Hades by Larissa Ione
Series: Demonica #11.5
Published by Evil Eye Concepts Inc
Published on: May 26, 2015
Genres: Paranormal Romance
Pages: 146
Format: eBook
Source: Purchased
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A fallen angel with a mean streak and a mohawk, Hades has spent thousands of years serving as Jailor of the Underworld. The souls he guards are as evil as they come, but few dare to cross him. All of that changes when a sexy fallen angel infiltrates his prison and unintentionally starts a riot. It’s easy enough to quell an uprising, but for the first time, Hades is torn between delivering justice — bestowing or mercy — on the beautiful female who could be his salvation…or his undoing.
Thanks to her unwitting participation in another angel’s plot to start Armageddon, Cataclysm was kicked out of Heaven and is now a fallen angel in service of Hades’s boss, Azagoth. All she wants is to redeem herself and get back where she belongs. But when she gets trapped in Hades’s prison domain with only the cocky but irresistible Hades to help her, Cat finds that where she belongs might be in the place she least expected…
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I’ve been a big fan of the Demonica series since I picked book one back when there was only three books in the series. I’ve always wanted to learn more about the mohawked jailer of the underworld. He hasn’t had large parts in the previous books. There’s a reason for that. He pissed Azagoth off many, many years ago, so Azagoth keeps him limited to the Inner Sanctum of Sheol-gra. When Hades does appear in the stories, I always felt he made a big impact and was very rememberable.
Cataclysm is a fallen angel. She was kicked out of heaven for helping Gethel try to start the Apocalypse. She now works for Azagoth cleaning his office and what not. She really isn’t very good at it. She constantly breaking things. She has quite the history of making bad decisions, but as a general rule, she wanted to do good things. Even when helping Gethel, she didn’t know what Gethel had planned.
This was another great short story that gives a look into lives of some the secondary characters of a series that I enjoy considerably. You can read these stories whether you’ve read the series or not, though there are spoilers, but you wouldn’t realize it when you read these shorts. They are fun and sexy. There is insta-love in this book, which isn’t my favorite thing, but not didn’t bother me as much as I would’ve thought. My biggest complaint about this story, in the sex scene, Hades actually uses his mohawk on Cat’s different lady bits. This was just not sexy to me in any way. I still enjoyed the story. We are also given a glimpse of what we will be seeing in the next story. I’m glad that I get to keep visiting this world, even if it is only in short bursts.
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I’m Melanie and I live in Ohio. I have two horses and a dog. I’m an animal lover, avid book reader and audiobook listener. I like to live vicariously through fictional characters. I enjoy reading and listening to mostly fictional books in the paranormal genre, including Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance and Horror. My favorite paranormal creatures are shifters, doesn’t matter the flavor.
“Hades actually uses his mohawk on Cat’s different lady bits. This was just not sexy to me in any way.”
Ewwwww…I hope his mohawk stays up supernaturally because that is one place no woman needs hair products. I have friends with mohawks, and they use a crap ton of hairspray and hair wax. That would be like foreplay with a Dimetrodon. *shudders*
E.J. Stevens recently posted…E.J. Stevens at Authors After Dark Atlanta 2015
Yeah, I don’t know. The picture in my head was more like a mohawk that was short and had a brush feel to it. Either way, that was weird to me. I still loved the rest of the story. 🙂
Melanie recently posted…Review: The Vampire’s Partner by Jordan K. Rose
I do need to get started on this series, I don’t know why I haven’t yet. I really loved your thoughts on this one, and I love those bad boys despite the mohawk loving. hehe that sounds unique. I think I will go get the first book.
Renee (Lover of Romance) recently posted…Book Review-Shadowed by Rebecca Zanetti
The early books feature incubus brothers who run a demonic hospital. Later the series spins off in to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. I think the author is done with full length stories in this series, but still has more of these shorter stories planned in the world.
Melanie recently posted…Review: The Vampire’s Partner by Jordan K. Rose
Ha! I’m not sure I would find the mohawk thing sexy either but I’ve always wanted to read this series and this novella might be a good way for me to give it a try.
Karen @For What It’s Worth
I’ve really enjoyed the novellas. I will say that there is a series spoiler in this book. When you read this one, you really won’t know the spoiler, so I don’t know that it will bother you if you go back to the full series. I also don’t think it is a spoiler that would ruin the story for you if you find out early either.
Melanie recently posted…Review: The Vampire’s Partner by Jordan K. Rose
Mohawk used on lady bits…eh what?
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Yea, it wasn’t my thing. I loved the rest of the story though.
Melanie recently posted…Review: The Vampire’s Partner by Jordan K. Rose
I’ve always been interested in the Underworld, but have never checked out these books yet. You just inspired me to do so!
Joy // Joyousreads recently posted…Confessions of an Addict [39]: Where Have All My Bookmarks Gone?
I hope you enjoy them as much as I have. I’ve been a big fan for years.
Melanie recently posted…Audiobook Review: Talon by Julie Kagawa
Instalove always frustrated me. And the sex scenes sound weird. But I like getting to learn more about secondary characters!
It’s hard not to do installove in a novella. They are shorter, so you don’t have the time for the more drawn out finding love story, so I don’t mind it as much in novellas. I love getting to spend time with secondary characters, they are often my favorite in a series.
Melanie recently posted…Audiobook Review: Talon by Julie Kagawa
I always like getting a glimpse of Hades as seen by different authors. That Ione’s has a mohawk intrigues me. 😉 I haven’t read this series although I’ve always wanted to. I may even own a book or two in it. And guess what Melanie?!? You’re tempting me to read it! 🙂
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Well, I’m glad. I love this series. When I first started reading the early books of the three incubus brothers, I fell in love with them. Then she moved on to Horsemen of the Apocalypse and those were even better. I just can’t say enough great things about this series. I think it has been underrated for years.
Melanie recently posted…Audiobook Review: Talon by Julie Kagawa
I haven’t read any Larissa, but sounds like I should
I’m a big fan of this series. I love both the heroes and heroines in most of the books. The world is very well built. Can’t say enough good things. I hope you get a chance to try them.
Melanie recently posted…Audiobook Review: Talon by Julie Kagawa
Lady bits. hehe. After you mentioned that to me, I now envision Hades with a mohawk of blue feathers.
Jen Twimom recently posted…Review: Hades by Larissa Ione
Hahaha. I love Larissa Ione’s sex scenes, but that one was just a little much for me. 🙂
Melanie recently posted…Audiobook Review: Talon by Julie Kagawa
Wonderful review Melanie. This is another series high on my wishlist to start.
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I hope you enjoy it. I know I have. I’ve been thinking about going back and doing a re-read of the series. If I only had more time. 🙂
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