Hell for Hire

This was a super fun refreshing urban fantasy read. The author did a great job of worldbuilding and i loved all of the characters. especially adrian the nice witch and bex's motley crew of demons. my one complaint is that i'm a big fan of drawing out secret identities as long as possible for the Drama, and i wish bex's identity as one of the queens of hell was revealed in the next book or even later. overall a great time

Disappointing.  The characters are good, but the plot and pacing feel rushed.  Challenges are built up as impossible only to be overcome easily, without real effort or sacrifice.

The thing that will keep me from continuing the series, though, is the main character.  Her tough side and her soft side seem like characters that should be in different books.  Complex characters are interesting, but Brex feels bipolar.  Sometimes she's a strong warrior that fits perfectly in an action packed adventure and other times she's a blushing damsel that belongs in a romance novel.  A kick-butt fighter that has a vulnerable spot when it comes to romance is absolutely a character I would read about, but when it comes to the (kinda cringey) romance, the transformation feels rough and jarring.