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***ARC received by author for review***
**MAJOR spoilers from books one and two**

Forgiven has been one of my top most anticipated books of this year. I became an instant fan of Riley and Beck in the first book, The Demon Trapper's Daughter and became even more hooked in the second book, Soul Thief.

Forgiven starts immediately after the shocking ending in Soul Thief. Riley has just slept with Ori, who is really a fallen angel who tricked her because he wants her soul. She now owes a favor to both heaven and Hell. Devastated, Riley goes to Beck's house to confess. Only instead of comforting her, Beck yells at her. Riley finally realizes what they have both been stupid enough to admit, Beck has real feelings for her. Beck ends up leaving and soon after, the Demon Hunters arrive looking for Riley. She escapes and flees to the only other place she thinks is safe, with her dad. Problem is her father is dead. He is now a reanimated corpse and is staying with Mort, a necromancer. Riley confesses to her dad and they agree that she must stay on the run. With the help of Mort and his magic tricks, Riley is able to disguise herself to be able to go with her friend Peter try to figure out the Holy Water scam.

The Demon Hunter's now have Beck in custody and they plan to use him to get to Riley. When it is clear that he does not know where Riley is, they plan to charge Beck with working with Hell. No matter how bad things are between them, Riley can't let Beck take the blame so she turns herself in. Now it is up to the hunters and the Vatican to decide who's side Riley is working for, Heaven or Hell? Until then they release her into the custody of Stewart, master demon trapper. Meanwhile, Beck must deal with Justine, a reporter who is prying too deep into Beck's old life. What is Beck hiding and what impact will it have on his job and on Riley?

As if that weren't bad enough (poor Riley, she never seems to catch a break), there is a new breed of undead demons who are now working together and it's up to Riley to prevent the end of the world. How will she repay debts with heaven AND hell and save the world at the same time?

Riley is one of my favorite characters, (she was featured in my Kick-Butt character giveaway). In Forgiven, Riley has learned from her mistakes and has grown a lot. She is less reckless and more mature. She is determined to fight until the end, even when it seems like all the odds are against her. She finally sees Beck in a new light, instead of the guy that rejected her a couple of years ago and she finally is able to let go of that resentment. Denver Beck is so different than other YA male characters and I LOVE it! He finally opens up to Riley and lets her in on his life and gives her sneak peeks about his past. He finally admits to himself that perhaps it wasn't the best thing to push Riley away in the past and we finally get to see what we have been waiting for since book one. Somehow, Jana manages to make Riley and Beck one of my all-time favorite couples, even though they have never actually been a couple. I find myself desperately looking forward to ANY interaction between these two, whether it be them arguing or those near kisses. The secondary characters also developed a lot from the last books and we learn more about them. I loved reading about Riley's dad Paul, Mort the necromancer, who became one of my new favorite characters in the book, Peter, Stewart, and even Harper and the rest of the demon trappers and hunters and I look forward to reading more about them.

Jana Oliver sure does not disappoint with Forgiven! Forgiven will take you on a non-stop action-packed adventure. It sucks you in on the very first page and will leave you begging to keep reading until you devour every last word. The ending was very unexpected for me and only leaves me desperately wanting the final book in the Demon Trappers series. If you're a fan of this series you will definitely want to get your hands on this book. If you haven't read any of the books, then I highly recommend you add them to the very top of your TBR list! Action, adventure, kick-butt characters, romance, humor, mystery, magic, demon, angels, heaven and hell! Forgiven and the Demon Trapper's books have it all!

5 out of 5 very sparkly stars!
***

Some of my favorite non-spoiler quotes from Forgiven:
- He handed her the juice. "Drink. You look awful." It wasn't a good sign when a dead guy said you looked bad.

- Was this a sign of what her future held? Would Ori continue to push at her mind until she screamed for release? Would Beck throw away his life to save her soul?

- "Why does this feel like a bad episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer?" Riley smiled through her tears. "What would Buffy do now?" Peter thought for a moment. "She'd kick some a** and look smoking hot doing it."

