There is a lot of Paranormal Young Adult series out there that really made me start shying away from the genre. You get the same old story lines again and again.

I am a member of Georgia Romance Writers and at one of our meetings, I found a postcard about a book about to come out. Reading the back of this book, I got really excited. Demons, trappers, mystery. It sounded so fun! Even better, it took place in Atlanta, Georgia! Well, being a proud Georgia Peach how could I not pick it up?


The Demon Trapper's Daughter as its known in the United States (or Forsaken in the United Kingdom) by Jana Oliver restored by faith in Paranormal Young Adult. Funny, well thought out, with characters that are far from cookie cutter, this book gives you a unique plot with an interesting twist on the world.

Here we follow 17 year old Riley Blackthrone, daughter of Paul Blackthorne - a renown demon trapper - as she tries to survive in 2018 Atlanta, Georgia. Here demons are real and the world knows about them. Have an infestation? You hire a member of the Demon Trappers Guild of which Riley is the only girl. The first girl, in fact, to become a Demon Trapper. A young woman in a good ole boy world, Riley has to work harder than anyone else to prove her worth.

When her father is killed by a powerful demon, Riley's world is turned upside down. Is this the end of her Demon Trapping career? How does she survive in a city riddled in poverty with no way to support herself? She has to fight to stay in the guild while battling necromancers who want to raise her father from the dead and make him an undead slave - a trophy for some rich family to be weighed upon by.

Unique and thrilling, this is a real page turner. I really enjoyed the ride Jana takes you on through Riley's life and a city that never came back from its economic slump.

Riley is an excellent role model for teenage girls. Independant, trying to make the right decisions to survive, and is very proactive on her problems.

I do need to give you just one warning about this book, however. It makes you crave hot chocolate. Riley's favorite drink, she's constantly ordering a nice tall cup of hot chocolate from her favorite barista, Simi, or else making it at home. I found myself drinking a lot of the delicious drink myself while curled up with this book.

I also think that the United Kingdom got a much better book cover than we did! I was so jealous of it!  You can see it above.

As I said, here in America, we have The Demon Trapper's Daughter and while that cover is pretty awesome, Forsaken, the cover released in the United Kingdom was just a little bit more awesome.

Oh well, still a fabulous series. I highly, highly recommend it. This is one of this server's favorite series!

This review was served up to you by Bryonna Nobles.