A Chip on her Shoulder by R.J. Blain

 

3 Stars

Darlene watches as her brother is transformed into a chipmunk by the mafia over his debt.  She will need to come up with the money her brother is owed or there will be consequences.  When they are left alone by the mafia she goes to the police for help.  When an archangel informs her the only person who can help is Lucifer she is determined to get his help no matter what even if that means taking over Hell to get it.  Lucifer has never met someone who isn’t terrified of him and Darlene keeps telling him no.  He is perplexed and can’t figure out what to do with her.  She won’t bargain and he can’t seem to stay away.  He will have to use his best negotiating skills to get what he wants.

Even though this is book 15 it is a prequel to book five.  The contents of this story leads into Whatever for Hire.  I loved Whatever for Hire (review coming soon).  If you haven’t read Whatever for Hire or any of the other books in the series you can pick this one up and understand what is going on.  This book started off so promising and then about a quarter of the way through it lagged and then finally picked up again for the last quarter.  It seems like the book got bogged down with being cutesy.  The Devil is obsessed with Darlene’s spots and he must pet them and lick them and whatever with them.  It got old really fast and there are pages and pages of them discussing Lucifer’s privilege’s with Darlene’s spots.  There is only so many times I can take having Darlene explain she’s taking over hell for however long she needs it and Lucifer will receive the privilege of using her spots.  Also I finished the book last night and I can’t remember what happened to the bad guy.  Did Darlene get her revenge?  We literally go from her being poisoned by the bad guy and being told exactly what is going to happen to her talking with Lucifer’s father about what is to come for them as a couple.  Nothing is really said about how she was healed or what happened to the mafia people who caused all the drama.  The book is this close to being an awesome book like some of her other’s I’ve like but it doesn’t quite get there.

Book 15 A Magical Romantic Comedy (with a body count)