Demi Mondaine by N.R. Mayfield

Life at the fringe of society was all Demi had hoped for after her years of military service yielded nothing but nightmares, dust-covered medals, and a chilling moniker—the Butcher of Khost. But when Demi’s days of drinking and self-loathing are interrupted by a pair of border-hopping witches, she finds herself pulled into a world of shapeshifters, ghosts, and monsters. Can Demi harness her old demons and put them to good use… or is she just another monster lurking in the dark? In this collection of twelve stories, follow Demi and her fellow hunters as they take on cartel coyotes, a hypnotic curse, and the mother of all ghouls. And when a demon slips free from Hell, it may just be more than even Demi can handle.

Genres: Fantasy, Occult, Paranormal
Pages: 290
ISBN: 9798571978057
ASIN: B08QVL9Z8K
Format: ARC, eBook
Source: VRO
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My Thoughts

Sooo..
When I first started reading this book, I thought it was interesting, then as it went on I thought it was so intense, but in a good way.
It was throwing out some Supernatural/Buffy vibes, I ADORE both those TV shows.
So it was a huge hit for me.
I mean you can’t go wrong with a bit of monster hunting.
Am I right, guys and ghouls? Scooby gang for life.

The world building here was epic, I don’t know how Mayfield did it, but I was right there kicking butt alongside our heroes. It was such a comical, dramatic and thoughtful adventure.

The beginning of the book is quite intense, the overall themes running through this book change rapidly from beginning to end.
From the start we get a story involving veterans, cartel, PTSD, then we move forth to sex slaves/trafficking, then onto some monster hunting and then serial killing.
Then for any smutty fans, at the end chapters of the book it turns into a serious smutfest.

Like, I wasn’t expecting that AT ALL.

I don’t think the book needed it IMO.
The book would have been solid, without such graphic content coming in like a slap to the face. (That’s why you lose a star)
It was well written, but I’d have liked to see what could have been done with those pages without the snu-snu.

The ending was like a punch to the bloody gut.
Not gonna lie, seething through my teeth that you did my man Seabiscuit like that. 💔
I’d have liked to have seen the journey continue for the trio.
Also, what the hell happened to Vera? She just stopped appearing? And got no further mention.

So overall, it was a great story, needed less smut, took me on an epic adventure.

Would I recommend? Yes
Would I read the rest of the series? Probably not, now you deaded Seabiscuit.
I’m heartbroken.
You heartless fiend.😭

JK, i’m gonna read it.