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Demon, Interrupted
Hide or die.
Evangeline Lawson can find anything, except freedom. A descendant of St. Anthony of Padua, the Patron Saint of lost articles, she has the supernatural ability to locate any missing object, car keys, missing dogs, children, as well as nuclear missiles, secret underground bunkers, and divine objects of power. The only thing she can’t find is freedom from every power hungry treasure hunter.
Breadcrumbs left by her ancestors lead Evangeline to the doorstep of the world’s most morally ambiguous angel, Adrien. Sure he can protect her, but he can also use her to find his way back into heaven. The angel will use any means possible to force Evangeline to stop running and strengthen her abilities.
Abilities that Evangeline will need to fight the oldest and most powerful of demons. Lilith has been hunting the St. Anthony lineage for hundreds of years, and will stop at nothing to turn Evangeline into her own personal divining rod. She needs Evangeline’s super charged GPS to find artifacts that can unleash hell on earth.
Evangeline swings like a pendulum. Run and hide or fight? Where she stops could determine the fate of mankind.
Evangeline Lawson can find anything, except freedom. A descendant of St. Anthony of Padua, the Patron Saint of lost articles, she has the supernatural ability to locate any missing object, car keys, missing dogs, children, as well as nuclear missiles, secret underground bunkers, and divine objects of power. The only thing she can’t find is freedom from every power hungry treasure hunter.
Breadcrumbs left by her ancestors lead Evangeline to the doorstep of the world’s most morally ambiguous angel, Adrien. Sure he can protect her, but he can also use her to find his way back into heaven. The angel will use any means possible to force Evangeline to stop running and strengthen her abilities.
Abilities that Evangeline will need to fight the oldest and most powerful of demons. Lilith has been hunting the St. Anthony lineage for hundreds of years, and will stop at nothing to turn Evangeline into her own personal divining rod. She needs Evangeline’s super charged GPS to find artifacts that can unleash hell on earth.
Evangeline swings like a pendulum. Run and hide or fight? Where she stops could determine the fate of mankind.
326 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 5, 2017
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Elliot Parker
20 books4 followersElliot Parker is a 38 year old aspiring writer transplanted from the North into the Deep Deep South. Originally from a scientific research background, she incorporates her love for research and science into every story. She is always looking for the perfect blend of creative and analytical. When not writing, she consumes inhuman amounts of Chai tea and looks for animals to add to her menagerie.
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May 8, 2018
Addictive. Compulsive, and heart pounding! Demon, Interrupted is a wild ride full of darkness and surprising twists!
This one was edgy and intriguing! It felt like Supernatural, minus Sam and Dean. I loved it!
The pacing ranged from moderate to fast. It started off mild and picked up with intensity as the story moved. I really enjoyed it because there was never a dull moment, and it always felt like something was happening.
There were plenty of surprising twists too! The plot took turns I could not have predicted. Though there was a small amount of predictability, there were plenty of shocking moments that kept me on the edge of my seat!
I loved the idea behind the story involving the angels and demons. I really enjoyed the idea of having descendants of saints with unique abilities. And, I especially loved the interesting bits thrown in regarding science, eye color, and will power. A lot of imagination and detail went in to the world building!
Evangeline was an interesting main character, too. I loved how her story progressed and her abilities changed to match what was happening to her. She started off being a slightly weak, “young adult” sort of character, and progressed to a powerful bad ass. I enjoyed the twins, Elan and Suvan, and their comic relief in the story, and I enjoyed the mystery and seduction of Adrien.
It wasn’t too heavy with religion, which I loved. It had a bit of a YA feel, but had enough mature content to make it alluring. And, it was packed with originality and intrigue. I would definitely recommend it if you enjoy stories with some Catholic mythology and plenty of excitement! 4.5 stars.
Thank you to the author for sending me this free copy in exchange for my honest review!
Content warning for violence, mild language, and mild sexual content.
This one was edgy and intriguing! It felt like Supernatural, minus Sam and Dean. I loved it!
The pacing ranged from moderate to fast. It started off mild and picked up with intensity as the story moved. I really enjoyed it because there was never a dull moment, and it always felt like something was happening.
There were plenty of surprising twists too! The plot took turns I could not have predicted. Though there was a small amount of predictability, there were plenty of shocking moments that kept me on the edge of my seat!
I loved the idea behind the story involving the angels and demons. I really enjoyed the idea of having descendants of saints with unique abilities. And, I especially loved the interesting bits thrown in regarding science, eye color, and will power. A lot of imagination and detail went in to the world building!
