girl can be anything she wants, the wardrobe is killer, and mortal men will do anything just for a touch. Granted, they often pay with their souls, but why get technical?But Seattle succubus Georgina Kincaid’s life is far less exotic. Her boss is a middle-management demon with a thing for John Cusack movies. Her immortal best friends haven’t stopped teasing her about the time she shape-shifted into the Demon Goddess getup complete with whip and wings. And she can’t have a decent date without sucking away part of the guy’s life. At least there’s her day job at a local bookstore—free books; all the white chocolate mochas she can drink; and easy access to bestselling, sexy writer, Seth Mortensen, aka He Whom She Would Give Anything to Touch but Can’t.But dreaming about Seth will have to wait. Something wicked is at work in Seattle’s demon underground. And for once, all of her hot charms and drop-dead one-liners won’t help because Georgina’s about to discover there are some creatures out there that both heaven and hell want to deny…
I love Richelle Mead's Vampire Academy series so the idea of an edgier, older paranormal/urban fantasy read was appealing. But I'm not sure if I failed to like it because I'm sick to death of angels and demons and nephilim or if it was the story itself.
Regardless it wasn't all bad, or even bad at all. I liked Georgina and the friendships she had with the other immortals and bookstore employees. I thought the balance for good and evil was struck well - particularly the quip about evil creating middle management. It allowed the whole being evil but not totally evil make sense. I found the humour quick witted and the snarky banter hilarious. The brutal retorts were gold.
The romance absolutely sucked. I don't know if I'm just particularly jaded these days but the romance was badly paced and lacklustre. Georgina was all over the shop - and fine, she's a succubus - have sex - but it seemed like she was too busy with feelings for every guy she has contact with. Okay two guys but I've never enjoyed love triangles. She was either too flighty or not flighty enough.
It probably didn't help that I didn't actually like either love interest and I definitely didn't feel Georgina had much or any chemistry with either one.
My biggest complaint though would be length. It was too long. I found myself stopping often, hoping I'd be a lot closer to the end than I actually was. I don't think I'll be able to bring myself to continue with the series, just not my thing. 2.5 stars, rounded up to 3.
