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The Demon Accords #14
Demon Divine
Something unholy is hunting the streets of Burlington, Vermont, stalking the campus of the local university. Chris Gordon and his contingent of demon hunters is drawn to the northern Vermont city by a brutal murder of hellish proportions, ready to banish it from Earth.
But this Hellion is direct from the Abyss, incarnate and fully possessed of all the powers of high Hell royalty – female royalty at that. It’s been said that the female of the species is deadlier than the male, and this one might be the deadliest of all.
How do you flush out such dangerous prey without recreating the chaos that befell Washington such a short time ago? The answer: bait. The bait: Declan O’Carroll, witch prodigy with powers so sweet it’s like candy for the Devil’s own. Can Chris and company catch this monster before any harm comes to their friend and colleague? Or will Hell have its way? Can they see all the angles or does this Abyss bitch have the edge?
But this Hellion is direct from the Abyss, incarnate and fully possessed of all the powers of high Hell royalty – female royalty at that. It’s been said that the female of the species is deadlier than the male, and this one might be the deadliest of all.
How do you flush out such dangerous prey without recreating the chaos that befell Washington such a short time ago? The answer: bait. The bait: Declan O’Carroll, witch prodigy with powers so sweet it’s like candy for the Devil’s own. Can Chris and company catch this monster before any harm comes to their friend and colleague? Or will Hell have its way? Can they see all the angles or does this Abyss bitch have the edge?
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First published January 2, 2019
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January 26, 2020
Demon Divine
By: John Conroe
Narrated by: James Patrick Cronin
There's a big, bad she demon on the loose and it is going to take great power to bring it down. Chris and gang need a great plan, lots of help, and some luck for this one. They decide to use Declan for bait! Great action, excitement, and witty dialogue! I love this series!
Great narration!
By: John Conroe
Narrated by: James Patrick Cronin
There's a big, bad she demon on the loose and it is going to take great power to bring it down. Chris and gang need a great plan, lots of help, and some luck for this one. They decide to use Declan for bait! Great action, excitement, and witty dialogue! I love this series!
Great narration!
July 10, 2023
This was a good 14th instalment of John Conroe’s Demon Accords series. The series is pulpy, fast paced, UF. It has its flaws but despite them is very readable. This series mixes together a lot of familiar paranormal creatures with aliens, genetically modified humans, and AI all to decent effect. It also boasts an increasingly large cast of, mostly, likeable characters.
The story for this 14th book was pretty fun. Queen Morrigan seeks revenge for her embarrassing defeat at the hands of Declan and his allies by teaming with the demons to send an incarnate to Earth to abduct Declan! In a fun twist we met our first female demon! She went about her task in a less flashy but probably more effective way than any of the previous demons we have encountered.
All in all this was an enjoyable entry in the series.
Rating: 3.5 stars.
Audio Note: James Patrick Cronin did OK with the audio.
The story for this 14th book was pretty fun. Queen Morrigan seeks revenge for her embarrassing defeat at the hands of Declan and his allies by teaming with the demons to send an incarnate to Earth to abduct Declan! In a fun twist we met our first female demon! She went about her task in a less flashy but probably more effective way than any of the previous demons we have encountered.
All in all this was an enjoyable entry in the series.
Rating: 3.5 stars.
Audio Note: James Patrick Cronin did OK with the audio.
July 9, 2021
Rating 5.0 stars
Re-listened for the third time this year. October 2019
Re-listened May 2019. Original review below:
This is one of my top five favorite series. This book continues the story from the end of the last book. The summer queen in upset and wants Declan. She has made a deal with a demon to kidnap Declan in exchange for a portal to earth. The demon is a duchess of hell. The female demons are much deadlier than the males as they use the cunning, along with their vast power to attack their victims. While Declan, Chris and the team deal with this up at the school. Tanya has to go off to Europe to help elder Sanka in a problem with the darken council. There were a couple of "how could they miss that moments", but I still really enjoyed it.
Re-listened for the third time this year. October 2019
Re-listened May 2019. Original review below:
This is one of my top five favorite series. This book continues the story from the end of the last book. The summer queen in upset and wants Declan. She has made a deal with a demon to kidnap Declan in exchange for a portal to earth. The demon is a duchess of hell. The female demons are much deadlier than the males as they use the cunning, along with their vast power to attack their victims. While Declan, Chris and the team deal with this up at the school. Tanya has to go off to Europe to help elder Sanka in a problem with the darken council. There were a couple of "how could they miss that moments", but I still really enjoyed it.
