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title: Demons Are Forever : Confessions of a Demon-Hunting Soccer Mom

author: Julie Kenner


genre: suspense/mystery

pages: 292

first line: 'I killed my first demon at the ripe old age of fourteen.'

rated: 3 1/2 out of 5

"What would happen if Buffy the Vampire Slayer got married, moved to the suburbs and became a stay-at-home mom? She’d be a lot like Kate Connor." -- Publishers Weekly

After reading Carpe Demon and enjoying it much, I had to read the third book in Julie Kenner's series. I skipped the second book, but that's ok! I'll catch up later.



Kate Connor, stay-at-home mother of 2 and devoted wife, used to be a demon slayer. She was married to a fellow slayer, Eric, and had a baby girl, then she and hubby moved to San Diablo to live peacefully. Eric is killed in what they think is a mugging. Kate eventually remarries Stuart Conner, and has a son, Timmy. She has been retired for 14 years, but ends up finding demons in her town. Kate is thrown back into demon hunting and now her 14 year old daughter, Allie, has found out about her mother's dangerous job, but believes Kate to still be retired. Allie now wants to join the hunters herself. Hubby Stuart has no idea about Kate's alter ego. Kate keeps it hidden and mostly goes out demon hunting at night, while her family is sleeping of course.


In this book Kate figures out that her first husband wasn't killed at random in a mugging. He was targeted as a demon hunter. As Kate grasps this reality, she begins to believe that her daughters school teacher, David Long, might actually be possessed by her late husband's spirit. So technically, the school teacher is really her late husband Eric. Yeah, confusing, a bit.

'I told myself I didn't want him. I had a new family. A new life. And as sad as that made me, my life with Eric died when his body did.'

Allie wants to become a demon hunter like her mom, she eventually finds out that her mom is no longer retired, but still actively hunting demons. There's been a few attacks on Kate now and on her best friend. And the next attack is on her daughter. Kate wants to find the cause of this and kill the head demon that is sending his evil minions out to attack Kate and her loved ones. Each time they are attacked, the demon demands she hand over the 'stone'. After Allie is attacked, Kate decides to train her daughter herself to become a demon hunter.



The storyline is good, it's a light, fun read. It had a great ending, leaving it open for the next installment....






This series reminds me of 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer'.







Will I read the next book in the series? Probably :)





visit the author's website:


http://www.juliekenner.com/



this has been a part of the following reading challenges:

Triple 8

suspense & thriller

TBR

100 +

What would happen if Buffy the Vampire Slayer got married, moved to the suburbs and became a stay-at-home mom?


Carpe Demon: Adventures of a Demon-Hunting Soccer Mom by Julie Kenner

rated: 5 out of 5












I went to the library to get a quick and free book fix, and I stumbled upon:
Carpe Demon: Adventures of a Demon-Hunting Soccer Mom by Julie Kenner. I picked it up strictly because of the fun book cover. And I am glad I did.





Kate Connor, stay-at-home mother of 2 and devoted wife, used to be a demon slayer. She is now 'retired' for the past 14 years, but runs into a demon at the local Walmart. She and her hubby moved to the suburbs in California to raise their family in a nice, quiet home. Kate thought her town as demon-free. Kate's hubby, Stuart, and their 14 year old daughter, Allie, don't know about her past. Allie, is from her first husband, who was also a demon-slayer and is now is deceased. She has a 2 year old baby boy, Timmy, from Stuart.


As the story goes on, Kate realizes there are demons in San Diablo, the town where she lives. She ends up having to pick up her demon hunting career again. Kate has an 'alimentore' or mentor, named Larson who basically helps her find the demons and destroy them.




'I let out a little sigh of relief and glanced at the clock. I had exactly forty-three minutes to clean up the mess in my kitchen, dispose of a dead demon, and pull together a dinner party. After that, I could turn my attention to figuring out what a demon was doing in San Diablo. And more important, why he had attacked me.

But first, the rigatoni.

Did I have my priorities straight, or what?'



This was a fun read, I couldn't put this book down. There's humor in it, mystery and suspense. I really enjoyed it and recommend this one.


Now I will have to get more of her books, I always love finding a great author that I haven't read before.



http://www.juliekenner.com/


this read is part of the following challenges:

suspense & thriller

TBR