Hell's Bells by Eve Langlais
Series: Welcome to Hell #6
Published by Indie
Published on: June 30, 2016
Genres: Paranormal Romance
Pages: 201
Format: eBook
Source: Purchased
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A catastrophe has befallen Hell. The great and mighty Lucifer has fallen prey to the most wicked of spells. He’s become…nice.
Just using that word makes Gaia want to gag. The demon she fell in love with is not some pushover, polite, candy-ass, nice guy. She wants her big, bad Lord of Sin back.
Can she, along with the minions of Hell, find a way to break the curse? And will they do it in time to celebrate the wedding from Hell?
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This is a series that I’ve loved for a while. I first met Lucifer back in 2011 when I read Lucifer’s Daughter in the Princess of Hell series. Once I started reading the Welcome to Hell series, my love of Lucifer only grew. In this series, Lucifer plays matchmaker between the demons, witches, shifters and more that he rules over in Hell. Now Lucifer is finally getting a book of his own. YAY!!
So this story starts not long after Hell’s Geek. Ursula, Poseidon’s ex-wife and a former lover of Lucifer, shows up. She’s put a curse on the King of Hell. He’s now nice (ugh). He is no longer trying to debauch the love of his life, Gaia. He’s planning on marrying her. And, he can’t have sex before their wedding night. This is not the man that Gaia wants to marry. So, she, with the help of many of Lucifer’s minions, have a plan to bring the old Lucifer back.
This is a really fun story. I loved the time that we get to spend with Lucifer, even if he isn’t himself. I think it was even more funny to see a nice Lucifer. Plus, you also have the thoughts in his head. The bad part of himself is there and argues with the nice Lucifer. There are also several of the other characters we’ve met along the way, though they all have pretty small parts.
Each chapter opens with a tweet from @GaiaLuc4Ever. These tweets were hilarious. The only thing that I would fault in the tweets are that both Gaia and Lucifer are both using this account. I felt that they should’ve each had their own account. Minor thing really, but it was something that I noticed.
@GaiaLuc4ever: 5 days until I get to see my beautiful bride walk down the aisle. #soexcited #squeeeeeee
@GaiaLuc4ever: Getting close to the journey’s end and have yet to kill irritatingly polite devil. #couldchangemymind #rideisnotdone
Each chapter also ends with a new hashtag. These were great,too. They each sorta summed up the feelling of each chapter.
#needsastiffdrink
#mightneedanexorcism
As per usual with any Eve Langlais book I read. I end up with a ton of highlighted parts that I might want to include in the review. She has so many great little LOL moments, it is really hard to not put like tons of quotes, but then you wouldn’t need to read the book, so I try to limit them. Also, sometimes the quotes are spoilers, too, and we wouldn’t want to do that. I usually pick quotes from earlier in the book for that exact reason.
How Gaia missed the way Lucifer ate her pie. The new Mr. Manners hadn’t touched her since their party, claiming he was saving himself for their wedding night. Here she dated the biggest manwhore in all of Hell, and she couldn’t get any action. Meanwhile, she was out of fresh and firm cucumbers.
Don’t judge. Organic was all the craze these days, plus she was allergic to most rubbers and latex.
“You’re wearing pink pastel slacks and a Hawaiian shirt with pineapples.”
“I know. Utterly amazing.” He peeked down at his ensemble. “I know it’s a sin to have pride, but it’s a bigger sin to lie and say that I don’t look dashing.”
“I miss your penguin suspenders and your evil shark tie.”
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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.
Ha ha, that title makes me think of Harry Dresden as he always says Hells Bells. 🙂 Love this author and need to get to this series. 🙂
Stormi Johnson recently posted…The Week In Review #124
It does, doesn’t it?? I think the Welcome to Hell series is my favorite by Eve. I just love Lucifer to pieces.
Melanie recently posted…Review: The Edge of the Blade by Jeffe Kennedy (@mlsimmons, @jeffekennedy, @KensingtonBooks)
I am pretty sure I say this every time you review one of her books, but I really should give one of her books a try once. they sounds so fun! It’s neat when a character you like gets his own book. Those tweets sounds fun. I think it was a Jill Shalvis book I read recently where each chapter title was a hashtag, it was fun. Great review!
