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Some Things are Worse Than Demons.

Jimmy Holiday, reluctant exorcist, is finally getting the help he needs from the higher-ups. The Order of Markers is sending him to the Vatican’s exorcism school. Now, he’ll receive the training he should have gotten at the beginning. One problem, someone wants to sabotage him.

When his time at the school is cut short, Jimmy receives an interesting new case. It is the assignment that no one wants—a corpse has come back to life. And it isn’t a zombie.

Too bad nothing goes as expected. Armed with his usual bag of tricks, Jimmy thinks everything will eventually be all right. Well, that is until his betrayer turns out to be the person he trusts most.

273 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 14, 2017

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Danielle DeVor

23 books183 followers
Danielle DeVor spent her early years fantasizing about vampires and watching “Salem’s Lot” way too many times. After living briefly in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, she moved back to her hometown to write. When not writing and reading about weird things, you will find her hanging out at the nearest coffee shop, enjoying a mocha frappuccino.

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Profile Image for Selina.
87 reviews3 followers
July 18, 2017
***I received this ARC from the publisher via netgalley in exchange for an honest review*** I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.

This was such a disappointing read. I was expecting the creepiness and the mystery from the first book. Sadly I did not get any of that. This was boring. Frankly I kept having to put the book down and do other stuff because I found myself rolling my eyes the majority of the story.

The creepiness of the first book that I loved so much was nowhere to be seen in this one. The relationship and interaction between Jimmy and Tabby was plain annoying. They always got mad at each other or nearly got into arguments over the dumbest things. The plot was nearly nonexistent. Frankly it was the same exact thing over and over again. Leading up to a climax that wasn't even really a climax. So many things remained unexplained and annoyingly convenient. The only action was the last like 5 pages of the book. I'm not even exaggerating. The entire book was just Jimmy worrying. And then Tabby worrying. And then Jimmy worrying some more about Lucy. And then two sentences of action and then THE END. There was no plot. There was no character development. There was no creepiness. There was nothing in this book that is keeping me from coming back to the story.

The most annoying part of the entire thing was the constant reference to "his asshole clenching up". Really? I'm all for crass I really am. I don't mind swearing. But the insistent use of Jimmy's asshole clenching or closing or whatever was so unnecessary and annoying. Had it not been for my love of the first book, I would have DNFed this within an instant.

The "climax" of this story was possibly the worst I've ever read. It was sudden. There was no lead up. From the premise, I had expected the story to revolve around the possession. Instead, the possession lasted less than a chapter and ended before it really even started. The only reason why I am not giving this 1 star is because of the short lived possession. It was reminiscent of the first book. Otherwise I would have given this the least amount of stars possible.

Overall, not happy with how this series is turning out. The first book was great, this series had no much potential. Unfortunately, it falls short in so many ways. I'm a fan of horror and everything creepy. If you are looking for something creepy and fun to read, I would look elsewhere.
2,451 reviews38 followers
May 4, 2017
Jimmy Holiday is an exorcist even though he hasn't been trained to be one. He has a partner that is a witch named Tabby. She owns a cat. He also has 2 ghosts -- Lucy and Doc Holiday. Lucy is somehow unable to not be with Jimmy. Jimmy if finally getting the classes for exorcism in Italy. He requested a translator which doesn't show up. In his exorcism classes, he gets bored (doesn't understand Italian) so starts playing with Lucy. The first time, he is scolded in Italian. The next time he is caught playing with Lucy, he is thrown out of class. Tabby has stayed home and becomes possessed. Jimmy doesn't realize it at first. I'm stopping now as I don't want to give away all the surprises in the book.

The author has written an excellent horror novel. Besides the horror, there are demons, the devil, ghosts and spooky going-ons. While it is scared, there are moments of humor in this novel. I like how she "messes up" the characters in this book as it adds to the story. I didn't read the previous volumes but was still able to enjoy reading this. I will be going back to the previous books as I think that she will become a favorite author for me.

