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For a Few Demons More (The Hollows, #5)
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Jun 19, 2012
bookshelves: urban-fantasy, not-your-ordinary-creatures, angels-and-or-demons, fae, favorite-secondary-characters, jerk-of-my-dreams, some-kinda-magic, vampires, weres-shapeshifters, i-cried, rabid-reads-reviews
Read 4 times. Last read June 30, 2014 to July 1, 2014.
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So I don't know if I'm using the "@!?#" button correctly, but in my head it's the "WTF?! Elephant." Has been since I first laid eyes on it. So if that's not what it's supposed to mean, now you know what it means to me:
Elephant as illustration for WTF?! + @!?# (WTF?!) = WTF?! squared.
And that is what is going on here. And it is fan-friggin'-tastic.
Right. So Trent's getting married to Ellasbeth, and he wants Rachel to work security for the wedding.
*blinks*
I know what you're thinking. You're thinking, "Why on earth would Trent want Rachel at his wedding?"
Well, b/c Lee RVSP-ed as his best man, and that's a problem, b/c Lee is Al's new familiar in the Ever After . . . so how's he going to pull off being the best man in Trent's wedding?
That is an excellent question.
It's also a question that has Trent understandably nervous, and as Rachel is the only person to ever hold her own against Al, Trent wants her in place to handle whatever unknown, yet inevitable, shenanigans Al is planning.
Rachel says, "Hell NO. It's my birthday."
Trent says, "40k."
Rachel says, "Well, maybe . . . but I better not have to wear an ugly dress."
B/c Rachel isn't just going to be working security from the sidelines in a Quen-like capacity, oh no, she's doing it as one of Ellasbeth's BRIDESMAIDS.
*giggle snorts*
I hadn't really thought about it before, but a fellow fan of The Hollows commented on one of my status updates on ŷ that this book is a real turning point for the series. On the one hand, yeah, obviously (b/c the Bad Thing happens in this book).
But there is a LOT more going on than that. Al is in trouble with the demons, and he wants Rachel's help getting out of it. Ceri and Trent finally meet. Rachel upsets the balance of power between the heavy hitting Supes. Skimmer does that other Big Thing . . .
And don't let ALL THE THINGS scare you, b/c unlike True Blood, Season 4's hodgepodge of overwhelming randomness, For a Few Demons More is wonderfully coherent, and by far the best book in the series up to that point. YEP. This is where it starts getting REALLY good.
My other reviews for this series:
Dead Witch Walking (The Hollows #1)
The Good, the Bad, and the Undead (The Hollows #2)
Every Which Way But Dead (The Hollows #3)
A Fistful of Charms (The Hollows #4)
The Outlaw Demon Wails (The Hollows #6)
White Witch, Black Curse (The Hollows #7)
Black Magic Sanction (The Hollows #8)
Pale Demon (The Hollows #9)
The Undead Pool (The Hollows #12)
Into the Woods: Tales from the Hollows and Beyond
So I don't know if I'm using the "@!?#" button correctly, but in my head it's the "WTF?! Elephant." Has been since I first laid eyes on it. So if that's not what it's supposed to mean, now you know what it means to me:
Elephant as illustration for WTF?! + @!?# (WTF?!) = WTF?! squared.
And that is what is going on here. And it is fan-friggin'-tastic.
Right. So Trent's getting married to Ellasbeth, and he wants Rachel to work security for the wedding.
*blinks*
I know what you're thinking. You're thinking, "Why on earth would Trent want Rachel at his wedding?"
Well, b/c Lee RVSP-ed as his best man, and that's a problem, b/c Lee is Al's new familiar in the Ever After . . . so how's he going to pull off being the best man in Trent's wedding?
That is an excellent question.
It's also a question that has Trent understandably nervous, and as Rachel is the only person to ever hold her own against Al, Trent wants her in place to handle whatever unknown, yet inevitable, shenanigans Al is planning.
Rachel says, "Hell NO. It's my birthday."
Trent says, "40k."
Rachel says, "Well, maybe . . . but I better not have to wear an ugly dress."
B/c Rachel isn't just going to be working security from the sidelines in a Quen-like capacity, oh no, she's doing it as one of Ellasbeth's BRIDESMAIDS.
