The Accidental Demon Slayer

Sucked worse than a vacuum cleaner

This is definately a page turner, and what I would classify as a LMAO-book. I will recommend this book to everyone I know, whether they like paranormal romance or not. Written in first person POV, Ms. Fox cuts right into the action in the very first page, which did not stop until the very last page of the book. Lizzie's character was developed very well, and with the story written in first person, it was almost like you can feel her emotions and everything she went through as if you are going through it yourself. Although she makes some very stupid mistakes throughout the story, but there is never a time you'd thought her "dumb," because, in a situation like hers, anyone will make the same stupid choices. In addition, Dimitri is also a very yummy character that I've grown to love throughout the book. Ms. Fox really made every single scene in this book funny as hell. Although I rarely like the idea of "slayers," this book really did it for me. I can't wait for the sequel to this book, coming out next year, and if it's just as good, Ms. Fox is surely to become one of my favorite authors. But since this is her very first novel, I'll just have to settle with having this book as my favorite book.

My bookseller recommended this to me because I read a lot of Janet Evanovich and Katie MacAlister. Boy was she right. The Accidental Demon Slayer is funny, intense and it has a great element of mystery to it as well. I read this in a day, and could not put it down. I even took it with me when I let the dog out. My only complaint is that it moved really fast and sometimes, we'd leave certain characters or a setting while I wanted to stick around and experience more of that. Of course that's my same complaint with Evanovich. Sometimes, I wish these authors would slow down. But I have to admit I had fun, and I'll be back for more if this is indeed the start to a series.

I bought this book because I was curious about the idea of geriatric biker witches, and while I liked those characters, what I liked most about The Accidental Demon Slayer is that it's different. So many of the paranormals these days all seem to read the same and this book is like a breath of fresh air. The writing style is fast-paced and quirky, the dog character is a crack up and I really enjoyed not knowing what was going to come next. It was also fun to have the male lead be a shapeshifting griffin. I read a lot about vampires and werewolves and the like, but this is the first griffin I've run across. After this, I'll be looking for more. I don't know why more authors haven't done this because griffins are perfect male leads - they're intensely loyal, they're protective and they're smoking hot. Plus, griffins are known to mate for life, which is a neat angle in a paranormal romance. So five stars, well done and I can't wait to recommend this to my book club.

It's Lizzie Brown's 30th birthday and she is really looking forward to spending the night with friends and a certain guy that is showing up. However, what she gets is an unknown grandmother, who's a biker, a demon in her toilet who is tossing poison at her and her dog is suddenly speaking to her. If that isn't enough to overload her, she meets Dimitri Kallinikos that night. He's a sexy and handsome shape-shifting griffin who says he's her protector. Lizzie soon discovers that there is a whole lot about her family's past that she has to discover and learn to control in a hurry. On the run, Lizzie meets the rest of her grandmother's coven, yep a grandmother biker coven, and finds out that Dimitri has not been totally honest with her. Lizzie's only hope to make everything right is to go to the underworld and fight a demon - gulp. The Accidental Demon Slayer is a humorist romp while Lizzie learns her heritage. Lizzie's life has suddenly becomes a beginner's guide into the paranormal and is funny and at times silly. There were many times that I felt as lost as Lizzie and other times when I wished Lizzie would just stand up for herself. In the end, however, Lizzie gets a handle on the world she is suddenly thrust into and shows just what she can do. I found The Accidental Demon Slayer to be a light hearted, fun and silly story that can help you escape during a long summer afternoon. Jo reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed

Preschool teacher Lizzie Brown's life may never be the same when her long lost witch grandmother shows up driving a hot pink Harley and starts casting magic spells from Smucker's jars. Pirate, her Jack Russell terrier, starts talking! Lizzie discovers that she is the exalted Demon Slayer of Dalea and a demon, Xerxes, emerges from her toilet to cause even more havoc! As they head to Memphis to join the grandmother's just as strange coven to learn magic, Dimitri Kallinikos, a shape shifting griffin shows up as her mentor. Teaching her the three rules of demon slaying, he is both protector and teacher. Dimitri, however, needs her to slay a demon of his own and as their feelings for each other grow, Lizzie and Dimtri are forced to make tough choices when family loyalties come into play in a battle begun generations ago. Told through Lizzie's eyes, THE ACCIDENTAL DEMON SLAYER, follows the heroine on the journey of her maturation and self-discovery in a well-imagined world ever so kooky yet touched by wonderful dash of tenderness. Within 12 hours, Lizzie has lost her home, her job, her clothes, and her friends to follow her grandmother, accused of murder, to be trained in magic and face demons and her destiny as the new family demon slayer. Unaware of the extent of her powers or her family history, Lizzie struggles to make sense of the crazy world her grandmother opens before her. As she comes to face with The Witches of the Red Skull with its cantankerous witch Ant Eater, werewolves, and above all her own magical powers, Lizzie sees the humorous outrageousness of her situation with a unique sense of innocence and irreverent sass. Although her dog Pirate plays the tough guy, the reader sees the tenderness within Lizzie's heart through him. Dimitri, her protector and mentor, awakens the woman in Lizzie with his body and kiss. Dimitri helps Lizzie focus on her powers and concentrating her magic when her magic turns her familiar world topsy-turvy. Oh my, THE ACCIDENTAL DEMON SLAYER is a fun book! Angie Fox's world and adventures had me laughing as the vivid and hilarious scenarios got funnier and funnier. The grandmother and her group of witches were a total scream. Angie Fox mixes paranormal with a fun, bold smart tone but by the end, I felt myself immersed in Lizzie's whole world and the drama playing out in her family. Angie Fox's humor gives way to a suspenseful adventure that keeps the reader on the edge as Lizzie and Dimitri face the ominous dangers ahead. The final leg of the journey is spectacular ---.not a gradual let-down but an ever increasing delightful unveiling, not just once but in several gradual layers. Intricacies with wonderful twists and revelations of the paranormal world kept me riveted to this book. What an ending! With her debut book, Angie Fox has created a wonderful magical world that will have readers eager to re-enter and anxiously awaiting her next release!