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The Devil You Know #1
Sympathy for the Devil
The Prince of Darkness is a gentleman, so when God offers the Devil a chance to redeem himself through a human’s love, Lucifer is confident no woman will be able to withstand his devilish charm. But Christa is no ordinary woman, and she’s not about to fall for just any silver-tongued devil who crosses her path.
As the cosmic wager plays out in Los Angeles — aka “the City of Angels” — the Devil realizes that he might lose more than his chance to leave Hell.
He might just lose his immortal heart.
As the cosmic wager plays out in Los Angeles — aka “the City of Angels” — the Devil realizes that he might lose more than his chance to leave Hell.
He might just lose his immortal heart.
470 pages, ebook
First published January 10, 2011
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About the author
Christine Pope
214 books1,098 followersA native of Southern California, Christine Pope has been writing stories ever since she commandeered her family’s Smith-Corona typewriter back in the sixth grade. Many reams of dead trees later, she’s happy to announce that her debut novel, Fringe Benefits,was published by Pink Petal Books on April 8, 2010. Her short fiction has appeared in Astonishing Adventures, Luna Station Quarterly, and the new journal of dark fiction, Dark Valentine. Her paranormal novella, Playing With Fire, was released on August 5, 2010.
While Fringe Benefits is a straight contemporary romance, she writes in a variety of genres, including paranormal romance, fantasy, horror, science fiction, and historical romance. She blames this on being easily distracted by bright, shiny objects, which could also account for the size of her shoe collection.
After spending many years in the magazine publishing industry, she now works as a freelance editor in addition to writing fiction. She lives with her husband and an explosively fluffy Pomeranian mix. Her house is pink, but don’t hold that against her.
While Fringe Benefits is a straight contemporary romance, she writes in a variety of genres, including paranormal romance, fantasy, horror, science fiction, and historical romance. She blames this on being easily distracted by bright, shiny objects, which could also account for the size of her shoe collection.
After spending many years in the magazine publishing industry, she now works as a freelance editor in addition to writing fiction. She lives with her husband and an explosively fluffy Pomeranian mix. Her house is pink, but don’t hold that against her.
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January 23, 2017
An honest review for an unusual book. An interesting premise that links to the idea of lucifer being more than evil i enjoyed seeing the characters flesh out. However overall i found the book very slow going. Often struggling to keep my focus. The story only really picked up pace for the last 150 pages and occasionally i was left wondering as to some characters relevance. An interesting read that will leaving you thinking about christianity in a different way.
April 3, 2014
Very interesting premise. Great dialog and had me interested. Some passages I felt were a little too long but overall an interesting and well-paced narrative. I do think more could have been done with Danny and the demons, and agreed with another reviewer about wishing for more insight into Luke's character - which is why I didn't give it 5 stars. But I'd still recommend it and would read more by this author.
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June 3, 2011
It's hard to write glowingly positive reviews without sounding like a nit. I tend to be a very picky reader too- I have a hard time even finishing half the books I read. As a result, I trust the negative reviews on Amazon before the positive ones. I don't even trust awards all that much. However, Christine Pope's new paranormal romance, Sympathy for the Devil, is one of the best romances I have ever read.
This book has pretty much everything going for it. The plot is deceptively simple--what if the Devil grew tired of his lot, and made a bargain with God? The deal is that Lucifer can leave Hell if he falls in love with a mortal. Not just any mortal, though, but one of God's choosing.
The lucky lady is Christa Simms, a copy editor at a magazine in Los Angeles and she's more than a match for Lucifer, who is using the name Luke Nicolini and his considerable store of devilish charm to win her heart.
Of course complications ensue, along with a dash of philosophy, theology (including Luke's discussion of the inaccuracies of the Da Vinci Code) and some very hot sex.
Pope has a clean, smooth, witty style that's descriptive without being overdone. The dialogue is also natural, and all the characters act like believable twenty-first century people (except for those who aren't people, of course). "Sympathy" possesses a whole host of well-fleshed out characters. Not only do we have Christa's best friend, the sexy, freewheeling Nina, and Christa's ex-boyfriend, nerdy but very Catholic Danny--but we also meet two interfering demons, the ambitious Beelzebub and the hedonistic Asmodeus, doing their best to screw up Luke's deal with God. (The two demons, by the way, steal every scene they're in.)