*giggle snorts*
I hadn't really thought about it before, but a fellow fan of The Hollows commented on one of my status updates on ŷ that this book is a real turning point for the series. On the one hand, yeah, obviously (b/c the Bad Thing happens in this book).
But there is a LOT more going on than that. Al is in trouble with the demons, and he wants Rachel's help getting out of it. Ceri and Trent finally meet. Rachel upsets the balance of power between the heavy hitting Supes. Skimmer does that other Big Thing . . .
And don't let ALL THE THINGS scare you, b/c unlike True Blood, Season 4's hodgepodge of overwhelming randomness, For a Few Demons More is wonderfully coherent, and by far the best book in the series up to that point. YEP. This is where it starts getting REALLY good.
My other reviews for this series:
Dead Witch Walking (The Hollows #1)
The Good, the Bad, and the Undead (The Hollows #2)
Every Which Way But Dead (The Hollows #3)
A Fistful of Charms (The Hollows #4)
The Outlaw Demon Wails (The Hollows #6)
White Witch, Black Curse (The Hollows #7)
Black Magic Sanction (The Hollows #8)
Pale Demon (The Hollows #9)
The Undead Pool (The Hollows #12)
Into the Woods: Tales from the Hollows and Beyond
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“That's why I want you there, he said. You're unpredictable, and that can be the difference between success and failure. Most people make decisions in anger, fear, love, or obligation. You make decisions to irritate people.”
― For a Few Demons More
― For a Few Demons More
“Sure am glad I'm not royalty," I muttered. "I wouldn't want to have to bump uglies with someone I can't stand. On a regular basis. And no one else."
"Ow!" I exclaimed, trying to yank my fingers from Trent but finding them caught. Then I colored, realizing what I'd said. "Oh� sorry," I stammered, meaning it. "That was insensitive."
Trent's frown turned into a sly smirk. "Bump uglies?" he said, eyes on the table behind me. "You are a font of gutter slang, Rachel. We must do this again.”
― For a Few Demons More
"Ow!" I exclaimed, trying to yank my fingers from Trent but finding them caught. Then I colored, realizing what I'd said. "Oh� sorry," I stammered, meaning it. "That was insensitive."
Trent's frown turned into a sly smirk. "Bump uglies?" he said, eyes on the table behind me. "You are a font of gutter slang, Rachel. We must do this again.”
― For a Few Demons More
“Ivy and I will deal with the uncomfortable situation like we always have…by ignoring it. It was something we were both good at.”
― For a Few Demons More
― For a Few Demons More
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June 19, 2012
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June 30, 2014
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June 30, 2014
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"This hadn't gone well at all. Maybe I could sell it online and donate the proceeds to the war relief fund, 'cause there was going to be a war.
'Cause there was gonna be a war . . ."
'Cause there was gonna be a war . . ."
June 30, 2014
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"This is what Rachel got to wear to Trent's rehearsal dinner:
Maybe the beads were a little over the top, but they went well with the glitter on the stockings. And the shortness of the hip-hugger skirt was offset by it's subdued black. It had come with a nice top that would show my midriff, and I had the jacket in case it got cold.
ZOMG."
Maybe the beads were a little over the top, but they went well with the glitter on the stockings. And the shortness of the hip-hugger skirt was offset by it's subdued black. It had come with a nice top that would show my midriff, and I had the jacket in case it got cold.
ZOMG."
July 1, 2014
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55.0%
"Why hadn't I told Trent about Ceri? Or Ceri about Trent? I was a lousy judge of character, but even I could tell that the two seemed made for each other. Trent wasn't that bad. Though he had kept me caged as a mink. And put in the [RAT] fights. And tricked me into trying to take Piscary down by myself . . .
Yeah, no . . . Trent's not that bad. *headdesk*"
Yeah, no . . . Trent's not that bad. *headdesk*"
July 1, 2014
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56.0%
""Trent's father saved my life," I admitted..."My dad and his were friends and work partners. And they both died because of it, so I think that rubs out any gratitude I might have." Stupid-ass elf think the world owes him everything.
But Ceri only sipped at her tea. "Maybe Trent put you in the rat fights because he blames your father for his father's death."
Ceri is damned insightful sometimes"
But Ceri only sipped at her tea. "Maybe Trent put you in the rat fights because he blames your father for his father's death."