June 30, 2024
So good I read it twice, just to make sure I hadn't missed anything as it kept me up well into the early morning on the first reading.
John Conroe delivers yet again with another epic outing for the Demon Accords series. To be honest, this review is going to be short because there's not much new that I have to say about this series in one of my reviews.
Yet again Demon Divine delivers a story that is intriguing, fast-paced, allows a number of characters to grow and develop, and continues to change up the story, series and world for the better. As always it left me wanting more, so bring on the next one.
An easy 5-stars from this reader.
John Conroe delivers yet again with another epic outing for the Demon Accords series. To be honest, this review is going to be short because there's not much new that I have to say about this series in one of my reviews.
Yet again Demon Divine delivers a story that is intriguing, fast-paced, allows a number of characters to grow and develop, and continues to change up the story, series and world for the better. As always it left me wanting more, so bring on the next one.
An easy 5-stars from this reader.
October 28, 2023
The first time I read this book, I really liked it, I still do but at the same time I see a lot of issues that really bothered me. Something that Conroe has done in his book 13 and now book 14, is that he's forcing actions/plots/drama far too hard that it doesn't feel organic at all, which previously wasn't an issue he had until Summer Reigns. This book he basically dumbed down my favorite MC Declan to force the plot forward, he did something similar in Summer Reigns and luckily for someone who's read the series more than once, he stops "dumbing" down his characters to force the plot forward, but that doesn't change the fact that it happened several times in this book.
Re-read Oct 2023: While not my favorite book of the series, it's not horrible, but like I said in my initial review some of the plot feels forced and inorganic. Especially when Declan fights the main Demon for second time, there's a few things that made me just want to eyeroll at Conroe. He fought her just a few hours ago and realized that elemental magic is the only thing that works on her, and what does he do? Well he gives his necklace that at this point in the books helps him use elemental magic to Mac, for honestly no reason, just to make the demon let her guard down a bit more? Stupid idea that he normally would never let happen, and after his initial attack Declan and Mac talk about the new gadget he used to hurt her while she's getting back up instead of taking back the necklace asap, stupid on two counts there, once again not something a person who over analyzes and prepares for even the most minor thing would let happen. After that guess what, he yells super loudly to ask for the necklaces back, so the demon smacks away Mac before it can happen. While all this is happening where the fuck is Chris? Why would Declan even go through with this plan without having Chris very close, so when his initial attacks go off Chris can step in and do the only thing he's useful for these days, banishing demons, so once again the author makes Declan a total dumbass out of nowhere. Last but not least after Chris finally steps in and the fights coming to a close and the Demon is just about out of options, here comes Declan jogging to the battle, with no shields up and I guess no eyes on the demon, and then bam in a last ditch hail mary the demon rushes for Declan and grabs him like she's a falcon and he's a dumb rabbit in her talons and there goes Declan, shoulders crushed and now passed out because of the pain. So basically this whole sequence of events was just soooo dumb that it made me drop this from an entertaining 4 star to a "okay I like the rest of the series so here's a 3 star instead of 2".
Re-read Oct 2023: While not my favorite book of the series, it's not horrible, but like I said in my initial review some of the plot feels forced and inorganic. Especially when Declan fights the main Demon for second time, there's a few things that made me just want to eyeroll at Conroe. He fought her just a few hours ago and realized that elemental magic is the only thing that works on her, and what does he do? Well he gives his necklace that at this point in the books helps him use elemental magic to Mac, for honestly no reason, just to make the demon let her guard down a bit more? Stupid idea that he normally would never let happen, and after his initial attack Declan and Mac talk about the new gadget he used to hurt her while she's getting back up instead of taking back the necklace asap, stupid on two counts there, once again not something a person who over analyzes and prepares for even the most minor thing would let happen. After that guess what, he yells super loudly to ask for the necklaces back, so the demon smacks away Mac before it can happen. While all this is happening where the fuck is Chris? Why would Declan even go through with this plan without having Chris very close, so when his initial attacks go off Chris can step in and do the only thing he's useful for these days, banishing demons, so once again the author makes Declan a total dumbass out of nowhere. Last but not least after Chris finally steps in and the fights coming to a close and the Demon is just about out of options, here comes Declan jogging to the battle, with no shields up and I guess no eyes on the demon, and then bam in a last ditch hail mary the demon rushes for Declan and grabs him like she's a falcon and he's a dumb rabbit in her talons and there goes Declan, shoulders crushed and now passed out because of the pain. So basically this whole sequence of events was just soooo dumb that it made me drop this from an entertaining 4 star to a "okay I like the rest of the series so here's a 3 star instead of 2".
