Imp Forsaken by Debra Dunbar

Imp Forsaken by Debra Dunbar

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


I had certain problems with this book. Unfortunately. Part of it was based on the fact that I 'knew' that certain things were just about to occur . . . but not unfold fully until the next book. That and one of the main story-lines in this book seemed . . . stupid.

At the end of the last book gawttt. Oh sorry, that was me pretending I couldn't say anything because that would be spoiler-y, for the series.

For reasons that are clear to people who have read the previous books, and not to those who haven't, Sam finds herself back in Hel with certain . . . issues. Like problems with converting from one form to another. And stuff. Puts quite a damper on her enjoyment with life. Especially the part wherein she appears unable to change her current form. That as . . . well, people kept calling her 'pond scum', and not as an insult, but as what she 'was'.

So, there Sam is. In Hel suddenly. As pond scum. Unable to move. Unable to look anywhere but up (no, the pond scum doesn't have eyeballs, Sam just has certain 'sensing' abilities). Then some elves turn up. Poke at the scum. Scum that is no where near a pond. And looks vaguely 'wrong'. So they capture it and put it into a dungeon. Assuming it's some form of demon. Get annoyed when the pond scum remains pond scum.

Eventually the Elves learn that the pond scum is in fact a demon. Specifically one that is quite . . . unpopular in that specific Elf kingdom. Stuff happens. Magic unfolds. Etc.

Not the story line, though, that I called 'stupid'. No, that's the one wherein Sam, in a prior book, just casually puts her name on a breeding proposal. Just did it. Knowing it'd cause issues. There were some vague threats but . . . stupid plot line. Well, the time of waiting is over, and now Sam will need to spend a thousand years as some assholes play-toy. By her own conscious decision. There already was a massive asshole in the series, Gregory (not his actual name, apparently), but hey, more the merrier or something. Oh - right, that demon Sam's bound herself to via breeding contract, is super high up and is a massive sadistic (literally) asshole.

Right, so, massive amounts of torture and abuse occurs in this here book. Not a fun book at all. I was going to rate it something like a solid three stars until some of the events near the end of the book convinced me to rate it somewhat higher than that.

Rating: 3.58

July 13 2017





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