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Saturn's Daughter #2
Damn Him to Hell
Justice is blind. Justine isn’t. Book two in the Saturn's Daughter series, in which Tina Clancy is gifted with the power to dispense justice...for good or evil.YOU DON’T NEED A LAW DEGREE TO DISPENSE STREET JUSTICE. Tina Clancy hardly has a chance to celebrate passing the bar exam when an explosion at Acme Chemical sends a noxious pink and green cloud billowing over Baltimore’s radioactive Zone. It is not as if the place was normal to begin with, but as the poisonous fumes overtake the sky, her neighbors start falling comatose—and Acme is plucking them off the streets faster than Tina and her friends can save them. Just because Tina’s a lawyer now doesn’t mean she’s going to miraculously morph into a respectable, law-abiding citizen. She once accidentally damned her own boyfriend to hell, for heaven’s sake. Now that Max is back—in the body of his evil cousin, a U.S. senator with family ties to Acme—she needs him more than ever. And what does it mean to be one of Saturn’s daughters? Tina knows she’s obligated to use her powers to save the Zone, no matter the cost, but there’s a real possibility that victory will happen over her dead body.
370 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 25, 2013
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Jamie Quaid
5 books63 followersJamie Quaid is a pseudonym for best-selling romance author Patricia Rice. This is her first novel under the name Jamie Quaid.
With several million books in print and New York Times and USA Today's bestseller lists under her belt, former CPA Patricia Rice is one of romance's hottest authors. Her emotionally-charged contemporary and historical romances have won numerous awards, including the RT Book Reviews Reviewers Choice and Career Achievement Awards.
A firm believer in happily-ever-after, Patricia Rice is married to her high school sweetheart and has two children. A native of Kentucky and New York, a past resident of North Carolina, she currently resides in St. Louis, Missouri, and now does accounting only for herself. She is a member of Romance Writers of America, the Authors Guild, and Novelists, Inc.
With several million books in print and New York Times and USA Today's bestseller lists under her belt, former CPA Patricia Rice is one of romance's hottest authors. Her emotionally-charged contemporary and historical romances have won numerous awards, including the RT Book Reviews Reviewers Choice and Career Achievement Awards.
A firm believer in happily-ever-after, Patricia Rice is married to her high school sweetheart and has two children. A native of Kentucky and New York, a past resident of North Carolina, she currently resides in St. Louis, Missouri, and now does accounting only for herself. She is a member of Romance Writers of America, the Authors Guild, and Novelists, Inc.
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June 29, 2013
Review courtesy of All Things Urban Fantasy
DAMN HIM TO HELL, the second book in the Saturn's Daughter series, is a fun, different urban fantasy in that there aren't any vampires or werewolves, and some of the weirdness is explained by chemicals, not any kind of magic. We still have the standard heroine with special powers kicking ass and taking names, but the setting and other aspects provide enough of a twist that it isn't too cliche.
At the end of the first book Justine, aka Tina, is just discovering her powers as a daughter of Saturn and the cost of using them. I liked that Tina is a recent graduated from law school who places a high amount of importance on smarts over any magic powers that show up. However, this also leads to my problem with her in this book. She spends an inordinate amount of time wondering about the nature of good and evil, and when she uses her powers, if what she is doing is either. I understand the introspection in small doses, but I felt like it just kept coming up, and it is the same dilemma every single time - nothing changed, she just thought about it again. I would have liked to see her come to some sort of conclusion or make peace with herself about the powers instead of just philosophizing about the nature of good or evil.
However, I thoroughly enjoyed re-visiting the Zone. As in the first Saturn's Daughter book, there are a lot of great secondary characters including the unofficial mayor of the Zone, Andre. Andre is a bit of an enigma, and I have a feeling he is going to keep developing as the series continues. There's a lot of great sexual tension between Tina and Andre and I really want to see how it plays out. It's an enjoyable diversion. Most of the other characters are also multifaceted and well written. We have the other daughter of Saturn, Sarah, who also happens to turn into a chimp every so often, and Paddy, the questionably crazy scientist who works at the chemical company and nobody can be sure whose side he's on.
DAMN HIM TO HELL is a fun read. While I would enjoy it if the demon aspects of the book were a bit better integrated with the chemical strangeness in the Zone, I still see a lot of potential for how it can be used in the future and I think it is a good mash up. I'm definitely going to pick up book three to see where Tina is headed, since I'm invested in her and her growth as she discovers even more about what it means to be a daughter of Saturn. Hopefully she'll stop the internal debates and just go for it a little more the next time around.
Sexual content: Kissing, references to sex
DAMN HIM TO HELL, the second book in the Saturn's Daughter series, is a fun, different urban fantasy in that there aren't any vampires or werewolves, and some of the weirdness is explained by chemicals, not any kind of magic. We still have the standard heroine with special powers kicking ass and taking names, but the setting and other aspects provide enough of a twist that it isn't too cliche.
At the end of the first book Justine, aka Tina, is just discovering her powers as a daughter of Saturn and the cost of using them. I liked that Tina is a recent graduated from law school who places a high amount of importance on smarts over any magic powers that show up. However, this also leads to my problem with her in this book. She spends an inordinate amount of time wondering about the nature of good and evil, and when she uses her powers, if what she is doing is either. I understand the introspection in small doses, but I felt like it just kept coming up, and it is the same dilemma every single time - nothing changed, she just thought about it again. I would have liked to see her come to some sort of conclusion or make peace with herself about the powers instead of just philosophizing about the nature of good or evil.
However, I thoroughly enjoyed re-visiting the Zone. As in the first Saturn's Daughter book, there are a lot of great secondary characters including the unofficial mayor of the Zone, Andre. Andre is a bit of an enigma, and I have a feeling he is going to keep developing as the series continues. There's a lot of great sexual tension between Tina and Andre and I really want to see how it plays out. It's an enjoyable diversion. Most of the other characters are also multifaceted and well written. We have the other daughter of Saturn, Sarah, who also happens to turn into a chimp every so often, and Paddy, the questionably crazy scientist who works at the chemical company and nobody can be sure whose side he's on.
DAMN HIM TO HELL is a fun read. While I would enjoy it if the demon aspects of the book were a bit better integrated with the chemical strangeness in the Zone, I still see a lot of potential for how it can be used in the future and I think it is a good mash up. I'm definitely going to pick up book three to see where Tina is headed, since I'm invested in her and her growth as she discovers even more about what it means to be a daughter of Saturn. Hopefully she'll stop the internal debates and just go for it a little more the next time around.
Sexual content: Kissing, references to sex
July 16, 2013
*Genre* Urban Fantasy
*Rating* 2.5-3
*Thoughts*
Damn Him to Hell is a total let down from Boyfriend from Hell. The constant repetitiveness regarding the fact that Tina Clancy is a lawyer, was ridiculous. Yes, we get that you graduated from law school and are now working as a clerk for a judge. Yes, we know that you didn't have a normal upbringing because of your activist mother. Yes, we know that you now have some wacky powers that supposedly come via your grandmother Themis and Saturn. We also get that your bobcat is growing up faster than you can imagine and you need a bigger carrying case. IT's A DAMN CAT!! That is what they do! Especially bobcats!
The story totally lost its focus and was discombobulated at times. The so called romance between Andre and Tina fizzled out and now apparently she wants a booty call with someone else. Then there is the Max/Dane situation that needs to be wrapped up soon. I think the only interesting part of this story was when ACME unleashed a pink cloud on the residents of the Zone and the subsequent revelation that demons may in fact, be real and in league with certain factions at Acme, and that the pink cloud may actually help people.
Tina obviously has a bunch of moral problems she has to contend with being a so called Daughter of Saturn. She continually explores the limits of her powers, while trying not to damn her own soul to Hell in the process. Here is the moral of the story: If Tina uses her powers for good, she is rewarded with things like new teeth, or a leg that was once mangled, ends up fixed. I'm not speaking for anyone else, but, I am tired of hearing about her hair. Yes, we get it. You have beautiful, long, strong, hair that came from damning someone to hell! Next!
Here's hoping that Quaid's next installment in the Saturn's Daughter series, returns to the fun that was Boyfriend from Hell. Here's hoping that instead of Tina talking about sex, that she actually gets a booty call. Here's hoping we don't have to hear about her hair, her teeth, her leg, her cat, or the fact that she's a lawyer. The horse has been effectively killed and buried. Move on please!