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 3, 2019
I really did enjoy this book. But I still remember that the author retroactively weakened the previous main protagonist because he got too strong. He also made two people fight about something that's against their personality.
Despite that, the book was enjoyable. There was just one plot hole I noticed, though, I thought it was major.
The author either needs new beta readers, or to stop assuming that his readers are foolish and won't notice these things.
3.5/5 Stars
Despite that, the book was enjoyable. There was just one plot hole I noticed, though, I thought it was major.
The author either needs new beta readers, or to stop assuming that his readers are foolish and won't notice these things.
3.5/5 Stars
May 14, 2019
Hunters and Demons and Weres, oh my!
I rarely have anything new to say about this series. I love it. It's Gary Stu/Mary Sue goodness and fluff that is just fun. No deeper meanings, no major twists, all the main characters are insanely powerful and godlike.
It's just a fun series and Demon Divine fits right in with the rest of the series.
I rarely have anything new to say about this series. I love it. It's Gary Stu/Mary Sue goodness and fluff that is just fun. No deeper meanings, no major twists, all the main characters are insanely powerful and godlike.
It's just a fun series and Demon Divine fits right in with the rest of the series.
April 19, 2019
This is the first and only book I've read from this series. I normally don't jump to the middle (or last) book in a series to start, I mistook it for some other book so I didn't know it part of a series much less the 14th book at that. Anyway the story was well paced but even at 1.5x speed, it's very obvious this book has a thin plot. Basically a she-demon is after Declan while his gf is away in vampireland being distracted by some vampire drama. Hmmm... after the 50% mark I started getting bored and fast forwarding. I won't be reading more of this series.
January 11, 2019
Still good but starting to slow.
Potential Spoilers but i'm assuming if anyone does read this reveiw that they've read the previous in the series.
I've loved this series since I devoured the first one so many years ago and while I still really enjoy reading about these wonderfully developed characters, its starting to get a bit easier to put the book down.
While with the first 6/7 in the series the pace was brilliant, intermixing character development with vivid action in a well balanced fashion. The last three (not including the two short novels, which were fun) have started to lose some of that appeal and sparkle. The pace being somewhat jolting switching to so many different veiwpoints so rapidly. Having just Chris and Declan in previous titles worked better for me personally.
Also not sure if it's just but felt that having the witches, demons, vamps and weres was plenty of material just by itself, the fae were unexpected but within bounds but adding in another massive hostile race like the vorsook on top of that was too much for me, they almost overshadow all of the brilliant world building he's done with the other races.
A "Forget all those old tired characters and look at how shiny these new ones are!" sort of mentality coming across.
In brief i'd take this with a pinch of salt as no matter how I feel the quality has changed since his first novel i'll still buy all his following works as i've become so invested in this world.
If thats not the sign of an overall good series then i'm not sure what is (could have done without the aliens though).
Potential Spoilers but i'm assuming if anyone does read this reveiw that they've read the previous in the series.
I've loved this series since I devoured the first one so many years ago and while I still really enjoy reading about these wonderfully developed characters, its starting to get a bit easier to put the book down.
While with the first 6/7 in the series the pace was brilliant, intermixing character development with vivid action in a well balanced fashion. The last three (not including the two short novels, which were fun) have started to lose some of that appeal and sparkle. The pace being somewhat jolting switching to so many different veiwpoints so rapidly. Having just Chris and Declan in previous titles worked better for me personally.
Also not sure if it's just but felt that having the witches, demons, vamps and weres was plenty of material just by itself, the fae were unexpected but within bounds but adding in another massive hostile race like the vorsook on top of that was too much for me, they almost overshadow all of the brilliant world building he's done with the other races.
A "Forget all those old tired characters and look at how shiny these new ones are!" sort of mentality coming across.
