Review: Better than expected short paranormal read
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 04 16, 2013
1301 - The Marquis is an engaging and action-packed start to a new paranormal series by Christine Rains. I love that the titles of these books reference the apartment numbers on the 13th floor and that each will tell the story of the people who reside there. Nice touch.The Marquis (Marc) is a former powerful demon from Hell who is now living as an aging mortal in the quiet town of Carmine and spends his days pining after the sweet-faced owner of a local coffee shop. When Vetis, a one-time, um, co-worker pays the Marquis' sleepy town a visit, all hell breaks loose and Marc has to find a way to save the day (and his lady love), without returning to his demonic ways.I will say I thought the book would've been stronger had I felt more of the urgency behind Vetis' threats at the beginning. I wrote him off as a non-threatening lesser demon, what with pushing drugs on vampires and being so easily frightened of Marc's illusion. So I was a bit surprised how quickly things escalated after Vetis' exit at the end of chapter one.One thing I questioned: Marc is referred to as having "psychic vision" but that only seems to help him figure out someone's name, not anything that will happen in the future. The term psychic vision in this case, was a bit confusing and not entirely accurate.All in all though, this was an enjoyable read and I'll be checking out the other residents on the 13th Floor soon.