This Whole Demoning Thing

by Patrick Ness, Norma Butikofer (narrator)

In her monstrous Aspect, straight-laced Angela is a flameproof fire-breathing demon. At her school that’s perfectly normal – what isn’t is that most of the time she prefers her plain old human form, content to be in the background. But now Angela’s piano skills have somehow earned her a spot in the school’s coolest band, and as the end of year dance approaches it looks like she’s going to have to figure out who she really is in front of everyone.

Genres: Audiobook

Audible Audio

Published January 1, 2025

About the author

Patrick Ness, an award-winning novelist, has written for Radio 4 and The Sunday Telegraph and is a literary critic for The Guardian. He has written many books, including the Chaos Walking Trilogy, The Crash of Hennington, Topics About Which I Know Nothing, and A Monster Calls.

He has won numerous awards, including the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize, the Booktrust Teenage Prize, and the Costa Children’s Book Award. Born in Virginia, he currently lives in London.

Reviews

[Wendy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty standard and forgettable but written in a fun enough way.

[Claire (the_reading_apprentice) · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was such a cute story, about teen demons in a rock band, and about becoming your true self and being authentic.

I'd probably recommend it to 12-15 year olds who enjoyed stories like Amari and the Night Brothers.

My one complaint is that at one point, a bully character calls the main character a bitch. It feels odd to have words like that in a kids' book, but at the same time, I can understand why the author used it. Just something for parents to keep in mind, I guess.

[Kirsty Stanley · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.75

[Eoin O'Beara · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was unexpectedly impressed by this YA book, enjoyable

[Louis Orpe · Rating 1 out of 5]

corny as fuck

[Michaela · Rating 5 out of 5]

just a fun short read

[Tick · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was quite cute, but I didn’t enjoy it.