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The Demon Trappers #4
Foretold
In the fourth Demon Trappers novel, Riley faces the final battle for humanity and Beck's heart—and Hell is the least of her problems
Now that Riley’s managed to (just barely) fend off Armageddon, everything’s changed. Well . . . most things. After their passionate kiss before the big battle in the cemetery, Beck is back to treating her like a little girl, as if nothing ever happened. While she’d love to just tell him off and move on, Riley vowed to take care of Beck the way he’s taken care of her since her father’s death—but she’s about to get a whole lot more than she bargained for. When she’s commissioned to go with Beck to his hometown and help him care for his dying mother, they stumble too close to a dark and murderous secret, one that Beck fears will drive Riley away from him forever. As chaos breaks loose, Riley may be Beck's only hope for redemption . . . and survival.
Meanwhile, up in Atlanta, it’s quickly becoming clear that Heaven may have won a battle, but the war is far from over. Riley and Beck face a stormy future, as Lucifer's ex-right-hand-man, Sartael, proves himself to be more resilient than anyone thought. He has Atlanta in his grip and is about to begin a brutal war with the prince of Hell. As the seconds tick down toward a final confrontation, it's up to Riley and the man she loves to finally defeat their old enemy, or lose everything they've fought for.
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Now that Riley’s managed to (just barely) fend off Armageddon, everything’s changed. Well . . . most things. After their passionate kiss before the big battle in the cemetery, Beck is back to treating her like a little girl, as if nothing ever happened. While she’d love to just tell him off and move on, Riley vowed to take care of Beck the way he’s taken care of her since her father’s death—but she’s about to get a whole lot more than she bargained for. When she’s commissioned to go with Beck to his hometown and help him care for his dying mother, they stumble too close to a dark and murderous secret, one that Beck fears will drive Riley away from him forever. As chaos breaks loose, Riley may be Beck's only hope for redemption . . . and survival.
Meanwhile, up in Atlanta, it’s quickly becoming clear that Heaven may have won a battle, but the war is far from over. Riley and Beck face a stormy future, as Lucifer's ex-right-hand-man, Sartael, proves himself to be more resilient than anyone thought. He has Atlanta in his grip and is about to begin a brutal war with the prince of Hell. As the seconds tick down toward a final confrontation, it's up to Riley and the man she loves to finally defeat their old enemy, or lose everything they've fought for.
http://us.macmillan.com/foretold/Jana...
438 pages, Paperback
First published August 2, 2012
About the author
Jana Oliver
41 books2,024 followersJana Oliver is an international and Amazon bestselling author who lives in Portugal.
Her novels have won numerous awards, including the Prism Award, the Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery and Supense as well as the National Readers' Choice Award.
Her books include The Demon Trappers Series and Briar Rose (Young Adult), time travel/historical mystery (The Time Rovers Series) and paranormal romance (Tangled Souls).
She is co-author of Socially Engaged: The Author's Guide to Social media, written with Tyra Burton.
She is happiest when she's researching urban legends, peering at old maps and adding to her growing collection of port and Portuguese wines.
Her novels have won numerous awards, including the Prism Award, the Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery and Supense as well as the National Readers' Choice Award.
Her books include The Demon Trappers Series and Briar Rose (Young Adult), time travel/historical mystery (The Time Rovers Series) and paranormal romance (Tangled Souls).
She is co-author of Socially Engaged: The Author's Guide to Social media, written with Tyra Burton.
She is happiest when she's researching urban legends, peering at old maps and adding to her growing collection of port and Portuguese wines.
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January 29, 2019
❝ Jana Oliver - Foretold Review ❞
Can't believe this is the last book
Just finished reading it today...
Let me tell you AMAZING......just what I needed but I'm pretty sad that the final book in the Series, Jana Oliver writing keeps you wanting more.
I don't want to give anything away but let me tell you "YOU HAVE TO READ IT" I had this book since it came out but was to busy to read it (I blame WATTPAD) now I regret not reading it early ...
September 7, 2012
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Reviewing a last book in the series is never easy or especially fun. In fact, it’s one of my least favorite things to do, vacuuming and peeling onions included. Fortunately for me, Jana Oliver gave me a lot to write about, all of it good.
Riley Blackthorne is finally sure that she loves her father’s protégé and her friend and protector, Denver Beck. She may have given up her soul to avoid the Armageddon, but her heart still knows where it stands. The kiss they exchanged on the cemetery right before the battle was pretty eye-opening for both of them, but now that Beck’s past is coming back to haunt him, he doesn’t want Riley anywhere near him, all in a misguided attempt to protect her and save himself from possible rejection. The way Riley sees it, the only way for the two of them to ever be together is to uncover the skeletons in Beck’s closet and make him see that she will always stand by his side, no matter what.
Of course their story isn’t the only thing we have to worry about. There are human enemies to defeat and demons to destroy. Once again Oliver entertains with the wide variety of creatures she's created: from Pyro-Fiends and Klepto-Fiends to Arch-Fiends and fallen angels.
I think Beck’s fans (because really, aren’t we all?) will be quite happy with this story. Even though there’s a battle between Heaven and Hell going on in the background, Foretold mainly focuses on his personal demon, his horrible, uncaring mother and the crime he was always blamed for, but never officially accused of. Although Oliver always experimented with language, she took it a step further in Foretold. The finer nuances of Beck’s character were constantly emphasized through a very clever use of language. His pronunciation was changing depending on his mood, location and company. His grammar would deteriorate every time he was under stress, which was most easily noticeable in his pronunciation of pronouns. This sort of thing can be very rewarding for an attentive reader and it’s exactly the kind of thing that makes me insanely happy.
I need to say a few words about Riley Blackthorne as well. There was a point in the series (around the middle of book two), where I almost gave up entirely because I couldn’t deal with her whining and self-pity. Yes, she’d had a lot to deal with, but she reminded me of my five year old when she’s both sleepy and hungry. This didn’t take long, but her character didn’t suffer any radical, overnight changes either. It is almost sad that the series is ending now that Oliver finally found solid ground to stand on with her.
It says on the cover that this is a book for older audience and I tend to agree, though I generally dislike such limitations. Younger teens should be aware that these books contain violence and sex that isn’t necessarily a profound, life-changing experience. Sometimes sex is just sex and Jana Oliver never shied away from it. One of her characters is a twenty-something-year-old war veteran after all, and not one that is happy with sitting alone in his apartment, watching game shows and drinking orange juice. The Demon Trappers series is balancing a fine line between YA and adult urban fantasy, which worked perfectly for me, and hopefully it will for those of you who have yet to give it a chance.
Also posted at The Nocturnal Library
Reviewing a last book in the series is never easy or especially fun. In fact, it’s one of my least favorite things to do, vacuuming and peeling onions included. Fortunately for me, Jana Oliver gave me a lot to write about, all of it good.
Riley Blackthorne is finally sure that she loves her father’s protégé and her friend and protector, Denver Beck. She may have given up her soul to avoid the Armageddon, but her heart still knows where it stands. The kiss they exchanged on the cemetery right before the battle was pretty eye-opening for both of them, but now that Beck’s past is coming back to haunt him, he doesn’t want Riley anywhere near him, all in a misguided attempt to protect her and save himself from possible rejection. The way Riley sees it, the only way for the two of them to ever be together is to uncover the skeletons in Beck’s closet and make him see that she will always stand by his side, no matter what.
Of course their story isn’t the only thing we have to worry about. There are human enemies to defeat and demons to destroy. Once again Oliver entertains with the wide variety of creatures she's created: from Pyro-Fiends and Klepto-Fiends to Arch-Fiends and fallen angels.
I think Beck’s fans (because really, aren’t we all?) will be quite happy with this story. Even though there’s a battle between Heaven and Hell going on in the background, Foretold mainly focuses on his personal demon, his horrible, uncaring mother and the crime he was always blamed for, but never officially accused of. Although Oliver always experimented with language, she took it a step further in Foretold. The finer nuances of Beck’s character were constantly emphasized through a very clever use of language. His pronunciation was changing depending on his mood, location and company. His grammar would deteriorate every time he was under stress, which was most easily noticeable in his pronunciation of pronouns. This sort of thing can be very rewarding for an attentive reader and it’s exactly the kind of thing that makes me insanely happy.
I need to say a few words about Riley Blackthorne as well. There was a point in the series (around the middle of book two), where I almost gave up entirely because I couldn’t deal with her whining and self-pity. Yes, she’d had a lot to deal with, but she reminded me of my five year old when she’s both sleepy and hungry. This didn’t take long, but her character didn’t suffer any radical, overnight changes either. It is almost sad that the series is ending now that Oliver finally found solid ground to stand on with her.
It says on the cover that this is a book for older audience and I tend to agree, though I generally dislike such limitations. Younger teens should be aware that these books contain violence and sex that isn’t necessarily a profound, life-changing experience. Sometimes sex is just sex and Jana Oliver never shied away from it. One of her characters is a twenty-something-year-old war veteran after all, and not one that is happy with sitting alone in his apartment, watching game shows and drinking orange juice. The Demon Trappers series is balancing a fine line between YA and adult urban fantasy, which worked perfectly for me, and hopefully it will for those of you who have yet to give it a chance.
Also posted at The Nocturnal Library
Want to read
March 25, 2012Ahhhhhhh After the third book, I CANNOT wait
August 5, 2012
Three stars for first half. Five stars for second half.
Let me start off by saying I was looking forward to this book for one reason and one reason only - Denver Beck. But I have to say, it was pretty much everything else that won me over at the end.
I was a bit disappointed with the first half of the book. I know this book was supposed to be about Beck, and it was meant to give us insight on his troubled past, and I understand that it explained why he is the way he is. BUT for some reason, I just didn't feel the same about Beck as I did in the first three books. I can't really say, "He's not the same guy," because duh, obviously, he's not, but I was expecting this insight would just make me say "awww" and totally melt for him. But it didn't.
I felt the first half was a bit out-of-place in this series. The whole series was full of action and drama as Riley and Beck discovered who they were as find their place in the demon trapping business in a complicated world of angel politics. But the first half took us to the country with depressing parent issues and a murder mystery. Yes, in the end, it did have a stretched tie-in to the paranormal world, but like I said, it's out of place. Perhaps this would have been better if it had been written as a prequel. I know the story would be a bit different, and it won't be about Beck having closure. But still, I think I would have enjoyed it more if all his history was packaged and presented differently, while the last book focused more on the rest of it.