Disclaimer: I received an arc of this book free from the author/publisher from Net-galley. I was not obliged to write a favorable review, or even any review at all. The opinions expressed are strictly my own.
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Author 15 books137 followers
March 12, 2017
Jimmy Holiday, defrocked priest and reluctant exorcist continues his adventures in Sorrow's Turn. Together with his witchy girlfriend Tabby, Lucy, a ghost with a past, and Doc Holliday, Jimmy's gunslinger ancestor and the protector of Lucy's soul, they once again face a world where demons and devils fight for superiority in a troubled world.

In book 2, Tabby receives a "fleshing rod" from the Devil, but it takes a curious little girl with a love for pizza, to give the wand a try creating a body from which she can once again taste earthly pleasures. For Lucy, the luxury doesn't last long. The body dies putting her through hell and leaving one heck of a spot on the living room rug. Not only does Lucy's recreated form die but her flesh and blood body who still resides with her father meets her demise as well. When Doc Holliday tells Jimmy of Lucy's troubles, Jimmy discovers that Lucy already knows her body died and her mother killed herself over the loss of her little girl. Jimmy is left again to wonder just who and what Lucy is.

The Order sends Jimmy to Exorcist School in Rome and since Doc Holliday can't cross the ocean Jimmy must take Lucy with him. When they arrive in Rome Jimmy discovers someone has usurped his wishes and Lucy comes with more baggage than he originally thought. When he returns home, Tabby is changed in more ways than he can imagine. The devil himself reinserts himself into Jimmy's life with a plethora of tricks and traps that Jimmy must walk through without blowing up himself and those he loves. With Tabby's familiar cat, a house protected with charms against evil doers, something or someone can still get in.

​Once again DeVor hits a home run with a novel that will capture your attention and steal your time. Sorrow's Turn, like the other 2 books in the series forces your attention away from the real world and directs it into DeVor's universe where exorcists fight the unseen world. DeVor's talent for storytelling comes alive on the printed page. Sorrow's Turn has a quick pace and DeVor's writing makes the novel an easy read that you can loose yourself in. The editing is well done and DeVor's ability to wrap you into her work is superb.

Since I am a firm believer in eating and drinking while reading, I recommend Scheid Vineyards Claret Reserve 2010 Red Wine from California along with some Belgian Bulk Dark Chocolate Couverture King of the Belgians to ease the passage into unseen worlds.

​Profiter de l'obscurité!

Profile Image for Katie Weigle.
19 reviews1 follower
June 20, 2017
Read the whole series in two days!

These books weren't just horror books although they were scary, they were endearing and very very interesting. I would suggest these books to anyone who wants to read more than mindless horror!
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832 reviews6 followers
January 23, 2020
Really good supernatural thriller

A defrocked priest, a witch and her familiar, a car called Isaac and a couple of ghosts. One being Doc Holliday all team up to fight Demons. I can't wait to read the next book.
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350 reviews18 followers
March 14, 2017
While this is book three in The Marker Chronicles you can read this as a stand alone technically but you might as well start from the beginning. My goodness Jimmy does have the worse luck for being a exorcist. Nothing seems to go right at all for him and of course The Order is always watching him and screwing him over sometimes lol.

Jimmy and Lucy (You'll have to read it to figure out who she is) get dragged off for some "classes" in the Vatican. Well once again Jimmy's luck is amazing even international. Absolutely nothing goes right as normal. Jimmy is a fun defrocked priest to know. Well it's probably not fun for him.... Jimmy gets all sorts of mishaps in this one. I did enjoy the pop culture references particularly the Silent Hill one as well.

His new case sure is something else for sure! Have to love a person who's dead...well kinda....A nice interesting twist for sure for his bag of tricks. I look forward to reading the next adventure poor Jimmy has. Highly recommend to those who like a little bit of horror and some fun with it. For sure worth the read and the characters in this book really made it feel complete.




