Ami's Hoard

Overall Rating: 3.5 stars

Hell for the Company: 3.5 stars

While the end felt rather rushed -- and Ness, the angel, seemed to fall in love for Shax way too quick for my taste (was it because he was an angel, thus easily accepted Shax?) -- but the story itself was entertaining. I especially loved the antigrav cows(!).

I enjoyed Shax's voice; he was the demon prince of thieves and surprisingly was nice (for a demon) and not surprisingly so charming .. His grumpy friend, Verin, and the computer with drag-queen personality were also fun to read.

Ness lacked of personal complexities but maybe it was because the story was written solely from Shax's narration. I would love to know more about Ness; he was the 'usual' sweet innocent angel, but I figured that should be more of him, considering that he challenged the idea of killing on orders. The story was light and funny (I mean, the cows!) and I am happily will spend more time with the Brimstone crews.

Fear of Frogs: 3.5 stars

It was still a fun read -- I mean Shax has a deep fear of FROGS!!! I admit the idea of watching frogs doing orgy, with so many of the males 'attacking' the female gave me shudders as well.

The frog disaster led to time travel for America in the 1800s. Cowboy time! It was nice to get perspectives from Verin and Ness here. I especially liked the one for Verin, that demon of impatience! Oh, and Verin finally got his own human! Though I wish, it didn't happen that quickly (but this is a novella length, so I shouldn't complain much)

The early sex scene between Shax and Ness was cute, with the virgin angel be quite demanding since he never experienced it before. Although, the later development of him showing a more dominant role felt weird. But I guess it will be an interesting dynamic to see later on.

Shax's War: 3.5 stars

It was good to finally see Shax in command to save Ness. Don't get me wrong, Shax was a fun demon, but in the previous two books, he seemed to be the one who always needed rescue. Not as bad ass demon as I thought he would turn out to be, you know? But here, he got his chance to rescue Ness, after his lover angel was captured by some very, very bad scientists who took organs from various non-human beings.

I also loved that the crew now expanded to more than just Shax, Verin, and Ness. I would love to read more about the Brimstone's crew adventures. Especially now that we had a nephilim and an imp on board. It sounded like a great recipe for more entertaining stories.