The Secret Eater (Kenssie, #1)

by Ros Jackson

[Angie]

The Secret Eater is a short story with a great premise, but unfortunately, it never really goes anywhere. Kenssie is a demon who feeds on secrets and she works for a demon who feeds on humiliation. Basically, her job is to put humans in compromising positions to give her boss meals. Unfortunately, her powers seem to be waning which is hindering her ability to hide among humans and do her job. This is a great set up, and I think it could have worked really well in a full length novel. The demon world the author created is imaginative and interesting, but the plot just wasn’t there.

Kenssie gets a tip from a witch that says if she steals the grimoire from the council, she can get her powers back. What could have been an exciting and funny adventure was just flat and boring. I felt more like I was reading a collection of scenes of Kenssie going from one place to another. Nothing felt connected, and there was no build up, so I didn’t care whether or not she succeeded. There were also some scenes that didn’t add anything to plot at all, but I think they would have been great to expand on in a longer book. In the end, The Secret Eater had a lot of promising ideas but didn’t work for me.

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