Elven Blood (Imp Series Book 3)

Once again, we're taken on another breakneck-paced adventure with Sam, who is deep in the sh!t and just keeps sinking. The author just kept putting obstacle after insurmountable obstacle in Sam's way, and I was seriously concerned for her. Which is great, because I was afraid Ms. Dunbar was going to turn Sam into some kind of bad@ss super-charged, suddenly-all-powerful demon. Not that Sam isn't bad@ss, but she's still making it by on guts, luck, and a little help from her friends.Of course, I have a quibble. I always have a quibble. I find it very difficult to swallow that Wyatt knows Sam has killed, knows that she will kill again, knows that she will quite possibly accidentally or not-so-accidentally kill him at some point, but he keeps putting his morals aside for her. The author acknowledges this, but just keeps having Wyatt do it anyway. I found it kind of a stretch. In the second book, Sam kills and Owns a guy, who looks a lot like Wyatt, and he sees pictures of the guy and asks her about why the guy looks just like him. Then, the chapter just ends, and the story moves on, and Sam and Wyatt are fine. I would have really liked to have heard how Sam explained that, because she acknowledged to herself that it hadn't satisfied her like killing and Owning a human usually does. It would have been a great place to expand on her growth as a being capable of love and given the author an opportunity to show us the workings of Wyatt's mind a little more, so that his tolerance of Sam's more violent behavior would be more believable. She actually has sex with her foster-brother, Dar, and Wyatt is just worried that she might be hurt, while he goes ballistic about her having non-corporeal angel-sex with Gregory. I said this about the first book, too--Wyatt's character is just all over the place. And can I say right here, that I was sooooo disappointed that Wyatt wasn't a real zombie hunter. I soooo wanted Sam to assume he was just talking about video games, when, in reality, Wyatt has a secret, double life, and he's a bad@ss in his own right. That would have been awesome.Okay, but all that aside, I STILL love Sam, and I want to see what happens to her, and I can't wait to see what happens to the relationship between her and Gregory.

I like the series more and more with each book. Sam is awesome character - she is fun, sexy, so hilariously evil in a cute trickster sort of way, totally bad-ass. I love how unapologetic Dunbar wrote her. And she is becoming Good. This is such an entertaining thing – a demon with developing consciousness, sense of loyalty and devotion to her friends, and beginning of compassion.The mystery in the book was nice, thought the twist was a bit forced, almost deus ex machina sort of resolution. But, as if has it potential for the future stories, it was forgivable.I love the Big Romance, even if it a bit too slow burn for me. And I feel that the other guy (it is not really love triangle, I have to admit) sort of outlived his purpose. I understand he was there to teach Sam to love, care and express friendship, but his presence started to feel tired and anticlimactic.

We knew it from book 1 but I had high hopes that the demon wouldn't go that route in the end. This story is very funny with only minor flaws. Wyatt, always a strange character due to his easy acceptance of Sam's nature, is now the fun and moral police. On a demon!The ruling council meetings were hilarious, I was trying to describe Sam's reaction to their requirements for her to be a part of it and I couldn't capture the humor correctly. But I felt like something was fishy in all the angel dealings, so a mystery this is not! Plot easily discovered way before it's revealed. But Sam is just such an awesome character. I loved her wit and bravado.

I like watching Sam grow and change over this series. She's starting to find her strengths and embrace them, mostly because her old strength of hiding isn't an option any longer. Her relationship with Wyatt is becoming problematic as she starts reawakening the demonic side of herself. He's not really capable of dealing well with that (fair enough - I couldn't handle a true demon either!). Sam is starting to have to make choices instead of coast.The plot in here was very good. It was fun to see more of the elves. I loved the twist toward the end.Overall, a good addition to the series.

These books are fast becoming my new favourite urban fantasy series. They are escapism at its best and this third installment is no exception - a fun and surprisingly deep supernatural romp through Hel and the elf kingdoms, filled with romance, sizzling sex, mystery, action and surprises.This book is more emotional than the first book with some touching moments in the ongoing Sam and Wyatt relationship. Their issues finally come to a head and there is a nice twist that threatens everything between them. Their relationship feels so real and is one of the best elements of these books. So often we read about characters in the first throes of infatuation but with Sam and Wyatt it's real love between them.Another aspect of these books I really enjoy is the fascinating angel and demon lore Dunbar has created. The depth of background detail and world building beyond the human world is amazing.In this book, continuing the trend, Sam is becoming increasingly 'good' as she faces a feud with a higher demon as well as conflicts with the elves and the angels all whilst learning how to embrace her new role as the Iblis (Satan). With a newfound conscience she questions her morality and past behaviour and this makes for absorbing reading. However she does come off a tad self-pitying for a lot of the book but I didn't mind this as I love a bit of soul searching.Overall this is a great book filled with interesting and bizarrely loveable characters. There is so much humour, so much to surprise you and make you smile, that it is unlike any other urban fantasy I have read. It's less challenging/disturbing than the first two and I can't wait to start reading the next one.

Elven Blood is book three of the Imp series of urban fantasy books.They follow the adventures of Samantha Martin (Sam) a demon living in the human world.In this story, Sam's foster-sister Leethu asks if she can hide out at Sam's house; Leethu's in trouble.Meanwhile Sam has angered demon Haagenti who keeps sending lesser demons to destroy her. Hoping to finally get rid of Haahenti she crosses to Hel make a deal with an Elven lord.Already a fan of this series, I once again enjoyed the humour, pace and storyline.

This series is about a particular demon called an imp. So far she has found her self bound by the strongest, oldest angel and an artifact has decided that she is the head demon Ha-Satan himself. Still she still has her human lover and if the worst of this is that she has to do four-nine-five reports and get into a food fight with the arch-angel Gabriel things aren't too bad.Except that a stronger more powerful demon wants to kill her to get the artifact and a family member, that happens to be a succubus, needs protection from the elves.Debra Dunbar continues to keep the story moving forward with a combination of action, sex and humor with twists and turns appearing at unexpected places. When you send a silent plea to any deity to send you the person that your looking for and the doorbell rings you know it's not going to be that straight forward.This is laugh out loud stuff, so much so that I had to buy the next book straight away.

I have to say each book I devour 😉 gets better and better.Az finally goes home to kick butt! Nearly had hers well and truly nailed.Endured her first council meeting, yawn.Found a hybrid elf, does some grave robbing and has some all round fun.Oh and her family drops in 😉😅😅😅

These books get better and better. I'm a cheapskate so normally stick to Kindle Unlimited book, so for me to pay it has to be bloody good. Great MC who you really connect with even when she's digging up babies corpses. Funny, moving, intriguing books. Definitely recommend!