Review: Excellent story, needs editing
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 10, 2014
Four stars for this awesome new adult urban paranormal romance.  What I found particularly refreshing was the level of action that went on in this book, balanced with just the right amount of romance and lore and even some murder mystery elements sprinkled in for some really juicy intrigue!  This book really had it all! The world building was exceptionally well done, giving you a glimpse into a world teeming with demons masquerading as humans, and the tension between two demon factions that is getting ready to bubble into all out war.In the middle of it all (quite unwillingly) is our hero, Jax and his secret love and childhood friend, Samantha. Jax was born with the unfortunate luck to have a demon latched onto his soul, and spends pretty much every waking hour of his life fighting against it's impulsive desire to inflict agonizing violence and pain on the human population, particularly on his twin brother, Chase. The dynamic between Samantha, Chase and Jax seems at first like it might roam into Love Triangle territory, but this book turned into something very different than that, which I was thankful for because I can't stand Love Triangles.In the book, Jax must solve the mystery of why Samantha has a target on her back and keep her safe from Demon's trying to kill her while keeping his Demon at bay.  In the process, Samantha helps him come to terms with his (literal) demon, learn to overcome his self loathing, and help him realize that he is worthy of love and affection.You will love Samantha's character,  she is just a regular human, but is so strong and smart and MATURE.  She doesn't hesitate to put her faith in Jax and never waivers in her belief that he's more good than evil, despite his circumstances and is determined to make him realize it.  It seems like by the end of the book, the author hints that there might be something more to Samantha... that maybe she could be supernatural in some way, but I expect that will be part of the plot for the next book.The reason I'm withholding the fifth star is because it is in desperate need of a good editor.  I could tell that maybe the author wrote parts of this book in the third person then went back and switched to first person.  At least, that's my guess, because randomly throughout the book it would suddenly change to "him" and "her" instead of "I".  It happened just enough to throw me off a little bit, but the story was so good I would just breeze past it and keep going.I can't wait for the next book in the series,  this one didn't end on a cliff hanger, but there is definitely unfinished business to attend too.