It started getting really good after Beck had what would be as much closure as he would have when he tearily spoke those words to his mother and as everyone headed back to Atlanta. The the story continued building to pure awesomeness. I can't even put into words what an amazing job Oliver did with ending this series.
The second half had everything that the first half lacked that I loved so much about the whole series - kick-ass action battling demons, an intriguing complex world of angel politics (though it took me a while to remember all the details) that totally sucks you in, the involvement of the Grand Masters and others in demon trapping, the uncertainty that leaves you guessing what people's true intentions are and what side they were actually on, and of course, that chemistry between not only Riley and Beck but that connection with all the other characters that are involved in their lives.
I think the best written character in this book was Ori. First of all, Beck had me from Chapter 2 of Book 1, and I never strayed from him throughout the whole series. I never trusted Ori when he innocently came into the picture, and I did not swoon over him while everyone was lost by his charming personality. However, I did always believe that he had feelings for Riley, which made him make some of the decisions he did. I think Oliver did an AMAZING job with Ori's character, and I cannot even begin to put in words how moved I was with the last scene with the sunrise. It really tied everything about his whole presence in this series together.
What really made this book PURE AWESOMENESS for me was the way Oliver handled the series end. Too often these days, authors write a book that is supposed to be a stand-alone, somehow manage to make it a series, stretch it out where it can't go any further and produce a disappointing flop at the end. The first half of this book didn't do it for me, but the second half was everything but that.
This book had a lot of character development on already strongly built characters, a plot that managed to stay enact and intriguing throughout the whole series, and the best part, and end that not only ties everything together but comes full circle. I can't write this part without spoiling the book, but the memory of Paul Blackthorne, the scene in hell, the gargoyle, the Grand Master offer, even Riley's library scene - everything was packaged neatly from the first page of the first book. An incredible job on Oliver's part, and I am SO sad to see an end to such a great series.
Let me start off by saying I was looking forward to this book for one reason and one reason only - Denver Beck. But I have to say, it was pretty much everything else that won me over at the end.
I was a bit disappointed with the first half of the book. I know this book was supposed to be about Beck, and it was meant to give us insight on his troubled past, and I understand that it explained why he is the way he is. BUT for some reason, I just didn't feel the same about Beck as I did in the first three books. I can't really say, "He's not the same guy," because duh, obviously, he's not, but I was expecting this insight would just make me say "awww" and totally melt for him. But it didn't.
I felt the first half was a bit out-of-place in this series. The whole series was full of action and drama as Riley and Beck discovered who they were as find their place in the demon trapping business in a complicated world of angel politics. But the first half took us to the country with depressing parent issues and a murder mystery. Yes, in the end, it did have a stretched tie-in to the paranormal world, but like I said, it's out of place. Perhaps this would have been better if it had been written as a prequel. I know the story would be a bit different, and it won't be about Beck having closure. But still, I think I would have enjoyed it more if all his history was packaged and presented differently, while the last book focused more on the rest of it.
It started getting really good after Beck had what would be as much closure as he would have when he tearily spoke those words to his mother and as everyone headed back to Atlanta. The the story continued building to pure awesomeness. I can't even put into words what an amazing job Oliver did with ending this series.
The second half had everything that the first half lacked that I loved so much about the whole series - kick-ass action battling demons, an intriguing complex world of angel politics (though it took me a while to remember all the details) that totally sucks you in, the involvement of the Grand Masters and others in demon trapping, the uncertainty that leaves you guessing what people's true intentions are and what side they were actually on, and of course, that chemistry between not only Riley and Beck but that connection with all the other characters that are involved in their lives.
I think the best written character in this book was Ori. First of all, Beck had me from Chapter 2 of Book 1, and I never strayed from him throughout the whole series. I never trusted Ori when he innocently came into the picture, and I did not swoon over him while everyone was lost by his charming personality. However, I did always believe that he had feelings for Riley, which made him make some of the decisions he did. I think Oliver did an AMAZING job with Ori's character, and I cannot even begin to put in words how moved I was with the last scene with the sunrise. It really tied everything about his whole presence in this series together.
What really made this book PURE AWESOMENESS for me was the way Oliver handled the series end. Too often these days, authors write a book that is supposed to be a stand-alone, somehow manage to make it a series, stretch it out where it can't go any further and produce a disappointing flop at the end. The first half of this book didn't do it for me, but the second half was everything but that.
This book had a lot of character development on already strongly built characters, a plot that managed to stay enact and intriguing throughout the whole series, and the best part, and end that not only ties everything together but comes full circle. I can't write this part without spoiling the book, but the memory of Paul Blackthorne, the scene in hell, the gargoyle, the Grand Master offer, even Riley's library scene - everything was packaged neatly from the first page of the first book. An incredible job on Oliver's part, and I am SO sad to see an end to such a great series.
December 23, 2012
what i love about Demon Trappers:
Beck. Beck. Beck. Beck. Beck.
Beck! romance! swooooon.
FINALLY.
Beck. Beck. Beck. Beck. Beck.
Beck! romance! swooooon.
FINALLY.
May 13, 2013
Written a long tome ago in hopes that the book would be good: Theory time. Ok so you know how Beck calls Riley Princess? What if her favor for Lucifer is to become the Princess of Hell? Foreshadowing! Or you know, not.
Or like Second in Command type thing. I mean Ori's position is open isn't it?
Review:
First I want to say that the 3 star rating is VERY generous. I doubt that it deserves better than a 1 star.
The book is actually two different stories crudely glued together with Elmers's.
The first part is my favorite. It does not fit at all into the series but it was the most interesting. We finally get to see more about Beck's past when he goes back to his hometown. It's exiting. I read through this part super fast. It didn't lag and answered questions I had about Beck. First part of book gets 3 stars.
The latter half of the book is super boring. It's seriously the same as the previous book. It took me forever to get through this part. None of it was interesting and I almost gave up. There was a big epic battle at the end that sucked. Riley is a damsel in distress in the battle to make Beck look better. And it was so boring. I was 100% done with everyone at this point. I was done with Riley and Beck. They have NO chemistry anymore! What happened? It's like they just awkwardly stay around each other. Stewart was annoying me. Lucifer and Satrael and Ori were disappointing. Uhg. I am so glad it's over.
Plus plus also and what the hell was the point in Ori taking Riley's abusive ex to hell? That should have been left out. It had no fucking point. We don't see him again.
There was other pointless subplots in the book but I don't have the energy to remember or write about them. Do yourself a favor and don't read this.
Overall:
Or like Second in Command type thing. I mean Ori's position is open isn't it?
Review:
First I want to say that the 3 star rating is VERY generous. I doubt that it deserves better than a 1 star.
The book is actually two different stories crudely glued together with Elmers's.
The first part is my favorite. It does not fit at all into the series but it was the most interesting. We finally get to see more about Beck's past when he goes back to his hometown. It's exiting. I read through this part super fast. It didn't lag and answered questions I had about Beck. First part of book gets 3 stars.
The latter half of the book is super boring. It's seriously the same as the previous book. It took me forever to get through this part. None of it was interesting and I almost gave up. There was a big epic battle at the end that sucked. Riley is a damsel in distress in the battle to make Beck look better. And it was so boring. I was 100% done with everyone at this point. I was done with Riley and Beck. They have NO chemistry anymore! What happened? It's like they just awkwardly stay around each other. Stewart was annoying me. Lucifer and Satrael and Ori were disappointing. Uhg. I am so glad it's over.
Plus plus also and what the hell was the point in Ori taking Riley's abusive ex to hell? That should have been left out. It had no fucking point. We don't see him again.
There was other pointless subplots in the book but I don't have the energy to remember or write about them. Do yourself a favor and don't read this.
Overall:
May 28, 2020
Awesome or nothing.
The last 3 words of the book.
The last 3 words of the series.
And in the end... it was awesome.
I don't know what I was thinking the ending was going to be like for this series, all I knew was that I was really excited to find out. And I have to say, I think the way Jana Oliver ended it was spot-on awesome.
Everyone's been wondering about Beck's past and it played a major role in the plot development of this story. His interactions with his mother, the memories of this childhood were enough to bring even me to tears. And I hate crying. (It was only like one or two tears anyways). I think Beck really pushed this book along and it was really enjoyable to see him so integral to the plot.
But don't get me wrong, Riley was still kicking ass. She had more of a mental strength to uphold in this one, ending up being Beck's pillar of strength and it added a different element to the story compared to the previous books.
And their relationship? Can I just say, finally? FINALLY! Fans have been waiting for this since the beginning and Jana Oliver delivered. Riley grew up in the sense that she really took the bull by the horns when it came to fighting for their relationship and Beck learned to open up. Ultimately they still had their discrepancies and difficulties but they way they put up with each other, having each other's back through thick or thin really solidified the bond between them. I loved almost every minute of it. The thing was, there were no major squealey moments. I was kinda hoping for those. I wanted a jaw-dropping moment where I physically had to put down the book for a second and walk away in fit of passionate emotion. I didn't get it. I was really hoping I would, but I didn't.
But there are some shout-outs that really have to go out to some of the other characters who actually made me smile with glee or made me want to bawl my eyes out:
Ori: Ah the return of the infamous Fallen angel. He was back and bad-ass as ever and his new demeanor was killer. I totally fell for his righteous act towards the end and what a finish for this guy, let me tell you. Bittersweet. I kind of fell in love with him a bit. So sue me.
Simon: The little Simon that grew. I went from absolutely hating this guy to liking him again by the end of the novel. His interactions with Riley just totally redeemed him in my eyes. It was nice to see.
Grand Master Stewart: I can honestly say I think Grand Master Stewart is hot for an old guy. I think it's the accent, but I could be wrong. I just love his attitude, the fatherly figure he plays, and his little backstory revealed throughout the novel was so fitting.
But my favourite shout-out character is definitely Sadie. She was everything I pictured her to being and more. She was just a horrible mother figure who never had the will to live for her kid and didn't know what do with him. So she abandoned him. Not once did she offer her love to Beck, not even at the end (you'll know what I mean when you get there.) She was just so damn good of a character, so real and shocking that I couldn't get enough of her.
All in all, plot-wise I feel like the ending leaves enough little openings that make me wish there is a possibility for a sequel. It's just the little comments that were said and lack of tattoo removals.
