Review: really really liked it!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 16, 2014
Belphagor, an air spirit, has made a name for himself, as The Prince of Tricks. He has earned that title, fairly, ruthlessly, and by doing just as he pleases to get what he wants. Vasily is a rent boy, and tries to steal Belphagor's purse. After Belphagor delivers his punishment to Vasily, the fire spirit never left and it took him a whole year to FINALLY get Belphagor into bed. When Vasily is made a pawn in a larger game of policitcs, Belphagor comes to realise, there really is no fire without air.Taking a wee while to get going, this tale is a twist to the demons and angels thing, and i really liked it! The world building is slow, and steady, and as i was reading it, near the beginning anyway, i thought, nah, this is gonna do duh! BUT once i got past the 15/20% mark, it flew! I loved all the parallels to Russian history that appear, and the similarities between Earth and the sphere that these demons usually inhabit. These deomns can "fall" at any time, and return, and Belphagor has done, many a time.Surprisingly, very little violence, considering this book pits demons against angels. What there is, though, is sex. Lots and LOTS of sex! M/M, M/M/M, M/M/M/M and i could go on! some D/s themes but nothing too heavy, just mainly spanking. What i will say, is ALL the sex scenes are raw, and gritty, and bordering on violent, but it just shows that anything goes, espcially with consenting adults. Very well written, though.the slow start is the only reason it gets four fangs. off to read the next one, King of Thieves, with the opening line "It would be an a abuse of the term to call Vasily a submissive. Belphagor's "boy" was about as submissive as a cat in a bath tub!" Looking forward to this one!