*Recv'd via Edelweiss 04/26/2013* Published Published June 25th 2013 by Pocket Books
*Rating* 2.5-3
*Thoughts*
Damn Him to Hell is a total let down from Boyfriend from Hell. The constant repetitiveness regarding the fact that Tina Clancy is a lawyer, was ridiculous. Yes, we get that you graduated from law school and are now working as a clerk for a judge. Yes, we know that you didn't have a normal upbringing because of your activist mother. Yes, we know that you now have some wacky powers that supposedly come via your grandmother Themis and Saturn. We also get that your bobcat is growing up faster than you can imagine and you need a bigger carrying case. IT's A DAMN CAT!! That is what they do! Especially bobcats!
The story totally lost its focus and was discombobulated at times. The so called romance between Andre and Tina fizzled out and now apparently she wants a booty call with someone else. Then there is the Max/Dane situation that needs to be wrapped up soon. I think the only interesting part of this story was when ACME unleashed a pink cloud on the residents of the Zone and the subsequent revelation that demons may in fact, be real and in league with certain factions at Acme, and that the pink cloud may actually help people.
Tina obviously has a bunch of moral problems she has to contend with being a so called Daughter of Saturn. She continually explores the limits of her powers, while trying not to damn her own soul to Hell in the process. Here is the moral of the story: If Tina uses her powers for good, she is rewarded with things like new teeth, or a leg that was once mangled, ends up fixed. I'm not speaking for anyone else, but, I am tired of hearing about her hair. Yes, we get it. You have beautiful, long, strong, hair that came from damning someone to hell! Next!
Here's hoping that Quaid's next installment in the Saturn's Daughter series, returns to the fun that was Boyfriend from Hell. Here's hoping that instead of Tina talking about sex, that she actually gets a booty call. Here's hoping we don't have to hear about her hair, her teeth, her leg, her cat, or the fact that she's a lawyer. The horse has been effectively killed and buried. Move on please!
*Recv'd via Edelweiss 04/26/2013* Published Published June 25th 2013 by Pocket Books
June 12, 2013
Initial thoughts:
Meh. This one was a difficult one to finish. It was repetitive and I didn't really feel anything for the main character. I think that this is it for me and this series.
The Review: When we last left our heroine Tina, she had inadvertently damned her boyfriend Max to hell. Poor Max. Max’s soul is returned, but alas, his body is no longer available so he must come back as his evil cousin Dane Vanderventer. Ok, got it? So now Dane is really Max and Tina, she’s still Tina and she’s still learning the extent of her powers.
Set in an area of Baltimore called the Zone, Damn Him to Hell is an interesting world, reminding me a little of the Kate Daniels series. The Zone appears to be an area of strange magic and things paranormal. Electronics go wonky in the Zone. The people of the Zone keep to themselves, mainly because they would stand out too much in the real world.
The story begins as a pink cloud is released over the Zone. Zone inhabitants are dropping rapidly, going into comas. All signs point to the Acme factory, owned by the Vandeventers.
There is an eclectic assortment of characters in this series. We have Andre, a former Special Ops agent who has a fully functional bomb shelter and communications bunker. Tim is an invisible gay character. Sarah is also a Saturn’s Daughter but she tends to turn into a chimp. Cora is a detective and snake woman.
For some reason, this book just didn’t do it for me. I had a hard time getting into the story and Tina is not the most sympathetic character for me. It could just be one of those “not my cup of tea books” or perhaps I was in the wrong frame of mind when I read it. Your results may vary.
Thank you to Edelweiss and Pocket Books for a review copy of this book.
Review posted on Badass Book Reviews.
The Review: When we last left our heroine Tina, she had inadvertently damned her boyfriend Max to hell. Poor Max. Max’s soul is returned, but alas, his body is no longer available so he must come back as his evil cousin Dane Vanderventer. Ok, got it? So now Dane is really Max and Tina, she’s still Tina and she’s still learning the extent of her powers.
Set in an area of Baltimore called the Zone, Damn Him to Hell is an interesting world, reminding me a little of the Kate Daniels series. The Zone appears to be an area of strange magic and things paranormal. Electronics go wonky in the Zone. The people of the Zone keep to themselves, mainly because they would stand out too much in the real world.
The story begins as a pink cloud is released over the Zone. Zone inhabitants are dropping rapidly, going into comas. All signs point to the Acme factory, owned by the Vandeventers.
There is an eclectic assortment of characters in this series. We have Andre, a former Special Ops agent who has a fully functional bomb shelter and communications bunker. Tim is an invisible gay character. Sarah is also a Saturn’s Daughter but she tends to turn into a chimp. Cora is a detective and snake woman.
For some reason, this book just didn’t do it for me. I had a hard time getting into the story and Tina is not the most sympathetic character for me. It could just be one of those “not my cup of tea books” or perhaps I was in the wrong frame of mind when I read it. Your results may vary.
Thank you to Edelweiss and Pocket Books for a review copy of this book.
Review posted on Badass Book Reviews.
November 29, 2025
Damn Him To Hell was a quirky, fun adventure with a rag tag group of misfits facing against an evil foe. With the flare of Warner Brothers Looney Toons, this group will having you laughing out loud and holding on to the edge of your seat.
Tina Clancy recently discovered her abilities as Saturn's daughter, she has can judge and condemn peoples souls to heaven or hell. Just earning her law degree, Tina is familiar with the judicial system but choosing an eternity for someone in hell is a totally different story. Her life seems to have a direction, starting a new job everything seems on track until her home, the Zone a district in Baltimore, comes under attack from a mysterious pink glittering fog that causes people to act out in violence then collapse into a coma like state.
With an evil experimenting factory called Acme and a judge with a name like...well I'll let you discover that one for yourself...you can't take this story to serious. That being said, in the end, I was routing for the destruction of the diabolical, evil, demon possessed grandmother and for all the comatose victims to wake up.
A fun, original, and somewhat cartoonish story that sucks you in, Damn Him to Hell was an enjoyable humorous action packed read. 3.5 Stars
This ARC copy of Damn Him to Hell was given to me by Pocket Books in exchange for an honest review. This book is set for publication June 25, 2013.
Tina Clancy recently discovered her abilities as Saturn's daughter, she has can judge and condemn peoples souls to heaven or hell. Just earning her law degree, Tina is familiar with the judicial system but choosing an eternity for someone in hell is a totally different story. Her life seems to have a direction, starting a new job everything seems on track until her home, the Zone a district in Baltimore, comes under attack from a mysterious pink glittering fog that causes people to act out in violence then collapse into a coma like state.
With an evil experimenting factory called Acme and a judge with a name like...well I'll let you discover that one for yourself...you can't take this story to serious. That being said, in the end, I was routing for the destruction of the diabolical, evil, demon possessed grandmother and for all the comatose victims to wake up.
A fun, original, and somewhat cartoonish story that sucks you in, Damn Him to Hell was an enjoyable humorous action packed read. 3.5 Stars
This ARC copy of Damn Him to Hell was given to me by Pocket Books in exchange for an honest review. This book is set for publication June 25, 2013.
March 16, 2013
Just as good as the first! With a bit more action. A really enjoyed this ... how long do I have to wait for book three?? Ack.
July 11, 2013
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DAMN HIM TO HELL Puts Saturn's Daughters In a Sophomore Slump
Saturn's Daughters Book 2
by Jamie Quaid
Simon and Schuster/Pocket
June 25, 2013
Mass Market Paperback/E-Book 388 pages
Book provided by publisher via Edelweiss for fair and honest review.
No remuneration was exchanged and all opinions presented herein are my own except as noted.
Moral quandaries take center stage as environmental, political and personal disasters threaten Justy/Justine/Tina/Clancy and "The Zone." She looks so badass on the covers of both books, doesn't she? In the last book being badass was her only way of getting by. I loved the main characters irreverent sense of humor in the first book in this series which had us all wondering which known author the pseudonym, Jamie Quaid represented.
We learn in the notes to this novel that she is not Laurell K. Hamilton, as some of us suspected; Jamie's Bio at Simon and Schuster reveals the following:
Whatever the reason for using a pseudonym, Jamie/Patricia seems to be a civic-minded writer using her work to open up thought processes and discussions about rights, justice, big business, and politics. Of course, as an urban fantasy something paranormal is going on, as well as some dystopian specualtive fiction.
While I found the first book in the series tight and direct,
DAMN HIM TO HELL Puts Saturn's Daughters In a Sophomore Slump
Saturn's Daughters Book 2
by Jamie Quaid
Simon and Schuster/Pocket
June 25, 2013
Mass Market Paperback/E-Book 388 pages
Book provided by publisher via Edelweiss for fair and honest review.
