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Succubus Blues by Richaelle Mead
I was given this as a promotional book at an SF convention (LX) and wasn't expecting to like it, as urban fantasy isn't a genre I normally read. I don't normally read erotic romance either - nothing against the genre, more a feeling of 'been there, written that'.
However, I got a lot of pleasure from reading the book and found myself keeping coming back to read the next chapter when I really had other things I should have been doing...
The characters are well written and I fell in love with Seth, the shy, geeky writer.
The plot is engaging and the dilemma of the succubus (anyone she has sex with will end up giving her their life energy, and the more good/genuine the person is, the more they will lose to her) means that she can't have sex with any man whom she really likes and respects.
There's also some good minor characters who are more than just background cutouts.
The promotional book seems to have worked. I've just bought the next one in the series...
However, I got a lot of pleasure from reading the book and found myself keeping coming back to read the next chapter when I really had other things I should have been doing...
The characters are well written and I fell in love with Seth, the shy, geeky writer.
The plot is engaging and the dilemma of the succubus (anyone she has sex with will end up giving her their life energy, and the more good/genuine the person is, the more they will lose to her) means that she can't have sex with any man whom she really likes and respects.
There's also some good minor characters who are more than just background cutouts.
The promotional book seems to have worked. I've just bought the next one in the series...