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298 reviews2 followers
November 23, 2021
Sorrow’s Turn

Wow. I just love this author’s imagination. Her characters seem real to me. Though the first book held more horror, I still am enjoying the series.
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193 reviews4 followers
March 3, 2026
Nothing happened at all until the last chapter and it was wrapped up way too quickly. Not sure I'll read the next.
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3,403 reviews101 followers
March 14, 2017
This is the first book in the series I've read and I wish I would've read the other ones first. I could follow the story fine but there were some many questions I had of what previously happened that I would recommend starting with the books in order.

I did enjoy the story though. It was fun and entertaining. Jimmy is definitely not your typical exorcist and I can't wait to hear more of his adventure and what happens next.

I voluntarily reviewed an arc from the author.
Profile Image for Julia Long.
1 review2 followers
March 6, 2017
Another Great story of Jimmy Holliday

As always Danielle DeVor captured my attention at the very beginning of the story. Jimmy Holliday has become one of my favorite characters that I love to read. She has made me fall in love with him and his ongoing adventures. Looking forward to seeing what happens next.
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184 reviews28 followers
April 2, 2017
Sorrow's Turn by Danielle Devor is the third in the Marker Chronicles series. On the whole, I enjoyed the book although there were sections where I couldn't stand the main character.
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1,626 reviews38 followers
March 22, 2017
*I voluntarily reviewed and ARC of this book*

I haven't read book 1 & 2 so I had no idea what to expect as I started this book. This book grabbed my attention right away. It is a fun and entertaining read and I really wish I had read the other books. I will be adding them to my TBR.
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Author 21 books447 followers
March 27, 2017
An entertaining and fun novel with elements of horror and dark fantasy.

The suspense builds and the twists and turns keep you turning pages as we revisit the reluctant exorcist, Jimmy Holiday, and his cast of intriguing characters, Tabby, Lucy, and Doc Holiday in the third book of the series. Throw in some ghosts and other members of the undead - plus a trip to the Vatican and Sorrow’s Turn becomes an adventure to remember.
I enjoyed Ms. DeVor’s novel. It’s an easy, quick read that’s entertaining, suspenseful, and creepy enough to be great.
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987 reviews14 followers
March 27, 2017
I have read the first 3 books in this series so far. Book 1 was really good, book 2 I wasn't all that crazy about book 3 (this one) was pretty good. I do like the pretense of the series just not crazy about the lead character Jimmy. Boy needs to man up and get serious instead of being a whiny baby.

Jimmy Holiday is a reluctant exorcist. He is all a defrocked Priest and is living with Tabby a witch, 2 spirits Lucy and Doc, and a cat. I have to say my favorite part of the book was when Tabby told him to quit whining. Jimmy is a real whiner he goes on about everything all the time to the point it really distracts from the story. I guess it a personality trait Danielle Devor has given him but it gets on my nerves. I think if he didn't whine quite to much I would love these books more.

In this book at first Jimmy is getting ready to go to Italy to begin his exorcism classes. he will be taking Lucy with him since her soul is attached to him. Doc will be going to wherever he goes to recharge and Tabby will be staying home. Right before he is to head to Italy they find out that Lucy's body has passed away. Jimmy wonders what will happen to her soul now.

I really don't want to go into much more detail of the book as there are twists and turn in this one and If I go into to detail it will take away from someone who reads my review and then the book. I do lie that in a way this book is more centered on the rest of the main characters we get to know them a little better.
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987 reviews14 followers
March 27, 2017
Sorrow's Turn (Marker Chronicles, #3) by Danielle DeVor I have read the first 3 books in this series so far. Book 1 was really good, book 2 I wasn't all that crazy about book 3 (this one) was pretty good. I do like the pretense of the series just not crazy about the lead character Jimmy. Boy needs to man up and get serious instead of being a whiny baby.
 