Evangeline was an interesting main character, too. I loved how her story progressed and her abilities changed to match what was happening to her. She started off being a slightly weak, “young adult” sort of character, and progressed to a powerful bad ass. I enjoyed the twins, Elan and Suvan, and their comic relief in the story, and I enjoyed the mystery and seduction of Adrien.
It wasn’t too heavy with religion, which I loved. It had a bit of a YA feel, but had enough mature content to make it alluring. And, it was packed with originality and intrigue. I would definitely recommend it if you enjoy stories with some Catholic mythology and plenty of excitement! 4.5 stars.
Thank you to the author for sending me this free copy in exchange for my honest review!
Content warning for violence, mild language, and mild sexual content.
December 19, 2017
With her debut novel Demon, Interrupted, Elliot Parker gives readers a fresh voice in the genre of Urban Fantasy.
If you are familiar with St Anthony, the patron saint of lost things, it likely brings to mind the ethereal being that helps you find your misplaced car keys or that damn remote control. There is another possible use for this power, however that could uncover the location of money, priceless art, weapons, and an enumerable amount of items that that could lead those with the proper lack of morality to seek out this power for their own personal gain. Those are the people Evangeline Lawson has spent her life trying to avoid.
Evangeline is a direct descendant of St Anthony, and imbued with his power she is the last of a line which has been sought out and eliminated either because their power was deemed too dangerous or because they refused to use that power for the purpose of greed. Using the lessons that her grandmother taught her Evangeline has managed to survive by staying under the radar and by depending only on herself and her willingness to drop everything and run as the need arises. When circumstances leave Evangeline with nowhere left to run, she finds herself forced to depend on a fallen angel.
Adrien is the perfect combination of insufferable prick and tragic hero who becomes involved in Evangeline's life after a cryptic clue leads her to his door. Adrien has the knowledge and ability to help Evangeline learn how to unlock the full potential of her powers, but if life has taught her anything it's that nothing comes without a price. That price begins to seem less steep to Evangeline once she learns that Lilith has begun to search for her.
Lilith is possibly the oldest and most powerful demon on earth. Lilith has amassed much wealth over the centuries, and her motive for sending her army in search of Evangeline has nothing to do with trinkets that most mortals would covet. Lilith seeks an item that could give her the power to alter the very fate of the universe.
What follows is a well paced story full of characters that are easy to love or hate in the proper measures. The story of a relatable protagonist who is just trying to find her purpose and identity all while feeling the responsibility of mankind resting on her shoulders.
Demon, Interrupted is an enjoyable read that will leave you excited to see where Evangeline goes from here.
If you are familiar with St Anthony, the patron saint of lost things, it likely brings to mind the ethereal being that helps you find your misplaced car keys or that damn remote control. There is another possible use for this power, however that could uncover the location of money, priceless art, weapons, and an enumerable amount of items that that could lead those with the proper lack of morality to seek out this power for their own personal gain. Those are the people Evangeline Lawson has spent her life trying to avoid.
Evangeline is a direct descendant of St Anthony, and imbued with his power she is the last of a line which has been sought out and eliminated either because their power was deemed too dangerous or because they refused to use that power for the purpose of greed. Using the lessons that her grandmother taught her Evangeline has managed to survive by staying under the radar and by depending only on herself and her willingness to drop everything and run as the need arises. When circumstances leave Evangeline with nowhere left to run, she finds herself forced to depend on a fallen angel.
Adrien is the perfect combination of insufferable prick and tragic hero who becomes involved in Evangeline's life after a cryptic clue leads her to his door. Adrien has the knowledge and ability to help Evangeline learn how to unlock the full potential of her powers, but if life has taught her anything it's that nothing comes without a price. That price begins to seem less steep to Evangeline once she learns that Lilith has begun to search for her.
Lilith is possibly the oldest and most powerful demon on earth. Lilith has amassed much wealth over the centuries, and her motive for sending her army in search of Evangeline has nothing to do with trinkets that most mortals would covet. Lilith seeks an item that could give her the power to alter the very fate of the universe.
What follows is a well paced story full of characters that are easy to love or hate in the proper measures. The story of a relatable protagonist who is just trying to find her purpose and identity all while feeling the responsibility of mankind resting on her shoulders.
Demon, Interrupted is an enjoyable read that will leave you excited to see where Evangeline goes from here.