In brief i'd take this with a pinch of salt as no matter how I feel the quality has changed since his first novel i'll still buy all his following works as i've become so invested in this world.
If thats not the sign of an overall good series then i'm not sure what is (could have done without the aliens though).
February 7, 2019
What the heck?!!!!
I have read all of the books in this series,and I am left thinking "who wrote this book?" Because it sure doesn't read like any of its forerunners! How many times did the author have to say, " Senka, the elder vampire, or "the boy witch instead of Declan, and "the vampire Lydia chapman", or "natural born Tatiana Demidova. This far I to the series everyone knows who the main characters are. Since when did Conroe devolve into the completely superfluous descriptor used after each character says something. It is almost as if part of this story was written by Conroe, and the rest written by someone who was new to writing And new to this series. And then using "father said" when referring to conversations between Omega and Declan. Come on, this story was amateur writing at it's worst. I am so disappointed in this enstallment!!!
I have read all of the books in this series,and I am left thinking "who wrote this book?" Because it sure doesn't read like any of its forerunners! How many times did the author have to say, " Senka, the elder vampire, or "the boy witch instead of Declan, and "the vampire Lydia chapman", or "natural born Tatiana Demidova. This far I to the series everyone knows who the main characters are. Since when did Conroe devolve into the completely superfluous descriptor used after each character says something. It is almost as if part of this story was written by Conroe, and the rest written by someone who was new to writing And new to this series. And then using "father said" when referring to conversations between Omega and Declan. Come on, this story was amateur writing at it's worst. I am so disappointed in this enstallment!!!
January 4, 2019
As always...
As a person who's spent a lifetime studying and enjoying myths and folklore, I dive in to the Demon Accords novels with relish. Conroe's deft take on the comingling of science and myth is highly entertaining. He gives us a new perspective for considering old stories that is as entertaining as the narrative itself. Demon Divine was just a little choppier than some of his other works, but still a very good read by a very good storyteller.
As a person who's spent a lifetime studying and enjoying myths and folklore, I dive in to the Demon Accords novels with relish. Conroe's deft take on the comingling of science and myth is highly entertaining. He gives us a new perspective for considering old stories that is as entertaining as the narrative itself. Demon Divine was just a little choppier than some of his other works, but still a very good read by a very good storyteller.
January 4, 2019
Great series
I had just finished re-reading the first 14 books when I got notice on Facebook that this one was available. Great timing. Love the author’s imagination! I devoted it in one sitting.
I had just finished re-reading the first 14 books when I got notice on Facebook that this one was available. Great timing. Love the author’s imagination! I devoted it in one sitting.
July 21, 2025
I preferred this method of storytelling to the normal first person. It was so much better than when God Hammer switched back and forth between Chris and Declan. The only quibble I have with it was the use of italics for everyone else when we were getting Omega’s perspective of discussions. Having spent several books having that be Omega’s “speech” made it disconcerting to have it be Senka or Chris talking instead.
Speaking of Senka, she had a grand old time in this book. I will give a very slight spoiler here that the events that took place in Paris were very disquieting. I have a fondness for one of the coven, and that they were a party to all of this was shocking.
Back to the college side of things. Anyone here watch Buffy? You know the awesome episode, Once More, With Feeling? Anya has a line while singing about Xander that goes, “His penis got diseases from a Chumash tribe”. That song was running through my head each time Mack showed up. It is a good thing he has the “luck” quotient, because he hasn’t got a wit of sense when it comes to anything female. You’d think that the only reason he and Jetta were able to take out all of the werewolves who killed their folks was due to those idiots thinking with their ahem (am I allowed to say dicks), that he would have some self-control when it come to females. Nope. I know we aren’t supposed to slut shame anymore, but come on. The dude is a posterboard of bad decisions.
The demon was actually a real threat in ways that the others weren’t. Much more cerebral, which is how (if one believes in such things) agents of Hell would behave, the wolf in sheep’s clothing.
Speaking of Senka, she had a grand old time in this book. I will give a very slight spoiler here that the events that took place in Paris were very disquieting. I have a fondness for one of the coven, and that they were a party to all of this was shocking.
