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My Review:Title: Hunting Fiends for the Ill-Equipped
Author: Annette Marie
Series: The Guild Codex: Demonized #3, Guild Codex Universe #9
Published by: Tantor Audio
Release Date: June 23, 2020
Format: Audiobook
Narrator: Cris Dukehart
Length: 8 hours and 28 minutes
Genres: Urban Fantasy
Potential Triggers: View Spoiler »
Source: Hoopla
Reading Challenges: Lenoreo's 2020 Audiobook Challenge, Lenoreo's 2020 New Release Challenge
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My rating:
Blurb:I thought I understood power.
My parents taught me that magic attracts equal danger, and everything I've seen since becoming a demon contractor confirms it. I've witnessed how power twists and corrupts--and I've tasted power no human should wield.
I thought I knew greed.
Ambition and avarice drove my family into hiding. My parents died for someone else's greed. I've never hunted anything in my life, but now I'm hunting their killer--with my demon's help.
I thought I'd seen evil.
But with each step closer to my parents' murderer, I'm uncovering a different sort of evil, piece by hidden piece. I've stumbled into an insidious web that silently, secretly ensnares everything it touches. My demon and I came as the hunters...
...but I think we might be the prey.
--Author's Note: The Guild Codex includes two series, Demonized and Spellbound, which can be read and enjoyed all on their own; however, this book contains spoilers for Demon Magic and a Martini (Spellbound #4). If you were thinking about giving Spellbound a try, I recommend reading it first.
4.5 stars — Well, that’s another book down in the “OMG OMG HOW ARE THEY GOING TO SURVIVE?” category. Seriously! And it’s not just the climax big battle, there are moments along the way! I’m starting to want to slow down so I won’t be done…I’m just enjoying this universe IMMENSELY.
I will admit that I didn’t always connect with Robin’s reluctance and fear in this one. I’m not sure what I was missing, but I honestly couldn’t understand the extent to which she was being stubborn and willful and…I don’t know what word. I get it to a degree, but it was just too much in this book. After everything she’s been through with Zylas, I guess I wanted her to understand what was happening faster than she did. And to accept things. I mean, she would read the entries in the Grimoire and I would TOTALLY get what they were saying, but she just kept wanting to bury her head in the sand. This is the sole reason I’m rounding down on this one.
Besides all of that, there were some awesome developments in this book that had me super excited and intrigued and just “FINALLY”-ing all over the place! I didn’t expect the character crossover we got, and I am sooooo glad I’m reading these in recommended reading order. There were also some cameos from characters in upcoming books that has me excited for those as well.
So yeah. I know I don’t say too much anymore, but this is still one of my favourite universes in the world, and I’m going to be sad when it ends. At least there are still more coming, even if Tori and Robin’s stories are wrapped up in the next few books.
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