First "Tess Noncoire Adventure". SciFi writer gets trained in martial arts by Sisterhood of the Celestial Blade and she and her imp must battle against invasion of demons

This book showed a lot of promise. The story could be interesting--the main character is an author who writes fantasy novels based on her secret life as a member of a female demon-fighting order. Among many of my problems with the book, she really thinks she's better than all of the other women who have been fighting longer than she has. She's dismissive of their beliefs and advice, even while taking advantage of what they've given her. She's apparently the most apt pupil ever, though, because she masters fighting in less than 8 months (after being deathly ill for 2 months) and decides she doesn't need them any more. Throughout the story she proceeds to belittle and discount every person who tries to help her until it's convenient for her to have them around (who knows why they stay). Oh, and her familiar is "obviously" gay because he's a demon who likes a pink feather boa and can give her fashion advice.

About half the book could have been cut out and moved along at a more brisk pace. Yes, I get that she's an author, but how many fantasy book authors go to that many Cons? And why did we need to know all the details about every single one of them? Many other threads were picked up in this book, but then dropped when something else came along. I already have the second book so I'll be reading it, but I'm pretty disappointed. ( )

Blech ( )

I would like to have a little imp like Scrap as a companion, I love this character. I read all this book for him ! ( )

I have heard some really horrible things about this book, and guess what? I really liked it. There are lots of gaps and it jumps back and forth abit, but there is enough of a story to get into. I would love to hear more about why Dill continued to haunt her etc, must wait for the next book!

Fun, interesting and warming. ( )