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Hell for Hire (Tear Down Heaven #1)
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* I was sent this by the author in exchange for an honest review *
I was so so glad when the author, Rachel, reached out to offer me a copy of this as I was already a fan of her previous books and I can safely say she’s one of the only urban fantasy writers I have read and consistently return to as I just love her stuff. She always writes very approachable and relatable characters and generally I find her books to be fun rides and auto-buys for me.
This story is a first in a new series which I knew nothing about when I started it, but which is in fact very up my alley. We are in a world which had been taken over by a traitorous king who has crushed 9 princesses and turned the once-paradise into heaven and hell. He’s enslaved all the demons and is generally not a good guy.
Enter our main characters:
Adrian Blackwood - a young Blackwood witch who is on the run from being apprenticed to warlocks and wants to instead pursue the culture of his people and grow his own Blackwood forest. He’s funny and optimistic and generally full of life and magic which is very fun to watch.
Bex & her crew - Bex is a demon for hire along with her ragtag group of free slaves. Freedom of slaves in a world like this is fairly unheard of but she’s good at her job and she works security. She has a dark secret she never usually reveals to clients, and usually she gets the job done asap and gets onto the next, but there’s something different about this job for Adrian and she and her crew learn more about him and the mess he’s muddled in quickly. She’s quite a broody character at first, but she’s clever too and resourceful.
The plot is pretty fast-paced with lots of tension over what wi happen to Adrian and Bex etc. they are being hunted by lots of people, some not very nice ones at all, and they have to get to know their own limits too.
I definitely found this to be just a really fun romp with lots of good moments. It’s definitely a start to something bigger and I’ll certainly continue with the series as soon as I can too :) 4*s
I was so so glad when the author, Rachel, reached out to offer me a copy of this as I was already a fan of her previous books and I can safely say she’s one of the only urban fantasy writers I have read and consistently return to as I just love her stuff. She always writes very approachable and relatable characters and generally I find her books to be fun rides and auto-buys for me.
This story is a first in a new series which I knew nothing about when I started it, but which is in fact very up my alley. We are in a world which had been taken over by a traitorous king who has crushed 9 princesses and turned the once-paradise into heaven and hell. He’s enslaved all the demons and is generally not a good guy.
Enter our main characters:
Adrian Blackwood - a young Blackwood witch who is on the run from being apprenticed to warlocks and wants to instead pursue the culture of his people and grow his own Blackwood forest. He’s funny and optimistic and generally full of life and magic which is very fun to watch.
Bex & her crew - Bex is a demon for hire along with her ragtag group of free slaves. Freedom of slaves in a world like this is fairly unheard of but she’s good at her job and she works security. She has a dark secret she never usually reveals to clients, and usually she gets the job done asap and gets onto the next, but there’s something different about this job for Adrian and she and her crew learn more about him and the mess he’s muddled in quickly. She’s quite a broody character at first, but she’s clever too and resourceful.
The plot is pretty fast-paced with lots of tension over what wi happen to Adrian and Bex etc. they are being hunted by lots of people, some not very nice ones at all, and they have to get to know their own limits too.
I definitely found this to be just a really fun romp with lots of good moments. It’s definitely a start to something bigger and I’ll certainly continue with the series as soon as I can too :) 4*s
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