Devil May Lie

2.5 stars

Absolutely amazing.

We haven't seen a Devil pairing and I was so excited to see how this would work. Of course it was so, so messed up, but I expected nothing less. I'm honestly having a hard time writing this review because everything I want to say or reference is a spoiler haha. They way they act and react, the way I got swept up in Berga's POV– forgetting the warning in the Author's Note– so some of the revelations made me gasp. Out. Loud. I will say I think this book is one of the cutest??? We get to see more calm and caring moments of them. Madden is an absolute sweetie and Berga is friggin' adorable. I mean... compared to the rest of the Devils. We have to remember Berga is still the Butcher who tests new poisons and torture methods on his enemies and Madden is Kelevra's best friend who doesn't bat an eye at killing others or death threats. Yet, I can't forget the moment in Devil May Take were he says “he is courting someone” just !!! Seriously?! So cute.

We also get more interactions from past characters which was awesome. I honestly wasn't expecting so much Bay and Sila– although I have no idea why not haha. But seeing how both groups work both separately and together to get shit done is awesome.

The weakest part is probably the antagonist. Their reasoning or what we are told is their reasoning just doesn't seem realistic especially considering how many people on the planet are terrified of the Devils (Brumal and Imperial).