Touch Of The Demon

I'm not sure I can fully express my impressions of this book without spoiling all the good bits. This book was far beyond what I expected after reading the conclusion of the 4th book. I really thought that the book would go in a completely different direction. I can't say what direction it took, or what direction I thought it would take because they would both be spoilers. What I can say is that whatever you think is going to happen probably won't happen. I think you'd probably be as shocked as I was.

So once Kara is in the demon world, the plot explores why she was summoned there and the many, many battles and trials she goes through as she tries to get back to Earth. What she soon ends up figuring out is that there's more to summoning and being a summoner than she was originally trained for.

Without giving away too much, I can without a doubt say that her interactions with Mzatal and Rhyzkahl were the most surprising moments in the book; both for their own reasons. The writing of the characters in this installment was brilliant and flawless. Kara didn't lose who she was as a person when faced with truly horrific moments and the strength she showed was believable and inspiring. I fully cheered her own throughout the whole book. I really liked the new characters introduced in this book–demons, humans, and demonic lords. I really fell in love with the romance in this book because it was unexpected but grown so organically. I'm not sure you can classify it as a love triangle by the end because clear lines are drawn as to who Kara has the deepest connection with.

The plot had a lot of balls in the air that it had to juggle but overall did a fantastic job of not dropping any. By the end, previous questions brought up were answered and many new revelations for later books were introduced. This book sets up a long-running story line that I can't wait to read about in the next book.