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The Demon Girl (2010)

by Penelope Fletcher(Favorite Author)

3.59 of 5 Votes: 2

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English

genre

Romance

publisher

Fletcher, Penelope

series

Rae Wilder

review 1: A YA take on dystopia -- this starts off well enough, with first person tense; an orphan girl being trained to deal with demonic challenges confronts demons. This is the sort of classic premise that has launched a thousand YA ships, with good reason; being set in a dystopian future helps explain why Rae comes across as a pretty modern teenager, while still allowing for paranormal elements like demons and vampires. The dystopian backstory comes across throughout the story, but the tone is set early on when she comes across Clerics -- the elders in charge of her training -- outside of their territory confronting a demon, escalating the atmosphere into very dark territory.But most of that promise is thrown away when she soon thereafter meets the first of her potential love i... morenterests, when she starts getting bounced around by every character she meets. Earlier hints that she might be a very capable trainee certainly don't seem to pay off -- at least yet -- as she gets pulled into many random side plots with little explanation. Furthermore, there's no reason presented why a lifetime of conditioning and upbringing is discarded, as she deals with demons, fairies, vampires, and the hidden conflicts of the Clerics. Her life before the book doesn't seem rooted at all -- even her friends, Alex and Ro, seem thinly characterized and veer from one perspective to another. The target for this book presumably takes love triangles as a matter of course, but those readers who have read more than a handful of series may be excused for looking for a fresh take. This was not that fresh take. Something slightly novel, in a creepy way, was that one leg of the love triangle seems to be a magical bond that cannot be chosen and is foreshadowed to have dire consequences if the two involved separate. But that part hasn't been explored before this novel ends.It's ... what it is. It feels like it's blended together a few elements from other dystopian YA, and I don't think it conquers new ground. On the other hand, people who loved other series like Divergent, Twilight, City of Mortal Bones, etc will find a lot to like here.
review 2: First off let me say that when I first purchased the book it had some mistakes in the grammar and such, but it has since been fixed with an updated version that is much better. Nerveless the grammar or any other mistakes didn’t take away from the story when I was first reading. Penelope Fletcher is a writer from the UK and has several book series. Her way of storytelling draws you in the moment you start reading with her rich description and use of metaphors and words. Fletcher took me to a dystopian future where the humans trap themselves in "sectors" where they are guarded by the church from the things outside of the walls. This world is filled with "demons" or Witches, Ware-Creatures, Vampires, Goblins, Fairies, and many other mystical creatures. The main character is a girl called Rae who is a curious and stubborn human who is training to be a priest. She likes to venture outside of the walls that protecting her to go running, even though it is forbidden and dangerous. While out there one day she meets a strange boy who is about to change her life forever. Glamour is filled with action, romance and sets the series for an amazing start. This book and its characters have made it into my heart, as I am sure they will yours. less

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shigure

I was initially sucked into this book and the promise of a part-fantasy, part-dystopian world with faeries and demons, where a strict religious order called The Sect rules a city trapped by its own walls. I liked the idea of a temple, of a girl who explored beyond the wall and was a bit different. And I loved the cover and title.Unfortunately, I was sadly disappointed. It didn’t hold up. The novel was rushed, jumping from one thing to the next without any time to digest, or for any characters to develop. I started getting annoyed with Rae, who had that whole love-triangle thing going on... and I have both love triangles and insta-attraction as pet peeves for YA literature. What seemed to be an interesting culture and religion turned out to be like the cardboard backdrop in a film set. By the end of the novel I was frustrated, although I overall did enjoy it. 3 stars.

Dirty87

No wonder this god awful book was free! On Friday night my Stepfather broke down and needed us to come out and tow his car. While the boys did the fiddly things, like putting the car on the trailer and strapping it down, I read. I'm handy like that. I had a few books in the car, but they were in the back and my Kindle was in the front, so Kindle it was. Bad choice!In 24 hours, Rae finds out she is a fairy, part of a distinguished line, falls in love with two blokes, witnesses two murders (kind of) and finds a long lost brother. Yep, I'm not kidding. It's the kind of instalove I despise, but times two! Gah! Combine that with terrible, rushed writing and this was a chore to finish. Some free books on Kindle are alright, but not this one. Yikes.

Francine

I read the version on Wattpad.com a few years ago and I loved it. Currently re-reading it.

Dance

I read the version on Wattpad.com a few years ago and I loved it. Currently re-reading it.

Elizabeth

Beautiful

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