Summary:
"Since accepting a teaching position at remote Fairwick College in upstate New York, Callie McFay has experienced the same disturbingly erotic dream every night: A mist enters her bedroom, then takes the shape of a virile, seductive stranger who proceeds to ravish her in the most toe-curling, wholly satisfying ways possible. Perhaps these dreams are the result of her having written the bestselling book The Sex Lives of Demon Lovers. Callie’s lifelong passion is the intersection of lurid fairy tales and Gothic literature—which is why she’s found herself at Fairwick’s renowned folklore department, living in a once-stately Victorian house that, at first sight, seemed to call her name.
But Callie soon realizes that her dreams are alarmingly real. She has a demon lover—an incubus—and he will seduce her, pleasure her, and eventually suck the very life from her. Then Callie makes another startling discovery: Her incubus is not the only mythical creature in Fairwick. As the tenured witches of the college and the resident fairies in the surrounding woods prepare to cast out the demon, Callie must accomplish something infinitely more difficult—banishing this supernatural lover from her heart."
But Callie soon realizes that her dreams are alarmingly real. She has a demon lover—an incubus—and he will seduce her, pleasure her, and eventually suck the very life from her. Then Callie makes another startling discovery: Her incubus is not the only mythical creature in Fairwick. As the tenured witches of the college and the resident fairies in the surrounding woods prepare to cast out the demon, Callie must accomplish something infinitely more difficult—banishing this supernatural lover from her heart."
My Thoughts:
This book was published at the end of 2011, but I imagine that NetGalley had it available since it was also promoting the second book, The Water Witch, which was just released February 12, 2013. I had seen the book before in giveaways on Goodreads and had already marked it for my to-read list. Boy, am I glad I was given the opportunity to read it.
Holy smokes! This book combines so many elements I enjoy when I'm reading. Protagonist and narrator Callie is a scholar of fairy tales and folklore, which is pretty darn awesome. She also regularly makes allusions to books such as Jane Eyre and other fantastic pieces of Gothic fiction. Then, once you throw in all the fairies, witches, vampires, demons, etc. in the small town of Fairwick, the story just became all the more amazing.
I should probably also say that since one of the main characters is an incubus, you should know what you're in for when you start reading. An incubus is a demon lover, basically a sex demon, so...there, you've been warned.
The more of this I read, the more I was drawn into the story and the world and I really did not want to stop reading. There is so much going on. Now, I will say that the summary makes it sound like this is the main focus of the story, banishing Callie's demon lover, but it's not. There is another major story line, one which involves the last door from our world into the fairy realm, and Callie plays a huge role in that as well.
The story line with the door also gives us a big reason to very much dislike Callie's grandmother, though really, I didn't like her in the beginning either. She isn't what I expected from a grandmother; she seems distant and secretive and not supportive, but I guess she has her reasons for that, which we learn by the end of the book. But I am so not going to spoil any of the revelations for you. I am just going to recommend that you go out and get this book. It's amazing. Once I finished I had to jump into The Water Witch right away. I need to know what happens with Callie, her demon lover, and all the residents of Fairwick. It's safe to say, this story has me under its spell. A definite 5/5.
The Demon Lover at Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/demon-lover-juliet-dark/1100643394?ean=9780345510082
The Demon Lover at Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/The-Demon-Lover-A-Novel/dp/0345510089/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1362153280&sr=8-1&keywords=The+Demon+Lover
Other Readings:
Right now I need to focus my attention on reading some library books and some more NetGalley reads. I am currently reading: Prophecy of the Sisters by Michelle Zink and Magic Kingdom For Sale--Sold! by Terry Brooks.
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