No remuneration was exchanged and all opinions presented herein are my own except as noted.
Moral quandaries take center stage as environmental, political and personal disasters threaten Justy/Justine/Tina/Clancy and "The Zone." She looks so badass on the covers of both books, doesn't she? In the last book being badass was her only way of getting by. I loved the main characters irreverent sense of humor in the first book in this series which had us all wondering which known author the pseudonym, Jamie Quaid represented.
We learn in the notes to this novel that she is not Laurell K. Hamilton, as some of us suspected; Jamie's Bio at Simon and Schuster reveals the following:
Jamie Quaid is a pseudonym for the bestselling romance author Patricia Rice. A former CPA, she is a native of Kentucky and New York, a past resident of North Carolina, and currently resides in St. Louis, Missouri. A firm believer in happily-ever-after, she is married to her high school sweetheart and has two children. She is a member of Romance Writers of America, the Authors Guild, and Novelists, Inc. Boyfriend from Hell was her first novel under the name Jamie Quaid. Simon and Schuster
Whatever the reason for using a pseudonym, Jamie/Patricia seems to be a civic-minded writer using her work to open up thought processes and discussions about rights, justice, big business, and politics. Of course, as an urban fantasy something paranormal is going on, as well as some dystopian specualtive fiction.
While I found the first book in the series tight and direct,
June 21, 2013
Review originally posted on my blog: A Book Obsession..
Being the Daughter of Saturn and being able to dispense justice should have come with a rule book, but since it didn't Tina is still trying to find her way with her new damning powers. Meanwhile trouble is stirring in the zone when a mysterious gas is leaked that causes the old and the injured to go violently ballistic then fall into an unbreakable coma. Even worse are the constant reminder messages coming from those she's sent to hell. Things are definitely getting interesting around here.
I have to admit that I'm not Tina's biggest fan. There's just something about her that rubs me the wrong way. She goes out of her way to be stubborn and difficult, refusing to see reason even when she knows she is wrong. She also had an issue with complaining about her role as Saturn's daughter and the justice it entailed. In fact, she would spend pages agonizing over not wanting to become crippled from misusing her power, but then whenever she got even the tiniest bit mad she would jump to damn something/someone to hell. Then after the fact it would be several more pages of berating herself and various self pity that just really turned me off. I could have accepted this behavior a little easier if had of seemed like she was at least heading in the right direction maturity wise, but I didn't see one iota of progress. Also, I have to say that her behavior towards Andre drove me literally insane. It got to the point where I almost wanted to be done with it all despite their awesome chemistry, and as a romance fan, that is really saying something. She pushed him away just to be difficult and purposely stubborn and that just doesn't work for me. I mean it was obvious that there was something real between them, but she being the stubborn obtuse woman that she is, refused to allow anything to progress. At this point I'm not sure whether I'm rooting for her to finally get over her issues so something real can happen between them, or whether I just want to wipe the slate clean and move on, but I guess we will have to see how the next book goes.
DAMN HIM TO HELL is one of those books that is incredibly hard to rate/review. On one hand the premise and the cast of characters have to be the absolute most unique line up that I have ever read. You've got corporate espionage, chemical spills that have left some pretty insane results, and even Roman gods as well as hell thrown in the mix. Sound like a lot? Well it is, and that is where it leads into it being hard to rate. I found the book entertaining, but never was able to get fully immersed into things as it just all felt rather jumbled at times. I will say that I was glad to see some of the reasoning behind the zone's quirkiness and what the chemicals actually were get revealed. But there still wasn't any developments at all in the Daughter of Saturn aspect, which was rather frustrating to be honest. Since Tina is the narrator, of course the thing I'm most curious about is anything that directly relates to her powers. So I'm really hoping the next book gives us at least a little hints on what is really going on with her.
I feel like I've been rather harsh on DAMN HIM TO HELL considering the fact that I did enjoy it, but like I said it is a very hard book to review, because despite that enjoyment, there were those issues I listed above. So I really want to wrap things up here on a positive note because I feel like this series has a lot of potential, and I'm all for a book having such incredible uniqueness in a very saturated genre.
Being the Daughter of Saturn and being able to dispense justice should have come with a rule book, but since it didn't Tina is still trying to find her way with her new damning powers. Meanwhile trouble is stirring in the zone when a mysterious gas is leaked that causes the old and the injured to go violently ballistic then fall into an unbreakable coma. Even worse are the constant reminder messages coming from those she's sent to hell. Things are definitely getting interesting around here.
I have to admit that I'm not Tina's biggest fan. There's just something about her that rubs me the wrong way. She goes out of her way to be stubborn and difficult, refusing to see reason even when she knows she is wrong. She also had an issue with complaining about her role as Saturn's daughter and the justice it entailed. In fact, she would spend pages agonizing over not wanting to become crippled from misusing her power, but then whenever she got even the tiniest bit mad she would jump to damn something/someone to hell. Then after the fact it would be several more pages of berating herself and various self pity that just really turned me off. I could have accepted this behavior a little easier if had of seemed like she was at least heading in the right direction maturity wise, but I didn't see one iota of progress. Also, I have to say that her behavior towards Andre drove me literally insane. It got to the point where I almost wanted to be done with it all despite their awesome chemistry, and as a romance fan, that is really saying something. She pushed him away just to be difficult and purposely stubborn and that just doesn't work for me. I mean it was obvious that there was something real between them, but she being the stubborn obtuse woman that she is, refused to allow anything to progress. At this point I'm not sure whether I'm rooting for her to finally get over her issues so something real can happen between them, or whether I just want to wipe the slate clean and move on, but I guess we will have to see how the next book goes.
DAMN HIM TO HELL is one of those books that is incredibly hard to rate/review. On one hand the premise and the cast of characters have to be the absolute most unique line up that I have ever read. You've got corporate espionage, chemical spills that have left some pretty insane results, and even Roman gods as well as hell thrown in the mix. Sound like a lot? Well it is, and that is where it leads into it being hard to rate. I found the book entertaining, but never was able to get fully immersed into things as it just all felt rather jumbled at times. I will say that I was glad to see some of the reasoning behind the zone's quirkiness and what the chemicals actually were get revealed. But there still wasn't any developments at all in the Daughter of Saturn aspect, which was rather frustrating to be honest. Since Tina is the narrator, of course the thing I'm most curious about is anything that directly relates to her powers. So I'm really hoping the next book gives us at least a little hints on what is really going on with her.
I feel like I've been rather harsh on DAMN HIM TO HELL considering the fact that I did enjoy it, but like I said it is a very hard book to review, because despite that enjoyment, there were those issues I listed above. So I really want to wrap things up here on a positive note because I feel like this series has a lot of potential, and I'm all for a book having such incredible uniqueness in a very saturated genre.
June 19, 2013
GENRE: Urban Fantasy
THEME: Action, Romance, Magic
RECEIVED: Author
BLOG: http://seeingnight.blogspot.com/
REVIEW:
Stepping back into the chaos and insaneness that is the Zone, Quaid has officially hooked me into the Satan’s Daughter series with this second installment. I was laughing, gasping, and asking, “did that just happen?” throughout the entire book. I adore this quirky series and its lovable and crazy characters.
Damn Him to Hell follows Tina Clancy, who has not only just received her law degree but still grasping the idea of her abilities as Saturn’s daughter. Living in the Zone means that life is never simple or normal, so when a crazy pink and sparkling gas starts barreling through the Zone, Clancy knows something just isn’t right. Thus creating chaos and people falling into comas, meaning Clancy, Andre and crew have to get to the bottom of it before its too late.
Tina Clancy aka Justy is still getting use to life in the Zone, while also trying to deal with her abilities as a Saturn’s daughter, which she is learning that their may be consequences. But at the moment she is just trying to keep the people in the Zone safe from ACME. ACME the plant in town, has released a gas that is making people violent and putting them into comas. I love this girl, she may not always think before acting but she does it in a way that always makes me laugh. Such as turning people into frogs, which I felt was nicer than the alternative she could of done. She has to deal with a lot of bad guys trying to hurt her and her friends, plus find a way to save the people who ACME has hurt. All the while dealing with her ex who is now in the body of his cousin the senator, as well as her former boss Andre who always seems to have a weapon in hand. Clancy has taken on a lot of responsibility and kicks some major butt. I’m so curious about her abilities, what it means to be Saturn’s daughter, and how many daughters there are out there. The readers will be pleased to know that there are clues and I can’t wait to learn more.
