Hunted by a Demon's Vow

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I finished the ARC of Hunted by a Demon's Vow by AN Caudle. I did not enjoy this one. I didn't hate it either but I certainly didn't love it. I found it too gruesome and violent for my taste. I suppose I should have picked up on how violent it would be from the book blurb but I wasn't expecting the imagery and the depictions of the sounds to be that detailed. The plot was fairly predictable but the pacing was good. Everything moved along nicely. I liked the book enough to keep reading and see how the story progressed. The spice was quite good. The FMC Vaenah gets voted for by her town to be a sacrifice for the hunt. The MMC is her twin brother's best friend who is a demon. Demon's look like human men but must blend in. There is a society that rules over the demons. They can't reveal they are demons to human or else both the human and demon are put to death. Daemon the MMC doesn't care for the status quo and absolutely hates the Hunt. He initially refuses his invitation to participate but after Vaenah is chosen and taken to the island where it happens he kills another demon to take his slot. He then tracks down Vaenah on the island and protects her. But not before several of the other women are slaughtered either in earshot of her or right before her eyes. There are more deaths depicted but I don't want to spoil anything more. It was just a bit too much for me personally. This book is a standalone but is the first in a multi-author series. I will not be reading any more of them and I don't think I'll be reading anything more this author has written even though Worthy of Fate is on my TBR. I am still glad I read this book. I've been pushing the boundaries with what I read trying to find what I like and what gives me the ick. Well, I found the line I don't like to cross. Coerced/nonconsentual sex, torture and dismemberment is that line. It was still a well written book with a good plot outside of everything else, it just leaned a bit too horror for my liking. It will be released April 23rd.

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