Misfit

Misfit

by Jon Skovron

Jael's been moving from town to town her whole life and when she was eight, she found out why: she's a half-breed.  She's the child of a demon mother and a human father.  While she's never met her demoness mother, the demon that tried to attack her in the playground convinces her that what her father tells her is true.

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Now, at 16, Jael's father gives her a necklace left to her by her mother and soon everything changes.  With the help of her demon uncle and a skater who may become more than a friend, Jael must learn to control her powers and believe in her abilities to fight the demon that killed her mother.

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Final thoughts:  Meh.  There were some good ideas, but the author just couldn't seem to pull it all together.  It was a disappointment.  I found myself repeatedly turning the Kindle off (ARC provided by NetGalley), and leaving it off for days at a time.  There were a few decent moments, but not enough to recommend the book as a whole.  The religious aspect was also clever, but I've seen it before, though not often.

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Rating: 2/5