In Review: The Devil You Know By Jenna Black

Released: July 29, 2008                 336 pages

Publisher: Dell

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 978-0553590456

Morgan and crew are back for round two. And just like last time, Morgan’s world gets turned upside down. Everything Morgan thought she knew about her past, her life, may have been a total lie.

As Morgan tries to unravel her family history, she’s also trying to avoid a sociopathic demon hunting her, while navigating through some demon issues as well. She’s coming to understand demons a little better, and her bond with Adam is strengthening into a dependency through she’d never admit it. His lover Dom, may be the better friend, but when she needs something she doesn’t turn to her vanilla boyfriend, Brian she turns to Adam. And with him, there is the perfect amount of attraction and hatred to make him a palpable and delicious character.

But, when her brother Andrew awakens from his demon induced coma it only adds to her troubles. His demon, Raphael, Lugh’s brother, didn’t treat him so well, and where Raphael’s alliances stand are yet to be seen.

The character growth was perfection, and the plotting was fast paced. The story was thoroughly enjoyable, but with its quick tempo, and ongoing political mechanisms new readers may have a hard time keeping up.