- Hopefully, someone would give her hint what to do when the time came. It wasn't like there was a book in the local library entitled 101 Creative Ways to Prevent Armageddon.

- "One last thing--" In a heartbeat, Roscoe was off his feet and rammed up against the door. The jarring impact set off the security alarm and drenched them in floodlights. "If ya ever hit on Paul Blackthorne's daughter again," Beck bellowed inches from the man's ear, "I will feed ya to a Three, a chunk at a time. Ya got that?"

- Ori had placed a stick of dynamite inside her heart and detonated it, and now there were pieces of her spread all over. Beck wasn't helping her pick them up. If anything, he was grinding them under the heel of his boot.

- "What does that make me? Good or evil?" "It makes you human, dear."

- "No. We're both too tired to go there. Too much has happened between us."
"Hey, he's still talking to you, even after the guy with the wings. That means something even if you don't want to go there."
It did mean something.

- "Yer nothin' like Justine," he blurted. "Never will be. She's ... nice and all that but..." He paused, then took a long breath as if to prepare himself for what he was about to reveal. "Ya mean more to me than she ever will."

- "No more messing around with Hell. They play for keeps."
"Yeah, but so does Heaven."

- "Hang on, girl. I'm takin' you somewhere quiet," Beck said softly. "We'll talk it out, just the two of us. I won't leave ya alone, not until ya want me gone."
"I don't want to be alone."
"I know. Me neither. Not right now."

- Beck grunted his agreement. "Paul sold his soul for you, didn't he?"
Riley turned toward him, astonished. "How did you know?"
Beck adjusted the blanket again. "I just figured it out. That's what a man should do for his daughter. Or his woman." He looked her straight in the eyes. "I'd do it for you if it kept you safe," he said tenderly.
He'd go to Hell for me. In that instant, Riley knew she'd do the same for him.

- From the shocked expression on Beck's face, he knew it, too, and he stepped farther away as if she presented too much temptation. Shaking his head, he murmured, "Sorry, I shouldn't have done that. I had no right."
Before she could tell him that he had every right, his cell phone rang.

- "I should go. Stewart's waitin' for me. Says he wants to teach me how to use a sword properly."
Riley hooted. "Can I watch? This should be totally hilarious."
"Ya've got no respect, woman," Beck retorted. After the door closed behind him, she realized what he'd said. "Woman?" He wasn't calling her girl any longer. If that wasn't a sign the world was ending, what other proof did she need?

-He looked away for a moment, then back at her. He placed his forehead against hers. His breath was ragged and uneven. "Do what ya have to do to pay off yer debt with Heaven," he said, his concern for proper speech abandoned. "But ya do not die on me, ya understand? I can't live without ya. Yer all I got, woman."
Her breath caught in her lungs. "I don't want to be here if you're not."
***
Check out my interview with Jana Oliver!
Nereyda @Mostly YA Book Obsessed


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Forgiven Demon Trappers Jana Oliver Books Reviews

I absolutely love this series. I am not fully sure why that is. Oliver's writing style just draws me in and I love the characters, the unique magic, and the world. I seriously could not put this book down, I just loved it soooo much. The fourth and final book in this series will be, Foretold, and is scheduled for an August 2012 release.

Riley finally has her dead dad back in custody. But with the Demon Hunters in town from the Vatican (and suspicions of her having made a deal with Hell) Riley is in danger. Not to mention the outfall of her liasons with a certain Fallen angel; after learning about that Beck is totally pissed at her. Problem is Riley can sense things are spinning out of control in Atlanta and she fears the final war between good and evil is close at hand.

Riley has finally gets a bit of relief after all of the horrible things that happened at the end of the last book. Her dad is dead, but has been recovered by Mort. But things aren't going to ease up on her anytime soon, her liaisons with the Fallen Angel have made her a target of the Demon Hunters and now she is forced to go on the run.

