

The finely drawn characters capture readers’ attention in this debut.Īutumn and Phineas, nicknamed Finny, were born a week apart their mothers are still best friends.


Demon Roth again stands out as the character with the mostest. The almost-sex scenes provide even more punch, and the book ends with a nice zinger. Of course, everyone involved has a hotness level that would shame supermodels. Could she have some connection with the Lilin? Armentrout balances suspense and romance, spicing it up with Roth’s one-liners and Layla’s wry inner commentary, all adding welcome humor. As the plot thickens, she begins to doubt herself. While she’s investigating the Lilin, Layla finally begins a real relationship with Zayne. Worse, Layla and Roth find evidence that the foretold demonic Lilin indeed has entered their high school and appears to be taking the souls of students. The story kicks off when Layla’s snake tattoo, Bambi, eats a visiting Warden. Although Roth tells her he doesn’t really care for her, he continues to attend school, wisecracking his way through every scene. If she kisses Zayne, her true love, she might accidentally inhale his soul. Layla is torn between very different heartthrobs: Zayne, the Warden boy with whom she’s lived for most of her life, and Roth, the demon Crown Prince of Hell. The saga of a girl who’s a hybrid of demon and Warden, the gargoyle-type creatures who fight demons, continues ( White Hot Kiss, 2014).