But even if it's wishful thinking I don't mind. Riley and Beck's story might be over, but that doesn't mean I can't read it all over again.
The last 3 words of the book.
The last 3 words of the series.
And in the end... it was awesome.
I don't know what I was thinking the ending was going to be like for this series, all I knew was that I was really excited to find out. And I have to say, I think the way Jana Oliver ended it was spot-on awesome.
Everyone's been wondering about Beck's past and it played a major role in the plot development of this story. His interactions with his mother, the memories of this childhood were enough to bring even me to tears. And I hate crying. (It was only like one or two tears anyways). I think Beck really pushed this book along and it was really enjoyable to see him so integral to the plot.
But don't get me wrong, Riley was still kicking ass. She had more of a mental strength to uphold in this one, ending up being Beck's pillar of strength and it added a different element to the story compared to the previous books.
And their relationship? Can I just say, finally? FINALLY! Fans have been waiting for this since the beginning and Jana Oliver delivered. Riley grew up in the sense that she really took the bull by the horns when it came to fighting for their relationship and Beck learned to open up. Ultimately they still had their discrepancies and difficulties but they way they put up with each other, having each other's back through thick or thin really solidified the bond between them. I loved almost every minute of it. The thing was, there were no major squealey moments. I was kinda hoping for those. I wanted a jaw-dropping moment where I physically had to put down the book for a second and walk away in fit of passionate emotion. I didn't get it. I was really hoping I would, but I didn't.
But there are some shout-outs that really have to go out to some of the other characters who actually made me smile with glee or made me want to bawl my eyes out:
Ori: Ah the return of the infamous Fallen angel. He was back and bad-ass as ever and his new demeanor was killer. I totally fell for his righteous act towards the end and what a finish for this guy, let me tell you. Bittersweet. I kind of fell in love with him a bit. So sue me.
Simon: The little Simon that grew. I went from absolutely hating this guy to liking him again by the end of the novel. His interactions with Riley just totally redeemed him in my eyes. It was nice to see.
Grand Master Stewart: I can honestly say I think Grand Master Stewart is hot for an old guy. I think it's the accent, but I could be wrong. I just love his attitude, the fatherly figure he plays, and his little backstory revealed throughout the novel was so fitting.
But my favourite shout-out character is definitely Sadie. She was everything I pictured her to being and more. She was just a horrible mother figure who never had the will to live for her kid and didn't know what do with him. So she abandoned him. Not once did she offer her love to Beck, not even at the end (you'll know what I mean when you get there.) She was just so damn good of a character, so real and shocking that I couldn't get enough of her.
All in all, plot-wise I feel like the ending leaves enough little openings that make me wish there is a possibility for a sequel. It's just the little comments that were said and lack of tattoo removals.
But even if it's wishful thinking I don't mind. Riley and Beck's story might be over, but that doesn't mean I can't read it all over again.
August 3, 2012
It is always hard to say goodbye to a series, particularly if it's one of your favourites. I have been crazy about Jana Oliver's Demon Trappers series ever since I read the first book and with each instalment I have come to love the characters and the world she has created more and more. So I was both excited and terrified to pick up the last book Foretold. Excited to spend more time with Riley and my favourite YA hottie Beck but terrified that I wouldn't like the way things ended and that the book wouldn't live up to my crazy high expectations.
Well I'm happy to say that Jana Oliver has done her Demon Trappers proud and this was the best book in the series. I don't want to say too much about what happens because I would hate to give spoilers but you should prepare yourself for an action packed thrill ride. Learn Beck's secrets, find out if he and Riley will ever be able to put the past behind them and build a future together, watch the ultimate battle between heaven and hell and find out what the future has in store for Atlanta.
I loved the way all of our favourite characters have their part to play. Not just Riley and Beck but also Peter, Simon, Masters Stewart and Harper, even Ori and Justine have important roles that may surprise you. As usual nothing is quite what it seems and you will be shocked by some of the events that take place. Friends may become enemies but can previous enemies ever become friends or allies?
Fans of the series will love Foretold but if you're new to the series then I would highly recommend starting with the first book Forsaken (released as The Demon Trapper's Daughter in the US). This is one of my favourite YA series and I only wish there were another 10 books to come. Having said that I would rather see things end on a high note and leaving me wanting more than have the story dragged out until I'm bored with it. Jana has mastered the art of leaving her readers satisfied but wishing for more and I know whatever book she writes next will be at the top of my wish list!
Well I'm happy to say that Jana Oliver has done her Demon Trappers proud and this was the best book in the series. I don't want to say too much about what happens because I would hate to give spoilers but you should prepare yourself for an action packed thrill ride. Learn Beck's secrets, find out if he and Riley will ever be able to put the past behind them and build a future together, watch the ultimate battle between heaven and hell and find out what the future has in store for Atlanta.
I loved the way all of our favourite characters have their part to play. Not just Riley and Beck but also Peter, Simon, Masters Stewart and Harper, even Ori and Justine have important roles that may surprise you. As usual nothing is quite what it seems and you will be shocked by some of the events that take place. Friends may become enemies but can previous enemies ever become friends or allies?
Fans of the series will love Foretold but if you're new to the series then I would highly recommend starting with the first book Forsaken (released as The Demon Trapper's Daughter in the US). This is one of my favourite YA series and I only wish there were another 10 books to come. Having said that I would rather see things end on a high note and leaving me wanting more than have the story dragged out until I'm bored with it. Jana has mastered the art of leaving her readers satisfied but wishing for more and I know whatever book she writes next will be at the top of my wish list!
August 2, 2012
Amazing is the only word that comes close to how I feel about this book! If you loves this series I strongly you get it from Amazon UK and don't wait for the American release in December. It's already out in the UK and its definitely worth the shipping cost!
August 3, 2012
Spoilers
After stopping a war between two different factions of hell, Riley Blackthorne is back to trapping demons like normal. She still has her problems though - she has to find a new home when she gets a notice of eviction, she's trying to figure out why Beck is pushing her away after passionately kissing her and her ex-boyfriend/fallen angel, Ori, still owns her soul.
Beck has problems of his own - a dying mother who hates him and a reporter ex whose threatening to expose his sordid past. Beck distances himself from Riley to stop her learning about his past, so he's not happy when he's told that Riley will be accompanying him home to visit his dying mother.
Riley is suprised by the hostility Beck recieves from his hometown. She soon finds out that Beck was suspected of killing 2 teenagers when he was younger. Riley knows that the only way for Beck to move forward and start a relationship with her is to get closure in his hometown so she convinces Beck to find out what really happened to the missing teenagers.
-The first half of the book dealt with Beck's past, his relationship with his mother and his involvement in the death of two teenagers. The second half of the book was basically a rehashed storyline from the third book - fighting to stop the fallen angel Sartael from overthrowing Lucifer's reign in hell. The investigation of the murders in Beck's hometown didn't really fit into the rest of the series - it added nothing to the overarching storyline from book 1. It was good getting to know more about Beck but I would have preferred if it didn't take over half the book to explore his past. Even though I enjoyed the second half of the book more - it was still disappointing because it was basically like reading the same plot from the previous book.
-Riley was too Beck obsessed in this installment - she kept throwing herself at him and begging for love after he treated her like rubbish. It was only in the last third of the book where Beck actually started to act like he liked Riley romantically, this was a case of too little too late for me - especially when Riley talked about her love for him from the start of the book. The main reasons Beck seemed to even want Riley was because she believed in and wouldn't ever leave him. I would have been more convinced of his love for her if it didn't come with the condition that he had to be the centre of her world.
-I really didn't liked Beck in this book, he treated Riley like crap and then it took him most of the book for him to decide whether or not he even wanted Riley. I've still not forgiven him for giving Riley a hard time and looking down at her for sleeping with someone she loved especially when he slept around with everyone and anyone including married women - he's a sexist, hypocritical douche who wanted Riley to remain chaste while he did whatever he wanted.
I wasn't convinced that Riley was Beck's true love, he fell in love twice before and he even proposed to one his girlfriends - the reason it didn't last with them was because they dumped him and not because they weren't right for him. The only difference between Riley and the other girls he loved was that Riley would never leave him - so she just seems like his new love rather than his true love. He never once thought that what he felt was Riley was more than what he felt before - he only ever said that things with Riley was different to girlfriends before because of the fact she would never leave him.
-I hated the name calling of quite a few of the female characters. Beck's mum is called a whore and a bitch, Beck's ex is repeatedly called a skank by Riley. Yes, it happens in real life but it's not right so when the main characters do it and act like it's not wrong for them to call names, how am I meant to find them likeable? how am I meant to sympathize with them and root for them?? It was disgusting how Beck judged his mother for sleeping around, one of the main reasons he thought she was bad mother was because of her sex life yet he slept around just as much as his mother and he didn't think any less of himself. I used to think Beck was a great character but now not so much, he still has some good points but they were overshadowed by his judgemental, self righteous attitude.
I used to love this series but it has gone downhill for me mainly because of the name calling and double standards thoroughout the series - I didn't notice it at first but having re-read the series it's becomes more and more apparent. My opinion of Beck, who started of pretty great has changed dramatically - his attitude towards Riley losing her virginity to someone else was just disgusting. There's still a lot of good things in the book - the main character Riley made a change from the usual innocent, do-goody, Mary Sue type heroines. I don't think that Riley is everyone's cup of tea though, a lot of readers will probably think she's bitchy and bratty, which she can be but for some reason it didn't really bother me too much. One definite plus was that Riley actually had good female friends and also that there were a few female characters that were actually potrayed well- Blaze/Susan, Simi, Ayden and Sam. Most YA novels have zero decent female characters (apart form the heroine) and/or they have a lot of women hate in them so it was good to see some realistic female characters, though there was still quite a bit of women on women hate going on. The action, the side characters and the worldbuiling were also pretty good. Even though the series has it's faults, I did enjoy it overall (though not as much as I once did) and I will be looking out for any future books that the author releases.
After stopping a war between two different factions of hell, Riley Blackthorne is back to trapping demons like normal. She still has her problems though - she has to find a new home when she gets a notice of eviction, she's trying to figure out why Beck is pushing her away after passionately kissing her and her ex-boyfriend/fallen angel, Ori, still owns her soul.