Andre is the man! I love this guy; he is a kick butt, gun toting, ranging bull and always protecting the people of the zone. The readers get some major history on him, finding out why he is the way he is, more about his parents and that he sparks a little fire in Clancy. The best part of this series for me besides the exciting plots is the banter and chemistry of Andre and Clancy, she knows how to hit the wrong buttons but they are always there for each other. I was happy for some great moments between these two, but Quaid is killing me with the teasing moments.
Overall this story is one heck of an adventure. Can you imagine living in a small part of a city that is full of people affected by a plant that does bad experiments? This series may focus on a few key characters but as I said about the first book, the Zone itself is its own character, it creates the chaos, the usual side effects of its towns people, but they all can coexists together. The enemy is ACME and the people who run it, I’m super curious with the ending what will happen next and how will everything change? This is defiantly one of my favorite Urban Fantasy series and the memorable character will keep me coming back.
RECOMMENDATION:
This is an adult novel, fans of both paranormal romance and urban fantasy wont want to miss out on this series. If you enjoyed Amanda Bonilla’s Shaede Assassin series and Christina Henry’s Black Wings series you’ll love Jamie Quaid’s Boyfriend from Hell.
THEME: Action, Romance, Magic
RECEIVED: Author
BLOG: http://seeingnight.blogspot.com/
REVIEW:
Stepping back into the chaos and insaneness that is the Zone, Quaid has officially hooked me into the Satan’s Daughter series with this second installment. I was laughing, gasping, and asking, “did that just happen?” throughout the entire book. I adore this quirky series and its lovable and crazy characters.
Damn Him to Hell follows Tina Clancy, who has not only just received her law degree but still grasping the idea of her abilities as Saturn’s daughter. Living in the Zone means that life is never simple or normal, so when a crazy pink and sparkling gas starts barreling through the Zone, Clancy knows something just isn’t right. Thus creating chaos and people falling into comas, meaning Clancy, Andre and crew have to get to the bottom of it before its too late.
Tina Clancy aka Justy is still getting use to life in the Zone, while also trying to deal with her abilities as a Saturn’s daughter, which she is learning that their may be consequences. But at the moment she is just trying to keep the people in the Zone safe from ACME. ACME the plant in town, has released a gas that is making people violent and putting them into comas. I love this girl, she may not always think before acting but she does it in a way that always makes me laugh. Such as turning people into frogs, which I felt was nicer than the alternative she could of done. She has to deal with a lot of bad guys trying to hurt her and her friends, plus find a way to save the people who ACME has hurt. All the while dealing with her ex who is now in the body of his cousin the senator, as well as her former boss Andre who always seems to have a weapon in hand. Clancy has taken on a lot of responsibility and kicks some major butt. I’m so curious about her abilities, what it means to be Saturn’s daughter, and how many daughters there are out there. The readers will be pleased to know that there are clues and I can’t wait to learn more.
Andre is the man! I love this guy; he is a kick butt, gun toting, ranging bull and always protecting the people of the zone. The readers get some major history on him, finding out why he is the way he is, more about his parents and that he sparks a little fire in Clancy. The best part of this series for me besides the exciting plots is the banter and chemistry of Andre and Clancy, she knows how to hit the wrong buttons but they are always there for each other. I was happy for some great moments between these two, but Quaid is killing me with the teasing moments.
Overall this story is one heck of an adventure. Can you imagine living in a small part of a city that is full of people affected by a plant that does bad experiments? This series may focus on a few key characters but as I said about the first book, the Zone itself is its own character, it creates the chaos, the usual side effects of its towns people, but they all can coexists together. The enemy is ACME and the people who run it, I’m super curious with the ending what will happen next and how will everything change? This is defiantly one of my favorite Urban Fantasy series and the memorable character will keep me coming back.
RECOMMENDATION:
This is an adult novel, fans of both paranormal romance and urban fantasy wont want to miss out on this series. If you enjoyed Amanda Bonilla’s Shaede Assassin series and Christina Henry’s Black Wings series you’ll love Jamie Quaid’s Boyfriend from Hell.
June 14, 2013
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My ENglish review
I was really looking forward to read this second volume after being overwhelmed by the ideas of the first one. I admit that I was quite surprised to see how the novel was going on; I did not expect that at all. Not that it isn’t great, no, but it’s just a little different and the story is focused on one big event. However, it also allows us to better understand some aspects of this world and all its inhabitants.
The area is swept by a terrible plague, indeed, nobody knows where this strange gas spreaded in the city comes from. Those affected fall into a very strange coma, seeming to sleep without that nothing can wake them up. But Justine is determined to understand what is happening and to save her friends who are in a bad shape. Of course, she could not do anything without the indispensable help of Max/Dane or Andre. But more importantly, this novel allows us to learn more about Acme and its ramifications. Something very intriguing and I’m curious to see where this will lead us.
Justine is not really used to take care of things, but since she lives in the zone and tries to accept her fate, she seems more inclined to do what needs to be done. And if she needs to give orders, to go break into a lab, become invisible or send people to hell, she is ready to do her best! It was really interesting to have again our beloved heroine. I must say that her Saturn’s daughter condition is really intriguing and I was curious to see the evolution and the limits of what she could do. We learn a little more about her although we still have many questions and I would love to know if she will manage to unravel the mysteries that surround her. Justy has become a very brave young woman and is ready to do many things for her friends. Of course, she will always be helped by Andre and Dane/Max. What about those two men? It is very difficult to decide between them and I confess that I have a little trouble to choose. They each have a little something that makes us want to see how they could be with our heroine. Andre and Justy play a lot of cat and mouse, but we wonder what would happen if they would let it go. But I understand the distrust of our heroine about this mysterious character. It, however, was really nice to learn more about him here and I hope it will continue in the third book. And what about Max/Dane? The Senator is always there for Justine when she needs help and he will do the best he can, even if he can be put in a compromising situation. We feel that he needs her and Justine knows it, but the change of body makes everything more difficult. However I am curious to see if she will eventually capitulate. Well I must admit that I still have a soft spot for Andre as he is also very mysterious, annoying and charming when he wants and I’m curious to see what will happen between our three characters.
It was a very good new volume, it allows us to deepen many points raised in the first book. The Jamie Quaid’s world is really fascinating and we always hope to discover the secrets that live there. In fact, we have some completely unique characters in a zone with its own rules.
My ENglish review
I was really looking forward to read this second volume after being overwhelmed by the ideas of the first one. I admit that I was quite surprised to see how the novel was going on; I did not expect that at all. Not that it isn’t great, no, but it’s just a little different and the story is focused on one big event. However, it also allows us to better understand some aspects of this world and all its inhabitants.
The area is swept by a terrible plague, indeed, nobody knows where this strange gas spreaded in the city comes from. Those affected fall into a very strange coma, seeming to sleep without that nothing can wake them up. But Justine is determined to understand what is happening and to save her friends who are in a bad shape. Of course, she could not do anything without the indispensable help of Max/Dane or Andre. But more importantly, this novel allows us to learn more about Acme and its ramifications. Something very intriguing and I’m curious to see where this will lead us.
Justine is not really used to take care of things, but since she lives in the zone and tries to accept her fate, she seems more inclined to do what needs to be done. And if she needs to give orders, to go break into a lab, become invisible or send people to hell, she is ready to do her best! It was really interesting to have again our beloved heroine. I must say that her Saturn’s daughter condition is really intriguing and I was curious to see the evolution and the limits of what she could do. We learn a little more about her although we still have many questions and I would love to know if she will manage to unravel the mysteries that surround her. Justy has become a very brave young woman and is ready to do many things for her friends. Of course, she will always be helped by Andre and Dane/Max. What about those two men? It is very difficult to decide between them and I confess that I have a little trouble to choose. They each have a little something that makes us want to see how they could be with our heroine. Andre and Justy play a lot of cat and mouse, but we wonder what would happen if they would let it go. But I understand the distrust of our heroine about this mysterious character. It, however, was really nice to learn more about him here and I hope it will continue in the third book. And what about Max/Dane? The Senator is always there for Justine when she needs help and he will do the best he can, even if he can be put in a compromising situation. We feel that he needs her and Justine knows it, but the change of body makes everything more difficult. However I am curious to see if she will eventually capitulate. Well I must admit that I still have a soft spot for Andre as he is also very mysterious, annoying and charming when he wants and I’m curious to see what will happen between our three characters.
