For a Few Demons More

"It was as if a part of me had died, accepting that I couldn’t be who I wanted, so I had to work at making who I was, someone I could live with."

Rachel is going to have to accept demons are going to ruin her life. Every time she turns around, a demon seems to be crossing the lines to pester her. Of course, it doesn’t help that she’s learning how to spin curses from Ceri. But if a curse doesn’t hurt someone, it isn’t evil right? As Rachel tries to help the FIB solve a case of suicidal weres, she’ll have to fend off the demons that come knocking. She’ll also have to live through Trent Kalamack’s wedding, and true to Rachel’s style she’ll cause quite the commotion.

If you’ve been following along with my reread of The show more Hollows, then you know how much I love the series. So why did I take away a star? I will fully admit it’s because this book was slower than the previous novels and felt a bit disjointed. There’s a lot less action and a lot more drama.

Kim will go into detail on the differences between ley line magic and demon curses. You’ll also learn more about the demons to set the foundation for future novels. There’s not going to be a lot of action as far as runs go. There are quite a few subplots in the story, and I don’t think there was space left over for a run.

There’s a lot of moving from place to place. Rachel has a lot on her plate this time, and I just didn’t feel the adrenaline filled character I’d come to know. The FIB calling her in to help investigate was a break from the norm. Even Rachel says she isn’t an investigator. She’s more of a tag them and bag them person.

But, this is an important book in the series, so make sure you stick with it. Rachel is slowly becoming a person who is sure of themselves and realizes the world can't be painted in black and white.

That being said, this was one of the first books to make me bawl my eyes out. I even wrote to Kim years ago telling her she wrote it beautifully, and she broke my heart in the process. She sent me a memorandum of who we'd lost as a fan base, and to this day I treasure it.

Buckle up and give it a try. I feel like every series has at least one book that doesn’t quite sit well, but that doesn’t mean the journey isn’t worth it. show less

Book five is such an interesting blend. While it is one of the best in the series, likely the funniest, it is also the most tragic and depressing.

For the characters, a reader gets plenty of page time with their favorites. Al is around quite often but not in the typical fashion and for different reasons. There's the return of an older villain. Trent gets plenty of time on the page, as well, but this book soured my impressions of him. Even after reading all the books now up to book 12, I still feel soured. He turned me off for the first time with this book.

Ivy is here but while I liked her before, her tragedy comes across as a bit irritating and overdone sometimes. She is certainly presented as fragile, but strong at the same time in show more other ways. Jenks is flying around and as impressive as always with his loyalty, humor, and genuine awesomeness. Kisten as the ultra boyfriend is here with a scene that was so hot to me the book almost started smoldering.

The book excels with it's scenes. The wedding is seriously the funniest part of the series. It couldn't have been written better. I love re-reading it. The boat scene with Kisten was romantic and hot at the same time with a sweetness. Rachel is the ultimate badass - she's vulnerable and sensitive but does what she has to, even if her stomach is a jumble of nerves. She gets to shine here and finally accomplish something she's been itching for since the series started.

For a few demons more digs deeper into the darker, gritty world of vampires. It's always been disturbing and twisted before, but now it's even worse. The true demented history is explored here for both Ivy and Kisten. Ugh. Even if there is much humor in this book, there is a darkness and seriousness to it that's unshakeable.

The series takes a big turning point and things are never the same again. The ending of this book broke my heart. I was getting teary eyed a little the next day at work off and on, and that's nothing compared to actually reading sobering, surprising ending.

I couldn't recommend the book higher if you're a series fan, but there's some emotional brutality waiting that angered me, depressed me, and turned the Hollows world upside down when I read it. With the book keeping its usual marriages of unusual plot arcs and this installment of the series holds consistent action.

Exciting, fierce, inventive, hysterical, and then depressing as hell - For a Few Demons more is an excellent addition to the Hollows family. show less

While I do like the followup to this book better (only because I love anything having to do with the demons in this series), this is by far the most action-packed and over-the-top in a series which takes its action and over-the-topness very seriously in every volume. I loved it.

I was surprised to see the confrontation with Piscary dealt with so decisively here. I figured his story would drag out a bit longer, which I was fine with since there are other things that take his place.

What also surprised me was Kisten's entire role in this book. The balance between him and Ivy as far as Rachael is concerned was great, and I couldn't have been happier with Nick being phased out after last volume. Kisten was perfect, and I was pretty thrilled show more with the first... two-thirds or so, then shocked with the ending. It took a lot of convincing before I was willing to believe what had happened to him. I didn't think this was the type of series to deal with characters so harshly.

The entire last third of the book was just one fantastic action sequence, from the fight Kisten has in front of the restaurant to Rachael busting up the wedding and the fight in the police station. All of it was pretty great, and it will take a lot to top everything here.