Beck has problems of his own - a dying mother who hates him and a reporter ex whose threatening to expose his sordid past. Beck distances himself from Riley to stop her learning about his past, so he's not happy when he's told that Riley will be accompanying him home to visit his dying mother.
Riley is suprised by the hostility Beck recieves from his hometown. She soon finds out that Beck was suspected of killing 2 teenagers when he was younger. Riley knows that the only way for Beck to move forward and start a relationship with her is to get closure in his hometown so she convinces Beck to find out what really happened to the missing teenagers.
-The first half of the book dealt with Beck's past, his relationship with his mother and his involvement in the death of two teenagers. The second half of the book was basically a rehashed storyline from the third book - fighting to stop the fallen angel Sartael from overthrowing Lucifer's reign in hell. The investigation of the murders in Beck's hometown didn't really fit into the rest of the series - it added nothing to the overarching storyline from book 1. It was good getting to know more about Beck but I would have preferred if it didn't take over half the book to explore his past. Even though I enjoyed the second half of the book more - it was still disappointing because it was basically like reading the same plot from the previous book.
-Riley was too Beck obsessed in this installment - she kept throwing herself at him and begging for love after he treated her like rubbish. It was only in the last third of the book where Beck actually started to act like he liked Riley romantically, this was a case of too little too late for me - especially when Riley talked about her love for him from the start of the book. The main reasons Beck seemed to even want Riley was because she believed in and wouldn't ever leave him. I would have been more convinced of his love for her if it didn't come with the condition that he had to be the centre of her world.
-I really didn't liked Beck in this book, he treated Riley like crap and then it took him most of the book for him to decide whether or not he even wanted Riley. I've still not forgiven him for giving Riley a hard time and looking down at her for sleeping with someone she loved especially when he slept around with everyone and anyone including married women - he's a sexist, hypocritical douche who wanted Riley to remain chaste while he did whatever he wanted.
I wasn't convinced that Riley was Beck's true love, he fell in love twice before and he even proposed to one his girlfriends - the reason it didn't last with them was because they dumped him and not because they weren't right for him. The only difference between Riley and the other girls he loved was that Riley would never leave him - so she just seems like his new love rather than his true love. He never once thought that what he felt was Riley was more than what he felt before - he only ever said that things with Riley was different to girlfriends before because of the fact she would never leave him.
-I hated the name calling of quite a few of the female characters. Beck's mum is called a whore and a bitch, Beck's ex is repeatedly called a skank by Riley. Yes, it happens in real life but it's not right so when the main characters do it and act like it's not wrong for them to call names, how am I meant to find them likeable? how am I meant to sympathize with them and root for them?? It was disgusting how Beck judged his mother for sleeping around, one of the main reasons he thought she was bad mother was because of her sex life yet he slept around just as much as his mother and he didn't think any less of himself. I used to think Beck was a great character but now not so much, he still has some good points but they were overshadowed by his judgemental, self righteous attitude.
I used to love this series but it has gone downhill for me mainly because of the name calling and double standards thoroughout the series - I didn't notice it at first but having re-read the series it's becomes more and more apparent. My opinion of Beck, who started of pretty great has changed dramatically - his attitude towards Riley losing her virginity to someone else was just disgusting. There's still a lot of good things in the book - the main character Riley made a change from the usual innocent, do-goody, Mary Sue type heroines. I don't think that Riley is everyone's cup of tea though, a lot of readers will probably think she's bitchy and bratty, which she can be but for some reason it didn't really bother me too much. One definite plus was that Riley actually had good female friends and also that there were a few female characters that were actually potrayed well- Blaze/Susan, Simi, Ayden and Sam. Most YA novels have zero decent female characters (apart form the heroine) and/or they have a lot of women hate in them so it was good to see some realistic female characters, though there was still quite a bit of women on women hate going on. The action, the side characters and the worldbuiling were also pretty good. Even though the series has it's faults, I did enjoy it overall (though not as much as I once did) and I will be looking out for any future books that the author releases.
June 2, 2013
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Foretold is the riveting conclusion to Jana Oliver’s The Demon Trappers series and brings about a stunning end to the series in spectacular fashion!
Honestly, I’ve absolutely adored reading this series! Whether it was Jana Oliver’s gripping storyline, harsh, raw world or her incredible characters, this series has managed to steal my heart with every book. Each installment amped up my love for the series even more and as it comes to a close, I’m really not ready to let it go.
Foretold marks the thrilling conclusion to an oh so brilliant series and see’s Riley Blackthorne save the world (again) and finally get her guy once and for all! The Demon Trappers series began with Forsaken, introducing us to Riley Blackthorne, the daughter of a trapper and a teenage girl who lived in a harsh, almost dystopian-like world overrun with demons. As the daughter of a trapper (someone who hunts and traps demons) Riley was somewhat strong, but was also very naïve to the ways of the world. Throughout this series Riley has grown immensely. Having lost her father and been betrayed by someone she thought loved her, Riley has made mistakes and bad decisions, but she also managed to rectify them throughout all four books and has honestly grown into a very capable young woman who is able to handle herself very well on her own and knows exactly who she is.
In Foretold, Riley faces some of her toughest battles yet, including the battle for Denver Beck’s heart. I was thrilled with Riley in this book—I really was. Throughout this series I’ve loved Riley…..but I’ve also hated her at times. Jana Oliver has created such a great heroine in Riley—one who has tugged my heartstrings and yet who has also frustrated me to no end at times. I’ve cried with her and soared with her and having seen her grow, I can honestly say that in the end of Foretold I’ve never loved her more. Riley finds the courage to fight for what she wants, and who she wants, in this book and does so in a so very Riley way!
All of the characters have been brilliant throughout this series. Oliver has introduced us to so many different aspects of this spectacular world throughout the series with demon trappers, demon hunters, witches, necromancers and various others in amongst them all popping up at one time or another, but none was been more brilliant than Denver Beck.
If Riley ever needed a worthy love interest in this series, she certainly found it in Beck. To this day, I still believe that Beck is a standout in YA fiction. He’s a breath of fresh air that’s been so spectacular to read about. Jana Oliver has created an incredible male lead with Beck. There have been other romantic interests for Riley in this series but I think we all knew from the very beginning that Beck was always the one she was meant to be with. Denver Beck is wonderful and frustrating and so, so incredibly sweet. Oliver brought to life a character with strong, powerful morals and a heart of gold in Beck. He’s someone with harsh inner demons who came from no where to really be someone. Thanks in turn to Riley’s late father Paul, Beck managed to fight his inner battles and make a life for himself. As someone who couldn’t read or write, he wanted to better himself and he’s done that. He’s an amazing person at his core and as Beck faces his past in Foretold it only makes him stronger. It’s no wonder he stole Riley’s heart!
As a couple, Riley and Beck have had a tough run. Their relationship has never been a smooth one. They’ve been back and forth; caring for one another so deeply yet both unable to admit to it. They’ve had fallen angels and other trappers to contend with, but after the events of the last book it seemed like they would finally be together only to have them torn apart once more by Becks mysterious past and secrets. I admit, I was really nervous about this book at first. Considering Beck’s stance on his relationship with Riley at the end of Forgiven, I thought we wouldn’t be seeing a lot of him as he continued to push Riley away. Instead Jana Oliver throws these two together every chance she gets and forces them to finally work some things out once and for all. Beck and Riley are sweet and electric and bring out the undeniable best in each other. They strengthen and empower one another and their love is so very beautiful to read about.
Foretold truly is the perfect ending to this series! Jana Oliver has put her characters (and us as well!) through twists and turns and problem after another, and while it’s not the easiest of rides, she brings it to a perfect conclusion in Foretold. So many things are wrapped up, and while I’m heartbroken to leave this world I’ve so come to love spending time in behind, I find myself immensely satisfied with how it all ended.
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Foretold is the riveting conclusion to Jana Oliver’s The Demon Trappers series and brings about a stunning end to the series in spectacular fashion!
Honestly, I’ve absolutely adored reading this series! Whether it was Jana Oliver’s gripping storyline, harsh, raw world or her incredible characters, this series has managed to steal my heart with every book. Each installment amped up my love for the series even more and as it comes to a close, I’m really not ready to let it go.
Foretold marks the thrilling conclusion to an oh so brilliant series and see’s Riley Blackthorne save the world (again) and finally get her guy once and for all! The Demon Trappers series began with Forsaken, introducing us to Riley Blackthorne, the daughter of a trapper and a teenage girl who lived in a harsh, almost dystopian-like world overrun with demons. As the daughter of a trapper (someone who hunts and traps demons) Riley was somewhat strong, but was also very naïve to the ways of the world. Throughout this series Riley has grown immensely. Having lost her father and been betrayed by someone she thought loved her, Riley has made mistakes and bad decisions, but she also managed to rectify them throughout all four books and has honestly grown into a very capable young woman who is able to handle herself very well on her own and knows exactly who she is.
In Foretold, Riley faces some of her toughest battles yet, including the battle for Denver Beck’s heart. I was thrilled with Riley in this book—I really was. Throughout this series I’ve loved Riley…..but I’ve also hated her at times. Jana Oliver has created such a great heroine in Riley—one who has tugged my heartstrings and yet who has also frustrated me to no end at times. I’ve cried with her and soared with her and having seen her grow, I can honestly say that in the end of Foretold I’ve never loved her more. Riley finds the courage to fight for what she wants, and who she wants, in this book and does so in a so very Riley way!
All of the characters have been brilliant throughout this series. Oliver has introduced us to so many different aspects of this spectacular world throughout the series with demon trappers, demon hunters, witches, necromancers and various others in amongst them all popping up at one time or another, but none was been more brilliant than Denver Beck.
If Riley ever needed a worthy love interest in this series, she certainly found it in Beck. To this day, I still believe that Beck is a standout in YA fiction. He’s a breath of fresh air that’s been so spectacular to read about. Jana Oliver has created an incredible male lead with Beck. There have been other romantic interests for Riley in this series but I think we all knew from the very beginning that Beck was always the one she was meant to be with. Denver Beck is wonderful and frustrating and so, so incredibly sweet. Oliver brought to life a character with strong, powerful morals and a heart of gold in Beck. He’s someone with harsh inner demons who came from no where to really be someone. Thanks in turn to Riley’s late father Paul, Beck managed to fight his inner battles and make a life for himself. As someone who couldn’t read or write, he wanted to better himself and he’s done that. He’s an amazing person at his core and as Beck faces his past in Foretold it only makes him stronger. It’s no wonder he stole Riley’s heart!
