Demon Soul

Christine Ashworth
Crescent Moon Press (2011)
ISBN 9780984180592
Reviewed by Tracey Rock for Reader Views (1/12)

 

Rose Walters knows what it is like to have lost something.  Growing up, she had nothing of value for as long as she could remember.  She lost her mother at the age of sixteen, was kicked out of the house of the family who took her in and spent the remaining days of her own life in the streets and on drugs.  She has now been chosen for a different life after her death.  As a Soul Chalice, she is a protector of souls.   Her task is to protect Gabriel Cane and keep him from losing his soul.  Gabriel Cane is, part human, demon and fae.  He has spent many years being estranged from his family, mostly because he is ashamed of his demon heritage.   He blames himself for his mother’s death, because she died giving birth to him.  When he comes home, he has to face the fact that he has lost some of his soul to a vampire named Satine and she is fighting hard to reclaim the rest.  With the help of his family and friends, and now Rose, Gabriel must try to do whatever he can to keep the rest of his soul away from Satine.  Quickly they realize that Rose’s powers are demon-like similar to his own.  So Gabriel begins to work with Rose to teach her how to control them, much like how he has had to learn.  As Gabriel and Rose work on learning how Rose’s powers work, word has gotten back to Satine that Gabriel’s soul is being protected by Rose.  At first she didn’t recognize her, but as they both now realize, Satine and Rose discover that they were cousins when they were living.  As the stakes get higher, both sides are calling in all of their allies to help.  From vampires to werewolves to witches, they much use their strengths to save one soul that holds the soul of thousands.

“Demon Soul” is a very interesting book.  After reading the book, my first thought was this book is not “Twilight” and therefore, should not be read by the young teens who want to enjoy books about vampires these days.  So, I would caution anyone considering allowing elementary and middle school-aged children to read this book.  It does not appear to be the author’s intent, but this seemed, important to mention – just in case.  I also thought the authors writing style was very technical and mature in nature and would more than likely lose someone in that age bracket anyway.  The concept around “Demon Soul” is something that I have not come across before.  I would have to applaud Christine Ashworth for coming up with a plot that hadn’t already saturated the market.  The characters were different than what you would normally read about.  Although the book was a work of fiction, the author took real life issues and managed to weave them into the story in a very nice way.  So, the book went beyond a love story or a story about someone being rescued.  It went a little deeper and darker into family relationships and the issues that plague our society, such as drug addiction and created a story around that. “Demon Soul” is for those who want something different and want to go beyond the fluff that is out there today.

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