Being a single mother has its challenges, but Evie had never imagined that “the talk” would involve Ouija boards and pentagrams.
Evelyn Addams had settled into a comfortable but unexciting life as a single mother in small-town Eden Valley. The gossip had died down and her daughter Liliana was gearing up for her tenth birthday and getting more independent by the day. She had everything she needed. A great kid, fantastic friends, and a decent job. She was forty-three, fabulous, and didn’t need a man to complete her.
But between Evie’s sudden onset accidental supernatural shoplifting and catching her daughter trying to summon a demon to grant three wishes, Evie knows that not only has she neglected some aspects of Lily’s mythological education, but that her façades of strength and normalcy aren’t as firm as she’d thought. Why else would Lily ask a demon to make her mother happy and bring back the father she never knew?
After a series of strange phenomena pop up around town, Luc, her summer fling from almost eleven years ago, walks back into their lives just in time for Lily’s tenth birthday party. Life’s about to get way more interesting than any woman in her 40s wants as Evie is forced to reevaluate everything she thought she wanted. Can she let go of the past and take another chance on the man she fell for more than a decade ago? And will she be able to accept the side effects that come with raising a demon’s daughter?
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Book Details:
ASIN: B08V4Q1V8Q
Publisher: Broken World Publishing (June 22, 2021)
Publication Date: June 22, 2021
Print Length: 242 pages
My Review:
Evelyn "Evie" Addams is the single mom to Lily, an almost 10-year-old girl. Her father was a fly-by-night summer fling who blew out of town before she could tell him he was going to be a dad. As the birthday girl's big day gets closer, Evie and Lily's lives begin to get weird. Evie can summon things just by wishing it and she catches Lily trying to summon a demon. Taking the demon summoning in stride, Evie goes about business as usual until other paranormal events begin to occur and the man who left her almost 11 years ago walks back into her life.
Raising a Demon is a fun paranormal book. With likable characters, an interesting plot, and wonderful writing, I had a hard time putting the book down. The author provided descriptive prose easy to imagine and get lost in as I read along. I loved the demon theme and the best part about is the author didn't go all hard core, but the story isn't all fluffy either.
The only real issue I had was how Lily was written. She's a 10-year-old through most of the book. That age is impressionable, and Evie makes sure she's being raised with manners and a really decent upbringing. Sure, Lily is mouthy and such but she's correctable and Evie is firm with her. However, at the end of the book, Lily lets the "f" word fly a couple times and no one, not even her parents, bats an eye. A simple rebuke would have appeased my appalled expression. I swear like a sailor and those words and phrases don't offend me - but reading a 10-year-old use them like they are everyday words was shocking.
This story is part of the Paranormal Women's Fiction world where the female lead is 40 or older. Evie is a wonderful character throughout the book. She's strong, capable, and likeable. Other than her supernatural demon gifts, she's easy to relate to and I enjoyed meeting and getting to know her. The secondary characters are written well and add enjoyment and additional layers to Raising a Demon. I look forward to book 2.
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