To be released 6 February

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Review

5 stars!

This is probably my most anticipated book for 2024, and it started the year off on a massive high! I dropped everything when I got my hands on this book, thrilled to be back in the Demonica world, and I loved every moment of this exciting, dramatic, fun and sexy paranormal romance.

This the first book in the Demonica Birthright series, which gives us the stories of the children of the original Demonica and Lords of Deliverance characters. It’s set 30-ish years after the events of Reaper (BIG things happened there!), and the next generation is now all grown up and dealing with the consequences of all that went down the original series. I was so freaking excited when Larissa Ione announced that she was going to write these books, and this first one was everything that I was hoping for!

Firstly – I wouldn’t recommend reading this one as a standalone. There is a huge cast of characters, and SO much has happened in the earlier books, I can’t imagine starting this one with no idea of who everybody is, how they link together, and what they’ve all been through. Most of the main characters from previous books appear (and I LOVED seeing them again) or are at least mentioned, and the events of this book directly link back to events from the earlier books. If you haven’t read the Demonica series, do yourself a favour and go and get lost in those for a while before making a start on this one. You can find the reading order and list of characters here.

This is the story of Logan – son of Thanatos and Reagan (their book is Immortal Rider, Lords of Deliverance, #2). He’s a big supernatural badass with his very own bonded pet hellhound, and he works with DART, the Demon Activity Response Team, alongside his best friends and family members. The world is now aware of the presence of the supernatural, and demons and paranormal creatures are now living in the open. Some are good, some are bad, and it’s DART’s job to take out the bad ones.

Eva works for rival demon-fighting agency, The Aegis (we learned lots about them in the earlier books). Like her colleagues, she is of the belief that all demons are bad demons, and as deputy spokesperson for the agency, Eva is right on the front line. When DART and The Aegis agree to an exchange program, Eva is sent with a team of Aegis members to work with DART for two weeks. She is plunged into the thick of the supernatural world, and quickly learns that the world is very different from what she has been raised to believe. Especially when she finds herself attracted to Logan – one of the very supernatural beings she has been taught to hate. When the exchange goes horribly wrong, she’ll need to rely on Logan to protect her, putting the two of them all up in each other’s business, and sparks fly.

“This is probably really stupid,” he said against her mouth.
“Agreed.” She grinned. “But it’s gonna be fun.”

There’s all kinds of action going on in this book. Not only in the battle between DART and The Aegis, but enemies of old are on the loose again and looking for vengeance, and Logan, as the son of a Horseman of the Apocalypse, is a huge target. In fact, the whole extended family is, and we’re sucked right back into life with Logan and his cousins, and the new generation of Sem brothers, and it’s all so awesome! The dynamics are unexpectedly complicated, but really well established, and there’s already some build-up for future books in this series, which sounds all kinds of awesome.

At the heart of it all is the love story between Logan and Eva, which unfolds as they learn from, and get to know, each other. In addition to the actual chaos around him, Logan has been burned badly in love before, and has family things that he’s dealing with. Eva has her own demons (literally), plus, as a member of The Aegis, she knows things that Logan doesn’t about his past, which makes the conflict between their careers and their lives even more pronounced. It’s a fantastic ride watching them sort through it all and, in the midst of danger, fall so hard for each other.

“You know what I am, and you’re still here.”

“Not everyone finds their person or soulmate in each of their lives, but when you do find them, you know.”

It was a joy to be back in this world. I adored seeing all of these beloved characters again and getting to know the second generation. I am so excited for what is to come in this series, and cannot wait for more!

5 huge stars!

An Advanced Review Copy was generously provided by the publisher via NetGalley for an honest review.

 

Demonica Birthright