-DNF @ 20%-
ARC Review - All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Absolutely not. I wanted to DNF this one on the second page solely for the writing style and wording - any book that refers to a young woman's body as having "baby fat" immediately puts me off. I figured I'd let it go since I wasn't far enough in to really make judgement... but I really should have called it there. The strange wording and writing style continued to bother me throughout.

I read nearly 1/4 of this books and did not understand what was going on... I couldn't really find a storyline? It felt like jumping around this girl-turned-demon's life (which unfortunately seemed quite dull). While looking into it a little bit more, it seems there may be a prequel to this story that I was unaware of when I was contacted for this ARC opportunity. I haven't read it (and don't plan on doing so), but I imagine it may provide a little bit of context that does not seem to be given in this book.

I think this is another example of "great idea, bad execution." I think this is such an interesting plot idea and I personally am very interested in mythology... but this book just did not work for me. I had a hard time relating to or even remotely enjoying these characters. The only thing that kept me reading was the mythological aspect but ultimately that couldn't hold my attention due to my other issues with the story.

The demon has now fully taken control of the girl's body; however, the demon is being punished by it's master, Death. The demon has no memories of their plan to control the girl, but does have brief memories of the girl's life. Death says the demon must continue with the girl's plans of attending college at Berkeley. As the demon attempts to navigate the human world, it slowly regains memories of it's name, Hukloban, and history while trying to maintain their magic. The classes are no problem for the demon, but friendships, relationships and the girl's awful family prove troublesome. Hukloban's memories return, but so does her humanity.

Picking up right after book one, The Girl, The Demon, jumps right in with Hukloban taking over the girl's body. I was surprised by Death's punishment, thinking that the girl would now be a powerful and dangerous force. It was an interesting turn of events to find the demon near powerless having to deal with college, friends and relationships. It was fun to see Hukloban dealing with friends and romantic partners, although I did feel that this dragged on for a while with no real plot development. The best parts of the story for me were Hukloban's memory flashbacks to their time as a human, their creation and their time as Death's right hand. This helped to answer a lot of questions from the first book about the curse and the demon's purpose. I also liked the setting of Hukloban's origins of the early Austronesian people exploring new lands. The ending was unexpected and leaves room for the possibility of another book in the series.

This book was received for free in return for an honest review.