Last Rite (Personal Demons #3) by Lisa Desrochers

I began reading the Personal Demon Series years ago when I met Lisa Desrochers in New York at Book Expo America.  I loved the covers of her books and her amazing presence at YA events.  I had not had time to get my hands on a copy of Last Rite when it came out so when I saw it sitting on the self at the local library, I knew it was time.

In this final installment of the thrilling, edgy Personal Demons series, the battle between Heaven and Hell has become critical, and Frannie Cavanaugh is right at the center of it.

With the help of the powerful angel Gabe and demon-turned-mortal Luc, Frannie has been able to stay one step ahead of the forces of Hell. But when the demons killed Frannie's best friend and destroyed her brother, they raised the stakes. If Frannie wants to keep her family and friends safe, she knows she has no choice but to go on the run.

Their best defense is the power Frannie has been struggling to master, but her attempts to hone her skill go horribly awry. If Frannie doesn't learn fast, the consequences could be devastating--even apocalyptic.

What happens when you can't outrun Hell...or trust the ones you love?

I was not sure how Lisa Desrochers would be able to end this series in a satisfying way. I worried that every one of the characters that I had fallen in love with would die in an awful ending. I should have trusted Frannie and Lisa Dez more! The ending was so satisfying and interesting and believable that I loved it. I was so glad that it ended the way that it did. I loved the overall message that came from the story. I loved seeing God in a book about demons and angels. That has been my biggest complaint with Supernatural as they showed the battle for the world between Heaven and Hell. How could God be absent when that is going on?! Spoiler alert- God is not absent for Frannie. God is there to help her see the light in the darkness. I loved that we got more of Luc's viewpoint in this book. He is my favorite character overall. He is so sweet but also dark and complex. I love him to bits. Love him. I was so sad to see the series end but it was a satisfying ending. I feel like I don't need to know what happens to them after Last Rite. I feel like it is all going to be okay.

You can click here to find the Personal Demons series on Goodreads. Remember, you can find more on Lisa Desrochers and her books on her blog and you can follow her on Twitter. I give Last Rite 5 Fairies for a lovely ending to a great series that I adored!

Original Sin (Personal Demons Book 2) by Lisa Desrochers

It's time to review the copy of Original Sin that I got signed at BEA!  I am so excited to share this with you!  Make sure to add Original Sin and Personal Demons to your Goodreads "To Read" list- you can just click on the titles and the links will take you to the book pages on Goodreads.  You should also show Lisa Desrochers (and LUC!) some love by pre-ordering on Amazon, Book Depository or at your local independent bookstore!  You still have time to order a copy before the book drops on July 5th.


Check out the sweet cover!  You have Gabe standing behind Frannie and Luc stalking in the background.  Yes, that's right.  Gabe struts like a model and Luc stalks like a jungle cat.  Yet another reason to be Team Luc!


This book was far more action packed than the first one but as a member of Team Luc, it was a little hard on my heart!  Frannie has changed Luc for the better with her love for him as her determination to keep him has caused him to literally change.  But you can't hide from Hell for long and Frannie's new guardian angel is still pretty new to this guardian gig.  Gabe realizes that he is too tempted by Frannie and that if he were to fall, he could no longer keep her safe.  What will happen and how will they make it through as all Hell breaks loose in Frannie's life?


In the interest of keeping this as spoiler free as possible so that you'll be enticed to read these books, I am going to be very vague and mysterious, sorry!  Original Sin has more action than Personal Demons and more sexual shenanigans so it is probably not for the under 16 set.  I loved it though because there was plenty of Luc and Frannie.  I didn't so much dig a character who is new to this book who even gets to narrate in between Luc and Frannie's chapters.  Matt, Frannie's twin brother and guardian angel is anti-Luc and that annoyed me.  He also wasn't very good at being Frannie's guardian- especially the guarding and the rule about  not interfering in her life.  There are a bunch of demons after Frannie and Luc which leads to some crazy events.  You really just have to read this one because there is just SO much action packed into it!  At the end, we come away shocked, a little creeped out and generally worried for the future.  The cliff hanger ending is going to haunt me until book three comes out.  But you won't be sorry if you give these books a chance.  I loved them and devoured both book over a period of 36 hours.  I read them at home, in the car, at the doctor's office- I could NOT put them down.  So go and buy a copy of Personal Demons and get your pre-order in for Original Sin- now!  I think that once you read them, you'll go to the dark side too! 

