Succubus Blues (Georgina Kincaid, #1)

by Richelle Mead and Lydia Parks

[Berls]

I've had this series on my TBR List for years, so when I saw that I had the opportunity to pick up the books from Tantor Audio for review, I couldn't resist. I'm really glad I decided to grab them too, I think this is going to be a series I love. I was able to buddy read this book with Anne and she's also giving it 4 stars.

I want to understand this world a bit better, but I feel like this is a common complaint for me with first books in a UF series - they tend to either not give me enough of the world and they suffer from an info dump. The world was gradually revealed and by the end I did have a better idea of how things worked. But I still have lots of questions, like about the full extent of paranormal "creatures"... we have angels, we have demons, Georgina is a succubus, I know of some vampires, but what else is there? And what exactly are the rules governing them?

A lot of my questions revolve around the main character Georgina. Throughout the book, we do learn a lot about how she came to be a succubus (which in this series is a daughter of Lillith, so more questions like I mentioned above!!!), but I still am unsure of WHEN that happened. And I think there's a potential mystery surrounding the deal she made. And she has a woeful amount of ignorance about her own world IMO... as do her demon friends. (Perhaps that's why there's so much unanswered?)

BUT all those questions are there because I am VERY interested. I think the world has a lot of potential and I really like Georgina. I think she's a good person, well demon (ironically). And her relationships - both human and demon (and angel) are really interesting. And the book kept me guessing pretty much too the end, which led to me reading it a bit faster than I had expected. And the way it ended was satisfying, but also left me with lots of ideas and speculation for what will happen in future books. I'm very ready to keep reading, which Anne and I plan to do later this month.

The narration was very satisfying and I think a really good fit for Georgina's character. I don't think I've read anything narrated by Elizabeth Rogers before, but I do hope she continues to narrate this series. I think she did a good job bringing the characters and situations off the page. I listened at 2x with no problem.

Qualifies for COYER Fall Scavenger Hunt Item #1 - 1st book in a series.