The fast-paced plot pairs nicely with a romance that's not afraid to be a slow burn. All of the action is played out, with great effectiveness, against the Los Angeles skyline. Pope is a native Angeleno, and her loving descriptions of the City of Angels (and a few demons) really captures the complicated nature of the Southland. It's great seeing such authentic regional color in a romance, as so many of them are set in generic small towns.
This story is refreshing, delightful, and with some really... pardon the pun, but I can't resist... devilishly sexy scenes. Pope's writing goes down like a glass of smooth pinot. What I want to know is--when will there be a sequel? I'd love to find out what happens to Asmodeus, and even what happens to Danny.
This book has pretty much everything going for it. The plot is deceptively simple--what if the Devil grew tired of his lot, and made a bargain with God? The deal is that Lucifer can leave Hell if he falls in love with a mortal. Not just any mortal, though, but one of God's choosing.
The lucky lady is Christa Simms, a copy editor at a magazine in Los Angeles and she's more than a match for Lucifer, who is using the name Luke Nicolini and his considerable store of devilish charm to win her heart.
Of course complications ensue, along with a dash of philosophy, theology (including Luke's discussion of the inaccuracies of the Da Vinci Code) and some very hot sex.
Pope has a clean, smooth, witty style that's descriptive without being overdone. The dialogue is also natural, and all the characters act like believable twenty-first century people (except for those who aren't people, of course). "Sympathy" possesses a whole host of well-fleshed out characters. Not only do we have Christa's best friend, the sexy, freewheeling Nina, and Christa's ex-boyfriend, nerdy but very Catholic Danny--but we also meet two interfering demons, the ambitious Beelzebub and the hedonistic Asmodeus, doing their best to screw up Luke's deal with God. (The two demons, by the way, steal every scene they're in.)
The fast-paced plot pairs nicely with a romance that's not afraid to be a slow burn. All of the action is played out, with great effectiveness, against the Los Angeles skyline. Pope is a native Angeleno, and her loving descriptions of the City of Angels (and a few demons) really captures the complicated nature of the Southland. It's great seeing such authentic regional color in a romance, as so many of them are set in generic small towns.
This story is refreshing, delightful, and with some really... pardon the pun, but I can't resist... devilishly sexy scenes. Pope's writing goes down like a glass of smooth pinot. What I want to know is--when will there be a sequel? I'd love to find out what happens to Asmodeus, and even what happens to Danny.
December 23, 2015
Started reading this the previous evening and I have been glued to the book all day. It was a great little story.
I was pleasantly surprised by the author's comment of Tesla/Edison and along with many other amusing quotes it made an enjoyable read. I would bravely recommend. Of course, the religion aspect of the whole story kept me entertained and even though I am far from believing all the Heaven&Hell stuff I didn't feel that as the reader I was being subtly converted... :)
I was pleasantly surprised by the author's comment of Tesla/Edison and along with many other amusing quotes it made an enjoyable read. I would bravely recommend. Of course, the religion aspect of the whole story kept me entertained and even though I am far from believing all the Heaven&Hell stuff I didn't feel that as the reader I was being subtly converted... :)
January 12, 2023
I am a sucker for romances derived from theological bad guys (or at least theological concepts that humankind doesn’t necessarily want to experience first-hand): devils, demons, horsemen, you name it, I’m all over it. When I stumbled across this, I snapped it up and shuffled it to the top of my to-read pile.
It didn’t take me long after starting it, however, to realize that this was not going to be a favorite.
The general concept was interesting enough: the Devil is tired of Hell and God offers him a bargain to leave his post, which revolves around finding love with a woman of God’s choosing who knows him for who (or, rather, what) he is. How could the Devil refuse an offer like that?
Unfortunately, the woman turned out to be Christa.
I quickly found myself disliking Christa. A lot. To the point that I had to put the book down and walk away multiple times in an attempt to avoid abandoning it. She’s entitled and spoiled and self-centered and just flat. Her relationships with her friends and family struck me as shallow, an endless procession of grudging meetings and fake smiles. She was marginally more interesting with Luke, but even then she was forgettable.
Given that 90% of the story was from her point of view, that’s kind of a bad sign.
Speaking of point of view, it would’ve been a lot more interesting to head hop into Luke’s every now and again if we’re going to head hop at all. (I’m not asking for a full dual-POV book, but some insight would’ve been nice. I’m not counting the prologue, focused on God and the Devil but entirely third-person.) We got some gratuitous scenes from Beelzebub and Asmodeus’s perspectives, but they smacked more of set-up for sequels than anything that really added to this book.