January 9, 2018
This was a very cool take on the classic good vs. evil concept, delivered in a well-written and engaging voice. I was contacted by the author and asked if I would be interested in taking a look at her urban fantasy, "centered around an infusion of Catholic mythology that assumes the Patron Saints passed supernatural powers onto their descendants, or X-men meets the Da Vinci code" with the delightful added explanation "I use Catholic mythology the way Rick Riordan uses the Greeks". With that as my introduction, I was immediately intrigued - while using religious mythology as the underpinning of a story is not at all a new concept, the idea of focusing on saints and their powers was (at least, it was to me), and as a Catholic School-survivor, I couldn't wait to see how this would play out. I was pleased, to say the very least (even if Sister Mary Roberta wouldn't have been)...
The basic premise is simple: Evangeline has a gift for finding lost things, and she has been plagued by people seeking to (ab)use that power her whole life. As a result, she's more than a little bit of a lost thing herself... Enter an angel and things go from bad to good - and then promptly swing 'round to worse. The journey is full of myth, legend, and mystery - and it's written in an engaging prose that had me furiously flipping pages to see what would happen next. It stuttered for me just a bit about two-thirds of the way through. There's a Big Twist (it was alluded to, so not actually a surprise in hindsight) that throws things way off kilter and I found the pacing to skip a beat for a little while as a result. Fortunately, Parker - like Evangeline - finds her way expeditiously, and the pace shortly picked right back up to break-neck, where it stayed throughout the remainder of the story.
Overall this was a fun romp through some long-forgotten religious history and mythology for me, as well as a very enjoyable quest into some new territory that the ending suggests will perhaps be revisited (and expanded upon) in books to come. The characters are well-painted and likeable (even when they're excessively trying not to be); Remmy is a personal favorite and I do hope he will see more backstory and play in coming volumes. The world around them is equally well-developed and just the right mix of real and fantastic for the story. All in all this was an enjoyable book, and a world I would definitely visit again!
My review copy was provided by the author; this provision in no way colored my review.
The basic premise is simple: Evangeline has a gift for finding lost things, and she has been plagued by people seeking to (ab)use that power her whole life. As a result, she's more than a little bit of a lost thing herself... Enter an angel and things go from bad to good - and then promptly swing 'round to worse. The journey is full of myth, legend, and mystery - and it's written in an engaging prose that had me furiously flipping pages to see what would happen next. It stuttered for me just a bit about two-thirds of the way through. There's a Big Twist (it was alluded to, so not actually a surprise in hindsight) that throws things way off kilter and I found the pacing to skip a beat for a little while as a result. Fortunately, Parker - like Evangeline - finds her way expeditiously, and the pace shortly picked right back up to break-neck, where it stayed throughout the remainder of the story.
Overall this was a fun romp through some long-forgotten religious history and mythology for me, as well as a very enjoyable quest into some new territory that the ending suggests will perhaps be revisited (and expanded upon) in books to come. The characters are well-painted and likeable (even when they're excessively trying not to be); Remmy is a personal favorite and I do hope he will see more backstory and play in coming volumes. The world around them is equally well-developed and just the right mix of real and fantastic for the story. All in all this was an enjoyable book, and a world I would definitely visit again!
My review copy was provided by the author; this provision in no way colored my review.
December 15, 2017
Author Elliot Parker emailed me about her book to read and review, and although I hesitated, I decided to take a chance on it. And I was very happy with the results! Not only did I really enjoy this book, I felt connected to it from my childhood. Demon, Interrupted was filled with Catholic references, which fit perfectly with my Catholic upbringing. I don’t consider myself particularly religious, despite spending years in the Catholic church, but Catholicism contains so much history. Catholic history is something I really love, and this book definitely fulfilled that for me.
The protagonist is a female, which I loved. She is a descendant of St. Anthony, the Patron Saint of lost things. She can find anything, as long as she has a reference and a connection to it. But her power is highly coveted. Her family has been killed off because of their power. So she keeps herself isolated and constantly on the move, hunted by people she refers to as “Them.”
They’re persistent, but her grandmother left her a photo of something to find in case of serious emergencies. This photo eventually leads her to the home of Adrien, who is cold and seemingly uncaring. He offers her protection and training of her powers as long as she agrees to find anything he wants. What I wasn’t too fond of was that some of the characters seemed a little stiff and forced. But, these characters are very old, I mean centuries old, so the stiffness can be explained away because of this fact.
There was a lot more to the story than I thought, which was a good thing. Angels and demons fight to possess Evangeline throughoutDemon, Interrupted, and this creates complications for her. I found it very hard to put this book down at times! It just kept twisting and turning, and the writing quality is very good. I definitely recommend this book if you’re interested in other books like Angels and Demons and The Da Vinci Code. Demon, Interrupted definitely took me by surprise!
