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Summary:
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.
My Thoughts:
This story has pulled me out of a slump. I was having trouble finding something I was in the mood for. Every book seemed the same. This was a perfect pallet cleanser.
I listened to a copy of the audiobook I checked out from my library. I expect I will be purchasing the audiobook after my birthday so I can easily listen to this without worry of it being checked out. The narration, by Helen Laser, was perfect. I enjoyed her portrayal of Astaroth. A mostly stuffy demon who learns some key life lessons along this journey Calladia and him are forced along.
The romance is an enemies to lovers story, so it’s understandably a little slow. Calladia and Astaroth need to get past their issues. It’s more Astaroth who does the changing and the growing, but Calladia has some issues to deal with as well.
There is an interesting cast of characters, like Astaroth’s mother who is quite crazy. She also loves her son very much and will rain hell on anyone who dares even try to cause Astaroth harm.
If you are in a slump, or just looking for a fun story with some laughs, pick up A Demon’s Guide to Wooing a Witch.