The various conflicts were… meh. I expected the storyline with Christa’s current boyfriend to play out far differently; it petered out with a whimper. The same goes for the encounter with her ex and, honestly, the big culmination of her romance with Luke. I had to reread the “I love you.” bit a few times because Luke became mortal in the space of two paragraphs–very underwhelming. I like fluff, but even I want some tension!
Overall, it felt kind of like a mess, too many ideas crammed into a glorified diary. The drama with Christa’s family, the drama with her friends, the drama with her job… it was too much of everything and not enough of anything. It could’ve been tightened up a lot, instead of turning into something that plodded turgidly on in parts.
tl;dr Come for the Devil, go for the unlikeable human.
It didn’t take me long after starting it, however, to realize that this was not going to be a favorite.
The general concept was interesting enough: the Devil is tired of Hell and God offers him a bargain to leave his post, which revolves around finding love with a woman of God’s choosing who knows him for who (or, rather, what) he is. How could the Devil refuse an offer like that?
Unfortunately, the woman turned out to be Christa.
I quickly found myself disliking Christa. A lot. To the point that I had to put the book down and walk away multiple times in an attempt to avoid abandoning it. She’s entitled and spoiled and self-centered and just flat. Her relationships with her friends and family struck me as shallow, an endless procession of grudging meetings and fake smiles. She was marginally more interesting with Luke, but even then she was forgettable.
Given that 90% of the story was from her point of view, that’s kind of a bad sign.
Speaking of point of view, it would’ve been a lot more interesting to head hop into Luke’s every now and again if we’re going to head hop at all. (I’m not asking for a full dual-POV book, but some insight would’ve been nice. I’m not counting the prologue, focused on God and the Devil but entirely third-person.) We got some gratuitous scenes from Beelzebub and Asmodeus’s perspectives, but they smacked more of set-up for sequels than anything that really added to this book.
The various conflicts were… meh. I expected the storyline with Christa’s current boyfriend to play out far differently; it petered out with a whimper. The same goes for the encounter with her ex and, honestly, the big culmination of her romance with Luke. I had to reread the “I love you.” bit a few times because Luke became mortal in the space of two paragraphs–very underwhelming. I like fluff, but even I want some tension!
Overall, it felt kind of like a mess, too many ideas crammed into a glorified diary. The drama with Christa’s family, the drama with her friends, the drama with her job… it was too much of everything and not enough of anything. It could’ve been tightened up a lot, instead of turning into something that plodded turgidly on in parts.
tl;dr Come for the Devil, go for the unlikeable human.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 14, 2019
This is a fun, feel-good romance; it is not one of the horror or science fiction books Christine Pope has written. There is a strong undercurrent of humor. I found myself grinning and chuckling throughout the book. There are numerous funny exchanges among the main characters, and many unusual situations that could only happen with a supernatural date. One of the most amusing themes is Christa's reluctance to let anyone else know she's dating the Devil; how she avoids answering the questions of her friends and family with the truth while admitting it to herself is priceless. I read this after the sequel, "Charmed, I'm Sure" because I enjoyed the writing and story so much. I met some of the characters who will appear in it: Nina, Asmodeus, God and Beelzebub. Both books are light, charming humorous stories about supernatural characters, and could be read stand-alone; but reading them both is even more enjoyable. I expect another sequel featuring Beelzebub meeting his salvation in The City of Angels.
The Devil asks God to let him back into Heaven; he's tired of being warden to the bleak prison for damned souls. God agrees, with conditions...and there's where the story starts. The version of the Devil is not the "fire and brimstone" vision of the Bible (and neither is God, who makes brief appearances, the formidable awe-inspiring Jehovah). The Devil must fall in love with someone, and she must love him back, despite knowing who (what?) he is. God has chosen Christa Simms to be "the one", who is very puzzled, asking herself, "why me" and "what does he want"?
The Devil asks God to let him back into Heaven; he's tired of being warden to the bleak prison for damned souls. God agrees, with conditions...and there's where the story starts. The version of the Devil is not the "fire and brimstone" vision of the Bible (and neither is God, who makes brief appearances, the formidable awe-inspiring Jehovah). The Devil must fall in love with someone, and she must love him back, despite knowing who (what?) he is. God has chosen Christa Simms to be "the one", who is very puzzled, asking herself, "why me" and "what does he want"?