I genuinely love reading this series. The fact that it's not as trashy as some of the other series I read, and it's got awesome and strong characters helps too, but I think my biggest draw is the action. show less

ACK! For the second time in one week I've been stunned by the emotional impact of a book. Rachel is in way over her head this time and has reached a turning point. Secrets meant to protect the Focus are coming to light and now were are being killed by an unknown source who wants to possess it. All of Rachel's enemies are moving in at once and things quickly spiral out of control. With the battle lines drawn, she launches desperate plan in a last ditch effort to save the people she loves without losing her soul...or her life.

I'd say that the series has been building up to this moment from the beginning. The last half of the book was so fast paced I growled ever time an interruption took me away from the story. I have a love-hate show more relationship with books that make me ugly cry. I can't help but appreciate writing that gets me emotionally involved, but it's hard to see characters I've grown to care for suffer. Harrison did a great job with those scenes creating many gut-wrenching moments among the action and usually silliness that accompanies her stories. Grab your kleenex for this one. You're going to need it. show less

For a Few Demons More
3 Stars

Private Investigator and Ley Line witch, Rachel Morgan, has her hands full dealing with a mentally unstable demon breaking into her house, an apparent serial killer preying on newly turned female lupines, and Trent Kalamack who wants to hire her as security for his wedding. There is truly no rest for the wicked in The Hollows.

What is it with this series?! The storylines have such wonderful potential, but the angst between Ivy and Rachel simply ruin them. Their exasperating co-dependence is unhealthy to say the least, and their hot/cold relationship is in dire need of a resolution sooner rather than later.

The secondary characters are much more appealing. Jenks is as hilarious as always and it is worth show more reading the book if only for his colorful epithets. Trent's "the ends justify the means" approach certainly tests the boundaries of moral action, yet it is also clear that Rachel's biased view of him taints her perspective (alas a limitation of 1st person narrative). The demons play a larger role in this book with Al's return and the intriguing dynamic between Newt and Minias.

There are also some incredible twists and turns in that latter half of the book that are both shocking and compelling, and open up intriguing avenues for future installments.

Despite my issues with the characters, the ongoing story arc is interesting enough to continue the series and Marguerite Gavin's narration is superb. show less

This was probably the best of the series so far. Rachel Morgan is a flawed witch, in fact it’s sometimes hard to remember she’s not human, which is one of the strengths of Kim Harrison’s writing. In For a Few Demons More, Rachel faces demons, literal and metaphorical, as she tracks down who is killing random Werefolk in Cincinnati and tries to keep an all out war between Interland Species and demons from breaking out. Her losses and near losses are deeply personal as she learns more about what it is to love and protect those around her. What I like most about this series is how Harrison makes us believe that Rachel’s world does exist and makes us care deeply about what happens to it. She also has a way of making me stay up way show more past my bedtime because I have to know what happens next. show less

The fifth entry in Kim Harrison's series about Rachel Morgan and the Hollows. I would say that this book is easily the best since book two - the action kicked off literally from page one and there were enough plot twists, complications, heart-pounding sex scenes, arguments, comedy moments and terror to keep the pages turning at a vigorous pace!

Here Rachel realises that the focus isn't quite as securely hidden as she originally thought - she wakes to find herself being possessed by scary mad demon Newt, who seems to be searching for the focus. This, alongside the murder of various Weres, starts a plot that takes Rachel to some very dark places.

This was the first of the books that caused me outright emotional turmoil, caused by events show more surrounding two characters. One of these was Trent - I had been enjoying the enigma of the elf, who has done some seriously naughty things but was becoming a character that seemed to mean well. This was all thrown on its head during this book, where we see the depraved levels that Trent is capable of, which disappointed me. I liked him as a character prior to this, but now find myself feeling about him in the same way as Nick. I did love his first meeting with Ceri, though, something that has been coming for the past couple of books. Quen's reaction to Ceri was also lovely, and I'm glad I can still see Quen as the honourable warrior.

The second character to suffer in this book was Kisten. I LOVED Kisten, and found myself very upset by the resolution that Harrison introduced to his story. I don't want to say anything more, for fear of major spoilers, but I am keen to see how it plays out over the next book(s).

I am also a little scared by the fact that Harrison keeps introducing the idea of how indispensable Jenks is to Rachel, but also shows his son taking over more and more duties, and keeps emphasising how old Jenks actually is. Also, Matalina spent most of this book off-stage ill, and I hate the thought of these two lively characters being missing from future books.

By the end of the book, Rachel has openly dealt with demons and seen the people of Cincinnati develop prejudices against her for it. She's interrupted Trent's wedding to Ellasbeth spectacularly. She has been invited to join a demon cult. She's had a taste of what life might be like with Ivy on a more permanent basis. Altogether, this was an action-packed and exciting book and was possibly my favourite so far, since I really enjoyed the new emotional punch Harrison added. show less