I thought Playing with Hellfire was an okay read. Sure, there’s a few typos, including a character’s name that’s spelt two different ways more than once. But overall the writing was pretty good and the story was interesting.
My biggest problem with this book may just be because of personal preference. I’m not a huge fan of smut, especially when it drives a substantial chunk of the story. I think I would have given this book up to at least another star if there had been more world-building and more scenes that didn’t have to do with a character’s libido. I honestly found myself bored during some of the dirty scenes and had to force myself to power through them. The story definitely got better once our FMC Aria started waitressing at a club called purgatory. At least then there were more things going on for Aria than just smut, thinking about smut, and sitting around her bedroom being bored.
If the next book in the series was already out when I finished Playing with Hellfire, I’m sure I would have started reading it because of the huge cliffhanger at the end of book one. As it stands at the time of this review being written, there’s a few weeks before the sequel is released, and it’s doubtful that I’ll still be interested enough to pick it up by then.
Also (and this didn’t affect my rating), even though the book cover for Playing with Hellfire is visually appealing, I didn’t care much for it. Not once has it been alluded to that Aria might have some type of ability that lets her shoot power out of her hands. So either the book cover is spoiling a surprise in an upcoming book, or it just doesn’t match the character it portrays.
My Rating: ★★★
Publication: September 24, 2020
Publisher: Self-pub
Genre: NA, Reverse Harem, Paranormal, Romance, Demons
Pages: 312
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