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The Devil's Right Hand

Written by Lilith Saintcrow

Narrated by Tanya Eby

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

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Dante Valentine, Necromancer and bounty hunter, just wants to be left alone. But the Devil has other ideas.

The Prince wants Dante. And he wants her now. And Dante and her lover, Japhrimel, have no choice but to answer the Prince's summons. And to fulfill a seemingly simple task: become the Devil's Right Hand, hunt down four demons that have escaped from Hell, and earn His gratitude.

It's a shame that nothing is ever easy when it comes to the Devil. Because of course, he doesn't tell Dante the whole truth: there is a rebellion brewing in Hell. And there is a good chance that Lucifer is about to be pushed off the throne.

But Dante is getting really tired of being pushed around. And this time, she might be angry enough to take on the Devil himself. . .

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Release dateMay 1, 2012
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Lilith Saintcrow

Lilith Saintcrow was born in New Mexico, bounced around the world as an Air Force brat, and fell in love with writing in second grade. She is the author of the Dante Valentine and Jill Kismet series, as well as the bestselling author of the Strange Angels YA series. She lives in Vancouver, Washington, with her children, dogs, and assorted other strays.

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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Okay. Great story, good action, made me think (as usual).

    BUT. The character of Valentine was unbelievably irritating for a big part of the book. The character even told herself to quit whining more than once. I don't recall that the previous Valentine books contained so much navel-gazing. This strong, kick-butt bounty hunter turned into a clingy, whiny, truculent child.

    Of course, Japhrimel's constant "Trust me" directives with nothing to back them up did nothing to help. If the demon knows the hedaira so well, he should know that you can't expect unconditional trust without giving some sort of explanation or reason.

    One of my big 'buttons' in any kind of fiction is the "You just don't understand" statement or the "I'm doing this to protect you, don't ask questions" statement. That sort of a 'plot device' is unbelievably condescending. (Screaming, "If I don't understand, then TELL me!")

    I was happy with the ending. As usual, there are plenty of strings left hanging, making me look forward to the next book.
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    I guess this book in the series was okay....I'm a little put off by the writing now, the constant repeating of thought and dialogue is annoying. The stories are just "eh" for me right now, but I'll finish them out.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    This was a much better improvement from the second one. (I found Dante to be a little whiny). She still packs a punch with her wit and literally kicks butt in the action scenes. Although she’s still emotional at times, and Japhrimel doesn’t really help her much (at least it seems like it). I’m glad Dante got back on her feet and is somewhat back to her normal self. Like the previous two novels, the action scenes never disappoint me. They’re well written and very descriptive and it really does feel as if you’re watching a movie instead of reading a book. I still think Dante still needs to develop a bit more. It’s like she’s stuck in a rut and can’t seem to get past the emotional stage of her development. It’s developing, but I think it’s developing a little too slow. Yet as I mentioned above, I’m glad she’s back to her butt kicking ways. She still has some issues to resolve, and hopefully they’ll get solved soon to get the plot moving faster.The relationship between Dante and Japhrimel seems strained and tense. Although there’s a lot of love, there’s also a very deep sense of mistrust between the two of them as Japhrimel still hides a lot of secrets. I like them as a couple and they both compliment each other well. Plot-wise, the book was good. Although it was slow at first to get into. The action does pick up and some twists were revealed to keep the story interesting. I still feel as if the story is missing something though, but it could be because I just don’t like the way Dante’s character is developing. The twist in the end was good and I’m looking forward to picking up the next book to read the series further.Dante Valentine fans will be happy that she’s back to her own self (somewhat) and Japh is still sexy as ever. The action and plot twists will keep us coming back for more. Let’s hope with this new twist, the plot will be taken further and will be an enjoyable read like this book.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    for anyone looking to get into a tough, gritty sort of urban fantasy - don't start here. go back to book one. saintcrow is name-dropping from the previous 2 books in the set, but at this point it's gotten dense enough already that the action (and maybe more importantly, the INTERactions between people) can't be re-capped in a quick one page summary, so new readers will be somewhat lost.

