This book was entirely unexpected. I downloaded it simply because of the title, but fell in love with the story and the writing. I definitely became invested and want to read the others in this universe.

I’ve been reading this series for years and each one is wonderful to read. It was funny and romantic and the passing was great. I also enjoyed that they brought in a large portion of the other characters from previous books during the climax of the book. It great book to read on its own.

This is a stand-alone series, we get to see characters from the previous books but you don't need to have read them to follow along. Sure, maybe it would have been easier, especially because we have a lot of characters, and keeping them straight is not an easy feat but... it's not so bad, really, and this was my first experience with this author and this series, and it went amazingly well!
I was a bit scared at the beginning because the southern "accent" is really strong here, and since American/English is not my mother tongue I thought it would be harder to follow along, but fear not, if you are in the same situation, it all went smooth! And I had an amazing time with this book!

We follow the sheriff and a demon huntress while they try to stop a God and solve a mystery, and the mystery part is the weakest part of the plot, but it's not bad, it's just that it is not much of a mystery (even if we have an interesting twist) and it is in the background for most of the book, but it adds something to the book, and in any event, the best part in there is the characters! Not only the main ones, but all the others are pretty amazing, and if I have to be honest, I preferred them to the main couple. It's not that Dev and Arta are bad, I liked them and as a couple, they are so nice! And it is quite funny to see them interact. But all the other ones are just so alive and so peculiar! Even more so because this world is full of different magical beings. It is so satisfying to see so many of them! And some of them are mighty intriguing like Sam and Willa, and some are the cutest thing ever like Jeb and Sugar!!!!

Could not finish, sorry. When I requested this book, I did not reason it wasn't the first in the series. I have not read the others in this series. If I had known, I would not have requested it. I apologise for the inconvienience.

Kind regards,

Janis.

I could not get into this book. It was not engaging enough and the story didn't pull me in. This does not mean it wasn't good, just not good for me.

There was no obvious indication on NetGalley that this was part of an already established series so I was pretty confused and felt out of my depth trying to get to grips with this book. A shame, as I think there's great promise but I'm not at a point where I want to seek out the other books at the moment.

A wide cast of characters, an enthralling plot and a few murders to solve, what more do you need! What a whirlwind!

Demon hunters, deities, and Dalvahni, oh my! Fantastic epic adventure! Such a good fantasy and romance.

From the publisher:
Rowdy rednecks. Shifty shapeshifters. Deadly demon hunters.

THIS TOWN'S GOING STRAIGHT TO HELL.

With its cross-cultural mix of good ol' boys, big bad wolves, and otherworldly beings, Behr County is the last place you'd want to be a cop. But for Sheriff Dev Whitsun, it's Sweet Home Alabama—and he plans to keep it that way. Famous last words. When a gruesome shifter massacre rocks the community, the sexy sheriff needs more than a badge and a few silver bullets. He needs the help of an immortal demon hunter. Her name is Arta, High Huntress of the Kirvahni. Whatever that means. Dev is no position to be picky about partners right now. But when Arta turns out to be the one female he could really fall for, Dev knows he's in for one hell of a ride. God help them all . . .

My thoughts: Welcome to Hannah, Alabama where the supers live alongside the norms but try to keep that part of their identity hidden. Shapeshifters, gods, goddesses, demon hunters and more reside there.

There are a lot of characters in this book. Being as this was my first book in the series and it was book 6, there were quite a few mentioned that I didn’t know. I found I needed to focus on the main characters for this book and let the rest kind of slide. That way I was able to enjoy the book. If you’d read other books in the series, this might not be an issue.

The characters are interesting. There is a lot of good banter. Some characters speak in a Southern dialect. Others speak a more medieval type dialect full of thees and thous. At first I found this annoying. Later on it helped keep straight who was talking. And I’m not a big fan of insta-love, but it seemed to be in the nature of some of the characters.

Overall, I gave it 4 stars out of 5. It’s got a fast moving plot. You want to know what happens next. And the characters are interesting. If you’ve read the earlier books, it might be easier to understand some of what goes on. Still if you like your urban fantasy with romance, this would be a good series to try.

I received a copy of the book from the publisher through NetGalley. All opinions are my own.

I found it difficult to connect with this book. It may have something with not reading any of the others in the series.

It's hard to enjoy a book when you have no interest in the characters. I spent the early part of the story confused. If your fan of the series I'm sure you'll love this but if like me you've never read one then I suggest starting with the first book.

This book has a fantastic title that really jumps out at you. I didn't realise when picking it up that it was in the middle of the series so it did take me a little bit of time to orientate myself within the world and with the characters, who were all very interesting and intriguing.

