Review: Ros makes it easy to suspend disbelief with her quick fanciful story
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 11, 2013
Kenssie is a demon who eats secrets. Her mission in life is to creep into humans' minds and devour the energy from their secrets. Her other missions include: pleasing her Master, Rakmanon, stirring up humiliation for him to feed on, and figuring out what is happening to her power. She is growing weaker and she doesn't know why. The Demon Council offers no help, instead poking fun at her and kicking her out of their chambers. Her Master can't seem to help her either.But a part-demon witch named Permilia may have the answer to her problem. Should she risk angering the Council by stealing a magical tome from them or should she just accept her waning power and all the danger that comes with it?Ros makes it easy to suspend disbelief with her quick fanciful story. Normally I don't want to root for the success and wellbeing of demons, but Kenssie was such a relatable character. The tale proceeded from just her perspective and I found it easy to sympathize. She must try to complete difficult and dangerous tasks under the authority of unreasonable and downright evil authorities. She has to figure out how to think for herself and do the best she can with very little support or information. I can relate to that. While I read Kenssie's adventures and hoped for her success, I kept remembering, "Oh, yeah. She's a demon who feeds off of humanity." I reflected a lot on the ability to see from someone else's perspective. It also gave me a little sense of pleasant danger through the tale.I would have liked to know more about the mechanics of the world Ros created. Kenssie didn't seem entirely evil and I wondered how that fit into the story. Most of the demons seemed less than fully evil and mostly concerned with themselves and their pet obsession. Part of the reason the story appealed to me is that I'm highly interested in intelligent perspectives on evil and good, the afterlife, and the supernatural. Ros' world fascinated me but left me with a lot of questions.The short and sweet tale seemed to set the stage for possible future volumes. I wanted to know about Kenssie's relationship with Rakmanon, how that started, and what he really had in mind. He is a demon, but she is too. Does he care about her? What is the deal about her incomplete information about whether she is full demon or not?Please write more, Ros! I really like Kenssie the secret-eating demon. (Did I really just write that?)I approve this title for Awesome Indies. [...]I received this book from the author for the purposes of unbiased review.