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When a demon succubus falls for a mortal man, their relationship faces some sticky sweet obstacles in Mead's follow-up to her steamy 2006 paranormal debut, Succubus Blues. By day, shape-shifting beauty Letha, aka Georgina Kincaid, works at a Seattle bookstore; by night, in flagrante, she sucks the life energies of mortals. Her besotted bestselling writer boyfriend, Seth Mortenson, has agreed to a no-sex arrangement, and the will they or won't they? plot line grows tedious, as does Letha's character as the succubus with a heart of gold. Luckily, Mead provides cool side action when Letha's incubus pal, Bastien, enlists her help in taking down rabidly conservative radio host Dana Dailey. And bookstore co-worker Doug Sato finds his brushes with the demonic have some very pleasant side effects. It's hard to suspend disbelief, but this urban sextacular is a hoot. (Jan.)
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Love hurts, and no one knows it better than Georgina Kincaid. If she so much as kisses Seth Mortensen, the shy, sexy, incredibly gifted Seattle writer she's been dating, she'll drain his life force. Georgina is a succubus - a demon who draws her power from other men's pleasure. Admittedly, the shapeshifting and immortality perks are terrific, and yes, Georgina did choose to join the ranks of hell centuries ago. But it seems completely unfair that a she-demon whose purpose is seduction can't get hot and heavy with the one mortal who knows and accepts her for who she is...It's not just her personal life that's in chaos. Doug, Georgina's co-worker at a local bookstore, has been exhibiting bizarre behaviour, and Georgina suspects that something far more demonic than double espressos is at work. She could use help finding out, but Bastien, an irresistibly charming incubus and her best immortal friend, is preoccupied with corrupting an ultra-conservative talk radio star - and giving Georgina some highly distracting come-hither vibes. Georgina is going to have to work solo on this one - and fast because soon, Doug's life won't be the only one on the line...
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Read!,
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This review is from: Succubus On Top (Paperback)
The entire series is amazing, this book is no different. I try very hard not to give away any of the plot in my reviews but I can say that this book is the perfect ratio of intimate scenes and plot.
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Being a succubus comes down to a convincing poker face and a good sales pitch (4.5),
By R. Kyle - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Succubus On Top (Paperback)
Seattle based seductress, Georgina Kincaid, is back and she's got more balls in the air than an immortal should be able to juggle.Author and personal idol, Seth Mortensen and Georgina are falling in love. The problem is, they cannot consummate their relationship without Georgina consuming some of Seth's lifeforce and consequently shortening his life. Her old friend, Bastien, is in Seattle with an assignment he cannot fail. He must seduce Dana Dailey, radio hostess and right-wing family values lobbyist--or else. Her co-worker, Doug Sato, has a new drummer in his band and they're taking off like wildfire. Well, everything Doug is doing is taking off like wildfire except when he hits a low--unfortunately, Georgina suspects that someone immortal is causing the problem and she's concerned for her friend's life. As I stated in the first review for "Succubus Blues," I honestly never thought this would be my type of book. Richelle Mead's got a magic pen and she can pin the 'hooker with the heart of gold' tag on a succubus and make it fit. Georgina is truly likable. She's got ethics for a girl in her profession. For the most part, she only messes with bad guys. The rest of her cast is lively and interesting. I'm fascinated that her boss, the demon Jerome, hangs out in Seattle with the angel, Carter. Quite an unlikely pair. Ms. Mead juggles more than three separate conflicts with ease and she provides resolution for enough of them to make the book satisfying. This is not a series that has 'to be continued' stamped boldly at the back. Plus, you can read "Succubus on Top" before "Succubus Blues" if you wish. There's enough backstory to explain the characters without being infodump. I would like to see more worldbuilding in future novels. As primarily a fantasy reader, I am less interested in the romantic aspects of the story than the mythical and fantastical. I do believe Ms. Mead can strike a balance that should make most genre readers happy. 13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Losing interest,
By Serene - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Succubus On Top (Paperback)
Geogina Kincaid is a succubus with a bumbling girl-next-door charm. She and her crew of demonic allies live in Seattle where they corrupt innocents for their infernal bosses, and she works in a bookstore called Emerald Isle books.This is the second book in the series, and I found it somewhat weaker than the first. Georgina is a fun character, but I find her personality at times a bit tiresome. Georgina lacks insight into the human condition and seems very inexperienced for someone who has lived as long as she. She gets surprised too often by the quirkiness of the humans, and seems to have no trouble destroying the health and happiness of good mortals to protect her love Seth who is about as interesting as oatmeal. The subplot involving the evil talk show host didn't interest me. It felt heavy-handed and preachy too me. I also felt Georgina's outrage was a bit strange. Georgina has lived for centuries through eras where women were considered property and prejudice and religion ruled, and yet she seems very modern in her core values and beliefs and very outraged besides to see these values espoused by anyone. I would think someone born centuries past would not be surprised by viewpoints like Dana's. George seemed like a modern young woman confronted by a bigot, rather than a centuries old immortal who likely was a bigot herself at some point in her life (as many ancient people were). I think Georgina should be more worldly and a bit jaded by such things. It is hardly anything new to someone of her lifespan. The second weakness of the story is the romance. Georgina rhapsodizes about Seth, but the fact of the matter, is Seth bores me to tears. He's not romantic, not hot, and Georgina's longing for him is unexplained and overdone. Seth just types, and acts helpless and seems so bland it is hard to imagine why George is so fascinated... I know I'm not. The character I expected to like so much- Sebastian, was also a real disappointment. Incubuses should be sexy and Sebastian was arrogant and described as being unattractive. I didn't care about him or his quest to corrupt Dana. Perphaps if he'd been hotter, or had a better personality I might have liked him more. Unfortunately he was unlikeable for some reason and I didn't care about his story arc. Overall, while I like the authors' style, and she has some amusing ideas ... I don't like Seth at all and since their romance is one of the major themes of the series, I'm probably going to not rush out and buy any more. 12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Definitely less interesting than the first book!,
By L. Elmer - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Succubus On Top (Paperback)
I found this book fairly boring and I really missed the interaction with her friends (they remained in the background for much of this book). I wasn't enamored of the male succubus character and am tired of the "we can't have sex" line with the author. I really enjoyed her first book, but this one was one I bought and then donated to the public library (I should have checked it out from there first!)
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