Green-Eyed Demon
Green-Eyed Demon (Sabina Kane, #3)by Jaye Wells
Things to do:1. Rescue sister.2. Murder grandmother.3. Don't upset the voodoo priestess.The clock is ticking for Sabina Kane. Her sister has been kidnapped by her grandmother, the Dark Races are on the brink of war, and a mysterious order is manipulating everyone behind the scenes.Working on information provided by an unlikely ally, Sabina and her trusty sidekicks--a sexy mage named Adam Lazarus and Giguhl, a Mischief demon--head to New Orleans to begin the hunt for her sister. Once there, they must contend with belligerent werewolves, magic-wielding vampires and--perhaps most frightening of all--humans.But as much as Sabina is focused on surviving the present, the past won't be ignored. Before she can save those she cares about most, she must save herself from the ghosts of her past. (goodreads.com)
I am embarrassingly behind with this series. I can't believe it took me over a year to buy the third book and now the fifth is only a month away from publication! Bad, me! This was something I thought would help me get over my reading rut, but it still took me a long while to pick it up and read it.Because I am woefully out of touch with the series, it took me a couple of chapters to reacquaint myself with the characters, plot and world. I had forgotten that apple-related things like wood and cider are the ways to kill a vamp or that brass hurts mages. I remember liking that originality in the last two books so once I was all "Oh, right! This is cool!" and had my brain jogged I quickly got into the swing of things.I also forgot how much I liked Sabina and her minion, Gighul. I especially liked Gighul's flirtation and friendship with the fae Brooks in this particular book. At some point or another, an Urban Fantasy novel will end up in New Orleans, and this is where we found ourselves during Green-Eyed Demon. I have never been to New Orleans, nor do I really want to go (maybe I do? I don't know.) but for some reason I just love books set in that city. There's a gothicy, ghosty feeing to all stories set there. Maybe it's the many cemeteries that makes it interesting to me, I don't know. I love it as a story setting.It's been a long time since I sat down and read a good Urban Fantasy book. Chloe Neill's Chicagoland Vampire series aside, I have been delinquent not only in reading the Sabina Kane series, but other really good UF series that I used to adore. I need to go back to the UF sections of the bookstore (online, as well) and just get caught up and maybe find something new to read. It's also rare to find good UF that doesn't have a 90% focus on gratuitous sex scenes. Thankfully, this series had much sexual tension, but no graphic sex every three chapters or so. There's plot (good plot!), action (good action!) and a cast of characters who seem more than one-dimensional. I love the Urban Fantasy novels that read like Epic Fantasy the best. No love triangles. No pining over the smokin' hot body and wanting to drool all over the other person every time you're next to them. None of that. Just good, solid storytelling and a lot of action (of the fighting variety and not the sexytimes kind).Do yourself a favour if you love Urban Fantasy and you want to try something new! Pick up this series and dive right in. You're at the point where you could easily have five books in a row to read. ;)Sabina Kane series
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- The Mage in Black
- Green-Eyed Demon
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