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Wanton Sins #1
Demonic Passions
Book 1 in the Wanton Sins series
Keara Knight is the offspring of a human mother and demon father, caught between two worlds. The demonic powers within her grow, threatening to take over, causing her banishment to the hell dimension every demon dreads. Earth. But seductive Caleb won’t allow her demon side to overrule and tip the balance between good and evil. He refuses to let Keara surrender to her dark side, unless it’s in bed. With him.
Keara Knight is the offspring of a human mother and demon father, caught between two worlds. The demonic powers within her grow, threatening to take over, causing her banishment to the hell dimension every demon dreads. Earth. But seductive Caleb won’t allow her demon side to overrule and tip the balance between good and evil. He refuses to let Keara surrender to her dark side, unless it’s in bed. With him.
308 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2008
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Rena Marks
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June 14, 2021
DNF 20%
June 4, 2012
So, I picked this book up because I am very interested in reading stories about demons- I thought it would be a fun, Larissa Ione type read. Also, it was free and every time there is a free Ellora's Cave book I jump on it like it was a live grenade and I am protecting a bus full of kindergartners.
Anyways, to cut to the point, this book is simply not that good. It takes more than a ridiculously complicated taxonomy of various kinds of demons to make a Larissa Ione type book after all. Many times, what separates a bad book from a good book is the simple idea to "show, don't tell." In this case, I would tell the author "Please either show or tell because I have no idea what the hell is going on." Although this book was listed as being book 1 in a series, it almost seemed like I was picking up in the middle. It took me a really long time to figure out what Caleb's relationship to Keara was, why she was banished from hell, and what the heck was going on with her "testing" period. I think this was meant to be a sort of teaser, what will happen, sort of thing, but I really had a hard time figuring it out, and I read a helluva lot of romance novels.
Also, it defies belief that Keara would have gotten her heart broken over an asshole as scummy as Dean. I know that women are lied to all the time, but even after she was dumped she didn't figure it out? It really lowered my opinion that a heroine would have an affair with a married man and buy such transparent lies. After all of the bad things she did in the book, I wasn't sure she deserved an HEA, and I don't buy "I am half demon!" as an excuse- she clearly knew she was crossing some lines.
Anyways, there are a lot of fun ideas in this book- my favorite was an exclusive, all girls private school for demons. I would really love to read an Ellora's cave book set there. I also really enjoyed Natalya as a character- if you are going to be an evil demon, why not have some fun with it after all! I almost wished the book was about her quest to become queen of hell- I was definitely rooting for her more than Keara!
Also, I know I have snarked on Ellora's Cave covers before, but this one looks like Conan the Barbarian is being molested by a blow up doll.
Anyways, to cut to the point, this book is simply not that good. It takes more than a ridiculously complicated taxonomy of various kinds of demons to make a Larissa Ione type book after all. Many times, what separates a bad book from a good book is the simple idea to "show, don't tell." In this case, I would tell the author "Please either show or tell because I have no idea what the hell is going on." Although this book was listed as being book 1 in a series, it almost seemed like I was picking up in the middle. It took me a really long time to figure out what Caleb's relationship to Keara was, why she was banished from hell, and what the heck was going on with her "testing" period. I think this was meant to be a sort of teaser, what will happen, sort of thing, but I really had a hard time figuring it out, and I read a helluva lot of romance novels.
Also, it defies belief that Keara would have gotten her heart broken over an asshole as scummy as Dean. I know that women are lied to all the time, but even after she was dumped she didn't figure it out? It really lowered my opinion that a heroine would have an affair with a married man and buy such transparent lies. After all of the bad things she did in the book, I wasn't sure she deserved an HEA, and I don't buy "I am half demon!" as an excuse- she clearly knew she was crossing some lines.
Anyways, there are a lot of fun ideas in this book- my favorite was an exclusive, all girls private school for demons. I would really love to read an Ellora's cave book set there. I also really enjoyed Natalya as a character- if you are going to be an evil demon, why not have some fun with it after all! I almost wished the book was about her quest to become queen of hell- I was definitely rooting for her more than Keara!
Also, I know I have snarked on Ellora's Cave covers before, but this one looks like Conan the Barbarian is being molested by a blow up doll.
August 4, 2012
series, paranormal urban fantasy, kindle freebie
Hero--angel type, blonde, hot patient with Keara. Caleb owns a bar, looked for her since childhood when contacted by dream, he's a demi-god.
Shero--half demon, Keara is trying to store up power to keep the Demon Lord at bay. She uses sex to gain power, but chooses evil men to suck power from, her nickname is "The Punisher."
Plot--a little diferent than most, damsel doen't need help, and she's not looking for love. Lots of secrets though. Sex--hot and lots of it. m/f and m/m.
Hero--angel type, blonde, hot patient with Keara. Caleb owns a bar, looked for her since childhood when contacted by dream, he's a demi-god.
Shero--half demon, Keara is trying to store up power to keep the Demon Lord at bay. She uses sex to gain power, but chooses evil men to suck power from, her nickname is "The Punisher."
Plot--a little diferent than most, damsel doen't need help, and she's not looking for love. Lots of secrets though. Sex--hot and lots of it. m/f and m/m.
May 31, 2012
So for, I am finding this book extremely boring and probably will not finish reading it. Found it very difficult following this story and unfortunately, stopped reading it mid-way through. I was so disappointed, as I had really enjoyed her 'Shared by Wolves' story very much.
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May 28, 2012Free Kindle (EC) book May 28, 2012.
dnf
May 30, 2012Boring, flat and predictable. DNF after the first few pages.
June 12, 2012
A lot of sex, very little story. Not recommended for younger readers. This was a free book.
June 26, 2012
I was surprised by the negative reviews, I actually enjoyed this book...
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August 12, 2016confusing, like the editor took too much out and then the story didn't make sense. Backstory was difficult to decipher
January 24, 2014
Horrible. I couldn't even finish it.
January 12, 2015
This book did not work for me.
March 2, 2016
Loved this series. The books were well written. Loved the story lines and characters. They all had plenty of humor and romance. Definitely an author to watch. A must read.
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