Back to the college side of things. Anyone here watch Buffy? You know the awesome episode, Once More, With Feeling? Anya has a line while singing about Xander that goes, “His penis got diseases from a Chumash tribe”. That song was running through my head each time Mack showed up. It is a good thing he has the “luck” quotient, because he hasn’t got a wit of sense when it comes to anything female. You’d think that the only reason he and Jetta were able to take out all of the werewolves who killed their folks was due to those idiots thinking with their ahem (am I allowed to say dicks), that he would have some self-control when it come to females. Nope. I know we aren’t supposed to slut shame anymore, but come on. The dude is a posterboard of bad decisions.
The demon was actually a real threat in ways that the others weren’t. Much more cerebral, which is how (if one believes in such things) agents of Hell would behave, the wolf in sheep’s clothing.
April 24, 2019
3.5 to 3.75 stars, another good book for this series.
July 17, 2019
in book 14 of the Demon Accords John Conroe gives a story filled with spectacle, chapter spanning fights, descriptive battle, but, unfortunately little substance.
what's made the Demon Accords book interesting to me has always been the characters. To be honest most of the stories are fairly basic and predictable. Mr Conroe usually overcomes that by making each character's personality quirky and interesting enough I still enjoy the books. With this one, the characters lack the spark of interest so I had no choice but notice the story.
The story is completely predictable with plot elements thrown in for no other purpose than to increase the word count, same with some of the PoVs, as well as the language used. Mr Conroe has gotten into the habit of reintroducing characters the readers and other characters know on sight as if they were completely new, trying to be mysterious and surprise us when he finally tells us who they are.
another flaw with the book is that at no time did I fear for any of the characters in the book. they go up against a demon incarnate, and yet Mr Conroe wasn't able to create a sense of jeopardy for any of the characters, even minor ones who shouldn't have survived this book.
I've reached the point with this series where I am no longer sure if I will buy the next book.
what's made the Demon Accords book interesting to me has always been the characters. To be honest most of the stories are fairly basic and predictable. Mr Conroe usually overcomes that by making each character's personality quirky and interesting enough I still enjoy the books. With this one, the characters lack the spark of interest so I had no choice but notice the story.
The story is completely predictable with plot elements thrown in for no other purpose than to increase the word count, same with some of the PoVs, as well as the language used. Mr Conroe has gotten into the habit of reintroducing characters the readers and other characters know on sight as if they were completely new, trying to be mysterious and surprise us when he finally tells us who they are.
another flaw with the book is that at no time did I fear for any of the characters in the book. they go up against a demon incarnate, and yet Mr Conroe wasn't able to create a sense of jeopardy for any of the characters, even minor ones who shouldn't have survived this book.
I've reached the point with this series where I am no longer sure if I will buy the next book.
January 18, 2019
When I first started reading this series I loved it, loved the characters, the setting and the story, despite some issues I've had. Addition of Declan and Stacia only improved upon the series.
However some issues began cropping up for me in later novels and especially with the previous book that love sort of fizzled... And while I liked this one a lot more, and that's quite a lot more, than the one before it still doesn't feel the same for me when I read it. I hope that changes because after all these books I don't think I'll give up on the series.
Plot in this one was simple, demon incarnate on the streets in Burlington. However with synopsis written the way it is I expected a lot more drama, Mack was a little bit mind controlled, there was a moment or two of "oh no" but nothing that was truly intense. Character development was good and it was interesting and entertaining overall.
To be honest though it would be a lower rating if it wasn't a part of an established series and if it didn't fix a few of the things that bothered me with previous books.
The setup for things to come was a good one and I'm looking forward for what comes next but this time I'm a bit worried it won't live up to my expectations... I'll just have to wait and see!
However some issues began cropping up for me in later novels and especially with the previous book that love sort of fizzled... And while I liked this one a lot more, and that's quite a lot more, than the one before it still doesn't feel the same for me when I read it. I hope that changes because after all these books I don't think I'll give up on the series.
Plot in this one was simple, demon incarnate on the streets in Burlington. However with synopsis written the way it is I expected a lot more drama, Mack was a little bit mind controlled, there was a moment or two of "oh no" but nothing that was truly intense. Character development was good and it was interesting and entertaining overall.
To be honest though it would be a lower rating if it wasn't a part of an established series and if it didn't fix a few of the things that bothered me with previous books.