January 16, 2023
A surprisingly good book. Once again, I began reading this thinking it was not my type of book, and again, I was pleasantly surprised. The devil, aka Luke, has made a deal with God. After being his head jailer in Hell since his fall from grace, he is bored and wants more. God challenges him to fall in love with a human woman, pre picked by God, which will allow him to become mortal and spend his life with her. What I loved most about this book was the challenge to Christian thinking of Heaven and Hell. There will be some who may find this problematic, but I felt the ideas fitted with changes in the Catholic Church’s viewpoints over the years. I believe in a future book in the series, Hell is closed by God with devil and demons out of a job. In my life time, I have heard one hell-raising sermon by an Anglican priest and had one interesting discussion on Hell with an Ammonite priest, but, I do not remember any other discussion with a Catholic priest (Nuns, on the other hand!!). The lessening in importance of ideas of Hell, contribute nicely to the story.
When Luke spoke, I heard it in the voice of Tom Ellis from Lucifer (2016-2021). The writing had a similar demand in the voice.
When Luke spoke, I heard it in the voice of Tom Ellis from Lucifer (2016-2021). The writing had a similar demand in the voice.
September 4, 2018
This is a NON-SPOILER REVIEW. Sympathy for the Devil by Christine Pope is a stand alone read. I really enjoyed the heck out of this story. I loved the whimsy of Christa meeting the Devil "Luke" and GOD. First and foremost, this is a work of fiction. If you are trying to pound it into a religious peg hole, you are going to miss the point and fun of the book. ( I really laughed at Luke's inability to comprehend the female mind! ) The secondary characters Beelzebub, Asmodeus, Nina, Danny... they added to the confusion of Christa's dilemma. Throw in a little Divine intervention and family dynamics that can always be counted on to go askew at the worst possible time and you have a winning combination that will keep you laughing and groaning! Christine Pope's "Devil" is deliciously naughty and "GOD" is well thought out. Don't go into this with any preconceived ideas of Good V. Evil, God v. Devil and just have some fun!
March 31, 2019
Sympathy for the Devil
The Devil(Luke) and Christa Simms make up a cute and entertaining story. The Devil and GOD cut a deal which includes a human woman. The Devil, since he has been around a long time, figures this little human will be no problem to seduce and win the special prize he and GOD agreed upon. Not so fast!!!
This was a fun read and hilarious at times. I must admit I lost interest in the story when Luke and Christa had a falling out. But once on track, if ended fantastically!!
I must say you should keep a dictionary near by, as Christine Pope uses words I had no clue what they meant. At least it was fun and challenging learning new English words, so I could make sense of what I was reading at times.
Kathy Barber Doyle - 3/30/2019
The Devil(Luke) and Christa Simms make up a cute and entertaining story. The Devil and GOD cut a deal which includes a human woman. The Devil, since he has been around a long time, figures this little human will be no problem to seduce and win the special prize he and GOD agreed upon. Not so fast!!!
This was a fun read and hilarious at times. I must admit I lost interest in the story when Luke and Christa had a falling out. But once on track, if ended fantastically!!
I must say you should keep a dictionary near by, as Christine Pope uses words I had no clue what they meant. At least it was fun and challenging learning new English words, so I could make sense of what I was reading at times.
Kathy Barber Doyle - 3/30/2019
May 14, 2019
I soooo hope this has other books 2 go with it 4 the other demons and a few of her girlfriends that needed a man in their lives asap!! I loved it. She did good 2 get out of a relationship where she was being ignored 4 most of it. Everybody gets tired of their job every once in a while like the devil did but it's really good that God made the deal 2 help him in a way 2 b able to get a few things back that he lost centuries ago. They both deserved much happiness especially when it's Devine intervention lol
March 15, 2017
I wanted this to be so much more than it was. I loved the premise and the theology, which I wasn't really expecting in a free kindle romance, but those parts and God were the best parts of the book. I don't know why it was so slow and plodding and I sometimes liked the main character and sometimes didn't. A lot of stuff seemed to be introduced and then go nowhere, like it was just filler to make the book longer. IDK. I had high hopes I guess.
February 18, 2018
I thought this book was only okay. It all happened in a ridiculously small time span and the dialogue often felt pretty forced. I liked Lucifer's character quite a bit, but I wished we saw more from his point of view because I couldn't tell if he was really falling in love or just pretending so she would fall in love with him. The story would have been a lot more well-rounded if we had seen from his point of view.