Riley does some stupid things in this book, but she also grows a lot as a character. We finally see her opening up to some of the people around her and accepting their help.

We see a ton more of Peter and Beck in this book. It is wonderful to see what an awesome friend Peter is to Riley, she really needs the support and I am so glad he was there for her. Riley finally takes off the blindfold where Beck is concerned and it was great to see things finally heat up between those two.

We also see a lot more of Mort the necromancer, he was a wonderful character. Grandmaster Stewart is also a lot more involved in the plot and there are some awesome scenes involving him as well.

The book is incredibly action-packed. There are some seriously epic battle scenes in here and they are very very well written. So many things are starting to come together in this book. I had an incredibly hard time putting the book down. Oliver's writing style is just so readable and has so much momentum, it is always a pleasure to read.

Much of the current story is wrapped up in this book, but not all of it. In fact the book ends in a way that will have readers dying to know what's going to happen in the final book, Foretold.

Overall an absolutely outstanding addition to this awesome series. If you are a fan of action-packed urban fantasy definitely check this series out. Appropriate for young adult and older.
***ARC received by author for review***
**MAJOR spoilers from books one and two**

Forgiven has been one of my top most anticipated books of this year. I became an instant fan of Riley and Beck in the first book, The Demon Trapper's Daughter and became even more hooked in the second book, Soul Thief.

Forgiven starts immediately after the shocking ending in Soul Thief. Riley has just slept with Ori, who is really a fallen angel who tricked her because he wants her soul. She now owes a favor to both heaven and Hell. Devastated, Riley goes to Beck's house to confess. Only instead of comforting her, Beck yells at her. Riley finally realizes what they have both been stupid enough to admit, Beck has real feelings for her. Beck ends up leaving and soon after, the Demon Hunters arrive looking for Riley. She escapes and flees to the only other place she thinks is safe, with her dad. Problem is her father is dead. He is now a reanimated corpse and is staying with Mort, a necromancer. Riley confesses to her dad and they agree that she must stay on the run. With the help of Mort and his magic tricks, Riley is able to disguise herself to be able to go with her friend Peter try to figure out the Holy Water scam.

The Demon Hunter's now have Beck in custody and they plan to use him to get to Riley. When it is clear that he does not know where Riley is, they plan to charge Beck with working with Hell. No matter how bad things are between them, Riley can't let Beck take the blame so she turns herself in. Now it is up to the hunters and the Vatican to decide who's side Riley is working for, Heaven or Hell? Until then they release her into the custody of Stewart, master demon trapper. Meanwhile, Beck must deal with Justine, a reporter who is prying too deep into Beck's old life. What is Beck hiding and what impact will it have on his job and on Riley?

As if that weren't bad enough (poor Riley, she never seems to catch a break), there is a new breed of undead demons who are now working together and it's up to Riley to prevent the end of the world. How will she repay debts with heaven AND hell and save the world at the same time?

Riley is one of my favorite characters, (she was featured in my Kick-Butt character giveaway). In Forgiven, Riley has learned from her mistakes and has grown a lot. She is less reckless and more mature. She is determined to fight until the end, even when it seems like all the odds are against her. She finally sees Beck in a new light, instead of the guy that rejected her a couple of years ago and she finally is able to let go of that resentment. Denver Beck is so different than other YA male characters and I LOVE it! He finally opens up to Riley and lets her in on his life and gives her sneak peeks about his past. He finally admits to himself that perhaps it wasn't the best thing to push Riley away in the past and we finally get to see what we have been waiting for since book one. Somehow, Jana manages to make Riley and Beck one of my all-time favorite couples, even though they have never actually been a couple. I find myself desperately looking forward to ANY interaction between these two, whether it be them arguing or those near kisses. The secondary characters also developed a lot from the last books and we learn more about them. I loved reading about Riley's dad Paul, Mort the necromancer, who became one of my new favorite characters in the book, Peter, Stewart, and even Harper and the rest of the demon trappers and hunters and I look forward to reading more about them.