While I enjoyed the story overall I found the pacing to be where I struggled with the story. Dev and Arta are a really interesting couple, and I was invested in them overcoming their misconceptions of each other and their newly budding relationship, but at times it felt like parts of the story dragged, especially in between the action scenes, which were really fun.

First off, this title is amazing and totally got my attention. It sounded fun, and I really wanted to enjoy this book.

I wasn’t super worried about jumping into a series because I can usually follow along well enough and then go back and read the other books if I enjoy it. In fact, I’ve done this with several fantasy/paranormal romance series and I always enjoy knowing I can immediately read a backlist.

Unfortunately, this book didn’t work that way for me. I tried to read it on a few different occasions to give it a shot, but I guess the series isn’t one you can just pick up from anywhere. Since each book appears to follow different main characters, from what I can tell, I find this hugely disappointing.

This is the 6th book in a series, I did not realize it when I started reading. Therefore I was a bit confused and unsure of something’s in the beginning.

Overall I loved the supernatural world that is brought to life in this book and I think I would have loved this book even more if I had read the previous books in the series.

Thank you NetGalley for a copy of this book. This is my honest voluntary review.

Thank you Netgalley for the advance reader copy of Demon Hunting with a Southern Sheriff by Lexi George in exchange for an honest review. I really need to pay better attention to when I request books that they aren't far into a series, as this was book number six. I enjoyed this book although I was kinda confused throughout most of it, but it just made me want to get the previous five books and read the series from the beginning. I think that speaks a lot about an author if you start in the middle and it makes you want to go back to the beginning instead of just quit.

I had no idea this was part of a series when I requested it. That was my mistake. However, I did enjoy reading it even if I was a little lost. I really liked Dev (the sheriff) and Arta, although very different, is a kick ass character! There were so many elements to this book and I liked that is was outside the norm with different characters. The authors imagination is evident with the different characters. I think this went a little beyond your normal paranormal romance and would probably say that it is more fantasy than anything else. Overall, I liked the characters and the different storylines. I just need to to back and read the previous books and would recommend others starting with those books first.

Wow - I think I got in over my head with this book. Having only read one book in the series before (and that was 3 books prior) I was pretty lost for a lot of the very numerous character back stories here and did myself a disservice. Hark - learn from me and start at the beginning!

Dev is the sheriff of a town filled with humans and supernaturals alike. There's pretty much everything, including very determined hunters like Arta. She's got her own supernatural mojo and has been tasked with avenging her fighting sister. This ends up getting in Dev's way, because he is the law in these parts. He also has a relative who is a goddess or something and a dad who runs around naked. It is A LOT. I enjoyed the random and insane characters, but got a little lost in the shuffle.

The romance between Dev and Arta is definitely non-traditional. Instead of following the same rules, there is chocolate involved and nearly destroyed buildings. And sort-of-adopted siblings crashing the party. All in all, it was a wild ride that I was not prepared for, complete with a HEA.

Unfortunately, this one just wasn't for me.

Maybe I'm too late in the series, maybe the world building already happened, but I felt lost after a chapter in and it just kept me digging myself in a bigger hole.

I wanted it to be good and gave it a shot, but it came off as an aftertaste of the Southern Vampire series in tone, and did not charm with its drawling prose and setting.

I think I may have made an error when picking up this book. As a general rule, I will always read a book series in order, but sometimes, when it's a romance series, I break my own rule because I figure there might be a few things I don't understand, but essentially there will be a hero, a heroine, a beginning, a middle and a happily ever after so I should be absolutely fine.

Not so with this one,! I'm trudging through it now at about 35% and I am confused and bored. An entire football team of previous characters have wandered though, I have no idea who any of them are or what they are talking about.

Add to that the fact that the H and h jump into bed after only exchanging 10 words...I'm done. Sorry.

And it's a shame because I think this is a world I would enjoy in normal circumstances, hence the 3 stars even though I can't finish it.

I believe this is the end of the series but it is the first book I have read and I think it was a big mistake. I was lost. There were so many characters and different begins that I could not keep up and was very confused. People/things kept popping up and everyone was like oh that just so and so with no background so I assumed it was a previous book in the series. A town in Alabama is a weak spot where things can crossover into our world. This story centers around Dev the county sheriff, and a really really old immortal demon hunter, Arta. The story is fast paced and interesting but I wish I would have read the other books first. Big mistake. I probably will go back at some point and read them all and this would probably be much more meaningful to me.

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.