- Title: For a Few Demons More
- Author: Kim Harrison
- Series: The Hollows #5
- Genre: Adult, Urban Fantasy
- Category: Witch, Demon, Vampire, Were
- Length: 456 Pages
- Website: www.kimharrison.net
Note: This is the 5th book in The Hollows Series. If you would like to read my reviews of the earlier books, novellas and shorts in the series, please click the following links: Dead Witch Walking, The Good, the Bad, and the Undead, Undead in the Garden of Good and Evil (novella), Every Which Way but Dead, A Fistful of Charms, and Dirty Magic (short story).
Summary: Possessed by a demon?? Realizing she isn’t in control of her own body is a terrifying way for Rachel to wake up. Finding out that Newt is the demon in question doesn’t make it any better, nor does the simplicity in which Newt breaks the sanctity of her church. Tough break.
This turns out to be the least of Rachel’s problems. The Focus she acquired in A Fistful of Charms is drawing supernatural powerhouses to her like moths to a flame. Our resident business tycoon and dabbler into genetic manipulation, Trent Kalamack, would love to have this little treasure so he can cause a war between the vamps and weres. Evil vampire master Piscary is out of jail also wants the Focus so that the balance of power doesn’t lean toward the weres. And of course, the werewolves want it for that very reason. Rachel is not going to allow the Focus to leave neutral hands, but everyone is gunning for her as a result.
Meanwhile, a serial killer is on the loose, and Rachel has to capture the murderer because her werewolf Alpha David (to whom she is Beta), is being accused of the crimes. To make matters more complicated, Al shows up roaming the city during daylight hours, which is something a demon should never be able to do. What could he be up to? Whatever it is, it can’t be anything good. All hell is breaking loose in Cincinnati, resulting in showdowns being ignited between Inderlander species because of the crushing fear. In the midst of all the drama, Rachel somehow manages to find time to crash Trent’s wedding – priceless.
Rachel would really rather concentrate on how she is happily in love with Kisten. Finally, she is in a healthy relationship. He may be a vampire, but she trusts him anyway, and she has confidence in his devotion to her. However, Kisten is the former lover of Rachel’s roommate and best friend, Ivy. And Ivy has been in love with Rachel since the first book in the series. ***Awkward*** Kisten is also scion to Piscary who would prefer to see Rachel dead if she won’t give him the Focus, particularly since she was responsible for his prison time. When he decides to use Kisten against her, Rachel will do anything to protect her man. But then she wakes up one day with no memory of the night before, and no trace of Kisten………..
Review: This book was so good that I literally could not stop reading it. I stayed up all night and finished at 6:30 in the morning (makes for a long day at the office, that’s for sure). There was so much action and so many enemies in the last part of the book that I was too wound up to calm down.
I loved the action in the book. The twists and turns kept it very exciting. From a huge confrontation with Piscary, to the race to save Kisten from his death sentence, to the absolute necessity to keep the werewolf’s Focus out of Trent’s diabolical hands, there was very little down time between major events.
And what is there to say about Al and Trent’s latest shenanigans? They both continue to be portrayed as bad guys, but compared to Nick or Piscary, they actually seem likeable. So what if they keep trying to kill Rachel….big deal, most of the characters want to kill Rachel at some point. I like both Al and Trent. Good guys or bad guys, they are two of my favorite characters.
Kisten is also one of my favorites, and in this book, he is the subject of the most emotional twist in the series so far. I’m not going to share any spoilers, but I’ll warn you to keep some kleenex nearby.
Only one thing had the potential to spoil this book. The will-I-or-won’t-I blood balance/sexuality struggle between Ivy and Rachel is battered, broken down, and just plain old. If you’ve been reading the series, you’ll know what I’m talking about. This story line should have been put to rest a long time ago. I am tired of reading about it and am tempted to start skipping these parts if they continue in future books. Thankfully, it wasn’t as bad in this book as it was in A Fistful of Charms, so it did not lessen my enjoyment of the book.
I hope the next few books in this series mirror the success of this one. Harrison has clearly found her stride in bringing the elements of this world together, and I hope she keeps up that momentum. Now I’m off to start the next book in the series… can’t wait!