As a couple, Riley and Beck have had a tough run. Their relationship has never been a smooth one. They’ve been back and forth; caring for one another so deeply yet both unable to admit to it. They’ve had fallen angels and other trappers to contend with, but after the events of the last book it seemed like they would finally be together only to have them torn apart once more by Becks mysterious past and secrets. I admit, I was really nervous about this book at first. Considering Beck’s stance on his relationship with Riley at the end of Forgiven, I thought we wouldn’t be seeing a lot of him as he continued to push Riley away. Instead Jana Oliver throws these two together every chance she gets and forces them to finally work some things out once and for all. Beck and Riley are sweet and electric and bring out the undeniable best in each other. They strengthen and empower one another and their love is so very beautiful to read about.
Foretold truly is the perfect ending to this series! Jana Oliver has put her characters (and us as well!) through twists and turns and problem after another, and while it’s not the easiest of rides, she brings it to a perfect conclusion in Foretold. So many things are wrapped up, and while I’m heartbroken to leave this world I’ve so come to love spending time in behind, I find myself immensely satisfied with how it all ended.
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May 28, 2014Ahhhhhhhhhhh! Having a bit of a mixed emotion going on here...
The sat book what actual is going on?! I'm going to have to make this book last so that I don't finish it too quickly!
I honestly can't wait to see how this works out now that Riley and Beck are finally and I say FINALLY together!
I adore this cover! I love love love the colours. I like it because this isn't just about actual hell demons it's about Becks inner demons and his past so I like how the colour scheme has changed as the story kinda shifts! :)
I just know this book is going to be amazing and. Y only worry is that I won't last as long as August to read it...I'm totally addicted to this series! :)
Hurry up August! :O
The sat book what actual is going on?! I'm going to have to make this book last so that I don't finish it too quickly!
I honestly can't wait to see how this works out now that Riley and Beck are finally and I say FINALLY together!
I adore this cover! I love love love the colours. I like it because this isn't just about actual hell demons it's about Becks inner demons and his past so I like how the colour scheme has changed as the story kinda shifts! :)
I just know this book is going to be amazing and. Y only worry is that I won't last as long as August to read it...I'm totally addicted to this series! :)
Hurry up August! :O
August 8, 2018
I found this one slow to get going but then it REALLY got going. I loved loved it and am so happy Jana Oliver decided to continue the series although I was super happy with this ending...I'm excited to continue the journey with Riley and beck.
August 2, 2012
2 stars, unfortunately, which is disappointing since I actually liked the other books. They weren’t perfect or amazingly gripping but they were . . . entertaining. I enjoyed reading them. This one, though, not so much.
First of all, while I appreciate that a Scottish character was put in, I want to make something clear. We don’t talk like that !!! Sure, we may occasionaly toss around words like "aye" or "ya ken" but NOT IN EVERY FRIKIN' SENTENCE. The way Stewart speaks is stereotypical and untrue. Sometimes it got downright annoying. What on earth was Jana Oliver thinking when she wrote this ? Has she ever been to Scotland ? Well clearly not because if she had spent a single day here, she'd know that for the most part Scottish people speak exactly like English people but with a northern accent. So stop, just stop, your attempt at being Scottish is pathetic. Grrr.
Anyway, mini rant over, back to the book.
It was boring. I was bored. That whole Sartael vs Lucifer thing didn't make sense. Who cares which Fallen rules hell ? It would still be hell either way. So that whole battle was pointless and unnecessary. The "battle" in question lasted about 5 pages and nothing really happened. It just seemed like an excuse for Beck to play hero and for Riley to get rescued once again. Why did she even have all those demon fighting lessons with Ori if she was going to rely on Beck to save her butt anyway ? Meh, don't care actually.
What was especially annoying was the way all the secondary characters got pushed aside and forgotten despite making character progress in the previous books. Peter, Simi, Mort, Fireman Jack, Stewart and Ayden are what I like to call cardboard cut-outs. They have no personalities, no traits or interesting qualities. They only appear when they're useful to Riley but otherwise have no purpose in the book. They are essentially a big waste of space when they're not aiding Riley's goals. That's cheating Ms Oliver, all the characters should have a life outside Riley Blackthorne.
I should've felt happy when Beck and Riley finally got together since I've kept my fingers crossed for them from the the very start yet . . . why did I feel so uncomfortable when they became a couple. I guess when they started discussing baby names my alarm bells started ringing. Riley is only 17! It's wayyyyyy to early to be thinking such thoughts. Also when Beck decided to propose on Riley's 18th birthday I got a sick feeling in my stomach. Maybe it's just me but I feel unsure about marrying when you're so young, when you've only just started to live, when you don't yet know what you want from life . . .
Anyway, Foretold was a dissapointing conclusion to the series for me. I won't be rereading and I don't think I'll be recommending it to most people. It's like Marmite, you either love it or hate, and I think I hate it.
First of all, while I appreciate that a Scottish character was put in, I want to make something clear. We don’t talk like that !!! Sure, we may occasionaly toss around words like "aye" or "ya ken" but NOT IN EVERY FRIKIN' SENTENCE. The way Stewart speaks is stereotypical and untrue. Sometimes it got downright annoying. What on earth was Jana Oliver thinking when she wrote this ? Has she ever been to Scotland ? Well clearly not because if she had spent a single day here, she'd know that for the most part Scottish people speak exactly like English people but with a northern accent. So stop, just stop, your attempt at being Scottish is pathetic. Grrr.
Anyway, mini rant over, back to the book.
It was boring. I was bored. That whole Sartael vs Lucifer thing didn't make sense. Who cares which Fallen rules hell ? It would still be hell either way. So that whole battle was pointless and unnecessary. The "battle" in question lasted about 5 pages and nothing really happened. It just seemed like an excuse for Beck to play hero and for Riley to get rescued once again. Why did she even have all those demon fighting lessons with Ori if she was going to rely on Beck to save her butt anyway ? Meh, don't care actually.
What was especially annoying was the way all the secondary characters got pushed aside and forgotten despite making character progress in the previous books. Peter, Simi, Mort, Fireman Jack, Stewart and Ayden are what I like to call cardboard cut-outs. They have no personalities, no traits or interesting qualities. They only appear when they're useful to Riley but otherwise have no purpose in the book. They are essentially a big waste of space when they're not aiding Riley's goals. That's cheating Ms Oliver, all the characters should have a life outside Riley Blackthorne.
I should've felt happy when Beck and Riley finally got together since I've kept my fingers crossed for them from the the very start yet . . . why did I feel so uncomfortable when they became a couple. I guess when they started discussing baby names my alarm bells started ringing. Riley is only 17! It's wayyyyyy to early to be thinking such thoughts. Also when Beck decided to propose on Riley's 18th birthday I got a sick feeling in my stomach. Maybe it's just me but I feel unsure about marrying when you're so young, when you've only just started to live, when you don't yet know what you want from life . . .
Anyway, Foretold was a dissapointing conclusion to the series for me. I won't be rereading and I don't think I'll be recommending it to most people. It's like Marmite, you either love it or hate, and I think I hate it.
August 14, 2012
What an awesome ending! Likely my favorite in the whole series and that’s not just because we get to know more about Beck (though admittedly, that does factor in a whole lot). My loving this boils down to all of them having changed from MC’s like Riley and Beck, down to the supporting cast that includes a pair of exes.
Riley has transformed from whiney moany little girl to this young woman who faces stuff head on. Peter showed more to the whole boy best friend angle instead of going down the avenue of being in love with her… he is his own guy. Mainly, the guy is a decent guy especially with his overbearing mother factored in.
Then Ori and Simon. I think these two were the biggest surprises for me. Both not quite ending up where I thought they’d end up especially as I think back to reading of their respective not-so-shining moments in previous installments. That they’re not cut/dry good/bad makes them more interesting. Simon especially with him not knowing what to do with himself… that was an interesting moment. But it’s Ori, who I found myself unexpectedly rooting for. The good guy but not really, they all felt like that too to me which is not the same thing I felt for Beck.
Frankly, I found his “ya” and good old boy country charm inauthentic. I truly felt his part in initial books forced and a source of unnecessary drama… but he’s grown on me and events in this book explain why he is the way he is. So if I’d pegged him as highly unlikely in how he spoke and how he behaved… here his secrets bared, well, and I get him a little. Poor guy!
The people aside… the good versus evil face off moments felt well-put together. Nothing came easy… for anyone involved. I like that they all had to work toward that resolution; that nothing was handed to them. And that they got into one scrape then another, hurt themselves, as well as hurt others because it got messy, it got explosive… but it was also incredibly entertaining to behold.
I wonder if there’s spin-off? *Simon*
4/5
Riley has transformed from whiney moany little girl to this young woman who faces stuff head on. Peter showed more to the whole boy best friend angle instead of going down the avenue of being in love with her… he is his own guy. Mainly, the guy is a decent guy especially with his overbearing mother factored in.
Then Ori and Simon. I think these two were the biggest surprises for me. Both not quite ending up where I thought they’d end up especially as I think back to reading of their respective not-so-shining moments in previous installments. That they’re not cut/dry good/bad makes them more interesting. Simon especially with him not knowing what to do with himself… that was an interesting moment. But it’s Ori, who I found myself unexpectedly rooting for. The good guy but not really, they all felt like that too to me which is not the same thing I felt for Beck.
Frankly, I found his “ya” and good old boy country charm inauthentic. I truly felt his part in initial books forced and a source of unnecessary drama… but he’s grown on me and events in this book explain why he is the way he is. So if I’d pegged him as highly unlikely in how he spoke and how he behaved… here his secrets bared, well, and I get him a little. Poor guy!
The people aside… the good versus evil face off moments felt well-put together. Nothing came easy… for anyone involved. I like that they all had to work toward that resolution; that nothing was handed to them. And that they got into one scrape then another, hurt themselves, as well as hurt others because it got messy, it got explosive… but it was also incredibly entertaining to behold.
I wonder if there’s spin-off? *Simon*
4/5
August 5, 2012
HMMMMMMMMMmmmmm. Tough one to review, some things I liked and loved some things I didn't.