Ceri is damned insightful sometimes"
July 1, 2014
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""He's real!" she stammered. "I thought he was a decoration on your earring."
Ellasbeth's father tensed. "A pixy?" he said, taking a wary step back. "Trent--"
..."This is my team...My backup can keep his mouth shut about your precious secret identities, but if you show up for the wedding dressed liked extras for some ridiculous movie, it won't be my fault if someone figures it out."
Hahahaha."
Ellasbeth's father tensed. "A pixy?" he said, taking a wary step back. "Trent--"
..."This is my team...My backup can keep his mouth shut about your precious secret identities, but if you show up for the wedding dressed liked extras for some ridiculous movie, it won't be my fault if someone figures it out."
Hahahaha."
July 1, 2014
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"...[LOTS o' peeps] were all laughing in a fawning circle about Ellasbeth. Trent was sitting by her. He looked tired. Maybe he should have taken more interest in the wedding arrangements and made sure that some of his friends were invited to balance out Ellasbeth's. Maybe he didn't have any friends.
Das cold."
Das cold."
July 1, 2014
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""Quen, I don't want to have to do this," I warned . . . "Get out or I'll--"
"You'll what?" Trent said, standing sideways by the piano . . . "Turn us into butterflies? You don't do black magic."
Hands made into fists, I steadied myself.
"She doesn't," came Ceri's voice from behind me in the hall, and Trent's gaze shot over my shoulder. "But I do."
BOOM. Way to make a first impression, jackhole."
"You'll what?" Trent said, standing sideways by the piano . . . "Turn us into butterflies? You don't do black magic."
Hands made into fists, I steadied myself.
"She doesn't," came Ceri's voice from behind me in the hall, and Trent's gaze shot over my shoulder. "But I do."
BOOM. Way to make a first impression, jackhole."
July 1, 2014
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""I know demons very well. And that's what they do. They offer you something that looks out of your reach in exchange for something they want that is out of theirs. They're called businessmen here. You're very good."
BUURRRRNNN. Ceri's on a ROLL."
BUURRRRNNN. Ceri's on a ROLL."
July 1, 2014
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Is it me, or you're reading them kinda fast? :P
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I'm taking a short break, b/c I gots to read some arcs, but yeah ;)
Are you kidding me??? You're like a ninja reader, Jesus Christ!! I'm SO behind it's not even funny :(( Next week I'm diving in this series with a vengeance *mwahahaha*
You know, most people don't notice, but I am kind of like a ninja . . . *snickers*
Pffft, I've gots you all figured out :D
Fantastic review, Jessica! Glad you enjoyed! :)
Thanks, Exina!
Great review, Jessica :) I have had this on my shelf for quite a while now, but i can never seem to get myself to start on it..
I think I keep having more problems with these books than you do (mostly because a couple of recurring things in every one of them, which just happen to be some of my pet peeves), but overall, I really agree with your reviews. This one wasn't a bad book at all, and whatever my own issues with it, they're just so wonderfully readable.
Elise wrote: "Great review, Jessica :) I have had this on my shelf for quite a while now, but i can never seem to get myself to start on it.."Thanks, Elise! Yeah, a series this long can be daunting, but I LOVE it. I hope you try it sometime--SO good ;)
Kribu wrote: "I think I keep having more problems with these books than you do (mostly because a couple of recurring things in every one of them, which just happen to be some of my pet peeves), but overall, I re..."They are wonderfully readable, and it also helps that I've read through book 12, so I know where the series is going, and I'm happy with it ;) I kind of view Rachel like family, LOL--you have to take the bad with the good.
That's a great point. :D I've now bought all the books up to and including the 11th, so I'm looking forward to more of the journey!
Does this book reduce testosterone levels?Igor
Ummm . . . it's not excessively girly, but it is UF with a female MC. There are lots of feelings, Igor. Do lots of feelings reduce testosterone levels? *snickers*
The answer is, YES! Men only have two emotions, btw.Igor
And . . . those two emotions are . . . ? Don't be gross . . .
Sorry, I have to tell the truth.Hungry and horny.
There's a saying:
If you see us without a boner, make us a sandwich!
Igor
That is . . . so offensive. And yet, I'm sitting here laughing, LOL.
I didn't invent that. Don't kill the messenger.I only spake the truth, hate me not!
Igor
Thanks, Patrycja!