Jana Oliver sure does not disappoint with Forgiven! Forgiven will take you on a non-stop action-packed adventure. It sucks you in on the very first page and will leave you begging to keep reading until you devour every last word. The ending was very unexpected for me and only leaves me desperately wanting the final book in the Demon Trappers series. If you're a fan of this series you will definitely want to get your hands on this book. If you haven't read any of the books, then I highly recommend you add them to the very top of your TBR list! Action, adventure, kick-butt characters, romance, humor, mystery, magic, demon, angels, heaven and hell! Forgiven and the Demon Trapper's books have it all!

5 out of 5 very sparkly stars!
***

Some of my favorite non-spoiler quotes from Forgiven
- He handed her the juice. "Drink. You look awful." It wasn't a good sign when a dead guy said you looked bad.

- Was this a sign of what her future held? Would Ori continue to push at her mind until she screamed for release? Would Beck throw away his life to save her soul?

- "Why does this feel like a bad episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer?" Riley smiled through her tears. "What would Buffy do now?" Peter thought for a moment. "She'd kick some a** and look smoking hot doing it."

- Hopefully, someone would give her hint what to do when the time came. It wasn't like there was a book in the local library entitled 101 Creative Ways to Prevent Armageddon.

- "One last thing--" In a heartbeat, Roscoe was off his feet and rammed up against the door. The jarring impact set off the security alarm and drenched them in floodlights. "If ya ever hit on Paul Blackthorne's daughter again," Beck bellowed inches from the man's ear, "I will feed ya to a Three, a chunk at a time. Ya got that?"

- Ori had placed a stick of dynamite inside her heart and detonated it, and now there were pieces of her spread all over. Beck wasn't helping her pick them up. If anything, he was grinding them under the heel of his boot.

- "What does that make me? Good or evil?" "It makes you human, dear."

- "No. We're both too tired to go there. Too much has happened between us."
"Hey, he's still talking to you, even after the guy with the wings. That means something even if you don't want to go there."
It did mean something.

- "Yer nothin' like Justine," he blurted. "Never will be. She's ... nice and all that but..." He paused, then took a long breath as if to prepare himself for what he was about to reveal. "Ya mean more to me than she ever will."

- "No more messing around with Hell. They play for keeps."
"Yeah, but so does Heaven."

- "Hang on, girl. I'm takin' you somewhere quiet," Beck said softly. "We'll talk it out, just the two of us. I won't leave ya alone, not until ya want me gone."
"I don't want to be alone."
"I know. Me neither. Not right now."

- Beck grunted his agreement. "Paul sold his soul for you, didn't he?"
Riley turned toward him, astonished. "How did you know?"
Beck adjusted the blanket again. "I just figured it out. That's what a man should do for his daughter. Or his woman." He looked her straight in the eyes. "I'd do it for you if it kept you safe," he said tenderly.
He'd go to Hell for me. In that instant, Riley knew she'd do the same for him.

- From the shocked expression on Beck's face, he knew it, too, and he stepped farther away as if she presented too much temptation. Shaking his head, he murmured, "Sorry, I shouldn't have done that. I had no right."
Before she could tell him that he had every right, his cell phone rang.

- "I should go. Stewart's waitin' for me. Says he wants to teach me how to use a sword properly."
Riley hooted. "Can I watch? This should be totally hilarious."
"Ya've got no respect, woman," Beck retorted. After the door closed behind him, she realized what he'd said. "Woman?" He wasn't calling her girl any longer. If that wasn't a sign the world was ending, what other proof did she need?

-He looked away for a moment, then back at her. He placed his forehead against hers. His breath was ragged and uneven. "Do what ya have to do to pay off yer debt with Heaven," he said, his concern for proper speech abandoned. "But ya do not die on me, ya understand? I can't live without ya. Yer all I got, woman."
Her breath caught in her lungs. "I don't want to be here if you're not."
***
Check out my interview with Jana Oliver!
Nereyda @Mostly YA Book Obsessed