Blood of the Demon

by Alex Westmore

[Angie]

Blood of the Demon starts a few months later, and Denny's reputation is spreading. Savannah's demon activity is at an all-time low, so when she notices that Peyton, the demon hunter in New Orleans, hasn't been updating the "kill book", she sets out to find her. But the situation in New Orleans is much worse than she could ever imagine. Not only is Peyton hurt, but some Voodouisant kids are missing and possessed.

Blood of the Demon was good, although not as good as the previous two books. This one felt kind of like the filler, middle book, as Denny doesn't really get any of her tasks done. Yes, she saves Peyton and helps get New Orleans under control, but that was like a side mission. She makes almost no progress on freeing her mother until the very, very end, then it just ends. It ends on a very interesting note though, so I am definitely looking forward to the next books.

There was one really annoying thing about Blood of the Demon (aside from there still being no chapter breaks). Denny has a conversation with Valeria, and is completely shocked by two things that she learns. Except, she had this exact conversation with Ames in Demon Within. And it's not something she would have forgotten! Denny does get more information from Valeria, because she's directly involved, but I still found it odd that Denny reacts as if this is the first time she's hearing any of it. It was a gross oversight.

Blood of the Demon was still an action packed and exciting sequel. I do wish it had moved Denny's personal goals forward more, rather than taking her on an extended detour. I did enjoy the additional world-building, and the differences between Savannah and New Orlean's supernatural situation. But a lot of that did just feel like filler.

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