    dante valentine has several screws loose. a survivor of both childhood abandonment and a brutally sadistic prep school for those with psychic & magical talent, girl's got some major trust issues. we spend a lot of time in her head here, agonizing with her over the loyalty of her demon boyfriend who's just negotiated a contract that has her working for lucifer himself for the next seven years. as other reviewers have remarked, this constant anguish starts to get a little old in short order, but it is refreshingly *real*. for those of us who've complained about the mary-sue-ism and increasingly godlike powers of various other paranormal chicks (laurell hamilton, i'm looking at you here), this is a nice change. our heroine is in over her head here, interacting with malevolent forces that could destroy her with a glance, and she doesn't escape from these things unscathed. the suspense is real and engaging - you don't have that automatic assurance that all will be neat & healthy at the end.

    this novel, much like the second one, seems to be transitional, moving from the powerhouse first into a more series-adventure setup. i'm intersted, i'm hooked, and i'll be reading on to see if it starts to hit its stride in the next ones, but i do prefer things to be more "contained" (read: a complete story) in each individual book.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    The continuing story of Dante Valentine, Japherimal and the Devil.Lucifer demands a meeting with Dante, hires her as a replacement "Right Hand" and asks her to hunt down 4 demons who have fled hell. Japh does some of the negotiations and that's really where it all starts going wrong...Japh goes back to Hell with Lucifer, sending Dante home. Someone tries to assassinate Dante by crashing a hover full of reactive paint into her house and then blowing it up. Dante flees, but the seeds of doubt are (pretty reasonably) sewn.The situation continues to be ambiguous, until Japh reveals just how much he's been humouring Dante, and he starts treating her as a chattel. She is not happy at all, feeling her trust has been violated - a situation that I whole heartedly agree with her assessment of.She does a runner when she can, finds out something that approximates to the truth and feels relieved when Japh turns up and rescues her from Lucifer. She decides that she loves him enough to forgive him - he asks her to help him change and understand her better.There's a lot of action, a lot of intrigue, quite a lot about the world in which they live (a lot of action in Freetowns), but at heart this is a book about a relationship with two people that don't understand each other, and seem destined to continue down that route. It's well written and engaging on all levels.One world of caution - having read three of these on the trot, they're intense enough I need a break before I tackle the last two. I feel like I've been throw the ringer with Dante and I need a bit of a break, even if she won't get one - this is really a compliment to the author for pulling me in so much.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Wow. Things get _complicated_. Also, in this book unlike the previous two, nothing really gets resolved - it's setting up the parameters for the situation in the next book. All her enemies, and her possible allies, are still around and active and needing to be dealt with - she has something of an idea what is going on now, that's all. And knows a little more about Jaf (Japh). Though she's still missing one major point that he's repeated dozens of times - ''while you live, I live'' (and I suspect vice versa). She spends a lot of time looking for loopholes in good things - enough that she even gets mad at herself. Japh's stupid stunt at least focused her attention, so she's got a better chance of seeing what's under her nose. The battles are interesting, too - she kept talking, in Dead Man Rising, about how she was way stronger and faster and more able than any normal human - now she's coming up against things where the difference is negligible, she's practically as vulnerable as before. There's a lot of aspects to the story - who's lying about what, who's just being silent, who's the worse danger to her and him and the whole thing. As I said - complicated. I'm eager to read the next book - but it's 1 am and I've got to get up early tomorrow!
