Succubus Revealed Review

Succubus Revealed (Georgina Kincaid 6)

-       Richelle Mead

Publisher: UK – Bantam Books

Georgina Kincaid has had an eternity to figure out the opposite sex, but sometimes they still surprise her. Take Seth Mortensen. The man has risked his soul to become Georgina's boyfriend. Still, with Lucifer for a boss, Georgina can't just hang up her killer heels and settle down to domestic bliss. In fact, she's being forced to transfer operations… to Las Vegas. The City of Sin is a dream gig for a succubus, but Georgina's allies are suspicious. Why are the powers-that-be so eager to get her away from Seattle—and from Seth? Georgina is one of Hell's most valuable assets, but if there's any way out of the succubus business she plans to take it—no matter how much roadkill she leaves behind. She just hopes the casualties won't include the one man she's risking everything for...

Succubus Blues, the first Georgina Kincaid book was the first Richelle Mead book I ever read and one of my favourite UF series. So it was with mixed feelings I picked up Succubus Revealed, the last book in the series as I was desperate to see if there was a happy ending for Georgina and Seth, but at the same time I didn’t want the journey to be over. I needn’t have worried as Richelle has produced the perfect final book.

Georgina is being transferred to Las Vegas – a succubus’s dream gig, but it means that she has to leave Seth behind. This time the focus is on Georgina and Seth as they work at their relationship and realise that Hell has been playing a very deep game with them.

I think this is the slimmest of the Succubus series, and one of the most character driven, but for anyone who has been following Seattle’s succubus there is much to savour. There are some great scenes with Seth’s family – particularly the nieces, which are very sweet without being saccharine and you finally get to see how much Georgina’s hellish friends care for her. Between Roman, Hugh and Carter, I can’t help by feel envious that she has such good friends!

I gobbled up this book like it was a bar of my favourite chocolate – smooth writing, delicious plot and a yummy long lasting aftertaste. I actually cried at least twice while reading as events unfolded and yet I wouldn’t swap them for anything. This series is not the most action orientated Urban Fantasy series out there but it has one of the most satisfying story arcs while leaving each book a satisfactory stand alone story. All past events are linked into this book and I have to believe that Richelle has the series planned in advanced – either that or she has a marvellous method of tying everything together at the last minute! J

Recommended for fans of Rachel Vincent and Kelley Armstrong. 9.5 out of 10.

On My Wishlist #46

This is a meme from Book Chick City. There are so many books out there that I want to read that this is the only way I can keep track. Today I'm looking for a little demon action...

Hell's Belles - Jackie Kessler

Publisher: Zebra

Once upon a time, Jezebel was a powerful succubus, capable of seducing men and sucking out their souls. But that was before Hell put a bounty on her head. Now her only chance to escape a fate far worse than death is to live as a mortal, losing herself in a sea of unfamiliar humanity, in a place where sinners walk hand-in-hand with saints - a place like Belle's strip club in New York City.Working as an exotic dancer is a piece of cake for a former demon who once specialized in sex. Taking money from men? Please. It's like leading lawyers to the Lake of Fire. Plus the lingerie is great. But she hadn't counted on meeting sexy Paul Hamilton, a man haunted by his past. Good-bye, succubus; hello, love struck. Learning all about how complicated - and pleasurable - love can be, Jezebel thinks she's turned her back on Hell.But Hell hasn't stopped looking for her. The secrets Jezebel holds are the most dangerous of all, the kind every demon in the Underworld would do their worst to protect. Demons are closing in, which is enough to make Jezebel shiver in her G-string. But it's her love for Paul that's going to have deadly consequences...

This looks like a lot of fun - and who doesn't like Succubus?