Lola recently posted…Sunday Post #213
This is my favorite series by her. She frequently has sales and even freebies in the US. I don’t know about The Netherlands. The tweets were cute. The hashtags too. I’ve read a few authors that have used them. They are really fun.
Melanie recently posted…Review: The Edge of the Blade by Jeffe Kennedy (@mlsimmons, @jeffekennedy, @KensingtonBooks)
I think I already got a few of her first books in her series. I should start following her online, so I hear about her sales. Not all sales are here too, but some are.
Lola recently posted…Sunday Post #213
This sounds fun. I love the tweets and his attire..lol
kimbacaffeinate recently posted…Sunday Post #248 The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow
He has some amazing clothes. He really likes clothes with horned rubber duckies. LOL
Melanie recently posted…Review: The Edge of the Blade by Jeffe Kennedy (@mlsimmons, @jeffekennedy, @KensingtonBooks)
Oh no, Lucifer can not be nice
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Nice Lucifer was very weird, but funny. LOL
Melanie recently posted…Review: The Edge of the Blade by Jeffe Kennedy (@mlsimmons, @jeffekennedy, @KensingtonBooks)
The tweet aspect sounds really fun! Great review for this!
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It was really cute.
Melanie recently posted…Review: The Edge of the Blade by Jeffe Kennedy (@mlsimmons, @jeffekennedy, @KensingtonBooks)
This series is so much fun and this book was so funny, I really enjoyed it.
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I’ve really enjoyed this series. She’s working on the next book now. 🙂
Melanie recently posted…Review: The Edge of the Blade by Jeffe Kennedy (@mlsimmons, @jeffekennedy, @KensingtonBooks)
Glad you enjoyed this one. I’ve got the series on my TBR.
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It is a really fun series. Probably, my favorite from Eve.
Melanie recently posted…Review: The Edge of the Blade by Jeffe Kennedy (@mlsimmons, @jeffekennedy, @KensingtonBooks)
Oh man, I still haven’t picked this one up yet, but its the next one in the series for me. The situation is absurd for the Lucifer of the series and I look forward to it. The tweets and hashtags are a clever add.
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It was so much fun. I’m sure you will love it, Sophia.
Melanie recently posted…Review: The Edge of the Blade by Jeffe Kennedy (@mlsimmons, @jeffekennedy, @KensingtonBooks)
I just really noticed this series for the first time recently – I think Brandee reviewed Lucifer’s Daughter and now I keep seeing it! Strange how that happens. I’m thinking I definitely need to pick it up, seeing as you’re on book 6 and still are enjoying it so much. The hashtags are so fun!
Berls recently posted…Sunday Post | Ughhh!
This series is a spinoff from Lucifer’s Daughter series. It’s really making the rounds again, as it just came out on audio late last year. The original series is more UF, as it follows Lucifer’s daughter throughout the series. This is PNR with a new couple in every book. Both are a lot of fun. I recommend either of them. While, I haven’t tried either of these series on audio, I’ve heard that the narrators are really good.
Melanie recently posted…Review: The Edge of the Blade by Jeffe Kennedy (@mlsimmons, @jeffekennedy, @KensingtonBooks)
Oh I so need to add this whole series to my wishlist. I probably have the first one already on it. This looks like so much fun and I would agree they need their own acct. BTW, I laughed at seeing Lucifer squee. LOL
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The first one has been a freebie before, so it’s possible that you grabbed it during one of those times. This is my favorite series by her. I highly recommend it.
Melanie recently posted…Review: The Edge of the Blade by Jeffe Kennedy (@mlsimmons, @jeffekennedy, @KensingtonBooks)
I finally got to an Eve Langlais story and you are so right in everything you’ve said about her writing!
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She is so much fun. I’m glad you got to try her. Hopefully, you can try more stuff from her. 🙂
What a great review. I have so much love for this author but haven’t picked up this series. Was a bit nervous about it, but NOW……oh hell yeah am I going to pick up book one. These books sound just fantastic and I love the hashtags hehe
Lover Of Romance recently posted…Double The Romance Review-Mr. President & Commander In Chief
This is one of my favorite series by Eve. Lucifer is so much fun.
Ahh! This sounds like a hoot! It’s been a long time since I read Langlais! I need to revisit her work!
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If you haven’t tried the Welcome to Hell series, I highly recommend it. It is probably my favorite series from her.