I enjoyed exploring Becks past, but for some reason he didn't feel the same to me in this book. Don't get me wrong, I love my "backwood's boy", I just didn't connect with him like I have in the other books. He didn't have as much of his attitude in this book. (IMO)
Ori actually ended up being my biggest surprise. I was heart broken for him. I would love to see a spin off of him finding the light he so desperately seeks.
The beginning wasn't bad, maybe a bit slow, but the second half was excellent. I loved the action. I liked seeing Simon grow and begin his healing. I loved the fact the little Demon Magpie guy stowed away and ended up in Master Stewart's house with her.
I am sorry the series is over. I enjoyed the ride with Riley and Beck and will miss them!
I enjoyed exploring Becks past, but for some reason he didn't feel the same to me in this book. Don't get me wrong, I love my "backwood's boy", I just didn't connect with him like I have in the other books. He didn't have as much of his attitude in this book. (IMO)
Ori actually ended up being my biggest surprise. I was heart broken for him. I would love to see a spin off of him finding the light he so desperately seeks.
The beginning wasn't bad, maybe a bit slow, but the second half was excellent. I loved the action. I liked seeing Simon grow and begin his healing. I loved the fact the little Demon Magpie guy stowed away and ended up in Master Stewart's house with her.
I am sorry the series is over. I enjoyed the ride with Riley and Beck and will miss them!
July 13, 2015
Я считаю, что из этой серии вышла бы отличная ДИЛО́ГИЯ. Вот честно из четырех - две книги просто лишние. Самая лучшая книга из серии - вторая, самая дурацкая - первая, третья и четвертая - просто попытка растянуть хорошую историю.
Почти 80% четвертой книги Райли и Денвер ходят вокруг да около, а 20% это заварушка с ангелами (моя любимая часть ^___^). Но в целом я довольна финалом.
Почти 80% четвертой книги Райли и Денвер ходят вокруг да около, а 20% это заварушка с ангелами (моя любимая часть ^___^). Но в целом я довольна финалом.
February 20, 2013
A fantastic final book in the series. And even if it all fell into place a little too easy in the end, that's the way I like it. I'm all for the HEA :)
August 5, 2012
Oh I do love Beck. And I do love Riley. I’ve been waiting a long time for this novel. Not only is it the final in the series, but It’s also all about Riley and Beck, and the first half of the novel is all about Beck’s troubled past. Frig I loved reading about Beck. Throughout all the three previous books I wanted to know everything about this lovely Backwoods boy and especially after the last one and how it ended. But, thankfully I am happy that Riley is not the kind of girl who takes no for an answer. She is not the kind of girl who backs down. And that is something that made this book very special. And then there is Beck who is truly afraid that if he opens up she will go running. But, when he does he refuses to lose her. And man, that makes me love Denver Beck even more. Then you have to throw in the past of course. There is still Lucifer, Ori, Alan, and the many many Demons of Atlanta. This book was one that finally answered some questions about the mysterious Denver Beck. It also had Riley and Beck finally getting their heads out of the sand and into reality. This book was glued to my side at all time. I had a busy couple of days, and the book is over 400 pages, so it took me a couple of days to get through it. However, it was the kind of book that made me want to get home as soon as possible so I could cuddle up with it. This series has been one of my favourites.
Good:
Riley: I love that she is strong. I love that she doesn’t take no as an answer and I love that she puts everyone first.
Beck: I love this guy. Plain and simple. Sometimes he acts a lot older and it occasionally throws me off, but I always come back to loving him and his good ol’ boy charm.
Bad:
Well this is a tough one. There was some key element missing that would turn this book into a 5/5, but sadly I can’t quite place my finger on it. There were a lot of times when there wasn’t much action, and maybe that is what was lacking but I can’t be quite sure.
Here is something else, although this will probably not affect the majority of readers. The book that I pre-purchased was a U.K. version and I know that some words like “tire” are actually spelt differently=”tyre” and of course some things are named differently like their choice of words to explain a hat. But, there were some editorial errors in this book. Not spelling mistakes or referring to something wrong, I’m talking actual words missing in a sentence. Mainly I found the word “be” to missing a couple of times. Here is my example: What should say “This is gonna’ be crazy”, it was actually written “This is gonna crazy.” Perhaps that’s not the best example, I didn’t highlight any in the book, but I had to re-read a couple of sentences and discover the word that was missing to properly understand it. It threw me off a couple of times and distracted me from the overall actual reading of the book.
Overall (Writing style, story line, and general):
Overall I loved the book. I loved getting away from the Demon Trapping and getting to know the characters without ever straying too far. I loved Riley and Beck, and I even came to love Simon again. The writing, although with some errors in my book, was overall very well done. The story line, which was basically two stories and two locations making up the one novel, was still something I appreciated, sort of like getting the best of both worlds. The characters are still the same ones that I loved from the beginning, but have grown-up and evolved. To be honest I wish there would be another book set so many years in the future so I can see how everyone is doing. I’m going to miss them.
View more of my review and others at my blog: www.mynotsovacantshelf.blogspot.com
Good:
Riley: I love that she is strong. I love that she doesn’t take no as an answer and I love that she puts everyone first.
Beck: I love this guy. Plain and simple. Sometimes he acts a lot older and it occasionally throws me off, but I always come back to loving him and his good ol’ boy charm.
Bad:
Well this is a tough one. There was some key element missing that would turn this book into a 5/5, but sadly I can’t quite place my finger on it. There were a lot of times when there wasn’t much action, and maybe that is what was lacking but I can’t be quite sure.
Here is something else, although this will probably not affect the majority of readers. The book that I pre-purchased was a U.K. version and I know that some words like “tire” are actually spelt differently=”tyre” and of course some things are named differently like their choice of words to explain a hat. But, there were some editorial errors in this book. Not spelling mistakes or referring to something wrong, I’m talking actual words missing in a sentence. Mainly I found the word “be” to missing a couple of times. Here is my example: What should say “This is gonna’ be crazy”, it was actually written “This is gonna crazy.” Perhaps that’s not the best example, I didn’t highlight any in the book, but I had to re-read a couple of sentences and discover the word that was missing to properly understand it. It threw me off a couple of times and distracted me from the overall actual reading of the book.
Overall (Writing style, story line, and general):
Overall I loved the book. I loved getting away from the Demon Trapping and getting to know the characters without ever straying too far. I loved Riley and Beck, and I even came to love Simon again. The writing, although with some errors in my book, was overall very well done. The story line, which was basically two stories and two locations making up the one novel, was still something I appreciated, sort of like getting the best of both worlds. The characters are still the same ones that I loved from the beginning, but have grown-up and evolved. To be honest I wish there would be another book set so many years in the future so I can see how everyone is doing. I’m going to miss them.
View more of my review and others at my blog: www.mynotsovacantshelf.blogspot.com
July 20, 2012
MY REVIEW
Aaaah Once again I love the cover. the determined look in Riley's eyes is so plain to see. Riley is prepared to kick butt whoever's and whatever's! The scene also depicts the swamp where some of the action in this book is based. The cover is great as it matches my other paperbacks. It's a rarity for me to hold onto books after i have read them, but, this is one set of books that will be remaining, in pride of place on my bookshelves for the far foreseeable future.
Now to the book, wow I could go on and on and on but have to be so very careful as I want to give NO spoilers, as this book is a must read and I would have hated someone to have spoilt it for me. I read this book in just two sitting and finished at about 1am one morning! I seriously love this book, in fact I love the book series.
Jana Oliver has super action packed this last book in the series! You will need the tissues if you are a Demon Trapper fan as I am. So what can I actually say about this book. Well we eventually learn about Denver Beck's deepest darkest secrets. So does Riley still love him when she finds out? You need to read the book to find out for yourselves! I can only give my opinion on how I felt after learning of Denver's past life and his deep dark secrets. I have to say your heart almost breaks and splinters for this guy so very many times in this book. I think finally learning Beck's secrets made me look at him slightly differently, in awe and made me love him even more.
So how is Riley doing in this book? This time around it's Riley's turn to support Beck. Beck supported Riley in the last book through the trauma of her fathers death and reanimation. Now it's Riley that has to help Beck through his mother, Sadie dying. Will beck and sadie ever make any kind of peace with each other before it's too late? when is it too late to make your peace? But will Beck allow Riley close enough to help? Will he let her in? Will he allow her to love him?
Riley finally learns why Beck doesn't like visiting Sadie when she meets the hard woman herself. Riley also experiences how the other country folk treat Beck.
Ori is also in this book , will he ever gain any peace? Will he betray or support Lucifer? Can Sartael be killed? If so who can kill him and how? a divine is not the easiest of races to kill, even if it's by the hand of one of their own. Who is the most dangerous and who will end up ruling Hell?
My favourite characters? Riley & Beck of course, then there's Master Stewart who seems to see and know all. Even Harper seems to be mellowing in this book. then there's how Peter, Riley's friend has developed and his relationship with Simi, Riley's wacky haired friend. there are also lots of more background characters like Riley's neighbour. I even have a little soft spot for Rileys pet demon!
So to sum up this book is action packed, edgy, unique and dramatic. It features past old hurts that are re-opened, as well as old hurts laid to rest. It has undying, unquestioning love and friendship.
So did I enjoy the book? Yesss! I loved it! Thought it was Brilliant! Fantastic! Would I read more books by Jana Oliver? Yes of course! Would I recommend? Definitely!
So as it was the last in the series how did the book leave me feeling? Like I had been through a torrent of emotions but at the very end you fell peace....
A hundred thank-you's to Jana Oliver for writing this fantastic, too good for words to describe series of books. I am looking forward to what she will write next and will certainly be reading it, whatever it is.
Aaaah Once again I love the cover. the determined look in Riley's eyes is so plain to see. Riley is prepared to kick butt whoever's and whatever's! The scene also depicts the swamp where some of the action in this book is based. The cover is great as it matches my other paperbacks. It's a rarity for me to hold onto books after i have read them, but, this is one set of books that will be remaining, in pride of place on my bookshelves for the far foreseeable future.
Now to the book, wow I could go on and on and on but have to be so very careful as I want to give NO spoilers, as this book is a must read and I would have hated someone to have spoilt it for me. I read this book in just two sitting and finished at about 1am one morning! I seriously love this book, in fact I love the book series.
