After Reading: Soul Thief

By: Meradeth Houston on 7:27 AM

by Jana Oliver

Riley Blackthorne is beginning to learn that there are worse things than death by demon. And love is just one of them…

Seventeen-year-old Riley has about had it up to here. After the devastating battle at the Tabernacle, trappers are dead and injured, her boyfriend Simon is gravely injured, and now her beloved late father’s been illegally poached from his grave by a very powerful necromancer. As if that’s not enough, there's Ori, one sizzling hot freelance demon hunter who’s made himself Riley’s unofficial body guard, and Beck, a super over-protective “friend” who acts more like a grouchy granddad.  With all the hassles, Riley’s almost ready to leave Atlanta altogether.

But as Atlanta’s demon count increases, the Vatican finally sends its own Demon Hunters to take care of the city’s “little” problem, and pandemonium breaks loose. Only Riley knows that she might be the center of Hell’s attention: an extremely powerful Grade 5 demon is stalking her, and her luck can't last forever…

So this is the second book in the series, and it picks up right where The Demon Trapper's Daughter left off. Reading them both back to back was nice, as I had all the myriad of characters in mind, and could just enjoy the story. As in the first book, the world building here was great. Such amazing attention to detail, with lots of little side notes that really made everything come alive. Loved that! In some respects, though, I really found myself wondering what is going on with Riley--she's in some ways much older than 17, and yet again, not. Seriously, I kind of found myself wondering if these books had been written as an adult series that was then converted to YA, like the YA bits (school, etc) were just added in. Not that I particularly mind an older YA, but still, in places it comes across as a little strange. Anyhoo, this is a fun series, and I'll have to try and pick up the final book somewhere's!

Anyone read the last book? Worth it?