Demonic Dora by Claire Chilton

Demonic Dora: The Demon Diaries Book 1

 

SHE’S FINALLY MANAGED TO SUMMON HER FIRST DEMON…

Dora Carridine is trying to summon a demon, but she’s not very good at Latin and nothing ever works out the way she plans.

Her life is fraught with weekly exorcisms and having to watch her father’s fire and brimstone TV show every Sunday. So, when Dora finally succeeds in summoning an incompetent demon lord, she’s absolutely delighted when all hell breaks loose.

She thought summoning a sexy demon lord would be the answer to all of her problems, but her problems are only just beginning when her zealot parents try to burn her at the stake, and Dora is left with only one option—to escape and follow her demon straight into Hell.

Expected publication: June 30th 2013 by Ragz Books

• 260 pages
• Genre: Paranormal Fiction, Humor, Teen
• Available from: www.ragz-books.com/paranormalfiction/demonic-dora.html
• ISBNS Ebook: 978-1-938988-17-2 | Paperback: 978-1-938988-18-9
 

Review Excerpts

“Demonic Dora is dark, twisted and devilishly witty at each and every turn, and will leave those who like whimsicality of Harry Potter screaming for more.”

“Demonic Dora is a great story, and a totally unique take on demons and hell, which is both interesting and entertaining.”

 

About the Author 

Claire Chilton is a geek girl, high school dropout who somehow managed to get an English degree in spite of never taking a single GCSE, although she once taught them! She’s done every job on the planet at least once, except astronaut, and won an award for being ‘most likely to trip over the red carpet and flash her arse at the cameras’.

She currently runs her own business online and is a writer of paranormal comedy, science fiction and fantasy, paranormal romance and teen comedy, which she affectionately calls her ‘editing nightmares’. She gets distracted easily by shiny things and is currently investigating the washing machine mystery of ‘what happened to the other sock’.

Contact Details

• Email: claire@claire-chilton.com
• Website: www.claire-chilton.com
• Publisher: www.ragz-books.com

My Review

Demonic Dora was a pretty good book. Dora is a great character. She doesn’t take shit from anyone. There is a LOT of swearing in it. I do think I would have liked it better if there had been a little bit less profanity (I don’t mind some, just not excessively). The plot flows nicely through most of the book. There was only one part I felt like I had skipped some pages or whatnot, but when I went back to look I hadn’t skipped anything. Most of Demonic Dora is set in Hell. It does give nice descriptions of Hell. It helped me picture Dora’s surroundings.

I got a kick out of the spells that are used in the book! An example of a spell: Screw you asshole! You will also get to take a trip down a famous highway! The story is unique. I haven’t read one like this before, and VERY glad that I had a chance to read it.

Cornerstone (The Cornerstone Series #1) by Misty Provencher

Nalena Maxwell has been branded ‘The Waste’ at her new school, due to her mom’s obsessive paper hoarding. Nalena desperately wants something to change in her life, but when she receives a sign (and it’s the wrong dang one) inviting her into a mysterious, ancient community, too much changes.  What she knew of her family, what she thought of her life and what she believed about her future, is no longer applicable.  Seventeen years worth of family skeletons come crashing into Nalena’s life and it is the boy…the one that smiles at her like he wants to hear everything she’ll ever say…that already knows her powerful secrets.  But it is only Nalena that can choose between protecting the life that is already crumbling beneath her feet and the one that might sacrifice everything she could ever have.

My Review

I didn’t look to see what this book was about. I read it as part of my UtopYA Challenge. Was I glad that I did get a chance to read Cornerstone! I can’t this was published in 2011 and I just now read it! When I first started the book, I kept wondering what it was about. You learn about Nali and how she came of her unfortunate nickname. Nalena knows what it’s like to be bullied, she’s spent part of her life being nicknamed “The Waste”. Cornerstone kept me interested from beginning to end, and left me wanting more! The first thing I did after finishing was look up the sequel on Goodreads, then Amazon!

Teens always come to a point in their life where they have a big decision(s) to make as far as who they want to be. Nali’s is important, not only for her, but for many many others as well. You get to follow her on her journey to her decision.

Then there is Garrett. I would LOVE to be able to stare into his blue eyes. KWIM?! Dark hair and blue eyes…..yummy! I would have taken him home if I had the chance 😀