Devil to Pay

I liked both characters and felt for both. Everything happened very quickly in feelings but that happens with short stories and this one had a life or death push, which can bring out strong feelings. The story and ending, of getting rid of the demon, was well told and thought out.

Overall, cute short story.

Might be a problem for some-
She does have Cat and Bones show up and talks about things that happened in Book 3 of the Night Huntress series. I haven't read book 3 yet, only book 1 and 2, so didn't really want a spoiler but... I don't think I'll remember much anyway the only thing I can remember now is talking about combining with and co-mastering with Menchares, though there were 2 other points and what I did read hopefully won't be show more too bad a tell. show less

Fun, quick short-story from the Night Huntress series. Cat and Bones showed up for a little while, and Mencheres was there as well.
Ms. Frost always writes so well, and this was no different! Elise is a 99 year old vampire, who lives secluded at an abandoned metro station. One day, Blake shows up. He's possessed by a demon, and tries to kill himself in order to be free of the demon. Elise finally starts to feel something again, and decides she wants to try to save him :)

This was a nice story set in the Night Huntress world. Elise is a lonely vampire who rarely interacts with anyone, human or otherwise. Blake is a human who has been possessed by an ancient and powerful demon. Blake wants to die so he can end the evil that the demon is doing through him. The catch is that unless his death is handled correctly, the demon will just jump to another human and continue his evil ways. Elise is determined to help Blake, but the more she is around him, the more she cares for him. Is there a way to destroy the demon and save Blake? I enjoyed this story. I am working my way through the Night Huntress books so I hope to see more of the characters from this story.

This was a fun novella. I wanted more of Blake and Elise. I wanted to know more about Elise especially and how she became who she was. These are terrific characters. I loved their story and hope they show up again in the Night Huntress books.

Interesting. I liked the dynamic between the main characters and it was a pleasure to see Menchares' fatherly side.

Interesting. I liked the dynamic between Blake and Elise. It was a pleasure to see Menchares' fatherly side.

Blake is possessed by a demon and is trying to kill himself before he hurts anyone else. Elise is a reclusive vampire who starts living again after saving Blake from killing himself. She takes him to Mancheres hoping he can help. Interesting read, brief cameo by Bones and Cat.