The Dangerous Book for Demon Slayers

by Angie Fox

Book Overview

New York Times bestselling series Demon slaying powers should come with an instruction book ... Seriously. Why does a new hair dryer have a twelve-page how-to manual, but when it comes to ancient... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0505527707
• ISBN13: 9780505527707
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Love Spell
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.3" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Amazing Paranormal!

First I just want to say that this is not the normal type of book I read, but I really enjoyed it! Ok, now onto some details about this book. This is actually the second book in a series. The first book is called The Accidental Demon Slayer and that is the name of the series as well. I am pretty sure that there is going to be another one as well. I have not read the first book but that didn't seem to be a problem while reading this one. There was just enough information to give a new reading background into what happened in the first book, but not so much that a series reader would feel like it was redundant. I definitely will be picking up the first book to find out more to the stories they touched on. This type of book is not my typical style read, but I enjoyed it right from the beginning. Right off the bat it reminded me of the TV show Charmed, in the sense that she is new to the paranormal world and is fighting demons. The main character, Lizzie, is a pre-school teacher who just a month ago found out she is a demon slayer. She is a perfectionist who likes to plan EVERYTHING out (just like me) and is finding that hard to handle with her new "job". She finds out that her uncle has been taken by succubi (female demons who are empowered by sex) who have some plan to destroy the world. Lizzie's major problem is that she is still learning how to manage being a slayer and how she is going to save the world (at least she has some help from her boyfriend, a shape-shifting griffin, and her grandmother's biker gang of witches). I think the funniest part was when she was taking the test for her slayer's license (imagine the worst case scenario at a driver's license test). This is the paranormal part. I think the romance portion of the genre is stressed a little less, hence the quotes. There are 2 sex scenes in the book but I felt that they were used tastefully and both served a purpose. They were an integral part at moving the plot along and actually were very important to the paranormal part. I read this book in 3 days, which is SUPER FAST for me. I just couldn't put it down and the end of the chapter always left me wanting more. For someone new to paranormal this book was very good at describing what these different types of creatures were and what they could do. It was easy to understand and follow. I really enjoyed reading this book because it was something different and I could totally escape into the fantasy of it. This book was also absolutely hilarious. The main character is sarcastic and the characters are written humourously. The third book in the series, as of right now titled A Tale of Two Demon Slayers will be released in February 2010. 5 out of 5 stars!

Demon Slayer

This is funny. You will laugh out loud with parts of this one and the first one she wrote. Don't like books that carries the main person over to the next but got stuck on this one.. Love that Harley riding grandmother!

hilarious urban fantasy

Though she has become a bit more at ease with her magical DNA heritage (see THE ACCIDENTAL DEMON SLAYER), Lizzie still has problems adjusting to what is expected of her from her odd blood relative mentor as no one tells her anything. Just before turning thirty she was a Happy Hands Preschool teacher; at thirty she turned into a genetic demon slaying witch. When Uncle Phil angers a succubus, her witch tattooed grandmother Gertie and her Red Skulls biker coven decide they must go to Las Vegas to rescue Phil; Lizzie has no choice as she is ordered to join the cavalry. Upon reaching Vegas, the Department of Intramagical Matters refuses to allow Lizzie to enter the city as she has no license to practice magic. To obtain a license, she must pass a test, but she has little experience and no training. On the bright side her shapeshifting griffin boyfriend Dimitri is accompanying Lizzie and Red Skulls; she might reconsider her joy if she understood that succubae love shapeshifters and there are a dirty dozen living in Vegas With a nod to The Greatest American Hero, the second hilarious Exalted Demon Slayer of Dalea urban fantasy is an amusing tale starring an unlikely demons slayer and a horde of eccentric characters either driving her crazy or trying to kill her. Lizzie is almost clueless re her talent, but courageously does her best as fighting deadly demons is safer than riding a Honda with her grandma. Filled with humor, fans will enjoy Angie Fox's lighthearted frolic as the Atlanta teacher takes Vegas; that is once she gets past the immigration rules for magical practitioners. Harriet Klausner

dangerous, demons, and a dog

I was a big fan of the first book, now with this second installment we check in as Lizzie fights her first big battle after choosing to be a demon slayer (well- choosing to keep her powers, that is). All the supporting cast is here and humor pops up occasionally, though a bit less than in 1st book. She's in Vegas, with a permit (not license) for being a demon slayer... and she needs all the help she can get since succubi are showing up in huge numbers - and her boyfriend Dimitri can not take them on... eeps! I loved what Angie Fox did with the direction of this novel. A little darker, a little more solo path for our heroine, and a little more problems and pain... but Lizzie needed that. She grew, learned, and accepted so much and I was 100% satisfied by the ending. There is, like the first book that feeling that while maybe not perfect, things are going to work out for the good guy (Lizzie the slayer) and that helped me get through the more "oh my gosh! it's all going to hell - literally" moments. Every page had me glued, and Angie Fox is a must read author for me now. I hope we have many more stories of Lizzie & crew in future...

demonically good!

Lizzie Brown's life was normal up until she turned thirty years old and then she learned that she possesses demon destroying powers. Oh sure, becoming a demon slayer is quite a stretch from being a preschool teacher, but Lizzie is up for the challenge. There's just the little issue of her having no clue what she's doing and demon slaying doesn't come with a manual. Lizzie has a terrific support system in her Harley-riding granny and her biker gang, her griffin boyfriend Dimitri and her feisty Jack Russell terrier Pirate. However, when it comes to her abilities and the rules governing witchcraft she's on her own - as she quickly discovers. It seems that before you're allowed to slay demons you're supposed to possess a license. Lizzie is completely unaware of this little issue until she catches granny trying to feed her acquired tickets into a garbage disposal. How is she supposed to pass some licensing test when no one's taught her anything - and as luck would have it, granny believes in `on-the-job training?' It's imperative that Lizzie travel to Las Vegas to save her uncle from the soul sucking succubi who are taking it over but first she has to obtain a license. Unfortunately without any real knowledge of everything being a demon slayer entails passing the test is impossible. She's manages to get a permit though and as long as granny's present can go about her demon slaying activities. The whole situation becomes more complicated when Dimitri decides to venture to Las Vegas ahead of everyone else to handle the succubi problem himself. This is a battle he can't win alone and that fact creates its own complications. Lizzie feels like she's on a treadmill going nowhere and answers to her questions aren't forthcoming. She can't possibly be the only demon slayer who's found herself in this sort of position. There may not have been a manual for her to follow but there will be by the time she's done. THE DANGEROUS BOOK FOR DEMON SLAYERS is the eagerly anticipated sequel to THE ACCIDENTAL DEMON SLAYER. Readers get the opportunity to revisit all the characters you know and love already and join in on their hysterical romp through Sin City. There's no way you won't be utterly charmed by this quirky cast of characters and quickly become caught up in Lizzie's antics as she is thrown head-long into demon slaying. Even if you haven't read the first book in this series I think you'll still get a real charge out of THE DANGEROUS BOOK FOR DEMON SLAYERS. Angie Fox charms readers with her uniquely humorous storyline and outrageous characters that steal their way into readers' hearts. I have to confess I'm anxious to delve into more of Ms. Fox's storylines in the near future - they're demonically good Chrissy Dionne (courtesy of Romance Junkies)