Review: Good start to a promising series
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 5, 2013
What if you thought you weren't quite average only to discover you weren't quite human?  That you were what you were raised to fear?  That's what happens to Rae in Demon Girl, which is set in a post-apocalyptic world where the humans have walled themselves into areas after demons (vampires, fairies, witches, and more) nearly wiped them out.How does Rae fit in to this new situation where the good guys she grew up with have become the bad guys? Why does everyone want her, be it fairy or vampire, and more importantly who does she want to be with? The answer to that will change the course of events for many.Fletcher's description of the forest outside of the walls of the human settlement is a fitting place for much of the story to take place.  It is dark and mysterious.  Not a walk in the woods that I would like to take.  I can easily imagine demons of all kinds (or worse) behind trees or hiding in bushes.Rae is a strong-willed character and her struggle with the rapid changes she faces is well written.  She's sometimes abrasive but endearing, and she's someone I found myself rooting for as she faced her challenges.  The other characters have facets about them that are equally strong, but all sides to their personalities are not fully developed.  A strength of Fletcher's is her ability to have the reader unable to choose between those who Rae cannot seem to choose between either.  Fairy or Vampire?  Rae isn't sure and neither am I.  Perhaps I don't know enough about either option at this point, but I like that I know only as much as the main character does.  I would have liked some more time within the walls with the humans to get a better understanding of how the area is set up and to see more of the relationship between Rae and her best friend, but others may think that unnecessary.  What can I say, I like a good back story.The book has quick pace where there is never a down moment, making for an enjoyable and relatively fast read.*Review abridged from my book review blog*