Succubus Revealed - Richelle Mead

Publisher: Bantam (September 2011)

Georgina Kincaid has had an eternity to figure out the opposite sex, but sometimes they still surprise her. Take Seth Mortensen. The man has risked his soul to become Georgina's boyfriend. Still, with Lucifer for a boss, Georgina can't just hang up her killer heels and settle down to domestic bliss. In fact, she's being forced to transfer operations...to Las Vegas. The City of Sin is a dream gig for a succubus, but Georgina's allies are suspicious. Why are the powers-that-be so eager to get her away from Seattle—-and from Seth? Georgina is one of Hell's most valuable assets, but if there's any way out of the succubus business she plans to take it--no matter how much roadkill she leaves behind. She just hopes the casualties won’t include the one man she’s risking everything for...

The Georgina Kincaid series was the first one I read from Richelle Mead and I absolutely love it! I can't believe that this is the last one, so I'm hoping for a happy ending ending for Georgina and Seth...please... :-)

Blood Rites (House of Comarre) - Kristen Painter

Publisher: Orbit (September 2011)

Born into a life of secrets and service, Chrysabelle's body bears the telltale marks of a comarre - a special race of humans bred to feed vampire nobility and control their hungers. When her patron is murdered, she becomes the prime suspect, which sends her running into the darkness of the mortal world ...and into the arms of Malkolm, an outcast vampire cursed to kill every being from whom he drinks. Chrysabelle's secrets, though, are about to put her life - and those around her - in even greater jeopardy. She possesses a powerful ring, the key to unlocking an ancient prophecy destined to merge the mortal and supernatural worlds. A chaos unlike anything anyone has ever seen threatens to reign unless she and Malkolm can stop the noble vampire behind the merciless plot.

The cover is gorgeous and the plot is intriguing - I can't wait for this to come out!

So what are you wishing for this week?

Succubus In The City Book Review

Succubus In The City
- Nina Harper

Publisher: UK - Piatkus

Why I picked it up: I’m a fan of Richelle Mead’s Succubus series so this seemed like a different take on the Succubus myth.

Back Blurb: Lily has what looks like the perfect life: a fabulous day job at a fashion magazine; a killer figure she can literally never lose; and a great group of girlfriends who are always there for her. Oh, and she also just-so-happens to be a succubus: an immortal demon who draws her power from other men's pleasure. Although working for the Devil does have it's perks, Lily's realising that serving up bad boys to the fiery pits of Hell is just getting ...well, lonely. Just once, Lily would like to wake up in the morning to something more than a pile of ashes but, contractually bound to Satan, she will only be released if someone truly loves her. Then the devilishly handsome PI Nathan Coleman enters her life and Lily begins to wonder if he might be the man she's been waiting for. He wants to ask Lily a few questions about a missing man, but suddenly someone - or something - wants Lily and her demon friends dead, and Nathan seems to know more than he'll admit to. Can a sweet-talking mortal and a girl from Hell ever really find true love?

What I thought: The best thing about being a Succubus in Nina Harper’s book seems to be the ability to eat as much ice-cream, big breakfasts, large meals and take-away’s and still fit into your Jimmy Choos without needing to spend hours in the gym. Sounds like heaven. Or hell, depending on your point of view. The books strength is in dealing with how Satan’s chosen deal with life on earth by following the latest trends and fashions and driving temptations from there. The sub-plot about the latest incarnation of ‘The Burning Men’ targeting Lily and her friends seems to have been dropped by the end of book (possibly to be picked up by the sequel?) and there is no resolution here. In fact while I very much enjoyed the Urban fantasy take on the Sex and the City theme, I was slightly disappointed at the ending as it seemed to merely fizzle out when it should have popped. However, Lily and her friends seemed like fully rounded characters (especially Sybil & Satan) and it’s nice to see some Urban Fantasy that has more than one girl in. Usually UF has a ‘strong but troubled’ heroine who is continually surrounded by men offering variously to seduce her, help her or kill her. It’s nice to see that there are authors out there trying to have multiple strong women who have different personalities (Kelley Armstrong is brilliant at this and for TV shows Farscape was great – by the end there were more female cast members than male and each had a unique personality), so I will be looking forward to the sequel, Succubus Take Manhattan.

Recommended for: Sex and the City fans who want a touch of Urban Fantasy

Rating: 7 out of 10