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Yet another romance book trying to pretend it has a fantasy/supernatural plot line. Honestly, this is book was just all over the place. We have two different immortal warrior races, witches, demonoids, werewolves, zombies?, ogres, ghouls?, bigfoot, a magical power enhancer/diminisher, a god-like being and a mysterious magical orb. Like seriously?
My long list of problems with this book:
1. The title - For a book that says it is about Demon Hunting with a Sexy Ex, there was very little demon hunting and just a lot of pining back and forth between the two exes. Like come on, I want to see some serious demon hunting!
2. The plot - Namely, what the hell is it? At 50% it seemed like the whole point of the story was Duncan and Cassie getting back together, with a random quest of the orb just getting thrown in so that we could all pretend this wasn't just a romance with supernatural creatures thrown in. Honestly, you could have made every single character in this book a human and it would have hardly changed anything.
3. Character background - Outside of a few brief mentions, we never learn anything of depth about these characters and their past. At one point Cassie mentions her horrible, wicked mother and how she was mistreated in her younger years, but I don't think this was ever mentioned again. Toby and Cassie are supposedly besties who go way back, yet I never learn how they met, how they became friends etc. Also, how the hell do almost all of the characters know each other? That is never explained. I feel like I am the new kid entering a small town high school where all these people have apparently grown up together and know basically everything about each other and I am just expected to jump into the fray and be like, "Oh, so and so? Yeah, I know exactly who they are and where to find their secret hang out."
I get that a lot of these characters have a past together, can you please give me a little more explanation?
4. No conflict resolution - So remember that random plot/subplot about the mysterious magical orb I mentioned? Well at the end of the book it's still missing, people are still after it and it seems our main characters are not the least bit concerned. You know why? Well because they've confessed their love to each other, agreed to get married and would rather go home and profess their love to each other instead. Again, wtf? Why introduce orb if you're going to do nothing but that plot point? If all that matters is the Duncan and Cassie getting together then just make this a straight up romance and stop throwing random shit into the mix for no good reason.
The only thing this book somewhat delivered on is a bit of sexiness toward the end, but I had to read to 75% before I got any of that.
This series has been great from the start and continues to delight. I'd been waiting to read Cassandra and Duncan's story since they began appearing in previous books. Their story and this book did not disappoint.
Readers are quickly drawn into demon battles and a host of interesting new characters including sasquatch and piskies. I think Jeb may be a favorite new character! Read the book and you'll understand why. :)
Ms. George has a great touch with both the humor and the emotion in her Demon Hunting series. You become invested in all the characters that she introduces. I enjoyed Cassandra and Duncan's story and am already impatient for the next book because I cannot wait to find out what happens with the rest of the Dahlvani and Kirvhani family.
I enjoy the light humorous touch of this series, so I was happy to return to demon ridden Dixie. It's been a long time since the previous book in the series, so it took a bit to come back up to speed on the supporting players in this second chance romance between archaic speaking demon hunter Duncan and the demonoid witch Cassandra. Duncan spurned Cassandra and spent the next hundred years trying to find her to rectify his mistake and he is working very hard to win back. Cassandra has reason to be gun shy after Duncan broke her heart, but the repeated angst-y resistance to Duncan's pursuit is not my favorite way to handle this trope.
So the real fun of this book for me wasn't in the main romance, it was in the supporting cast, cameos of past players, especially troll shifting Evan. He was great and I was happy with his secret longing for the demon-huntress. And I also really am looking forward to more of the power enhancing Verbena. Hope we get more of her soon.
ARC courtesy of the author via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review
Usually with the first book in a series, it's too hard to follow along without feeling lost in a brand new world. Not with this book! Even though this is the fifth book in the series, and my first time picking up a book within it, I was able to enjoy it just as much as I would a stand-alone.
Lexis George did an excellent job at creating a story that was not only well written , but also really fun to read. The characters were well developed with very interesting personalities.
For readers who haven't picked up any of the other books in this series, I say give it a try!
Reviewed by Jennifer of the GothicMoms Review Team
Rated 3.5 stars out of 5! I would have been able to give this a better review I think, had I have read the other books in the series. I just felt like I was missing some pretty key elements. Other than that, the story was a thrill a minute. Loved both Cassandra and Duncan. Looking forward to starting author Lexi George's DEMON HUNTING series from the start.
I have loved this series ever since Demon Hunting in Dixie and sadly no book since has been quite as good, I mean they have all been entertaining and funny 4 Star reading but missed that "memorable" level of good book rating .
It looks like Lexi George has found that elusive allure that made me love that first book so much in this new book Demon Hunting with a Sexy Ex since I laughed hard, loved the story, loved the characters and REALLY loved Jeb :)
While most of these books have a lot going on this one seemed to have about 6-7 subplots and I really enjoyed it, many authors can't pull that off without frustrating the reader but it worked in this book.
Cassandra and her ex Duncan (hence the title) are a great match for most of the book, couple of times right before the end it seemed they were getting a bit stupid about their relationship but nothing that really messed up the story.
We have a sub-plots of albino Sasquatch, sorta/kinda demon Evan and his crush on a female demon hunter, and a few more I won't get into but for me Jeb steal every scene he pops up in and just when you think he is gone, he shows up to add extra humor to every scene.
Bottom Line: I LOVED this book, even though I really loved the last one , this one seemed to be getting back to the original writing style and humor I loved (still wish we could get the talking dog back) but Jeb kinda makes up for it. 4.5 Stars rounded to 5 and a good time to be had by all :)
I thoroughly enjoyed it, although I was a little confused throughout. It is the fifth book in a series and I haven't read the other books. As a result, I would not consider this book an easy stand-alone read. I had to do a little research on who was who, I was able to figure out who was who and eventually what the characters referred to, but it took a little while.
This is part of a series but can be read as a stand alone. Does have a HEA and no cliff-hangers. I highly recommend if you like your paranormal romances light-hearted, funny and with a great cast of characters. Overall a win in my book, I love romantic comedies and especially in PNR, its my fav.
Again I wished I realized this was part of a series, because the world created is brilliant, I was that excited that I brought the first book so I could go back to the start and understand it all more.
I loved the characters in this adventure, this book is most definitely interesting and I loved the town Hannah, I really do look forward in reading this authors work again.
This is such a fun series and this book did not disappoint. I just love the way the Dalvhani talk and think. That's half the humor for me right there. And it really tests my vocabulary sometimes but in a fun way. How Lexi George comes up with some of this stuff I'll never know. Just the fact that they have a god named Kehvahn cracks me up.
This had a solid story and the pacing moved right along. I was engaged throughout the book. And the secondary characters really come to shine in this one. From Verbena to Evan to Sugar, I was entertained throughout. And Evan really stole every scene he was in.
The story of Duncan and Cassie was the focus of the plot, and after a long separation Duncan will not stop until he wins her back. And for those who don't like 2nd chance romances, this one really did not dwell on that aspect. There were too may shenanigans going on. But the romance was solid. I am definitely looking forward to the next book. In fact, I may just do a re-read of this series before the next one comes out. If you like to be entertained and have a hankering for some sexy demon hunters and really original southern characters that will make you laugh, this series is for you.
I guess this story is part of a series and I was a little bit lost as to what was going on with some of the characters making the story hard to follow. I often didn't understand what they were talking about so I guess it shouldn't be read as a standalone.
This book was so hilarious I couldn't stop reading. Duncan is such an awesome character. His love for Cassie so intense. Cassie's hurt by Duncan runs so deep. Then and in Verbena what a great addition to the story. I love Sugar and Jeb kept me laughing. What a great read!