It was a very good new volume, it allows us to deepen many points raised in the first book. The Jamie Quaid’s world is really fascinating and we always hope to discover the secrets that live there. In fact, we have some completely unique characters in a zone with its own rules.
June 30, 2013
Tina Clancy had recently learned that she's a daughter of Saturn and must watch what she says when angry as a curse from her now not only makes things happen, but each one causes a consequence for herself which can be good or bad. And she wasn't given a rulebook in how to dispense justice with her newfound "gift."
She lives in an area referred to as The Zone, an area affected by an accident from Acme, a chemical plant. The Zone is a place where strange things are now commonplace and only those affected by the chemical flood, or are too poor to move, stick around. Well, there are a few others that stick around but they've got their own reasons for staying.
Tina had just passed the bar and is now officially a lawyer working as an intern for a judge when Acme appears to have another accident and green and pink chemical clouds cover the area putting a number of affected people into a coma. They can't let Acme sweep this one under the rug.
There is plenty going on in this second book that pits the inhabitants of The Zone against the Vanderventer family that owns Acme. Fighting, kidnapping, breaking and entering, sexual tension, humor, plenty of emotions and a great deal of moral contemplation, especially as Tina attempts to work out just what she should and shouldn't do.
The author does a great job with building an interesting world in the Zone, as well as some unique characters. We learn more about Andre in this book and a number of things occur to advance the overall storyline. And for the most part I really like the morality angle which comes to play not just in Tina's personal life, but with what Acme is attempting to do.
But I've got to say that I'm downgrading my review to a 3 star because so much of the story is spent on Tina's personal struggle with what she should or shouldn't do. Is what the person she's judging really being evil or just doing what they're told? Do they deserve to go to Hell or could another punishment be appropriate? And since she gets rewarded--in either a good or bad way--for each one she does, she's got to be really careful on what she wishes for. Now all of this makes sense and is important as she grows and learns from it, but it can be a struggle to read as this occurs a great deal throughout the book. I would expect to see less of this as the series progresses.
Overall I liked the story and thought it was a good sequel to Boyfriend From Hell, leaving me anxious to see what's going to happen next.
She lives in an area referred to as The Zone, an area affected by an accident from Acme, a chemical plant. The Zone is a place where strange things are now commonplace and only those affected by the chemical flood, or are too poor to move, stick around. Well, there are a few others that stick around but they've got their own reasons for staying.
Tina had just passed the bar and is now officially a lawyer working as an intern for a judge when Acme appears to have another accident and green and pink chemical clouds cover the area putting a number of affected people into a coma. They can't let Acme sweep this one under the rug.
There is plenty going on in this second book that pits the inhabitants of The Zone against the Vanderventer family that owns Acme. Fighting, kidnapping, breaking and entering, sexual tension, humor, plenty of emotions and a great deal of moral contemplation, especially as Tina attempts to work out just what she should and shouldn't do.
The author does a great job with building an interesting world in the Zone, as well as some unique characters. We learn more about Andre in this book and a number of things occur to advance the overall storyline. And for the most part I really like the morality angle which comes to play not just in Tina's personal life, but with what Acme is attempting to do.
But I've got to say that I'm downgrading my review to a 3 star because so much of the story is spent on Tina's personal struggle with what she should or shouldn't do. Is what the person she's judging really being evil or just doing what they're told? Do they deserve to go to Hell or could another punishment be appropriate? And since she gets rewarded--in either a good or bad way--for each one she does, she's got to be really careful on what she wishes for. Now all of this makes sense and is important as she grows and learns from it, but it can be a struggle to read as this occurs a great deal throughout the book. I would expect to see less of this as the series progresses.
Overall I liked the story and thought it was a good sequel to Boyfriend From Hell, leaving me anxious to see what's going to happen next.
November 21, 2014
Goodreads Teaser:
Tina continues to learn about her powers as a daughter of Saturn, and in the meantime she becomes much more strongly tied to the Zone and its denizens. Tina's internal struggles regarding her attraction to both Officer Leo Schwartz, and to her erstwhile boss, Andre LeGrande, are entertaining and great vehicles to help move the story forward.
A large part of the book is dealing with her efforts to find a safe balance balance between her new powers and her law-abiding nature. Some strings are pulled and suddenly she's no longer serving coffee as a lowly lawyer in a large firm, instead she becomes the junior partner to Andre's father, Julius Montoya, the famed author of law books still being used in law schools all over the country. All of this is so that she can be hired to represent Andre from a murder one charge in the case of Gloria Vanderveter's death. And all this is just the tip of the iceberg of things that happen in the solid sequel of the Saturn's Daughters series.
Justice is blind. Justine isn’t. Book two in the Saturn's Daughter series, in which Tina Clancy is gifted with the power to dispense justice...for good or evil.
Tina Clancy is adapting to her new life as one of Saturn’s Daughters while living in the toxic part of Baltimore known as The Zone, and occasionally acting as a champion of the downtrodden, the weird, the innocent...and the sometimes not-so-innocent.
Just when she finally lands a real law job, the Zone is blasted by poisonous gas and her sometimes-boyfriend starts receiving visitors from Hell. He’s none too pleased about that, or in Tina having sent his granny to Hell in his place. For that matter, neither is granny…
Tina continues to learn about her powers as a daughter of Saturn, and in the meantime she becomes much more strongly tied to the Zone and its denizens. Tina's internal struggles regarding her attraction to both Officer Leo Schwartz, and to her erstwhile boss, Andre LeGrande, are entertaining and great vehicles to help move the story forward.
A large part of the book is dealing with her efforts to find a safe balance balance between her new powers and her law-abiding nature. Some strings are pulled and suddenly she's no longer serving coffee as a lowly lawyer in a large firm, instead she becomes the junior partner to Andre's father, Julius Montoya, the famed author of law books still being used in law schools all over the country. All of this is so that she can be hired to represent Andre from a murder one charge in the case of Gloria Vanderveter's death. And all this is just the tip of the iceberg of things that happen in the solid sequel of the Saturn's Daughters series.
June 20, 2013
Rated 3.5; Review courtesy of Romance Junkies:
Tina Clancy has been living in Baltimore's radioactive Zone. She works part time at Chesty's, a local bar in the Zone, and on the nicer side of the tracks at a law firm. Passing the bar and being able to officially become a lawyer is wonderful news, but Tina's celebratory mood is cut short when an explosion occurs at Acme Chemical. Suddenly, there is a massive cloud hovering over the Zone and people are suffering fits of rage and unconsciousness.
Tina knows that this cannot be good. It becomes even more obvious when Acme begins carting the victims off to their lab. Something suspicious is going on and Tina is not above using her new lawyer degree and her connection to Saturn to get to the bottom of things. The Zone and its occupants have come to mean a lot to her. Tina knows her powers have consequences. She just hopes that by saving the Zone, she is doing more good than harm to herself this time.
Author Jamie Quaid has a unique writing style and has created a very fantastical world in her SATURN'S DAUGHTER series. Justine "Tina" Clancy is not your average woman; she is blessed/cursed with powers that she did not ask for. She accidentally discovers them in the first novel, BOYFRIEND FROM HELL, when she damns her boyfriend to hell. Imagine her shock, when he disappears before her very eyes and does indeed go to hell. In book two, DAMN HIM TO HELL, Tina is back and at it again, but this time it is her town that is in trouble. I was so glad to see Tina get closer to Andre in this one. I cannot wait to see what trouble she finds herself in next.
Tina Clancy has been living in Baltimore's radioactive Zone. She works part time at Chesty's, a local bar in the Zone, and on the nicer side of the tracks at a law firm. Passing the bar and being able to officially become a lawyer is wonderful news, but Tina's celebratory mood is cut short when an explosion occurs at Acme Chemical. Suddenly, there is a massive cloud hovering over the Zone and people are suffering fits of rage and unconsciousness.
Tina knows that this cannot be good. It becomes even more obvious when Acme begins carting the victims off to their lab. Something suspicious is going on and Tina is not above using her new lawyer degree and her connection to Saturn to get to the bottom of things. The Zone and its occupants have come to mean a lot to her. Tina knows her powers have consequences. She just hopes that by saving the Zone, she is doing more good than harm to herself this time.
