Deal with the Devil: A Mercenary Librarians Novel

Deal with the Devil is set in a future US in the Atlanta area in the 2080s. Solar flares and storms in the 2040s damaged infrastructure and destabilized the government. Energy wars followed. The southeastern US is controlled by a corporation called TechCorps. There is no regulation of genetic engineering, human experimentation and biometric implants. There is more cruelty than kindness, and corporations are more important than people. Nina is an escaped genetically engineered clone and leads a group of three women. They are a team of information brokers who try to save and distribute books and help their community. Garrett leads a squad of soldiers, the Silver Devils, who defected from the TechCorps. All of the characters are wanted by TechCorps and have a price on their head. They have special abilities so it's like reading about superheroes. Deal with the Devil has non-stop action and intrigue and really cool tech. A steamy yet conflicted romance develops between Nina and Garrett. The banter between the characters is fun and humorous. It was a great read and I'm really looking forward to the next book.

I loved the whole concept of this book. I mean, what could be cooler than mercenary librarians trying to help out the regular people in a post apocalyptic time where the flares have destroyed so much data and there is an evil corporation trying to control everything? Nina, Dani, and Maya are three tough women who have been hired by the Silver Devils to get a RLOC bunker but there is more going on. It leads to much excitement and violence and even some more romantic feelings. I liked the story and all the fights and camaraderie between the characters but I felt that the romance was a bit sudden for a Nina and Knox. I am probably a bit too cynical though and so I am sure others will find it just fine. I do like also that it did not end on a big cliffhanger though there is a little hook at the end that definitely makes me want to continue the series. This was a fun book and I enjoyed diving into it (bar the romance).

This was honestly amazing. I never thought I would see a day when the words mercenary and librarians would be in the same sentence, but it worked so well! I loved the fact that it was futuristic but it wasn’t too far into the future, both of our main characters were actually amazing, and the plot was gripping. Win: - the characters were very well put together. Knox was an interesting addition -the risk that payed off. Again I wouldn’t expect mercenary librarians to work, but I loved it Opportunities -I want to see more of this world. It’s America, but it’s a completely different America than what we’re living in -2 authors didn’t mesh completely. There were parts where I could tell that it was completely different writing from the page/ chapter / paragraph before. It didn’t take away much but it was noticeable So all in all, I enjoyed this. It started off with a bang and didn’t let up afterwards. The plot wasn’t super interesting, but it was still very fun to read. I can’t wait for the next book!