The setup for things to come was a good one and I'm looking forward for what comes next but this time I'm a bit worried it won't live up to my expectations... I'll just have to wait and see!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 12, 2019
Continued fun
This is part of a long series. Reading the earlier books (especially the short story anthologies) is not a requirement, but your understanding of minor characters and their relationships will suffer if you don’t .
Sneak gets some quality screen time. Hosokawa, the Duelist, appears for a brief but meaningful moment. Fairies comes in to play near the end, with interesting results.
Darci has a solid part, but Aunt Ask remains offstage. Most of the action occurs in two places: Burlington, home of Arcane College; and Paris, though the city has little impact on the events there.
There wasn’t a lot of character development, as most of the principles have firmly established roles. Nika does show a little more life and independence, but all within her previously known areas.
The continued growth of power was fun, as were the various battle scenes.
Some occasional typos, but not too many. At one point, Omega began referring to ‘Father’, but the transition left some temporary confusion as to who was speaking about what.
I will buy the next installment as soon as possible.
This is part of a long series. Reading the earlier books (especially the short story anthologies) is not a requirement, but your understanding of minor characters and their relationships will suffer if you don’t .
Sneak gets some quality screen time. Hosokawa, the Duelist, appears for a brief but meaningful moment. Fairies comes in to play near the end, with interesting results.
Darci has a solid part, but Aunt Ask remains offstage. Most of the action occurs in two places: Burlington, home of Arcane College; and Paris, though the city has little impact on the events there.
There wasn’t a lot of character development, as most of the principles have firmly established roles. Nika does show a little more life and independence, but all within her previously known areas.
The continued growth of power was fun, as were the various battle scenes.
Some occasional typos, but not too many. At one point, Omega began referring to ‘Father’, but the transition left some temporary confusion as to who was speaking about what.
I will buy the next installment as soon as possible.
January 15, 2019
So far so good
Most authors who write long series revolving around the same characters,usually, fail to keep the story interesting and busy themselves with too much of marginal issues and too little of substance. It feels like they are diluting a good whiskey with too much water. I am pleased to say that this is not the case with Mr. Conroe current book. I have just finished a great book that kept me reading into the late hours and I am so very looking forward to read the next book.
My only regret is that I have to wait and see how the story will develop with so many new elements and elementals getting involved.
As a side note, I would like to see more prowess and emphasis on Chris and his family as his character has become secondary and all focus is on Declan and Omega. Just my personal sense of balance, why a gods hammer who can bomb the earth with a meteor can’t take care of a demon in an elegant and powerful way.
Most authors who write long series revolving around the same characters,usually, fail to keep the story interesting and busy themselves with too much of marginal issues and too little of substance. It feels like they are diluting a good whiskey with too much water. I am pleased to say that this is not the case with Mr. Conroe current book. I have just finished a great book that kept me reading into the late hours and I am so very looking forward to read the next book.
My only regret is that I have to wait and see how the story will develop with so many new elements and elementals getting involved.
As a side note, I would like to see more prowess and emphasis on Chris and his family as his character has become secondary and all focus is on Declan and Omega. Just my personal sense of balance, why a gods hammer who can bomb the earth with a meteor can’t take care of a demon in an elegant and powerful way.
May 19, 2019
I gotta say, this was my least favorite of this series so far. Lilith seemed far too easy to beat, the story felt pushed along and it felt like it was rushed to press rather than having any really depth. I felt myself asking, why are you wasting a top flight character like Lilith on a this half assed attempt? Sorry, but when you've gotten to this part of a series, you want to feel that a book is driving you forward to a logical, worthy conclusion. And this felt like, meh, the bad guys really don't have any clout, so lets just toss some darts at the board an hope something sticks.
November 17, 2019
Loved this continuation of the story. Also was surprised to see the multiple points of view that were involved in this story. The Omega point of view sort of confused me for a bit until I figured out who was talking. The "Father" angle made me wonder if that was intentional. Then figured out it was from Omega's view. Loved the insight into how he saw everyone that was entertaining. Also that fight between the elders that kind of surprised me.
October 1, 2022
Still good.
I particularly enjoyed the epilogue. It was nice to see a calm and spiritual tone enter, what can be, a frenetic tale.
I particularly enjoyed the epilogue. It was nice to see a calm and spiritual tone enter, what can be, a frenetic tale.