Author Jamie Quaid has a unique writing style and has created a very fantastical world in her SATURN'S DAUGHTER series. Justine "Tina" Clancy is not your average woman; she is blessed/cursed with powers that she did not ask for. She accidentally discovers them in the first novel, BOYFRIEND FROM HELL, when she damns her boyfriend to hell. Imagine her shock, when he disappears before her very eyes and does indeed go to hell. In book two, DAMN HIM TO HELL, Tina is back and at it again, but this time it is her town that is in trouble. I was so glad to see Tina get closer to Andre in this one. I cannot wait to see what trouble she finds herself in next.
September 28, 2013
This is a fun, quirky adventure with an unusual group of misfits facing off against the ACME chemical plant which has just unleashed a pink and green cloud of something nasty that is dropping old people like flies...well actually like coma patients. Though more intense than the first book which had more a humorous bent, this installment has non-stop action from page one all the way until the end. The characters face more serious problems and moral dilemmas that show their growth throughout the book. It's fun to see Tina's moral quandary deciding who is evil or just following orders and sending various demons to hell or turning baddies into critters. Some parts of this book were downright funny while other parts got on my nerves.
I found this one rather repetitive. Tina finally graduated law school and is now a bonafide lawyer. However, we didn't need this fact pounded into our heads again and again. We get it. The other thing was Tina's lustrous hair, her straight leg, her huge boobs and her ever-growing bobcat. These items were repeated again and again. Again, we get it...move on. And why was Tina so sex starved in this book? Sure she's hot to trot with her new assets but she can't decide who to jump and her vacillating was annoying. Again, pick one already. Hell pick them both. Whatever. Just make a choice!
I did like the fact that Ms. Quaid was hitting on important themes (corporate morals, corrupt politicians, the homeless and indigent, etc) and she handled them well. I will definitely be continuing the series. Heck Tina has to get laid at some point and I want to be there to see which hottie she finally finally chooses.
I found this one rather repetitive. Tina finally graduated law school and is now a bonafide lawyer. However, we didn't need this fact pounded into our heads again and again. We get it. The other thing was Tina's lustrous hair, her straight leg, her huge boobs and her ever-growing bobcat. These items were repeated again and again. Again, we get it...move on. And why was Tina so sex starved in this book? Sure she's hot to trot with her new assets but she can't decide who to jump and her vacillating was annoying. Again, pick one already. Hell pick them both. Whatever. Just make a choice!
I did like the fact that Ms. Quaid was hitting on important themes (corporate morals, corrupt politicians, the homeless and indigent, etc) and she handled them well. I will definitely be continuing the series. Heck Tina has to get laid at some point and I want to be there to see which hottie she finally finally chooses.
June 11, 2013
One thing you have to know when you first start this book and you really SHOULD read “Boyfriend from Hell” first) is that this series is one you cannot take seriously. This is quite the cartoonish series.
Tina Clancy has recently found out that she is one of Saturn’s daughters and will be dispensing justice with just a thought. This does not bode well for those needing punishment since Tina doesn’t want to take a chance that she isn’t supposed to kill people she is common up with some very creative punishments. You see, she has no clue just what the heck she is supposed to be doing with her newly found powers, but she has managed to track down another Daughter!
So now there has been a chemical gas cloud covering up the Zone…in the last book it was explained that the chemical spill that originally hit this community was a flood. So now, we have a flood and a cloud!
As you can see by the synopsis, Acme is looking for people who the cloud has affected and is grabbing them and eventually you find out just why Acme is doing such a thing. I won’t say the reason Acme is doing this is trite, but yeah it sort of is. Naturally, Acme has been working on the perfect disease cure AND war weapons all rolled into one!
There is no character growth and the level of maturity for most of the characters may be a problem for a few readers.
Tina Clancy has recently found out that she is one of Saturn’s daughters and will be dispensing justice with just a thought. This does not bode well for those needing punishment since Tina doesn’t want to take a chance that she isn’t supposed to kill people she is common up with some very creative punishments. You see, she has no clue just what the heck she is supposed to be doing with her newly found powers, but she has managed to track down another Daughter!
So now there has been a chemical gas cloud covering up the Zone…in the last book it was explained that the chemical spill that originally hit this community was a flood. So now, we have a flood and a cloud!
As you can see by the synopsis, Acme is looking for people who the cloud has affected and is grabbing them and eventually you find out just why Acme is doing such a thing. I won’t say the reason Acme is doing this is trite, but yeah it sort of is. Naturally, Acme has been working on the perfect disease cure AND war weapons all rolled into one!
There is no character growth and the level of maturity for most of the characters may be a problem for a few readers.
June 21, 2013
Being one of Saturn's Daughters isn't the easiest thing in the world. Since accidentally damning her boyfriend to hell in book one (Boyfriend from Hell) Tina Clancy has learned a little bit on how to control her power(s). However that won't help her out much when The Zone, the toxic part of Baltimore, suddenly has pink gas floating around and turning people into crazy, violent people. If that isn't enough the chemical plant that is near the town is trying to cover it all up and craziness ensues.
I'll be honest - Damn Him to Hell will have you really confused if you read this series out of order. I strongly suggest you read Boyfriend from Hell first. I really enjoyed that Damn Him to Hell had a lot more back story on several of the characters that I wanted to know more about. Andre reappears and quickly became my #1 interest because his character was such a mystery. Tina seems more comfortable with her powers and isn't afraid to use them when necessary. I still want to know more about Saturn's Daughters, and I have a feeling book 3 will shed more light on that. Since not everything was wrapped up, I'll definitely be waiting on book 3 to be released so I can see what happens next. If you enjoy Urban Fantasy be sure to read this series.
I'll be honest - Damn Him to Hell will have you really confused if you read this series out of order. I strongly suggest you read Boyfriend from Hell first. I really enjoyed that Damn Him to Hell had a lot more back story on several of the characters that I wanted to know more about. Andre reappears and quickly became my #1 interest because his character was such a mystery. Tina seems more comfortable with her powers and isn't afraid to use them when necessary. I still want to know more about Saturn's Daughters, and I have a feeling book 3 will shed more light on that. Since not everything was wrapped up, I'll definitely be waiting on book 3 to be released so I can see what happens next. If you enjoy Urban Fantasy be sure to read this series.
July 18, 2013
While I liked Boyfriend From Hell the first book in Jamie Quaid's highly imaginative Saturn's Daughter series, I REALLY liked Damn Him to Hell. I'm now hooked on this world, The Zone, Tina, and most especially the incredibly smexy bad boy with a questionable past, Andre.
Saturn's Daughter is by far the most bizarre and unique urban fantasy world I've had the joy of reading and I can't wait to see what Ms. Quaid and her warped sense of humor dream up next. Full review can be found here: http://www.smashattackreads.com/2013/...
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Saturn's Daughter is by far the most bizarre and unique urban fantasy world I've had the joy of reading and I can't wait to see what Ms. Quaid and her warped sense of humor dream up next. Full review can be found here: http://www.smashattackreads.com/2013/...
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March 21, 2025
This was better than the first one. Paranormal suspense and some craziness thrown in. Had my doubts about the series but this one was great.
July 18, 2013
Damn Him to Hell
This was still quirky, action-packed fun, but I fervently wished a copy editor had paid closer attention to weeding out the endless repetitions, inconsistencies and downright mistakes. If I have to read one more time how Tina is going on about her hair being all lustrous thanks to Saturn awarding her for damning her boyfriend to hell, I’m going to pop a vessel. I’m not senile. I’ve got it the first dozen times she mentioned it and I fail to see the hidden meaning however often she chooses to bring the topic up again. I might be a bit touchy on that because I know far too many people who tend to tell the same stories over and over again (regardless of how inconsequential and boring they were the first time you were forced to politely listen to them) despite their audience’s assurances that they’ve heard them before, just because they are either enamoured with the sound of their own voice or feel a pressing need to prostrate their own specialness with no regard to whether anyone is at all interested in hearing them – or both. I really don’t need to be subjected to this kind of self-importance from fictional characters. Their false humility is making these obvious contradictions even more annoying. And unlike nattering colleagues and assorted acquaintances and family members I can shut up the fictional nuisances by flipping the book covers shut. So. There. Main rant over.
There also were some glaring mistakes that made me question my ability to read and follow a story line. At one point, Andre, Tina’s former boss and contender for sexy times, says that Gloria Vanderventeris his grandmother. If this were true it would create a whole new set of complicated relationships. But it is not. Gloria is the grandmother of Max and Dane, Tina’s ex-boyfriend and his cousin. And it was made quite clear earlier on that while Andre’s family were personally acquainted with Gloria and her family, they were not related. I have no explanation how or why that line even got in there. To sum up, having to re-read this passage several times to clarify whether the mistake was mine and what could be the underlying implications of such a development and coming up with nothing, really through the pacing for me.
