{"id":3419,"date":"2019-11-12T08:00:08","date_gmt":"2019-11-12T13:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?p=3419"},"modified":"2021-03-25T09:44:01","modified_gmt":"2021-03-25T13:44:01","slug":"review-taming-demons-beginners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/review-taming-demons-beginners\/","title":{"rendered":"Review – Taming Demons for Beginners"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Taming Demons for Beginners<\/a><\/em><\/h3>\n

by Annette Marie<\/a><\/p>\n

\"TamingSeries: <\/strong>The Guild Codex: Demonized, Book #1
\nGenres:<\/strong> Urban Fantasy, Occult, Supernatural
\nRelease Date:<\/strong> September 13, 2019
\nPages:<\/strong> 360
\nPurchase from:<\/strong> Amazon<\/a>
\nMy Rating:<\/strong>\u00a0\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/p>\n

Rule one: Don\u2019t look at the demon.<\/p>\n

When I arrived at my uncle\u2019s house, I expected my relatives to be like me\u2014outcast sorcerers who don\u2019t practice magic. I was right about the sorcery, but wrong about everything else.<\/p>\n

Rule two: Don\u2019t listen to the demon.<\/p>\n

My uncle chose a far deadlier power. He calls creatures of darkness into our world, binds them into service contracts, and sells them to the highest bidder. And I\u2019m supposed to act like I don\u2019t know how illegal and dangerous it is.<\/p>\n

Rule three: Don\u2019t talk to the demon.<\/p>\n

All I had to do was keep my nose out of it. Pretend I didn\u2019t find the summoning circle in the basement. Pretend I didn\u2019t notice the shadowy being trapped inside it. Pretend I didn\u2019t break the rules.<\/p>\n

But I did, and now it\u2019s too late.<\/p>\n

From the author of The Guild Codex: Spellbound comes a new series that will plunge an unprepared young woman into the darkest magic of the mythic world.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Review<\/h3>\n

OK, straight up, this was an amazing book. I don’t have any negative comments, which is really rare for me.<\/p>\n

I loved the concept, and the characters are fantastic. I really enjoyed having a female lead who doesn’t have a ton of awesome powers and abilities. Robin isn’t remotely heroic in the typical sense, but she’s heroic in a way anyone could be.\u00a0She’s kind, brave, and intelligent, and she has flaws like the rest of us. I’m eager to watch her develop and come into her own through the series.<\/p>\n

Zylas is a bit of an enigma. I was left not knowing if demons are simply misunderstood, or if he’s developing a conscience and feelings, or if we’re simply being led to incorrect conclusions like authors like to do. Whichever it is, I like him, and I look forward to finding out out how their relationship progresses.<\/p>\n

I eagerly anticipate future installments of The Guild Codex: Demonized and have already pre-ordered book 2 so I can read it the moment it’s out. By the time you read this, I’ll likely have already read it. If you like reading, then pick up\u00a0Taming Demons for Beginners<\/em>, it’s unlikely you’ll be disappointed.<\/p>\n

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