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Bk. 3 - Dante needs to get over the repetitive, doubting, whiny, prissy crap. I want my strong, sharp female lead back. Where was the editor hrm? I don't need 1/4th of the book to be this crap...anyway, I am hoping the 4th book turns things around for her since this is obviously a transitional book. On the plus side (a small one), when some action finally kicks in, it is bearable but the overly dramatic and woe-is-me and I love him but I can't trust him beginning is especially hard to get through.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    This is the third book in the Dante Valentine series by Lilith Saintcrow. Thankfully it was much, much better than the second book.The books starts with Danny living peacefully in Toscano with Japh by her side. Danny is finally getting to do some research into her half-demon nature and Japh remains silent about any information he could give her. The peaceful existence falls to pieces when a summons from Lucifer comes and Danny and Japh can no longer ignore it. Lucifer forces Danny to be his Right-Hand for seven years. Lucifer has 4 demons that he wants Danny to hunt down and kill. When Japh throws getting his demonic power returned to him into the bargain and leaves Danny alone with no explanation, she ends up in quite the fix.There was a lot of action in this book and the return of the more self-sufficient Danny that we were introduced to in book one. I really liked the inclusions of other demons and the ending took a twist that I wasn't expecting. Really it was the ending that made this book for me and tied Danny into a mess so complicated that it was intensely interesting. I really liked this book it was fast paced and easy to read. Danny got a new sword and it is awesome to have her fighting how she likes to fight.I still have a number of complaints. I *still* think Danny acts strange about Japh. She needs to stop being so obsessed over him. I was also disappointed at the pace of the storyline; the storyline didn't progress as far as I had expected. In fact the third and fourth book (which I am in the middle of) would have probably been more appropriate as one book. I was also frustrated with how Danny's half-demon nature is made a big deal of but we still don't know anything about it. Most of these things could be done intentionally by Saintcrow to take us by surprise later and I guess I will have to wait and see about that. At the end of this book I was glad I had the next one because there really isn't anything resolved in this book, just more questions.This was a good book. I enjoyed it, much better than the second book. Hopefully in the fourth book some of the plot-lines will find some resolution.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    When I finished Book 1 I thought, "wow! I can't wait to read the next one." After finishing Book 2, I thought, "I have to tell everyone about this series." Now, after living and breathing this last book for the last ten conscious hours, I feel that same hum of contentment I felt back in the days when Robb's (Roberts's) In Death series was still a new and exciting thing. Danny has all the ass-kicking, hair-pulling appeal as Eve Dallas, with that same core of vulnerability to keep her character credible. Japhrimel is the tall, dark demon who becomes more of a mystery the longer you know him. It's both fascinating and frustrating to watch their relationship develop--I thought I had communication problems. With the added spice of violence, otherworldly creatures, and plenty of sass I couldn't be happier.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    The Dante Valentine series is like a graphic novel for women without the graphics. Dante needs to grow up and her relationship to the demon Japhrimel is tested once again. this time not by death but by loyalty. It seems Japh has gone back to hell and is working for the devil once again and she is hired to find some rogue demons that escaped hell before they find her. She teams up with some interesting charcters in her quest including the deathless one Lucas (Who I love) and I dare say they will return in the next book. Saintcrow never disaapoints me.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    I did not enjoy this book much at all. It was laborous to get thru it. I will still read the rest of the series because i like the characters but this book in particular was annoying. The entire book was spent inside Dante's head...whinning about how she can't trust people. I miss the kick butt heroine. It also didn't have much plot. Most books have a background mystery to them. This one ended up being a long book to show she was setup so even the main bounty was bogus. All in all, not a very good read. Maybe it is essential in order to show an impending change of fundamentals for Dante. So in hopes for that, I will go read the next one. But if she keeps wallowing and acting like no one is good enough for her because they keep things from her or lied to her once in their lifetime-write them off. Not cool. Although Jaf was very aggressive and kept her out of the loop-it would annoy anyone. But she was whinning before he took drastic measures. Laborous read.
  • Rating: 1 out of 5 stars
    1/5
    Whine, whine, whine, whine, and whine. I could not finish this book. There is whining and more whining and distrust and then more whining. I flipped to the end just to see what happens and it appears that ***SPOILER ALERT*** everyone dies. Lovely. Jeez. What happened to these books? Really? The first one was good. The second one, ok. This one was horrific.