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Seventeen-year-old Riley, the only daughter of legendary demon trapper Paul Blackthorne, has always dreamed of following in her father's footsteps. The good news is, with human society seriously disrupted by economic upheaval and Lucifer increasing the number of demons in all major cities, Atlanta's local Trappers Guild needs all the help it can get-even from a girl. When she's not keeping up with her homework or trying to manage her growing crush on fellow apprentice Simon, Riley's out saving distressed citizens from foul-mouthed little devils-Grade One Hellspawn only, of course, per the strict rules of the Guild. Life's about as normal as it can be for the average demon-trapping teen. But then a Grade Five Geo-Fiend crashes Riley's routine assignment at a library, jeopardizing her life and her chosen livelihood. And as if that wasn't bad enough, sudden tragedy strikes that Trappers Guild, spinning Riley down a more dangerous path than she ever could have imagined. As her whole world crashes down around her, who can Riley trust with her heart-and her life? back cover of The Demon Trapper's Daughter

Riley is the only girl Demon Trapper in Atlanta and she gets a lot of flak for it, but she doesn't give up. She sticks with it and tries even harder than she might if she were a boy. Some of the men of the Guild are very rude, disrespectful and sexist towards her, but that doesn't slow her down. I love this about her. She is a great lead character and a strong role model for girls.


Beck is another story. Beck is rough around the edges...well not just the edges, he is just plain old rough! He is insulting, selfish, and well, kind of a jerk. However, when tragedy strikes the Trapper's Guild, Beck steps in and becomes quite dashing. I really liked that as a reader, we got to see both sides of him. The side that doesn't give a crap about anybody, and the side that does! He may act all tough, but I suspect we have a true softie on our hands.

Simon is the character I have been waiting for. He is gentlemanly, kind, loving and very religious. He doesn't let anything get in the way of his Faith, and I love that. I'm pretty sure (meaning I really hope) that all of you love(d) Simon as much as I did. Seriously. It's been a long time since there was a male semi-lead that was actually a GOOD guy through and through. Right on.


I was very excited to read this book. Religious books (either for good or for bad) intrigue me, and this one didn't let me down. The aspect of Hell is all throughout the book (like many others), I mean come on they are battling demons, and Lucifer's name is mentioned a few times. But, there is also the Heaven aspect. And it's not just a "ha ha, no Heaven isn't real" scoff either, there is genuine Faith in this book. It's not in your face, but it is that, and I respect and love that. It's daunting for me to read a book that is all about Hell and Heaven is just something to laugh at. *end rant*

I gave this book a 3/5 because I felt like a bit was missing. I think I just didn't care for the dialog a whole lot, but the action scenes were great.