Luckily, the story pulls you right back in. Not everything makes complete sense. In fact, very few things do. But that doesn’t really matter that much, since the loony Baltimore Zone and its colourful inhabitants provide an entertaining break from the usual. The characters are quite distinct, even though not nearly as much space is devoted to physical descriptions of anyone but Tina. When she doesn’t get carried away eulogising about her own assets, she swoons and drools over the three likely candidates to have a sexual relation with. However, all minor characters are easily recognisable and they all maintain their mystery. Whether they are part of the tight-knit Zone population or one of the villains. Well, there are some nameless goons that are completely interchangeable. But that’s hired goons for you, cheaper by the dozen. I’m not saying that the characters are well-rounded, though. There’s still a lot of room for development and improvement and if played right, this could turn into a long lasting series, the groundwork is decently laid and an interest in the characters established.
The plot twists and intrigues are following one another at a brisk pace and they fit all right, if one is not too discerning a reader. :o) There’s plenty of possibility for future adventures. Even though Tina looked a bit more into the Saturn’s Daughters business in Damn Him to Hell, if time permitted and she wasn’t completely busy rescuing Zone inhabitants and unveiling sinister plots or lusting after one man or another (she’s quite capable of doing all three things at once, this multi-tasking heroine), she didn’t come up with much new and I didn’t mind at all because I mostly had fun following her escapades without the lectures on mythology and mysticism. If she’d only shut up about her great hair, great LEGS, GREAT BOOBS, GREAT …!
Oh, and I love that the evil, chemicals spilling, people abducting, illicit experiments conducting corporation is called Acme. I got the Looney Tunes’ song stuck in my head a few times.
August 21, 2013
Damn Him to Hell, the second book in Quaid's Saturn's Daughter series was a good read. Though more intense and not as light as the first book it still doesn't venture into the uber dark territory that some urban fantasy/paranormal books tend to do. Things are more serious in this book and the characters face more challenges. I couldn't put it down, things were happening one after another and I had to keep reading until everything was solved. Well everything that could be solved in this book was solved. What Acme was doing, why they were doing it - it was interesting (for the most part) but there are still things up in the air.
I have to say, despite how neat Tina's abilities are, I wouldn't want to have them. We really get to see the moral quandary of Tina's abilities - how do you determine what's right, what's just bad and what's evil? It's interesting to watch her struggle through these things, probably because it's a very human thing - and thus relatable making her a sympathetic and more likable character. There are consequences to her abilities - perhaps she hasn't fully learned them (negatively anyway) but she's had glimpses with both Sarah and a new character. Tina is still an appealing heroine, she just took some unnecessary risks in this book that made me mentally wonder (You're doing that? Seriously? And without telling anyone? ) - most of the time she's relatively level-headed, but she has a stubborn streak and well she's not perfect (except for perhaps her looks, now). There wasn't much character growth in this one - Tina has a lot more growing to do but I don't expect it to happen in the course of two books.
The other characters are distinct, and still have their own mysteries to them, we did get to know more about Andre in this one which I enjoyed. Andre is a very interesting character - and so is his family - whom I look forward to getting to know better. We also got to know Paddy a bit more, though I'm still not sure whether he is all there or not. Max/Dane's situation is a curious one and I look forward to seeing what happens with that. Why has Dane (and Gloria) been appearing to Max (in Dane's Body and Gloria to Tina) and others that Tina's 'damned' haven't? Is there some method to this madness or what?
It was good, I really liked it - but not as much as the first book. It wasn't as fun or light as the first book. But considering what was on the line (in both the main and subplots) it sets a more serious tone. It wasn't a bad book - I liked it and I'll keep reading the series. I look forward to reading the next book. 4 Stars.
I have to say, despite how neat Tina's abilities are, I wouldn't want to have them. We really get to see the moral quandary of Tina's abilities - how do you determine what's right, what's just bad and what's evil? It's interesting to watch her struggle through these things, probably because it's a very human thing - and thus relatable making her a sympathetic and more likable character. There are consequences to her abilities - perhaps she hasn't fully learned them (negatively anyway) but she's had glimpses with both Sarah and a new character. Tina is still an appealing heroine, she just took some unnecessary risks in this book that made me mentally wonder (You're doing that? Seriously? And without telling anyone? ) - most of the time she's relatively level-headed, but she has a stubborn streak and well she's not perfect (except for perhaps her looks, now). There wasn't much character growth in this one - Tina has a lot more growing to do but I don't expect it to happen in the course of two books.
The other characters are distinct, and still have their own mysteries to them, we did get to know more about Andre in this one which I enjoyed. Andre is a very interesting character - and so is his family - whom I look forward to getting to know better. We also got to know Paddy a bit more, though I'm still not sure whether he is all there or not. Max/Dane's situation is a curious one and I look forward to seeing what happens with that. Why has Dane (and Gloria) been appearing to Max (in Dane's Body and Gloria to Tina) and others that Tina's 'damned' haven't? Is there some method to this madness or what?
It was good, I really liked it - but not as much as the first book. It wasn't as fun or light as the first book. But considering what was on the line (in both the main and subplots) it sets a more serious tone. It wasn't a bad book - I liked it and I'll keep reading the series. I look forward to reading the next book. 4 Stars.
May 5, 2015
Review Courtesy of: Books That Hook
Damn Him to Hell was a wonderful continuation of Tina’s story. I thought it was better than book one. This was a hard book to put down!
The opening of the book is great; it captures the reader’s attention in the first line.
Jamie Quaid makes it easy for readers to jump into the series, even if they haven’t read the first book. Even with the history and setting descriptions she injects into the story, it doesn’t lag. She tells you what you need to know and quickly moves on with the story.
A few times, I had a vague feeling that something was missing or contradictory, but I couldn’t place my finger on it. Since I couldn’t figure it out, I’m not letting that affect my opinion of the book.
I was confused at times about Milo, Tina’s cat. He was sometimes big as a bobcat, and other times he was small enough to put in her pocket or messenger bag. If he can change his size, that’s fine (and actually cool) but it wasn’t clear to me if that was the case. This is such a small thing, though, and I can overlook it.
I enjoyed the sexual tension between Tina and Andre. I was surprised at Tina’s restraint. I guess I’m used to paranormal romance where they jump into bed after a day of knowing the person. Don’t expect that to happen in this series. Tina has urges and needs, but she doesn’t let herself act on them.
There’s a lot of action in this book. There’s also a lot of Tina deliberating the morality of her decisions and behavior. Some people might be put off by how much she dwells on whether she will be rewarded or punished for her actions.
The best thing, in my opinion, is the novelty of the story. It’s a mix of science fiction and supernatural contemporary fantasy. This is one book where you can find a mad scientist and a demon pages apart from one another. It’s also very original in that Tina isn’t a creature. Her power comes from her father, Saturn. I’m not sure how a planet fathers a child, but that’s okay, because Tina doesn’t understand it either.
I thought Damn Him to Hell was an excellent book. I am looking forward to reading the next book in the series.
Damn Him to Hell was a wonderful continuation of Tina’s story. I thought it was better than book one. This was a hard book to put down!
The opening of the book is great; it captures the reader’s attention in the first line.
Jamie Quaid makes it easy for readers to jump into the series, even if they haven’t read the first book. Even with the history and setting descriptions she injects into the story, it doesn’t lag. She tells you what you need to know and quickly moves on with the story.
A few times, I had a vague feeling that something was missing or contradictory, but I couldn’t place my finger on it. Since I couldn’t figure it out, I’m not letting that affect my opinion of the book.
I was confused at times about Milo, Tina’s cat. He was sometimes big as a bobcat, and other times he was small enough to put in her pocket or messenger bag. If he can change his size, that’s fine (and actually cool) but it wasn’t clear to me if that was the case. This is such a small thing, though, and I can overlook it.
I enjoyed the sexual tension between Tina and Andre. I was surprised at Tina’s restraint. I guess I’m used to paranormal romance where they jump into bed after a day of knowing the person. Don’t expect that to happen in this series. Tina has urges and needs, but she doesn’t let herself act on them.
There’s a lot of action in this book. There’s also a lot of Tina deliberating the morality of her decisions and behavior. Some people might be put off by how much she dwells on whether she will be rewarded or punished for her actions.