May 22, 2019
Yet another outstanding audible production read by James Partick Cronan who I have now very much come to associate with the voice of the Demon Accords series. This book felt almost a little like the short story compendiums, in that it was told from multiple points of view. If this had been a book at the beginning of the series I would not have enjoyed it as much, but having come to know the characters almost as family, I hugely enjoyed the story from all the differing points of view. It is difficult to raise the bar when the fate of the world has so often been in peril, but Conroe manages to do so yet again. With so many factors at play, the story is getting more complex and politics within the factions are vying for attention. So many things happening, so good! And I could read on and on and on. Definitely a favourite series for me.
April 23, 2025
amazing urban fantasy!!!
I read tons of Urban Fantasy, and one of my favorite elements is how the author decides on the interaction of modern people and technology with the supernatural. This series brings the relationship of supernaturals and modern tech to a whole new level! How deep the story goes with science, government, and real human emotions and interaction with the supernatural world. By far, John Conroe relates the most realistic approach of any author I've read! And, the plot lines are so superb, I can't put this book down! Amazingly real characters, nonstop unpredictable plot twists, emotional growth, superbly written dialogue, and a fallible MC you want to route for! In fact, the only negative of this series is how it has effected my sleep! I;m up all night reading these nonstop pager turners! Thank you John, you master word-smith!
I read tons of Urban Fantasy, and one of my favorite elements is how the author decides on the interaction of modern people and technology with the supernatural. This series brings the relationship of supernaturals and modern tech to a whole new level! How deep the story goes with science, government, and real human emotions and interaction with the supernatural world. By far, John Conroe relates the most realistic approach of any author I've read! And, the plot lines are so superb, I can't put this book down! Amazingly real characters, nonstop unpredictable plot twists, emotional growth, superbly written dialogue, and a fallible MC you want to route for! In fact, the only negative of this series is how it has effected my sleep! I;m up all night reading these nonstop pager turners! Thank you John, you master word-smith!
January 24, 2019
What kills me about this series is there is a long time between books (I'm getting spoiled by another series where the books come out about every other week). I had one issue with the plot and that is with regards to the world dominating super computer. With all of the sensors, cameras, and drones they should have been able to locate the top Demon (Lilith) relatively quickly rather than taking the entire book and should have known the protagonist's friend was compromised nearly as quickly as it happened. Granted this would have made for a really short book but I don't think the author grasps just how many sensors there are in the world even though he regulalry uses them as plot elements.
July 10, 2020
The demons are back
A very interesting development, but we are back to multiples narrators. I have to admit that the multiple narrators approach has its advantages, but I prefeer when its just one or two, and even if I'm getting used to Declan's point of view, I still prefer a book from Chris'.
The theat from Fairie is still present, but we are back to fighting demons, we see that the Summer Court is using every and all advantages available, even if that means getting help from Hell. We see a greater threat to the team, but with a combination of planning and a good dose of luck, we see our heroes being sucessful yet again. And then, it's time to counterattack.
The power and resources of Team Demidova is growing constantly, but what we see in this book is really over the top. At the same time we see that at least some of the characters are not indestructible, and can be hurt. They keep looking for ways to protect themselves, improving all the time, but still, there is th chance that they can be taken down.
A very interesting development, but we are back to multiples narrators. I have to admit that the multiple narrators approach has its advantages, but I prefeer when its just one or two, and even if I'm getting used to Declan's point of view, I still prefer a book from Chris'.
The theat from Fairie is still present, but we are back to fighting demons, we see that the Summer Court is using every and all advantages available, even if that means getting help from Hell. We see a greater threat to the team, but with a combination of planning and a good dose of luck, we see our heroes being sucessful yet again. And then, it's time to counterattack.
The power and resources of Team Demidova is growing constantly, but what we see in this book is really over the top. At the same time we see that at least some of the characters are not indestructible, and can be hurt. They keep looking for ways to protect themselves, improving all the time, but still, there is th chance that they can be taken down.
July 4, 2021
COME ON!!!!
This is book 14 in the series and I am still avidly devouring each. There is no time to be bored or disinterested in any part of the books. This book is among my favorite in the series. I love the fact that these words are used to describe the female demon, the protagonist in this book, "powerful fighters, dangerous planners, crafty opponents". Then here is the advice on how to defeat said female demon, "Use unconventional methods of demon hunting, use every resource you can find, steal, or imagine, then imagine, steal, and find some more.” And then John has the audacity to deliver on this. Please,, someone,, describe me that way!! The book is so full of everything. I mean everything. Love, love, love to the infinity power it. I can even forgive the typos.
