Let me preface this by saying I officially am no longer someone who vibes with Kerri's plot/ characters. I used to be able to vibe back in Hunting Prince Dracula, but since that book I've experienced steep declines in my enjoyment of her novels. I thought maybe those feelings were because Escaping From Houdini left such a bad taste in my mouth, but now I think it's just I've grown into other tastes that do not include this type of book. This doesn't mean this book cannot be enjoyed by others AT ALL. I'm just not the demographic anymore.

To start, my enjoyment of this novel overall is very small. My favorite part actually was the descriptions of food- HA didn't expect that did ya? Yes, the food descriptions left my mouth watering and were so visceral that I needed to go eat immediately or else my stomach wouldn't stop growling until the next century. And that's a good thing for a book.

Though besides the incredible food, I thought this book fell... flat. The Princes of Hell are basically the Seven Deadly Sins, and I just did not see how Kerri's version lined up with the actual lore. They don't have any dimension, and they certainly felt like caricatures or stereotypical copy and paste. Wrath honestly was hardly angry, in my opinion, and he took sooooo much disrespect from Emilia. I know she's grieving and all, but a Prince of Hell- most definitely Wrath- would not take that crap AT ALL. He'd slice her in two within seconds! He's also this millennium old demon, and he acts like an angsty teenage boy. I understand bloodthirsty malevolence but that was nonexistent! I just cannot compute how a demon- a cunning one at that- would act this way. I know this is YA, but seriously the Seven Deadly Sins are sins for a reason. They're meant to be the most ruthless emotions within humans, and instead we have Wrath softly trying to calm down Emilia as she goes on a rampage?! Maybe I'm too far gone into the adult category, but I'd imagine Wrath to be not the most gentle lover in the world... so... when he does the exact opposite I'm a bit confused..? I definitely shouldn't have read this book if my preconceptions were going to influence me so intensely, but here we are, sorry.

Moreover, the plot seemed cookie cutter and a bit sporadic. It seemed like twists were dropped in at the most inconvenient points and not well thought out. The one towards the end between Wrath and Emilia really left me cackling because it was sooo random. I think if you're looking for that extra broody, dark male love interest this book would be 10/10 for you, but it's come to my realization that that doesn't include me anymore or at least this version.

All in all, I know I sound really negative in this, but if this type of stuff is for you then go for it. I know now to stay away.

Thank you Jimmy Patterson books for sending me a review copy. All thoughts and opinions are my own.