Devil's Daughter:
Lucinda's Pawnshop, Book One
Hope Schenk-de Michele, Paul Marquez with Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff
Ratings and Recommendations
Rating: 4 1/2 teacups
Recommended: Yes!
Book Club Worthy In genre.
Review
Is Lucinda able to
stay away from Nick to keep him safe from her father as she sees it or will her
love for him be too strong to stay away from him?
This is a strong start to a new series with this 4 ½ rated
novel on my blog as I always feel stifled by the normal 1 to 5 scale. The plot
is quite unusual with Lucinda being the half-human and half-angle daughter of
Eve and Lucifer from the Garden of Eden in the original sin. The premise of the
book places the pawnshop that Lucinda runs for Lucien (Lucifer) able to open
anywhere at any time, whenever a human is a crossroads in their lives to tempt
them to purchase a cursed object giving him an inroad to their soul. Lucinda
has throughout time tried to honor her mother and foil her father’s plan.
The ending sets up the next book with a couple different
cliff hangers that I am excited to read to see what happens. There are a few
minor issues that I have with the book such as a human under Lucifer’s control
being able to perhaps do things against his wishes. It is intriguing that
Lucinda is allowed to go against her father and he knows about it also, where
she believes that he does not know about it. Another perhaps paradigm is that
the “seed” is lost from Lucifer without his knowledge by someone that is
supposedly working for him. I know that sounds quite cryptic, however, if I say
more it will give some things away. No spoilers, you will have to read the
novel to understand my criticism. All told though it is a very good start to a
new series. And I will be looking for the next novel to be releasing.,,
Is this novel for
you? You like Sci-Fi, paranormal, and romance. You do not mind a very big cliff
hanger and can wait to find some major information out in the next book. You
are somewhat interested in the occult as a backstory. This could be the story
for you.
Disclosures
*I would like to thank Bird Street Books via NetGALLEY for giving me an
unreleased copy for an honest and fair review.
* If you buy this book through the above link money is
generated, however, donated to the non-profit American Association of
University Women (AAUW).
www.auww.org
AAUW works empowering women,
since 1881, standing up for causes in the areas of educational, social, economic
and political issues especially important to women. Marie Currie was one of the
first beneficiaries of the group that would become AAUW receiving
monetary help to attend college. I am a proud member and believe that the
profit from books seems a fitting donation.
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