This is book 14 in the series and I am still avidly devouring each. There is no time to be bored or disinterested in any part of the books. This book is among my favorite in the series. I love the fact that these words are used to describe the female demon, the protagonist in this book, "powerful fighters, dangerous planners, crafty opponents". Then here is the advice on how to defeat said female demon, "Use unconventional methods of demon hunting, use every resource you can find, steal, or imagine, then imagine, steal, and find some more.” And then John has the audacity to deliver on this. Please,, someone,, describe me that way!! The book is so full of everything. I mean everything. Love, love, love to the infinity power it. I can even forgive the typos.
December 20, 2024
The previous books in the series felt like the author was trying to write his way out of a storytelling corner and flailing in the effort. This book is a return to the best that the series has to offer.
The political/military machinations make sense in context, both those on Earth and those between the planets. In particular, the conflict between Omega/Declan and the Summer court (the main storyline here) is done quite well. There is good character development for Declan (though not much for the other main characters). There is good development of the power dynamic between the major powers and a good start of preparations for the alien invasion.
Highly recommended for anyone who has read this far.
The political/military machinations make sense in context, both those on Earth and those between the planets. In particular, the conflict between Omega/Declan and the Summer court (the main storyline here) is done quite well. There is good character development for Declan (though not much for the other main characters). There is good development of the power dynamic between the major powers and a good start of preparations for the alien invasion.
Highly recommended for anyone who has read this far.
January 8, 2019
Excellent Reading
John Conroe does it again. This novel spun the whole Demon Accords Universe in new directions while still providing a storyline we have all grown to love from the power couples and all their friends. If you liked and enjoyed any of the previous Demon Accord novels, or any stories like those generated by Michael Anderle and his associated writers you will really enjoy this book. It branches out into a more global and universal take on where the future of the Demon Accords may lie. Thanks again Mr. Conroe for a tale well told and I am looking forward to many, many, more.
John Conroe does it again. This novel spun the whole Demon Accords Universe in new directions while still providing a storyline we have all grown to love from the power couples and all their friends. If you liked and enjoyed any of the previous Demon Accord novels, or any stories like those generated by Michael Anderle and his associated writers you will really enjoy this book. It branches out into a more global and universal take on where the future of the Demon Accords may lie. Thanks again Mr. Conroe for a tale well told and I am looking forward to many, many, more.
January 10, 2019
OMG this is a great series. Demon Divine was great! Though not necessary it would help the pick up the two short story collections that preceded it since there are references to events in them.
People have commented that the main characters are too powerful and can solve all their problems with a wave of the hand. Not true. All the stories themselves have been extremely entertaining. As I have commented before “Are these awesome works of literature?” No but they all are an entertaining read. Just re-read the whole collection again as a lead up to Demon Divine.
Keep’em coming!
People have commented that the main characters are too powerful and can solve all their problems with a wave of the hand. Not true. All the stories themselves have been extremely entertaining. As I have commented before “Are these awesome works of literature?” No but they all are an entertaining read. Just re-read the whole collection again as a lead up to Demon Divine.
Keep’em coming!
July 12, 2020
Mack gets caught by a bracelet.
Really?
In the beginning when we meet the teenage Suttons they've tracked and killed werewolves with no major mojo but really good hunting /tracking and survival skills between the two of them.
I know their luck is hinted at but I can't remember this really being explored in much detail, but perhaps I just missed it.
Yet in this story, the apparently canny Mack gets snared by a bracelet.
I think I'm finally done with this series I just need to remember that I am. Perhaps I should have ended it at about book 5 or 6. Ah well.
Really?
In the beginning when we meet the teenage Suttons they've tracked and killed werewolves with no major mojo but really good hunting /tracking and survival skills between the two of them.
I know their luck is hinted at but I can't remember this really being explored in much detail, but perhaps I just missed it.
Yet in this story, the apparently canny Mack gets snared by a bracelet.
I think I'm finally done with this series I just need to remember that I am. Perhaps I should have ended it at about book 5 or 6. Ah well.
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