Jana Oliver has super action packed this last book in the series! You will need the tissues if you are a Demon Trapper fan as I am. So what can I actually say about this book. Well we eventually learn about Denver Beck's deepest darkest secrets. So does Riley still love him when she finds out? You need to read the book to find out for yourselves! I can only give my opinion on how I felt after learning of Denver's past life and his deep dark secrets. I have to say your heart almost breaks and splinters for this guy so very many times in this book. I think finally learning Beck's secrets made me look at him slightly differently, in awe and made me love him even more.
So how is Riley doing in this book? This time around it's Riley's turn to support Beck. Beck supported Riley in the last book through the trauma of her fathers death and reanimation. Now it's Riley that has to help Beck through his mother, Sadie dying. Will beck and sadie ever make any kind of peace with each other before it's too late? when is it too late to make your peace? But will Beck allow Riley close enough to help? Will he let her in? Will he allow her to love him?
Riley finally learns why Beck doesn't like visiting Sadie when she meets the hard woman herself. Riley also experiences how the other country folk treat Beck.
Ori is also in this book , will he ever gain any peace? Will he betray or support Lucifer? Can Sartael be killed? If so who can kill him and how? a divine is not the easiest of races to kill, even if it's by the hand of one of their own. Who is the most dangerous and who will end up ruling Hell?
My favourite characters? Riley & Beck of course, then there's Master Stewart who seems to see and know all. Even Harper seems to be mellowing in this book. then there's how Peter, Riley's friend has developed and his relationship with Simi, Riley's wacky haired friend. there are also lots of more background characters like Riley's neighbour. I even have a little soft spot for Rileys pet demon!
So to sum up this book is action packed, edgy, unique and dramatic. It features past old hurts that are re-opened, as well as old hurts laid to rest. It has undying, unquestioning love and friendship.
So did I enjoy the book? Yesss! I loved it! Thought it was Brilliant! Fantastic! Would I read more books by Jana Oliver? Yes of course! Would I recommend? Definitely!
So as it was the last in the series how did the book leave me feeling? Like I had been through a torrent of emotions but at the very end you fell peace....
A hundred thank-you's to Jana Oliver for writing this fantastic, too good for words to describe series of books. I am looking forward to what she will write next and will certainly be reading it, whatever it is.
December 18, 2013
That was one hell of a book-quite literally.
This is the fourth and final book of the series and boy did it go out with a bang. As usual was exciting and action packed but also had very touching moments. We find all out about beck which I loved and riley has grown up a lot from the first books. This was one hell of a page turner I finished this within two days couldn't recommend this series enough.
Just go and check it out!!!!
This is the fourth and final book of the series and boy did it go out with a bang. As usual was exciting and action packed but also had very touching moments. We find all out about beck which I loved and riley has grown up a lot from the first books. This was one hell of a page turner I finished this within two days couldn't recommend this series enough.
Just go and check it out!!!!
Want to read
February 17, 2012Aaaaah! *dances*
There's a FOURTH BOOK!!!
There's a FOURTH BOOK!!!
December 12, 2020
Riley Blackthorn está decidida a no dejar escapar a Beck ahora que finalmente ha comprendido sus sentimientos, el único problema es que él aún tiene que enfrentarse a un pasado oscuro al que no quiere arrastrarla.
Esta saga ha ido perdiendo el empuje que tuvieron el primer y segundo libros, ya no se trata de cazar demonios ni de lo que significa para Riley abrirse camino en un ambiente casi exclusivamente masculino. Ahora todo se trata de conquistar al chico. La primera mitad fue como ver un capítulo de Unsolved Mysteries relatando un evento trágico en el pasado de Beck... pero este personaje nunca me ha gustado mucho así que toda la carga emocional que debería conmoverme me dejó más bien fría. La segunda mitad fue más como romance adolescente... ¿qué importa si los demonios están atacando la ciudad y no hay sufficientes trappers, Riley tiene que hacer berrinche porque el novio no llega a tiempo a su cita para ir... síp, a la prom>. ¿Cómo es que en este dizque mundo postapocalíptico donde los alumnos tienen que asistir a clases en cafeterías o fábricas... ¿todavía haya bailes escolares? ¿Y quién le lavó el cerebro a Riley que pasó de ser la chica decidida a demostrarles a todos los machistas que ella puede ser una excelente trappers a ser la quejumbrosa que se enoja con el otro por estar haciendo su trabajo?
Los personajes secundarios están allí apenas de adorno, salen en unas cuantas escenas para cumplir su función y bye bye.
La trama sobre los demonios se resuelve tan rápido que más parece un recurso exclusivo para lograr que Beck pueda lucirse y ganarse el puesto que obtiene. Se sentía todo tan definitivo en la recta final y me sorprendió ver que este fue el último libro de la saga... hasta que la autora sacó dos libros más en años posteriores (Yo creí que era una hexalogía desde el inicio, pero con todo tan bien resuelto no sé qué más puede abordar en los otros dos libros).
El nivel de inglés necesario para apreciarlo es intermedio.
Lo Mejor
Esa especie de epílogo que nos demuestra que los esfuerzos de Riley no han sido en vano.
Lo Peor
El romance mató la trama.
Esta saga ha ido perdiendo el empuje que tuvieron el primer y segundo libros, ya no se trata de cazar demonios ni de lo que significa para Riley abrirse camino en un ambiente casi exclusivamente masculino. Ahora todo se trata de conquistar al chico. La primera mitad fue como ver un capítulo de Unsolved Mysteries relatando un evento trágico en el pasado de Beck... pero este personaje nunca me ha gustado mucho así que toda la carga emocional que debería conmoverme me dejó más bien fría. La segunda mitad fue más como romance adolescente... ¿qué importa si los demonios están atacando la ciudad y no hay sufficientes trappers, Riley tiene que hacer berrinche porque el novio no llega a tiempo a su cita para ir... síp, a la prom>. ¿Cómo es que en este dizque mundo postapocalíptico donde los alumnos tienen que asistir a clases en cafeterías o fábricas... ¿todavía haya bailes escolares? ¿Y quién le lavó el cerebro a Riley que pasó de ser la chica decidida a demostrarles a todos los machistas que ella puede ser una excelente trappers a ser la quejumbrosa que se enoja con el otro por estar haciendo su trabajo?
Los personajes secundarios están allí apenas de adorno, salen en unas cuantas escenas para cumplir su función y bye bye.
La trama sobre los demonios se resuelve tan rápido que más parece un recurso exclusivo para lograr que Beck pueda lucirse y ganarse el puesto que obtiene. Se sentía todo tan definitivo en la recta final y me sorprendió ver que este fue el último libro de la saga... hasta que la autora sacó dos libros más en años posteriores (Yo creí que era una hexalogía desde el inicio, pero con todo tan bien resuelto no sé qué más puede abordar en los otros dos libros).
El nivel de inglés necesario para apreciarlo es intermedio.
Lo Mejor
Esa especie de epílogo que nos demuestra que los esfuerzos de Riley no han sido en vano.
Lo Peor
El romance mató la trama.
February 15, 2017
Riley is in for the fight of her life. She is battling between good and evil. Once the battle is over and Riley and Beck walk away from it they are forever changed.
Beck's mother is dying and he must go back to his roots and settle things for his mother. But what he didn't anticipate was Riley coming along for the ride. But the Grand Masters have something else in mind and Riley is to travel with Beck back to his hometown and help him bury his mother. But beck is not trying to hear that because he has some dark secrets from his past that he rather leave dead and he does not want Riley to find out because he does not want Riley to think of him any differently.
Once back in Beck's hometown Riley gets to see first hand why Beck did not want her to come along but she vows to stay with him at any and all costs. When the dust settles will Riley be strong enough to handle Beck's past or will she bolt just like he thinks she will?
Beck's mother is dying and he must go back to his roots and settle things for his mother. But what he didn't anticipate was Riley coming along for the ride. But the Grand Masters have something else in mind and Riley is to travel with Beck back to his hometown and help him bury his mother. But beck is not trying to hear that because he has some dark secrets from his past that he rather leave dead and he does not want Riley to find out because he does not want Riley to think of him any differently.
Once back in Beck's hometown Riley gets to see first hand why Beck did not want her to come along but she vows to stay with him at any and all costs. When the dust settles will Riley be strong enough to handle Beck's past or will she bolt just like he thinks she will?
September 23, 2015
"Es geht dir doch nur darum, dich zu rächen. Du bist sauer, weil ich dich nicht anbettele, mir meine Seele zurückzugeben wie alle anderen." "Nein", sagte er ausdruckslos. "Es geht ums Überleben, Riley Anora Blackthorne. Zumindest für dich." Er machte auf dem Absatz kehrt und verließ das Café mit großen Schritten. [...] Riley stellte fest, dass sie ihre Tasse fest umklammert hielt, und löste langsam die verkrampften Finger. Mit ihrem Vater hatte Ori so etwas nie gemacht. Nur mit ihr. Dabei wollte ich doch nur, dass mich jemand liebt.
"Engelsfeuer" - Jana Oliver
[S. 320]
Inhalt:
Zwischen Riley und Beck knistert es gewaltig, aber wie sagt man so schön: "Was sich neckt, das liebt sich." Auch wenn Beck nicht müde wird, Riley in ihre Schranken und damit zurück zu weisen, gibt diese nicht auf und heftet sich mich Nachdruck an dessen Fersen: Denn sie hat versprochen immer für Beck da zu sein und dieses Versprechen wird sie halten – komme was wolle! Als Beck wegen eines familiären Problems zurück in seine Heimatstadt muss, begleitet Riley ihn. Endlich scheint sich der Schleier, der seine Vergangenheit umhüllt, ein kleines bisschen für die junge Dämonenfängerin zu lüften. Doch warum treten alle Bewohner in Becks Heimat ihm mit Boshaftigkeit und Abscheu gegenüber? Was ist schlimmes passiert, was den sonst so frechen Beck, plötzlich still werden lässt? Riley forscht nach und begibt sich damit in unmittelbare Gefahr. Doch damit nicht genug: Auch in Atlanta, bricht erneut der Krieg aus. Zwar hat der Himmel gegen die Hölle gesiegt, damit jedoch nur eine Schlacht gewonnen und nicht den finalen Kampf.
Die Ereignisse spitzen sich zu, Entscheidungen müssen getroffen werden, denn es geht um viel mehr, als nur den Sieg im Krieg, es geht um das Fortbestehen und Überleben der Menschheit.