February 9, 2018
A fun paranormal romance! I didn't think that this would be my kind of thing, but I found myself reading all the way through and enjoying it a lot. I find that a lot of paranormal romances blur into one for me, but this was brilliantly light-hearted - and there's no way I could resist a book where God makes an appearance in the produce aisle.
October 7, 2021
Satan wants out of hell and God agrees too a bet. Can the Devil discover love and get a woman to love him? It is hard enough to try to understand and win a woman's heart but add the supernatural and it becomes
While the premise is interesting and the style is good, it is still chic lit and not to my taste. And can't say I approve of the poor theology.
While the premise is interesting and the style is good, it is still chic lit and not to my taste. And can't say I approve of the poor theology.
March 19, 2018
I found this story interesting. I liked that the romance involved in this book was generally relayed according to inner thoughts of the people involved. Whether you consider yourself a religious person or not, I think you might find you'll enjoy this book.
May 24, 2018
Sympathy for the devil
A good read for people who are in to the series recommend highly can't wait for the next one of the series a really enjoyable read but quick shaping up to be a enjoyable series must read the next one of the series
A good read for people who are in to the series recommend highly can't wait for the next one of the series a really enjoyable read but quick shaping up to be a enjoyable series must read the next one of the series
July 24, 2017
Demon
I enjoy bargain books and this was a fun ride. Portrayal was just what I enjoy and expected. Very good on location but distances were a bit screwy. All in all enjoyable.
I enjoy bargain books and this was a fun ride. Portrayal was just what I enjoy and expected. Very good on location but distances were a bit screwy. All in all enjoyable.
December 18, 2017
This was a fun read!
March 25, 2018
This book was slow. The story concept was good but I think the book could have been better. It was okay but I probably wouldn't recommend it to a friend.
February 25, 2020
A devil of a good story
Life was ordinary for Christ’s until she met Luke...the devil. Then her life took a long circle around love, breakups, heartache and back to love.
Life was ordinary for Christ’s until she met Luke...the devil. Then her life took a long circle around love, breakups, heartache and back to love.
January 1, 2023
Loved reading this book
The premise is the same as Beauty and the Beast. Only it's Lucifer. The story was good and enjoyable read
The premise is the same as Beauty and the Beast. Only it's Lucifer. The story was good and enjoyable read
January 16, 2025
Fun sweet story. I enjoyed it very much. It was just what I needed last night!
January 17, 2025
What a dud! The couple had zero chemistry, the mfc was a doormat. The spicy scenes were cringworthy and limp! And then all the religious undertones, bleck! Juvenille writing at best.
July 29, 2025
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
April 29, 2020
Good read
A unique take on the relationship between God and the devil. Packed with lots of self-awakening, angst, and romance, this book is a recommended read for lovers of the paranormal romance genre.
A unique take on the relationship between God and the devil. Packed with lots of self-awakening, angst, and romance, this book is a recommended read for lovers of the paranormal romance genre.
March 4, 2017
a quick stand-alone novel that moves quickly, but more so, is unique in its choice of main characters for a romance novel........ The devil is in the details on this one! He asks God for an out in running hell, and God tells him he must find love with a specific agnostic human female, and this is his story..... I enjoyed it, and i hate to say it, but i fell in love with the Devil myself! Hot & tempting, literally.
September 10, 2017
I loved it!! I wish there was more to their story, I would also liked to have known how Christa's family and friends would have reacted if they knew she was in love with the Devil.
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November 4, 2018
I fancied a complete change of pace from my usual fantasy-scifi-historical fiction fare, and this seemed to fit the bill. I don't very often read romances, I usually find they're extremely predictable and very often leaning towards the cheesy, but this one was fun.
Lucifer is tired of being the King of Hell, and so makes a deal with God. The Man Upstairs picks a specific woman—if Lucifer can get her to fall in love with him, he's free to leave Hell and live out his existence as a mortal. The woman in question is Christa Simms, and Lucifer first gets to encounter her as a child. For the main part of the book, Christ is a twenty-something copyeditor, who has been in a dead-end relationship with Danny, a strict Catholic and useless boyfriend who has more interest in playing computer games or fiddling around with PCs. Christa is, understandably, fed up with him, so when the enigmatic and apparently very wealthy Lucifer appears in her life, she's delighted at the chance of a new relationship, although she has some misgivings as she learns more about her new beau. Meanwhile, demons Beelzebub and Asmodeus are trying their very best to keep their King firmly on his throne.
