A Demon's Guide to Wooing a Witch
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3.5 • 15 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Calladia Cunnington curses the day she met Astaroth the demon, but when he shows up memoryless, why does she find him so helpless . . . and sort of hot?
Calladia Cunnington knows she’s rough around the edges, despite being the heir to one of small-town Glimmer Falls’ founding witch families. While her gym obsession is a great outlet for her anxieties and anger, her hot temper still gets the best of her and manifests in bar brawls. When Calladia saves someone from a demon attack one night, though, she’s happy to put her magic and rage to good use . . . until she realizes the man she saved is none other than Astaroth, the ruthless demon who orchestrated a soul bargain on her best friend.
Astaroth is a legendary soul bargainer and one of the nine members of the demon high council—except he can’t remember any of this. Suffering from amnesia after being banished to the mortal plane, Astaroth doesn’t know why a demon named Moloch is after him, nor why the muscular, angry, hot-in-a-terrifying-way witch who saved him hates him so much.
Unable to leave anyone in such a vulnerable state—even the most despicable demon—Calladia grudgingly decides to help him. (Besides, punching an amnesiac would be in poor taste.) The two set out on an uneasy road trip to find the witch who might be able to restore Astaroth’s memory so they can learn how to defeat Moloch. Calladia vows that once Astaroth is cured, she’ll kick his ass, but the more time she spends with the snarky yet utterly charming demon, the more she realizes she likes this new, improved Astaroth . . . and maybe she doesn’t want him to recover his memories, after all.
Customer Reviews
mostly good buuut
great second foray into glimmer falls, but the pop culture references almost made me stop reading— the story really did not need a multi-page primer on taylor swift’s past relationships in the middle of the book. it was especially jarring since the first book did such a great job of using in-universe concepts in place of pop culture.
Still worth it
I enjoyed this book. The author’s vocabulary and writing are impressive. Unlike some other reviewers, I didn’t find the Taylor Swift section too distracting—it was brief, and while slightly out of character, it made sense for the audience, even if I’m not the target demographic.
The book started a bit rough, with too much effort spent justifying why the characters crossed paths. The ending could have been stronger, given the foreshadowing with the "my queen" affirmation.
Overall, this was a solid read. While it might be the best-written, it wasn’t my favorite couple. Still, it’s definitely worth reading and had me eager for book three.