Meinung:
Wie sooft bei finalen Bänden, einer grandiosen und lesenswerten Buchreihe, überkommt mich kurz vor Lesebeginn die Angst. Denn kurz bevor ich mich von den ersten Buchstaben in die Geschichte tragen lasse, wird mir klar, dass nach diesem Buch alles vorbei ist. Ich werde keine neuen Abenteuer mit Riley und Beck erleben. Ich werde nicht, mit einem schelmischen Lachen auf den Lippen, ihren kleinen und schönen Streitereien lauschen können. Ich werde keine Dämonen mehr fangen und Magie in Atlanta erleben. All dies wird mir kurz vorher bewusst und ich habe Angst. Angst davor, dass das Buch nicht meine Erwartungen erfüllt. Angst davor, dass danach alles vorbei ist. Also lasse ich mir Zeit und lege das Buch zurück ins Regal. Hoffe darauf, dass irgendwann der ideale Zeitpunkt eintrifft. Ein Moment, welcher so besonders ist, dass man ihn mit einem ganz besonderen Werk teilen möchte. Aber wie immer eigentlich, trifft dieser Zeitpunkt nicht ein und schließlich muss ich mir eingestehen, was ich nicht vermeiden kann: Der Rucksack für die letzte Reise nach Atlanta, zu Riley, Beck, Ori, den Dämonen und den Engeln, muss gepackt werden.
Als ob die Geschichte wüsste, wie schwer es einem fällt, durch ihre letzten Seiten, dem Ende entgegen zu reisen, macht sie es einem dann noch schwerer. In „Engelsfeuer“, dem letzten Band der „Riley Blackthorne“-Reihe, kommt Jana Oliver genau auf den Punkt. Gekonnt vereint sie alle Fäden und kreiert so einen wunderbaren und abgerundeten Abschluss der vierteiligen Buchreihe. Die Liebesgeschichte zwischen Beck und Riley nimmt Züge an, die Situation in Atlanta und der damit verbundene Krieg zwischen Gut und Böse spitzt sich zu und explodiert am Ende, mit einem fulminanten Knall. Endlich bekommt der Leser Antworten, auf alle offenen Fragen und kann sich mit Getöse, in die finale Schlacht werfen. Was immer ich auch vom letzten Band erwartet hatte: Es wurde bei weitem übertroffen.
Wie auch bereits bei den Vorgänger-Bänden, trieft die Story nicht nur vor Gefühl und Spannung, auch der Ideenreichtum der Autorin, nähert sich der Spitze des Eisbergskann auf ganzer Linie überzeugen. Als ich mit der Reihe begann, war ich von der Idee nicht besonders angetan. Doch Frau Oliver konnte mich nicht nur durch ihren flüssigen, belustigenden und mitreißenden Schreibstil überzeugen. Auch ihre neue Sichtweise, auf eine dämonische und himmlische Welt, schwemmte neue Perspektiven nach Oben – dies verdeutlicht auch „Engelsfeuer“. Es gab keine Seite, kein Kapitel im Werk, welches mich nicht überzeugen und in eine andere Welt entführen konnte. In meinen Augen, ist „Engelsfeuer“ das beste Werk der Reihe.
Fazit:
Ich hatte Angst. Angst davor, dass mich der letzte Band der Reihe enttäuschen würde und nicht das Level halten könne, auf welchen seine Vorgänger spielten. Angst davor, dass hier nach alles vorbei sein würde. Letztlich war jedoch nur letztere Angst begründet. „Engelsfeuer“ ist ein, bis in die kleinsten Ecken und Winkel, sauberer und gelungener Abschluss der „Riley Blackthorne – Die Dämonenfängerin“ – Reihe. Mit einem flüssigen, mitreißenden und angenehmen Schreibstil, bündelt Jana Oliver in diesem Teil alle Fäden und fügt zusammen, was zusammen gehört. Der vierte Teil steht seinen Vorgängern in keinster Weise hinterher, sondern führt dessen Handlungen zu einem überzeugenden Abschluss und kann sich so mühelos aus dessen Schatten befreien. Was bleibt, ist eine Portion Traurigkeit, eine kleine Portion Wehmut, dass Riley und Beck ihr Leben nun ohne meine wachenden Augen weitererleben werden.
"Engelsfeuer" - Jana Oliver
[S. 320]
Inhalt:
Zwischen Riley und Beck knistert es gewaltig, aber wie sagt man so schön: "Was sich neckt, das liebt sich." Auch wenn Beck nicht müde wird, Riley in ihre Schranken und damit zurück zu weisen, gibt diese nicht auf und heftet sich mich Nachdruck an dessen Fersen: Denn sie hat versprochen immer für Beck da zu sein und dieses Versprechen wird sie halten – komme was wolle! Als Beck wegen eines familiären Problems zurück in seine Heimatstadt muss, begleitet Riley ihn. Endlich scheint sich der Schleier, der seine Vergangenheit umhüllt, ein kleines bisschen für die junge Dämonenfängerin zu lüften. Doch warum treten alle Bewohner in Becks Heimat ihm mit Boshaftigkeit und Abscheu gegenüber? Was ist schlimmes passiert, was den sonst so frechen Beck, plötzlich still werden lässt? Riley forscht nach und begibt sich damit in unmittelbare Gefahr. Doch damit nicht genug: Auch in Atlanta, bricht erneut der Krieg aus. Zwar hat der Himmel gegen die Hölle gesiegt, damit jedoch nur eine Schlacht gewonnen und nicht den finalen Kampf.
Die Ereignisse spitzen sich zu, Entscheidungen müssen getroffen werden, denn es geht um viel mehr, als nur den Sieg im Krieg, es geht um das Fortbestehen und Überleben der Menschheit.
Meinung:
Wie sooft bei finalen Bänden, einer grandiosen und lesenswerten Buchreihe, überkommt mich kurz vor Lesebeginn die Angst. Denn kurz bevor ich mich von den ersten Buchstaben in die Geschichte tragen lasse, wird mir klar, dass nach diesem Buch alles vorbei ist. Ich werde keine neuen Abenteuer mit Riley und Beck erleben. Ich werde nicht, mit einem schelmischen Lachen auf den Lippen, ihren kleinen und schönen Streitereien lauschen können. Ich werde keine Dämonen mehr fangen und Magie in Atlanta erleben. All dies wird mir kurz vorher bewusst und ich habe Angst. Angst davor, dass das Buch nicht meine Erwartungen erfüllt. Angst davor, dass danach alles vorbei ist. Also lasse ich mir Zeit und lege das Buch zurück ins Regal. Hoffe darauf, dass irgendwann der ideale Zeitpunkt eintrifft. Ein Moment, welcher so besonders ist, dass man ihn mit einem ganz besonderen Werk teilen möchte. Aber wie immer eigentlich, trifft dieser Zeitpunkt nicht ein und schließlich muss ich mir eingestehen, was ich nicht vermeiden kann: Der Rucksack für die letzte Reise nach Atlanta, zu Riley, Beck, Ori, den Dämonen und den Engeln, muss gepackt werden.
Als ob die Geschichte wüsste, wie schwer es einem fällt, durch ihre letzten Seiten, dem Ende entgegen zu reisen, macht sie es einem dann noch schwerer. In „Engelsfeuer“, dem letzten Band der „Riley Blackthorne“-Reihe, kommt Jana Oliver genau auf den Punkt. Gekonnt vereint sie alle Fäden und kreiert so einen wunderbaren und abgerundeten Abschluss der vierteiligen Buchreihe. Die Liebesgeschichte zwischen Beck und Riley nimmt Züge an, die Situation in Atlanta und der damit verbundene Krieg zwischen Gut und Böse spitzt sich zu und explodiert am Ende, mit einem fulminanten Knall. Endlich bekommt der Leser Antworten, auf alle offenen Fragen und kann sich mit Getöse, in die finale Schlacht werfen. Was immer ich auch vom letzten Band erwartet hatte: Es wurde bei weitem übertroffen.
Wie auch bereits bei den Vorgänger-Bänden, trieft die Story nicht nur vor Gefühl und Spannung, auch der Ideenreichtum der Autorin, nähert sich der Spitze des Eisbergskann auf ganzer Linie überzeugen. Als ich mit der Reihe begann, war ich von der Idee nicht besonders angetan. Doch Frau Oliver konnte mich nicht nur durch ihren flüssigen, belustigenden und mitreißenden Schreibstil überzeugen. Auch ihre neue Sichtweise, auf eine dämonische und himmlische Welt, schwemmte neue Perspektiven nach Oben – dies verdeutlicht auch „Engelsfeuer“. Es gab keine Seite, kein Kapitel im Werk, welches mich nicht überzeugen und in eine andere Welt entführen konnte. In meinen Augen, ist „Engelsfeuer“ das beste Werk der Reihe.
Fazit:
Ich hatte Angst. Angst davor, dass mich der letzte Band der Reihe enttäuschen würde und nicht das Level halten könne, auf welchen seine Vorgänger spielten. Angst davor, dass hier nach alles vorbei sein würde. Letztlich war jedoch nur letztere Angst begründet. „Engelsfeuer“ ist ein, bis in die kleinsten Ecken und Winkel, sauberer und gelungener Abschluss der „Riley Blackthorne – Die Dämonenfängerin“ – Reihe. Mit einem flüssigen, mitreißenden und angenehmen Schreibstil, bündelt Jana Oliver in diesem Teil alle Fäden und fügt zusammen, was zusammen gehört. Der vierte Teil steht seinen Vorgängern in keinster Weise hinterher, sondern führt dessen Handlungen zu einem überzeugenden Abschluss und kann sich so mühelos aus dessen Schatten befreien. Was bleibt, ist eine Portion Traurigkeit, eine kleine Portion Wehmut, dass Riley und Beck ihr Leben nun ohne meine wachenden Augen weitererleben werden.
February 14, 2018
4 stars.
February 6, 2019
Schöner Abschluss der Reihe.
Nur viel der Autorin in gefühlt jeder positiven Situation nichts besseres ein, als das die Protagonisten "ihre Daumen in die Höhe strecken".
Nur viel der Autorin in gefühlt jeder positiven Situation nichts besseres ein, als das die Protagonisten "ihre Daumen in die Höhe strecken".
November 14, 2020
Heerlijke serie nu op naar 5&6
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