This was a lot of fun. Christa's a decent person, exasperated with her useless boyfriend and her family and only saved by her best friend, Nina, and her love of her job. She tries to live a good life and be a good person, but, like all of us, she has moments where she just wants to do the wrong thing for once. All in all, she was a believable main character, and I liked her a lot. Lucifer was a smooth charmer, but not in a slimy way, and also was pretty likeable. Nina was fun, and the two demons were scene-stealingly hilarious. There were a ton of witty lines and plenty of humour throughout, though there were also a few slower patches.
All in all, this was fun, not heavy going, and an enjoyable change of genre for me.
Lucifer is tired of being the King of Hell, and so makes a deal with God. The Man Upstairs picks a specific woman—if Lucifer can get her to fall in love with him, he's free to leave Hell and live out his existence as a mortal. The woman in question is Christa Simms, and Lucifer first gets to encounter her as a child. For the main part of the book, Christ is a twenty-something copyeditor, who has been in a dead-end relationship with Danny, a strict Catholic and useless boyfriend who has more interest in playing computer games or fiddling around with PCs. Christa is, understandably, fed up with him, so when the enigmatic and apparently very wealthy Lucifer appears in her life, she's delighted at the chance of a new relationship, although she has some misgivings as she learns more about her new beau. Meanwhile, demons Beelzebub and Asmodeus are trying their very best to keep their King firmly on his throne.
This was a lot of fun. Christa's a decent person, exasperated with her useless boyfriend and her family and only saved by her best friend, Nina, and her love of her job. She tries to live a good life and be a good person, but, like all of us, she has moments where she just wants to do the wrong thing for once. All in all, she was a believable main character, and I liked her a lot. Lucifer was a smooth charmer, but not in a slimy way, and also was pretty likeable. Nina was fun, and the two demons were scene-stealingly hilarious. There were a ton of witty lines and plenty of humour throughout, though there were also a few slower patches.
All in all, this was fun, not heavy going, and an enjoyable change of genre for me.
August 13, 2015
Another story that could have been great and I did like it, don’t get me wrong but this could have been so much better.
The way that it’s written just kind of threw me off a bit, I don’t recall any other books I’ve read being written like this and I’m not really sure how I feel about it. Not even the other book I’ve read by her didn’t read like this, Darkangel. It felt like Christa, the main character, was sitting across from me telling me her life story. I get enough of that from customers where I work, I don’t need a book doing the same thing.
Because of that, I couldn’t really connect to the characters because instead of getting to actually know the characters, getting inside their head, I feel like someone is just telling me a regular story about their own life.
This is a story about the Devil having to fall in love with a human, and being loved in return {almost like Beauty and the Beast}, so he can get back to Heaven and this probably could have had a lot of action, just think of all the possibilities with this story line, but none of it happened.
There could have been a lot action and suspense to make it more exciting but no, it’s full of small talk, descriptions of clothes and traffic. Even when she runs into an old flame, there could have been a lovely fight or something but no, it’s a couple of pages of small talk.
I liked it enough to finish it but besides trying to impress her, there’s really nothing very paranormal or terribly exciting in this book, it could pass for just a regular romance if you overlook God, the Devil, and two other demons.
Thank you for reading my review.
-Sam
The way that it’s written just kind of threw me off a bit, I don’t recall any other books I’ve read being written like this and I’m not really sure how I feel about it. Not even the other book I’ve read by her didn’t read like this, Darkangel. It felt like Christa, the main character, was sitting across from me telling me her life story. I get enough of that from customers where I work, I don’t need a book doing the same thing.
Because of that, I couldn’t really connect to the characters because instead of getting to actually know the characters, getting inside their head, I feel like someone is just telling me a regular story about their own life.
This is a story about the Devil having to fall in love with a human, and being loved in return {almost like Beauty and the Beast}, so he can get back to Heaven and this probably could have had a lot of action, just think of all the possibilities with this story line, but none of it happened.
There could have been a lot action and suspense to make it more exciting but no, it’s full of small talk, descriptions of clothes and traffic. Even when she runs into an old flame, there could have been a lovely fight or something but no, it’s a couple of pages of small talk.
I liked it enough to finish it but besides trying to impress her, there’s really nothing very paranormal or terribly exciting in this book, it could pass for just a regular romance if you overlook God, the Devil, and two other demons.
Thank you for reading my review.
-Sam
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