Iloved this particularly the humour, it’s hilarious, it’s the supporting characters and the chaos they bring, so unpredictable and such fun to read i look forward to more from in future .

Price to Pay by M.A. Guglielmo, the next book in the smokeless fire series, a good book that continues the story for all the characters we like and makes us both sad and happy.

M.A. Guglielmo’s novel, Price to Pay, is a light-hearted, fun read which should appeal to older YA readers. The story begins in Summoned and Soul to Steal (#1 and #2 in the series) in which Daniel Goldstein, a Jewish gaming designer, is told by his grandmother’s ghost to summon a jinn to save the world from fallen angels. He ends up with a supernatural party girl, Zahara, who’s actual form (when she’s not dressed to kill in human clothing) is a cuddly kitten with wings. She introduces Daniel to her friend, Zaid. The battle continues as she meets Harut, one of two fallen angel brothers. Marut, the other brother, wants to destroy humankind. The four, along with forces they’ve gathered to their side in Summoned and Soul to Steal, combine forces to battle the angels and Zahara’s father, who’s united with the bad guys. The dialogue is zippy, snarky, and laced with sarcasm. Price to Pay pulls together various elements and romances from the prior two books and wraps things up nicely. It was enjoyable to read a paranormal book with new-to-me Middle Eastern mythology.

Four and a half
Here we go again with fun loving, party girl Zahara set on saving the world but only it she can look adorably cute at the same time ! Ok I think you get the idea that this is a light , fun book although believe me bad things do happen. What made this different was the fact that its not set in the mortal realm but actually the land of the Jinn which meant we got to know them warts and all. These Demons and Jinn certainly have their differences and trying to unite them in a common cause against a Fallen Angel hell meant on mass destruction is taxing even the indomitable Zahara. Still she does have friends and allies and believe me she's going to need them but just what is the Angel she loves really up to ?
I enjoyed being back in this crazy world although this nearly got a much lower rating from me. Why ? I admit to being a hopeless romantic and there's a very odd relationship here between Zahara and Harut that has honestly never made sense or even convinced me that it feels real. I say nearly because the author did manage (finally ! ) to pull it around . What is hilarious in this book are the supporting characters and the antics they get up to. Thoroughly unpredictable and such fun to read and I definitely felt engaged with all that happened and look forward to more from this author.
This is a voluntary take of a book I requested and my thoughts and comments are honest and I believe fair