The best thing, in my opinion, is the novelty of the story. It’s a mix of science fiction and supernatural contemporary fantasy. This is one book where you can find a mad scientist and a demon pages apart from one another. It’s also very original in that Tina isn’t a creature. Her power comes from her father, Saturn. I’m not sure how a planet fathers a child, but that’s okay, because Tina doesn’t understand it either.
I thought Damn Him to Hell was an excellent book. I am looking forward to reading the next book in the series.
August 25, 2013
Tina finds her footing as a lawyer and a Zonie in this second book of the series. Some residents still remember the industrial accident that turned their Baltimore neighborhood into a place where electronics rarely work, gargoyles fly, dumpsters scuttle down back alleys. Acme corporation unleashes another environmental disaster while Tina and her friends are celebrating at Chesty's after she passes the bar exam; close friends fall victim to the noxious cloud rolling outwards from the factory, but this time, the incident is no accident.
Tina joins forces with Andre Legrande, the unofficial mayor of the Zone, in an effort to track down the people responsible, while learning to hold herself responsible for her new powers as a Daughter of Saturn. There's sizzling chemistry between Tina and Andre, and we learn more about him through his family. Lieutenant Schwartz, Tina's hunky neighbor, remains a staunch ally in the fight against evil, and Max/Dane uses his influence as a senator to pull strings for them. His reincarnation is causing a tangle of problems for him, but the focus of the book is on Tina and Andre this time.
The author skillfully develops the secondary characters, adding depth to the gritty urban fantasy. To understand the circumstances and complex cast of characters, readers should start with Boyfriend from Hell. Recommended!
Tina joins forces with Andre Legrande, the unofficial mayor of the Zone, in an effort to track down the people responsible, while learning to hold herself responsible for her new powers as a Daughter of Saturn. There's sizzling chemistry between Tina and Andre, and we learn more about him through his family. Lieutenant Schwartz, Tina's hunky neighbor, remains a staunch ally in the fight against evil, and Max/Dane uses his influence as a senator to pull strings for them. His reincarnation is causing a tangle of problems for him, but the focus of the book is on Tina and Andre this time.
The author skillfully develops the secondary characters, adding depth to the gritty urban fantasy. To understand the circumstances and complex cast of characters, readers should start with Boyfriend from Hell. Recommended!
July 19, 2013
I was excited to jump into DAMN HIM TO HELL, I thoroughly enjoyed the world of Saturn's Daughter from the first chapter of book 1. The zone is a place like no other and the people and creatures that live there keep you guessing. Although there is a lot going on in book 2, I unfortunately found myself board at times while reading. I don't know if it was over explaining or dragging out of events. Maybe both at points? Despite that, I enjoyed the character growth.
Tina is now a lawyer and moves forward in her career. She has a lot of trouble with figuring out her powers and if she is using it for good or evil. I enjoyed the advancement in that particular story like. Andre opens up a tad bit, NOT much I warn you. There is so much to learn about him. I kept waiting for something to happen between Tina and Andre but kept waiting... and waiting. The sexual tension was ridiculous and great at the same time.
I enjoyed BOYFRIEND FROM HELL a bit more than book 2 but it was still a nice continuation of the series. I'm invested in the characters so I will be waiting for book 3.
Tina is now a lawyer and moves forward in her career. She has a lot of trouble with figuring out her powers and if she is using it for good or evil. I enjoyed the advancement in that particular story like. Andre opens up a tad bit, NOT much I warn you. There is so much to learn about him. I kept waiting for something to happen between Tina and Andre but kept waiting... and waiting. The sexual tension was ridiculous and great at the same time.
I enjoyed BOYFRIEND FROM HELL a bit more than book 2 but it was still a nice continuation of the series. I'm invested in the characters so I will be waiting for book 3.
October 13, 2013
With this book I am firmly a fan of the Zone, in fact I sort of wish that I could live there too.
I like seeing Tina wade through the new changes to her life, becoming a Zonie, learning more about being Saturn's daughter, and just living. I keep hoping for more with the relationship between Tina and Andre. Andre is so mysterious, that you can't help but like him and want to know more. I was glad that we did, but it was so difficult for Andre to share things. I love how Tina refereed to Andre as the mayor of the Zone. While there isn't an official position, he pretty much is. I love how Andre looks out for the locals.
ACME makes a great foil, there is so much there that makes you want to hate them, along with those that pull the strings. I found all the happenings at the plant and with the Vanderventer family to be interesting, mostly because of the couple of insiders that were working with the Zone people.
With how things ended here I look forward to seeing where things go from here.
I like seeing Tina wade through the new changes to her life, becoming a Zonie, learning more about being Saturn's daughter, and just living. I keep hoping for more with the relationship between Tina and Andre. Andre is so mysterious, that you can't help but like him and want to know more. I was glad that we did, but it was so difficult for Andre to share things. I love how Tina refereed to Andre as the mayor of the Zone. While there isn't an official position, he pretty much is. I love how Andre looks out for the locals.
ACME makes a great foil, there is so much there that makes you want to hate them, along with those that pull the strings. I found all the happenings at the plant and with the Vanderventer family to be interesting, mostly because of the couple of insiders that were working with the Zone people.
With how things ended here I look forward to seeing where things go from here.
October 5, 2013
I hate to do this being 1/2 done, but I'm giving up on page 158. Clancy is simply annoying and seriously needs to get laid if she's getting excited simply by someone grabbing her arm. Buy the girl some batteries or let her hook up with one of the guys chasing her.
Also, about 1/4th of what I've read is either rehashing things that happened in book 1 or in this book. Seriously don't need to keep reminding us, we've got this. And, well, radioactive gas that just puts old or sick people into a coma isn't terribly exciting.
Time to grab some erotica as even I'm frustrated after reading about this character.
Also, about 1/4th of what I've read is either rehashing things that happened in book 1 or in this book. Seriously don't need to keep reminding us, we've got this. And, well, radioactive gas that just puts old or sick people into a coma isn't terribly exciting.
Time to grab some erotica as even I'm frustrated after reading about this character.
June 2, 2013
Fabulous new spin on urban fantasy.
After spotting this book for review on Edelweiss, I requested it and ordered book one from the library so I could read them in order.
I was hooked from the first page of Boyfriend from Hell and devoured it so I could move on to book 2.
Quirky, different, and fun this series fit into the urban fantasy genre perfectly even without a vampire or werewolf in sight.
I read them back to back and totally fell in love with this series, the characters and The Zone.
Love, love, loved it. I can't wait for book 3.
After spotting this book for review on Edelweiss, I requested it and ordered book one from the library so I could read them in order.
I was hooked from the first page of Boyfriend from Hell and devoured it so I could move on to book 2.
Quirky, different, and fun this series fit into the urban fantasy genre perfectly even without a vampire or werewolf in sight.
I read them back to back and totally fell in love with this series, the characters and The Zone.
Love, love, loved it. I can't wait for book 3.
October 17, 2014
It was a little too much in her head but quotes like below made it funny:
"That’s how I’d learned our Dumpsters traveled. I’d thought they were spying on me until one night I caught them dancing." Lmao... Catching dumpsters dancing. I feel like the heroine rambles like no other in this series but it's funny so it gets a pass :). I find the story a tad confusing but it's all mostly like a silly unraveling mystery. I do like Tina a lot so she makes reading it enjoyable also... I just wish she would get laid already hehe
"That’s how I’d learned our Dumpsters traveled. I’d thought they were spying on me until one night I caught them dancing." Lmao... Catching dumpsters dancing. I feel like the heroine rambles like no other in this series but it's funny so it gets a pass :). I find the story a tad confusing but it's all mostly like a silly unraveling mystery. I do like Tina a lot so she makes reading it enjoyable also... I just wish she would get laid already hehe
February 6, 2014
Who would have thought that a Saturn's Daughter would actually become a lawyer? Well that's what happened to Tina. She's now a member of the bar association and the attraction to Dane/Max and Andre is getting even hotter, especially with Andre. Dane/Max may be losing his mind as he starts to see the real Dane in fire and hear his voice. With Gloria finally out of the way (and did Tina really see what she thinks she saw????) things should get back to a symblance of normal now in the Zone.
August 26, 2013
I thought the world building was very good here. I liked the combination of humor along with the world falling apart vibe. Reminded me a little of Douglas Adams. I'll have to go back and ready the Boyfriend from Hell, since I got a little lost in the Saturn's daughter thing. Wasn't sure what Tina is supposed to know.
August 23, 2013
Great action and story, not quite enough hanky panky.
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June 11, 2013Ugg I really enjoyed book one but this one just isn't doing it for me. Gotta give up.
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