The protagonist is a female, which I loved. She is a descendant of St. Anthony, the Patron Saint of lost things. She can find anything, as long as she has a reference and a connection to it. But her power is highly coveted. Her family has been killed off because of their power. So she keeps herself isolated and constantly on the move, hunted by people she refers to as “Them.”
They’re persistent, but her grandmother left her a photo of something to find in case of serious emergencies. This photo eventually leads her to the home of Adrien, who is cold and seemingly uncaring. He offers her protection and training of her powers as long as she agrees to find anything he wants. What I wasn’t too fond of was that some of the characters seemed a little stiff and forced. But, these characters are very old, I mean centuries old, so the stiffness can be explained away because of this fact.
There was a lot more to the story than I thought, which was a good thing. Angels and demons fight to possess Evangeline throughoutDemon, Interrupted, and this creates complications for her. I found it very hard to put this book down at times! It just kept twisting and turning, and the writing quality is very good. I definitely recommend this book if you’re interested in other books like Angels and Demons and The Da Vinci Code. Demon, Interrupted definitely took me by surprise!
January 16, 2018
Fantastic world building. What if you could find anything, but the cost could involve losing your soul? This is a fresh take on some favorite urban fantasy tropes. The heroine is a descendant of a saint with the ability to find any object in the world, no matter how well hidden. She is pursued by an ancient evil determined to eradicate all descendants of saints. She finds a mentor and more in someone who appreciates the dangers she faces and the price he has already paid. It is hard to say more without giving away major plot points, but this is a fun read you won't be able to put down.
December 19, 2017
What a read!!
This book had me from the first page! Loved the way the characters developed and grew together! What an amazing story from Ms. Parker and her first novel!! I️ cannot wait for the next book!
This book had me from the first page! Loved the way the characters developed and grew together! What an amazing story from Ms. Parker and her first novel!! I️ cannot wait for the next book!
December 5, 2017
If you could have a superpower what would you pick? Well, Evangeline Lawson doesn’t have to imagine a superpower, she has one, and it’s brought her nothing but trouble. Evangeline is the last direct descendant of St. Anthony of Padua, finder of lost articles. This ability makes her the most wanted person on the planet. Always on the run she has avoided developing relationships because any person she has cared for has been used against her. Evangeline is on the run again and this time she is out of options. She has to resort to using a photo her grandmother gave her for an emergency. Find this object and you will find a place of safety. Safety comes in the form of a not very nice man named Adrien.
The tension in this story really amps up when Evangeline and Adrien meet. Don’t get me wrong, the book gets off to a quick start but I was eager for Evangeline to find safety and hopefully once she can relax, find herself. She learned how to make friends and found a little bit of a sense of humor. Adrien was not the one to teach her that humor, he was a bit testy but he did teach her to stop being a victim which helped her gain confidence to fight evil.
Adrien, Adrien, Adrien. I had mixed feelings about him. I loved him more at the beginning of the book than I did at the end, which is a little backwards. He was a tough guy! Rude, unemotional and unfriendly. As he got more emotional and well, not kind, exactly, but less rude, I liked him less. What does that say about me? Not sure. However, I did like what he and Evangeline’s relationship evolved into and the direction the story took.
This seems to be the first book in a series and I’m looking forward to seeing the evolution of their relationship as well as the fight of good against evil. Surely, good will win, right?
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I received a copy of this book from the author for my honest review, and it was honest.
The tension in this story really amps up when Evangeline and Adrien meet. Don’t get me wrong, the book gets off to a quick start but I was eager for Evangeline to find safety and hopefully once she can relax, find herself. She learned how to make friends and found a little bit of a sense of humor. Adrien was not the one to teach her that humor, he was a bit testy but he did teach her to stop being a victim which helped her gain confidence to fight evil.
Adrien, Adrien, Adrien. I had mixed feelings about him. I loved him more at the beginning of the book than I did at the end, which is a little backwards. He was a tough guy! Rude, unemotional and unfriendly. As he got more emotional and well, not kind, exactly, but less rude, I liked him less. What does that say about me? Not sure. However, I did like what he and Evangeline’s relationship evolved into and the direction the story took.
This seems to be the first book in a series and I’m looking forward to seeing the evolution of their relationship as well as the fight of good against evil. Surely, good will win, right?
❤️❤️❤️❤️
I received a copy of this book from the author for my honest review, and it was honest.
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