The Good Demon

As a life long horror fan, possession stories have always been some of my favorites There s just something so classic and iconic about the idea of a child or teen being taken over by some sort of dark entity, and even though the trope is typically filled to the brim with religious overtones and misrepresentation of many belief sects, they re just fun. When I heard about this story s twist that the girl wants to be possessed and mourns the loss of her demon I knew I had to read it I just h [...]

I was sort of hoping this would be a weird romance where the demon exercised was a him, and they sort of fell in love, and she must go through hell to get him backToo weird

Read my reviews at Good Demon By Jimmy CajoleasAmulet Books, September 18, 2018320 Pages, Hardcover EditionTeen Fiction True Detective meets The Exorcist in this gripping YA mystery debut about one girl s exorcism and her desperate quest to reunite with her demonClare has been miserable since her exorcism The preacher that rid her of evil didn t understand that her demon simply known as Her was like a sister to Clare Now, Clare will do almost anything to get H Read my reviews at Good Demon By Ji [...]

Clare hasn t been the same since her exorcism Her demon wasn t evil she protected Clare from all the things that have hurt her her father s death by overdose, her stepdad s drunken belligerence, and even the guy from school who wouldn t take no for an answer.Her unnamed demon left behind a cryptic note Be nice to him June 20 Remember the storiesBefore long, Clare is falling in love with the son of the preacher who performed her exorcism and realizing there may be demons than her own Clare hasn t [...]

I adored this book I actually wanted to cry at the end Such a refreshing take on the possession trope I love Clare, and while I can t identify with being possessed and wanting my demon back, I CAN identify with coping with family trauma, and coping with loss, and first love, and all the ways people you love can disappoint you, and learning that people can be both good and bad, and finding strength in yourself Such a great story for adolescence.

originally reviewed at thelibraryladies I want to extend a special thank you to both NetGalley and Amulet books for sending me an eARC and a print ARC of this book.I know that Halloween Season isn t QUITE here yet though honestly, once Labor Day hits I m thinking about ghosts and ghouls and all things horror , but I just couldn t wait for Horrorpalooza to pick up The Good Demon by Jimmy Cajoleas I was fortunate enough to get approved for a copy on NetGalley, but then imagine my extra originally [...]

Thank you Netgalley for providing me a free review copy in exchange for an honest reviewHoly Motherloving Shirtballs I loved this book Like full on, no holds bar loved it A black, gothic tale of possession and power that just oozes a dark sort of charm from start to finish Cajoleas really hit a home run with this one and I can t wait to see what he does next The Good Demon is just so compelling that once I started there was no way in hell I was stopping until the end.Possession stories ar [...]