So, this book is not for the highly religious and/or sensitive person due to the language and nature of the world the book takes place in; saying that, it is truly an urban fantasy book (maybe even a little futuristic) and I definitely liked it a lot. Dante Valentine is a messed up girl with a dark past, but its just made her super tough, and completely able to take care of herself. However she gets forced into a difficult situation and some interesting stuff occurs. Once I started reading it I pretty much was completely obsessed with finishing it, although the ending was VERY upsetting! I'll still read the next one with high hopes. Recommended to any fans of urban fantasy. ( )

I was only going to read a _little_ of the book, and finish it tomorrow. Now it's 0130… That's quite a story. It's still the one story Saintcrow writes - powerful woman and man (more or less) protecting her - then falling for her. But here there's a lot less of the mutual lack of self-esteem, not to mention that Dante is as capable of taking care of herself as Jaf is - in some ways more so. She's a licensed Necromance, armed with blessed sword, knives and guns when appropriate and with magical powers - he's a greater demon with all the powers inherent in that. The universe is truly weird - sort of Shadowrun, magic and tech quite thoroughly intermingled. The names and languages are just enough different that I don't know if it's supposed to be an alternate future (it used to be this world, in its past) or it split much longer ago (when it passed through now, it was already different). No way to tell, really. And it's based in Saint City, with Abracadabra making a brief appearance. All that aside - major changes, physical, emotional and mental, for several of the main characters. And I wonder if the end is as final as it sounds - there's hints of something more. Guess I need to hunt out more Dante Valentine stories…too. I should just give up - I want everything by Saintcrow, no exceptions. Yay, found it at a booksale! Want more... ( )

Any fan of the urban fantasy genre knows how difficult it can be to
find books with romantic elements in them without tons of sex(Patricia
Briggs is a wonderful exception).

It looks like I may have found another non-pornographic series.
Unfortunately, this book can't get my endorsement due to prolific use
of the f-word (almost on every page), and a fair amount of religious
bashing towards Christians ruined an otherwise solid urban fantasy.

Sexual Content:
One or two vague and brief descriptions of sex. A past lesbian
relationship is mentioned in a flashback with some description. ( )

It took me a couple of chapters to get into this one but once I was hooked I had a hard time putting it down. Now I'm anxious to get the rest of the books in the Dante Valentine series.The only thing that kept this from being an "amazing" read was my consistent confusion about how Dante's powers worked and exactly what was going on as she was using them. It wasn't until near the end of the book that it didn't take me out of the book while reading those sections. I think it's intentionally jarring but I'm noting it because I don't want others who might it confusing to think they're alone.Other than that, I really dug Dante. I always enjoy a strong female lead and she definitely fits that bill. And, like I said, I can't wait to read more about her. ( )

Ok series, not the best but will pick up the next sometine ( )