Christmas Countdown: Day 11: Review: Personal Demons by Lisa Desrochers + Giveaway

Book Description via Goodreads:

Frannie Cavanaugh is a good Catholic girl with a bit of a wicked streak. She has spent years keeping everyone at a distance—-even her closest friends—-and it seems as if her senior year is going to be more of the same . . . until Luc Cain enrolls in her class. No one knows where he came from, but Frannie can’t seem to stay away from him. 

What she doesn’t know is that Luc is on a mission. He’s been sent from Hell itself to claim Frannie’s soul. It should be easy—-all he has to do is get her to sin, and Luc is as tempting as they come. Frannie doesn’t stand a chance. But he has to work fast, because if the infernals are after her, the celestials can’t be far behind. And sure enough, it’s not long before the angel Gabriel shows up, willing to do anything to keep Luc from getting what he came for. It isn’t long before they find themselves fighting for more than just Frannie’s soul.

But if Luc fails, there will be Hell to pay . . . for all of them.

Source: Lisa Desrochers (Thanks!)

My Thoughts:

Frannie was troubled, unable to really trust and let people get close. She felt that only one person could get her, someone who was not with her anymore. I was really interested in her relationship and past with this person. It was sweet of her to remember him for years, no matter how she chose to do so.

The concept of soul tagging and soul collection for two teams – Heaven and Hell – was intriguing. I’m a Christian girl and I have firm beliefs about the soul so all of this rattled me in a good way. Frannie seemed like the kind of girl who was in between – not that good but not that bad either. Imagine the tug-of-war this created when an angel and a demon came to earth to secure her soul for both of their sides. To add to the tension, Frannie found herself attracted to both Gabe and Luc.

Luc was a demon. He could phase anywhere, possess humans, push his power on them and smell what a person feels. I really liked this part. For ever feeling there was a corresponding scent. This showed Luc’s animalistic side which was perfect what with his being a demon.

The rivalry of Heaven and Hell was shown here in as much craziness as possible. The mythology surrounding these two realms was fantastic. I loved it. Desrochers made a very vivid and believable story world, complete with all the details. The angelic and demonic characters from these two realms made the story more exciting. The wild goose chase in this novel was filled with suspense, action and surprise.

The love triangle was crazy! But Frannie’s feelings were directed more towards Luc despite his being not trustworthy. He was hot, passionate and tempting – the opposite of Gabe who was peaceful, pure, calm and full of love. Most of the romance bordered on one of the seven deadly sins – lust. I wished it revolved more on the love part. There's a big chance that this could be made better, as in a wow amazing book. If there was more dialogue or if it was more profound, it would have worked.

Personal Demons is addicting, enjoyable, humorous and liberated. The hottest and sexiest YA debut of 2010. I recommend this to fans of paranormal romance, specifically to the ones who want to read a hot and sexy story with demons and angels.

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