Blog Tour + Review: Taming Demons for Beginners

Taming Demons for Beginners (The Guild Codex: Demonized #1)
by Annette Marie
My rating: 4 hearts
Publisher: Dark Owl Fantasy Inc.
Publication date: September 11, 2019
Genre: New Adult, Fantasy

Synopsis:

Rule one: Don't look at the demon.

When I arrived at my uncle's house, I expected my relatives to be like me—outcast sorcerers who don't practice magic. I was right about the sorcery, but wrong about everything else.

Rule two: Don't listen to the demon.

My uncle chose a far deadlier power. He calls creatures of darkness into our world, binds them into service contracts, and sells them to the highest bidder. And I'm supposed to act like I don't know how illegal and dangerous it is.

Rule three: Don't talk to the demon.

All I had to do was keep my nose out of it. Pretend I didn't find the summoning circle in the basement. Pretend I didn't notice the shadowy being trapped inside it. Pretend I didn't break the rules.

But I did, and now it's too late.

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This was a fun adventure. After reading the other Guild Codex series, I knew it was going to be good, but Taming Demons for Beginners was even better than I was expecting. It was a fast and fun read, and I flew through the pages.

I loved reading about Robin. At first I got the impression that she was a bit naive, but she definitely wasn’t. She was no kickass heroine, but I loved her anyway, because she still doesn’t cower in front of danger, so she’s very brave. And she grew so much through the book, and I can’t wait to see her character development in the other books.

The fantasy and world-building were great. I already knew I was going into a world I love, since I’ve read the other series set in the same world, but I loved learning more about it in Taming Demons. You get a look at a darker side of the world, and you get a deeper understanding of it, and it’s such an intriguing world, too. I have a feeling there are a lot of stories to be told of this world, and I’m so here for it. 

The writing was really immersive. I love Annette Marie’s books because you know you’ll be getting an imaginative, fun story which will get you hooked from page one, and this one was no different. There wasn’t a page of this that I didn’t enjoy.

Overall, I would definitely recommend this book to anyone looking for a fast and fun fantasy read. It’s immersive and intriguing, and it will leave readers wanting more.