Original Sin earns 5 Fairies for a hot as hell demon with a heart of gold.

Remember, you can find more on Lisa Desrochers and her books on her blog and you can follow her on Twitter.  You can also see Lisa in person at these stops on the After Dark Tour:


June 20: Fairview, TX, A Real Bookstore, 113 Prairie Rd, 7pm, with Leah Clifford and Courtney Allison Moulton

June 21: The Woodlands, TX, Barnes and Noble, 1201 Lake Woodlands Dr., 5pm, with Leah Clifford, Sophie Jordan and Courtney Allison Moulton 

June 25: New Orleans, LA, ALA Annual Conference, Tor Booth #1122, 11-12pm

July 5: New York, NY, Books of Wonder, 18 West 18th Street, 6-8pm, with Leah Clifford and Courtney Allison Moulton

July 6: Burlington, MA, Barnes and Noble, 98 Middlesex Turnpike, 7-9pm, with Leah Clifford and Courtney Allison Moulton

July 14: San Marcos, CA, Teen event, San Marcos branch of the San Diego County Public Library, 2 Civic Center Dr., 7pm 
July 15: San Diego, CA, Mysterious Galaxy, 7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., Suite 302, 7-9pm 

Personal Demons (Personal Demons Series #1) by Lisa Desrochers

I had the great fortune to meet Lisa Desrochers, author of Personal Demons and the upcoming Original Sin, at BEA and Teen Author Carnival.  Lisa is a really awesome lady who has a great voice and some wicked hot book boys in her books!  I have been trying to get my hands on a copy of Personal Demons for months so I was more than happy to buy a copy for Lisa to sign at the Teen Author Carnival.  And I have to say that after reading it, Personal Demons was SO worth the wait!

Let's start with the cover.  I love it.  You have Frannie in the middle with her hand on Luc (Woot for Team Luc!) and Gabe is strutting in the background.  I love how you can see the red glow in Luc's eyes and the ethereal wings behind Gabe.  SO cool.  In case you guys missed it, I am totally TEAM LUC!  I LOVE that Lisa wrote him as a redemptive character, I just love that.  Gabe... eh.  Angels are cool and all but the idea of love saving someone- hot!  Plus, who doesn't love the bad boy with a heart of gold?
In Personal Demons, we see things from either Luc or Frannie's point of view in alternating perspectives.  This is great because Luc is a pretty complex and interesting guy and it's good to get a guy's point of view.  Luc is a demon sent from Hell to tag a soul for Hell.  His mark is someone important that the previous lower level demons sent have not been able to find.  Luc begins his search at Haden High school.  He's so good that he finds his mark on his first day: Mary Frances "Frannie" Cavanaugh.  Getting her to make a habit of sinning and then marking her soul for Hell should be a walk in the park for Luc but he doesn't count on having competition or finding that Frannie can change his brimstone heart.  Gabe appears on the scene shortly after Luc does and he is going to be stiff competition for Frannie's soul because Gabe is a Dominion, an angel third in rank to God Himself.  Frannie finds herself pursued by both boys and she has feelings for them both but can she choose one?  If so, which will she choose: dark or light?  And what will happen if she chooses?

This book is amazing.  Honestly.  I am not exaggerating.  I love that Lisa does something unique in having the demon fall for his mark and the girl fall for him too.  I love Luc to bits because he's so bad but so good.  He's a real redemptive character who we watch change over the course of the book and let's face it, he's hot (literally)!  Gabe is great too but not my favorite.  I like that Frannie is a kick butt, take charge kind of girl.  Her kick assery (yes, that is a word.  Learned it at the Teen Author Carnival) makes the book feel like an edgy, YA Urban Fantasy.  I really enjoyed it.  It's great to get a female lead in a YA who is not whiny for the majority of the book.  Frannie is a great role model for teens in that she tries to do the right thing but makes mistakes and bad choices, like anyone.  She's far from perfect but she still tries to do the right thing.  She's also fiercely loyal and she has great taste in boys!

This book is a great read for teens 16 and up due to teenage drinking and sexual shenanigans.  Be sure to check out tomorrow's review of Original Sin, the next Personal Demons book which comes out July 5th!  You can find out more about Lisa Desrochers and her books on her blog and by following her on Twitter!  Seriously, check her out because she is wicked cool!

Personal Demons gets 5 Fairies for a sexy demon, a golden angel and the snarky grease monkey they're both after.