Demons: A Hunter's Novel, Book 1

by Felicite Lilly

Delaney Hinders is on a ride with no rules. After breaking up with her boyfriend and coming out of a six month self-induced haze, she finds herself being followed by every supernatural in a 100 mile radius. Her life is changing rapidly. As Delaney tries to figure out who can be trusted and who's on her side, she realizes who she can live without and who she cannot... Follow Delaney as she faces her Demons.

172 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 16, 2015

About the author

Felicite was born in Aurora, Colorado and lived some of her early years in Salt Lake City, Utah. She could ski way before she could walk. She graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University with a degree in English/Creative Writing concentration (I know, shocker!). She now lives in Dayton, Ohio with her husband and son. Felicite keeps herself on this side of the padded cell by vegging out on Sherlock Holmes (BBC with Benedict Cumberbatch), reading someone else’s work, playing with her son and exercising (which are sometimes one and the same). She finds joy in the small things in life and wants to do one thing that scares the crap out of her each year.

Reviews

[TaTiana · Rating 2 out of 5]

The premise of the novel is very interesting, but it lacked a lot of things. I started this book March 2024, but it was very difficult to get through until now (September 2024). There were moments that felt out of place, such as Delaney wanting to fight Anie when she found out Anie's relationship with Az ( even though Anie didn't know). It threw me off quite a lot, but I didn't think it was horrible completely.

The best parts of the book were Cade (who we only saw about three times in total), Anie, and Az. They each seem like fully developed characters that deserved more book time.

I think the novel definitely could have been worked on a bit more and spent a bit more time with the Editor, but I say that from a reader's point-of-view. I could sense the potential that this plot had, I just wish that it was executed much better. Unsure if I'll read the other novels (it says Book I), but I might just to give Delaney and her story another try.

[Amber ⋒ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Delaney Hinders is a Hunter, her lover of three-years a Demon.. Trying to do the right thing by her people, Laney is forced to leave her perfect partner in crime.
Not long after her 30th birthday Laney starts to gain strange gifts, confusing her about what she is.
Her strange gifts are attracting unwanted attention and its not long before she finds herself being followed by every supernatural within a 100 mile radius.
With supernaturals of every kind after her, Laney finds herself safely back in the arms of Az only to find that everything is not as they were before..

I really enjoyed this book, it had a lot of detail put into it and it was refreshing to read something that wasn't based on teenagers. I loved how Laney is not what everyone expects her to be she's something else, something so unusual to the other beings. The friendships Laney has with her two friends makes it so realistic and brings humor to the story. I also liked how Az had still done everything for her even after the way she handled things months after the breakup. Most of all I enjoyed the story between Laney and Az, it is quite a romance and as much as I understand why they had to break up and was so relieved they found each other again, I would have loved to hear more about the adventures they had in the beggining. The way Laney explains how they came to be would have also been a great way to start the book, from day one when they crossed paths. I enjoyed the way the story was written and you can tell Felicite has talent!
My only disappointed was that the story felt like it ended too quickly, just as everything gets so interesting it ends. But I do find it wants you to come back for the next book!

Since I have already given away so much I won't go on anymore, I would definitely recommend this story to anyone who loves fantasy, romance, action and a twist. It is well worth the read!

[Daniel Banks · Rating 3 out of 5]

Review; DEMONS, by Felicite Lilly
Genre-paranormal romance
Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book for an honest, non-reciprocal review.
This is a story of the life and death struggle between Demons, other supernatural beings, and Hunters. In a world overrun by supernatural beings, the life of a Hunter is in constant peril, and for Delaney (who is only human) it’s more complicated and dangerous than that of any other Hunter. Delaney is in love with a Demon, and not just any Demon-he’s Azrael, one of the worst of the fallen, second only to Satan himself. She broke off her relationship with Azrael, to protect him as much as herself. Now she finds herself falling right back into his arms. Poor Delaney is a person totally at the mercy of her feelings and hormones, without any moral compass.
There is very little world building here. Why do Hunters want to kill demons? What do the demons want with the humans? What is the purpose of all the other “supes”? We’re expected to already understand how all this happened.
The book is generally well written and formatted. I really like the cover.
The voice is engaging and more than a little bit cheeky. It effectively captures the emotionally and morally bankrupt nature of the MC.
There doesn’t appear to be much (if any) difference between the character traits of the Demons and the Hunters. There is no discernible difference in motivation or behavior. Evil does good and good does evil. They even join forces, on occasion. There is no explanation of how or why Delaney and Azrael first became partners, other than a reference to Azrael talking her into it.
This is not a full length novel.
Simply put, this is the story of a bad girl with daddy issues in an illicit relationship with a bad boy. Bad things happen, but it all works out in the end.
Three and a half stars

[Robin Peacock · Rating 2 out of 5]

This story involves Delany, now thirty but behaving like seventeen and her realization that she has more powers than she knew. The book has many threads; her awakening to her newly realized powers, her separation from her ex lover, for reasons never fully explained, her estrangement from her father, and her relationship with a whole host of supernatural co-stars. There are demons, fairies, werewolves, angels, supes?, shadows, drovers and more who appear randomly throughout the book. Sadly, the story has been written many times before and will even more sadly, be written many more times in the future. I found the jokey attitude and her constant rebellion against her lover, her father and her friends just too unbelievable. She became a truly unlikable character as the book progressed.
I have a few criticisms of the writing style. Felicite uses digits throughout the book, rather than writing the numbers. She speaks directly to the reader in an informal aside, asking an opinion, which is simply not acceptable. (if you gave me ablade now...) She also has a few problems with personal pronouns. He and me, should be he and I being one of them. A couple of errors also spoil the book; the heroine's height varies form five seven to five ten, amazing! She leaves home with almost no clothes but this doesn't stop Az from tearing them off her on more than one occasion.
Overall, the book is weak on plot and light on detail. If you are going to write a demonic/werewolf/angel type story then it needs to be very good to stand out from rest of the the vast, overcrowded genre and it needs a hero who is engaging. Sadly, this provides neither.

[Florian Armas · Rating 3 out of 5]

Demons is a pleasant, fast reading novel that mix together demons, paranormal, romance and a bit of erotica. What keeps all those heterogenic elements together is the forbidden love between a demon and a demon hunter, and the self deprecating humor of the main character Delaney (as the novel is written in first person POV that tends to be the main thing to attract a reader’s attention). I finished reading wanting to know more about how her father coped with being subdued by the Black Shadow, and how he felt after he escaped, but the book ends abruptly, and I suppose that some elements will be settled in the next novel in the series.

I received the book from the author.

[Elly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Delaney and Azreal have a complicated romantic history. He's a demon and she's a demon hunter.This is a fast paced plot with romantic subplot. Interesting world with a lot of magical beings. Good beginning to the series.

[Felicite Lilly · Rating 5 out of 5]

So, this is my book, so I liked it. But I really am looking for more people to tell me what they liked and what they didn't like. :) thanks to those who've read already.