Devil May Cry - Sherrilyn Kenyon

As an ancient Sumerian god, Sin was one of the most powerful among his pantheon. . . Until the night Artemis brutally stole his godhood and left him for dead. For millennia, this ex-god turned Dark-Hunter has dreamed only of regaining his powers and seeking revenge on Artemis. If only life were that simple. Unfortunately he has bigger fish--or in Sin's case--demons, to fry. The lethal gallu that were buried by his pantheon are now stirring and they are hungry for human flesh. Their goal is to destroy mankind and anyone else who gets in their way. Sin is the only one who can stop them--that is if a certain woman doesn't kill him first. Unfortunately, Sin discovers that now he must rely on her or witness an annihilation of biblical proportions. Enemies have always made strange bedfellows, but never more so than when the fate of the world hangs in the balance. Now a man who knows only betrayal must trust the one person most likely to hand him to the demons. Artemis may have stolen his godhood, but this one has stolen his heart. The only question is will she keep it or feed it to the ones who want him dead?

Published: 2007-08-03 (St. Martin's Press)

ISBN: 9780312369507

Language: English

Format: Hardcover, 320 pages

Goodreads' rating: -

Genres

Vampires Romance Paranormal Fantasy Paranormal Romance

Reviews

Virgil rated it

I'm torn on how to review this.On one hand, this is a good story. It's exciting, has an interesting plot, and a wide range of a variety of characters.However, if you (like me) are hoping for a good romance, a good love story - you are S.O.L.Two immortal, all-powerful beings fall in love with each other. Actually, they don't. I use the term 'fall in love' extremely loosely. They basically meet each other and decide they want to have sex with each other - NOT the same as love, in my opinion.The best things were the side characters: Simi and her sister Xirena; Xypher - who I think is going to be our next bad-ass, like Zarek; and Kish. These characters' dialogue and presence added some much-needed spice to the book.This is very much a 'Kenyon world-building' book and for that reason the romance and love plot suffers greatly. I don't have a single status update posted from this book. That should tell you everything you need to know.P.S. I almost forgot the part that really pissed me off!!!!Kenyon is trying to convince me that 11,000-year-old Katra is a virgin. And not only a virgin as in I've-never-had-any-sort-of-sexual-contact-not-even-a-kiss-with-a-man, but also someone who has never, ever masturbated or touched herself.After 11,000 years!?!?!?!? Are you freakin' kidding me. There's no flippin' way that happened. NO FLIPPIN' WAY.Not to mention that it BOGGLES MY MIND why a goddess with unimaginable powers would keep her hymen intact. WHY? Just for a little extra excitement during sex or something? Just for shits and giggles or what? BEYOND RIDICULOUS. You're stretching the limits of my credulity to the breaking point, Kenyon.2 REAL STARS, 2 ROMANCE STARS

Trip rated it

Seriously, this has to be my favorite of the series. I would NOT recommend reading this book first, but for anyone who has followed along over the years-this book answers questions, gives more insight into main characters (like Ash) and just is a fantastic read. It's classic Kenyon but with SO much more and leaves you dying waiting for the next book to come out. This is a book I will probably wind up reading a billion times over because it was THAT GOOD.

Valentia rated it

I just don't know what to say. The publisher STUPIDLY decided to change narrators and it was a terrible mistake! This narrator was wooden. He did not even voice Simi, my favorite character, even close to how she sounded before. She sounded like a normal woman. What a huge difference this makes!Overall the story was at least a bit different. That kept it interesting. But I found myself getting more and more frustrated by Ash and Aretmis. To the point I pretty much dislike them both. Her for very obvious reasons and him for putting up with it, having no spine or balls and continuing a sexual relationship with a pit viper. It makes me sick. There was one occasion where she bargained more time with him. He did not have to make that bargain. He held the cards. I can only say he wants to be abused. Wants to be her sex slave. His actions do not show me anything different. He is all talk, but zero action. This totally spoiled the book for me. I am skipping straight to Acheron so I can finally see if he scrapes the bitch off in a satisfying way. Otherwise, I think I need to scrap this series.Sin was stiff and boring and bitter. Plus he was a drunk. I respected his devotion to his brother and his cause. But he folded like a house of cards for Artemis so he lost points. He also let Katya off the hook for lying to him. I am not sure I agree with that. The girl has serious bad genes and has already proven to be untrustworthy and totally a puppet to Artemis. I just could not get into his character. Katya was a bitch disguised as a good girl. I know most people liked her and she was not terrible, but her unwavering support of her mother (Artemis), knowing all she knows, makes me lose all respect for her. Trying to assure herself that daddy loves mommy? TSTL!!!!Best - but saddest - scene in the book was Katya and Ash meeting. But I was so angry with him for blaming himself - rather than the bitch goddess - I could not get into it.