Book Review (25).

Smoulder

by Brenna Yovanoff 

Publication: 1st December 2012

Publisher: Simon Pulse/ Simon And Schuster

Pages: 368

Genre: Fantasy/Paranormal

Age Appropriate: Young Adult

Price: $19.99

Being the youngest daughter of the Devil has never been easy. Daphne's father has no time for her, her mother no interest, and her status in the upper echelon separates her from the working-class demons that populate Lucifer's metropolis. When her brother and only confidante goes missing, life in the restrictive city of Pandemonium becomes intolerable. Now, in an attempt to find him, Daphne sets out for Earth - and finds it larger and more chaotic than she imagined: a dazzling expanse of noise, dirt and random violence. Despite her bewilderment, she navigates the mortal world with growing fascination, gaining an ally when she saves a dying boy from her father's minions.
For Truman Flynn, the last year has been one long downward spiral, but when Daphne arrives just in time to save his life, he finds himself unexpectedly glad to have another chance. Together, Daphne and Truman go in search of her brother, braving the hazards of Las Vegas and the perils of first love, even as it becomes increasingly clear that her brother might have had a secret and compelling reason for leaving. Lucifer's agents aren't the only creatures on the prowl, and Daphne soon finds herself the target of a plan to rid the world of demons for good. Now she must evade a demon-eating monster, rescue her brother from an angelic zealot, and save the boy she loves from his greatest enemy - himself. 

My Thoughts.

I found out about this book a while ago and immediately put it on my wishlist I was very intrigued by the plotline and wanted to see how it would turn out.

Daphne lives in hell and is the daughter of Lucifer and Lilith her father never has time for her and her mother doesn't seem to care one way or another, the only people who really seem to pay her any attention are her older brother Obie who is the son of Lilith and Adam (from the Garden Of Eden) and Beelzebub her father's close friend.

One day Obie comes to tell her that he's leaving for good and is going to stay on Earth, Daphne is upset and misses him a lot when he leaves, their mother has a vision thatsomething bad has happened to Obie so because she's stuck in hell and can never leave she sends Daphne up to find her brother.

On Earth she meets up with a boy who was the last person to see Obie, Truman is very troubled after his mother died of cancer he tried to kill himself and has been on a self destructive path ever since, he's been having nightmares of a shadow man and does everything he can to stay awake so he doesn't dream,

But his dreams aren't nightmares and they will end up helping Daphne find her brother.

I pretty much liked all of the characters in this book the exceptions being Azrael, Dark Dreadful (she goes around killing any demons she comes across) and the Lilim (Lillith's other daughters).

With the alternating views of Daphne and Truman you get to better understand the torment and pain that Truman is going through, and then the fact Daphne believes herself to have no emotions whatsoever but her feelings are brought out by Truman. 

I loved the twist on the demons and angels, this isn't your ordinary happily ever after that you associate with angels but something entirely different.

I give this 4/5

A big thanks to Caroline @ Simon And Schuster Australia