Demons Do It Better (Hidden Species #1)
Louisa Masters
I work for Lucifer. Only, it’s not as cool and satanic as it sounds. The truth is, I’m an admin assistant who applied for a job that sounded kind of interesting and ended up working for the Community of Species Government. I’m the only human in the office, and basically I ride herd on a team of rambunctious shifters and demons. I also spend a lot of time avoiding Gideon Bailey, the demon I had a one-night stand with right before I took this job. He hates me, and I really want to avoid being murdered. But I’ve been offered a promotion that will mean working with him, so we’re both going to have to get over it. Plus, people are going missing. Pregnant people. And the word is that someone is dabbling in genetic experimentation. Putting a stop to that is more important than the sexual tension Gideon and I have been ignoring… isn’t it?
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-Human Sam gets an admin job working for supernatural government, and is let in on the secret supernatural world. He has a hookup with top guy Gideon, who is actually a demon, and who ignores Sam when it turns out Sam is the new guy at the office. Five years later, Sam is asked to join top investigative team, Gideon’s team, and is helping with recent big case: pregnant couples are disappearing.
[also, turns out Sam isn’t human, he was an experiment by the cult/organization currently kidnapping people. Sam’s shifter nature is revealed and he himself is kidnapped then rescued. Some bad guys escape but day is saved. Somewhere in the middle there Gideon suddenly started liking Sam, HEA.]
-Super interesting premise and plot hook, with a strong personality and voice in main character Sam--awesome start to the book! Then there’s a 5 year time jump, and we haven’t gotten to see Sam in his job or his friendship develop with Alastair or see what’s happened with Gideon?
Drunk Sam = long obnoxious scene.
Plot twist with Sam felt like it took away from the point of the premise? Plot of investigation, cults, genetic modification = unclear and bogged down. Gideon suddenly being protective: came from nowhere and was not a stand-in for emotional connection! The epilogue felt completely unearned, and Gideon needed a better personality.
World-building = cool! Universe set-up = cool! Romance = booooo
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