Big Demon Energy
Deborah Wilde
Urban Fantasy
She’s just a demon, standing in front of a vampire, trying not to punch him.
Aviva Fleischer hides a dangerous secret. She’s carefully concealing her infernal heritage, a.k.a. Cherry Bomb. Maybe it’s weird naming her demon side and referring to her in the third person, but guys do the same with their junk, and unlike most of them, Avi isn’t deluded about Cherry’s prowess.
Avi’s been working her ass off, climbing the ranks of a supernatural policing organization to enact change and empower those like her forced to hide their true nature. Sure, she’s bent the rules now and then, but her arrest record speaks for itself. Her promotion is in the bag.
Instead, the director strikes a deal with Avi: spy on the operative sent in to work a rash of bizarre murders and prove she can be a team player, or kiss that new rank goodbye.
Uncaged Review: A great start to a new series and all the sarcastic snark and humor that is known from this author is back. Aviva is a half demon, half human operative for the supernatural investigators for the Bureau known as Maccabees. She’s level 2 and to get the promotion to Level 3, one of the highest she can go, she’ll need to work with a group that is tracking down a serial killer. On top of it all, she’ll have to work with the man that tore her heart in two, a Prime vampire named Ezra. In this world, vampires are known but policed differently. Aviva’s half demon side is a huge secret, as most people believe that the demons are pure evil. Keeping her demon (Cherry Bomb she’s been named) hidden is a protection she must use. Only 2 people know of her demon side, her mother who is the head of the Bureau and her ex, Ezra.
This is touted as an enemies-to-lovers book, but there isn’t much in the line of romance in this book but there is plenty of action and danger, and a good suspense running. The side characters are amazing, and I’m looking forward to book 2.
Reviewed by Cyrene
4 Stars