Jimmy Holiday is a reluctant exorcist. He is all a defrocked Priest and is living with Tabby a witch, 2 spirits Lucy and Doc, and a cat. I have to say my favorite part of the book was when Tabby told him to quit whining. Jimmy is a real whiner he goes on about everything all the time to the point it really distracts from the story. I guess it a personality trait Danielle Devor has given him but it gets on my nerves. I think if he didn't whine quite to much I would love these books more.
In this book at first Jimmy is getting ready to go to Italy to begin his exorcism classes. he will be taking Lucy with him since her soul is attached to him. Doc will be going to wherever he goes to recharge and Tabby will be staying home. Right before he is to head to Italy they find out that Lucy's body has passed away. Jimmy wonders what will happen to her soul now.
 
I really don't want to go into much more detail of the book as there are twists and turn in this one and If I go into to detail it will take away from someone who reads my review and then the book. I do lie that in a way this book is more centered on the rest of the main characters we get to know them a little better.
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Author 15 books178 followers
March 28, 2017
I read the first two books in this series, and this one is my favorite. Mainly, I love the way the author has developed the relationship between Jimmy Holiday and his old-now-new girlfriend, Tabby who, as it happens is also his exorcism buddy. Yeah, you read that right. A former Catholic priest has teamed up with a witch to save the world from bad things. Quite a unique concept, if you ask me.

The central conflict in the series is within Jimmy himself. He has learned to his never-ending bewilderment that he is a “marker,” which means he possesses the power to save souls from eternal damnation by marking them. And if that isn’t bad enough, he’s learned there exists an Order of Markers. And these boys don’t really have much of a sense of humor. Though he continues to do the right thing by confronting demons as they possess people, he’s not too happy about it and, sometimes, wishes he could simply hide and eat chocolate. What, no rotgut whiskey?

Sorrow’s Turn is a very entertaining read. If you like paranormal stories with some pretty crazy twists, I suggest you start with the first book. I wouldn’t call Jimmy’s life a roller coaster exactly. It’s more like the funhouse in an abandoned amusement park. You really don’t want to continue forward, but you’re too scared to go back the way you came.
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3,230 reviews25 followers
April 21, 2017
Overall I am enjoying this series and the book was good. I love how we have a core group of characters and they are central to the plot, theme and action.

Jimmy is the marker. He is a wee bit whiny but overall okay. He is I think a little confused. he was a priest and now he is kind of working with the vatican but not so the confusion sets in on who he is in terms of his faith’s position. He isn’t confused on his feelings. He does love his feelings for Tabby, or the souls that are with him. He has a gentle soul to me and tries hard to do what is right. I love how he cares for those ghosts as if they are his family. I also love how those ghosts souls are treated like family but also act like family to him. they all have love and respect for one another and are very protective of each other. Lucy in this one is put through some tough times. She was toughed by the fleshing rod, loses so much, doesn’t really know where she belongs, watches as her family fights for good, goes to the Vatican with Jimmy for training only to see some evil at play and watch them get placed in the bad juju category and learn that they are on tethers when it comes to Jimmy’s position.

The new case is twisty and fun. We know that for some reason Jimmy is a source of entertainment and desire by the big red guy himself or as we know him the devil. Man the tricks he pulls on Jimmy and the way he works Jimmy is really entertaining. I swear it seems like Jimmy is doing his dirty work without knowing it or he knows a little and is confused as to why it is him that the devil has interest in. We see hints as to why here but not a lot. What I love is that Jimmy doesn’t have a ego. He is feeling his way through things and trying to grow with the job and within. Tabby helps here as well.

tabby is snarky as ever. The twist with her story just wow. That did not see coming and the zombie concept of the story was great. I felt for the mom of the guy who came back. My question is why? Why did this happen and how does it effect Jimmy later on?

Danielle gives us so much to think about and see. She gives a fascinating twisty and entertaining story. We get to ponder things and wonder what is next. We see a strange family that works and works together and we see all the characters grow into themselves, their own and into their roles. I like the writing and how we get growth, twists, mystery and entertainment. Wonderful continuation in the series that leaves you wondering about who Jimmy really is for everyone and what is next for this oddly put together family of sorts.
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