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The Demon Kiss (Rite World: Blackthorn Hunters Academy Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Juliana Haygert (Author), Rite World (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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A young woman with a secret heritage. A man who made a deal with the devil. And an academy where the students are just as dangerous as the demons …

Erin
I’ve been kept from the truth all my life. Demons walk the earth, and I’m destined to slay them—I only wish I hadn’t lost someone I loved while discovering that truth. Now the demons are after me. The only way to stay alive is to attend an academy for demon hunters—a school where I’ll learn how to kill supernaturals and slay the underworld’s minions. But I still feel there are secrets I’m not being told …

Rey
I sold my soul to save my family—and lost everything because of it. Now I’m a slave to the underworld, a fake hunter with half-demon blood. I’ve been sent on a special assassination mission. If I fail, it means my life. But protecting Erin soon becomes more important than any other task, and there’s something about her that tells me her arrival at the academy will change everything …

An upper young adult paranormal romance novel set in the universe of the Rite World, this is a dark fantasy you won’t want to miss! Forge your weapons and cast spells in a school where demons are hunted and the hunters themselves become prey.

Blackthorn Hunters Academy (series complete!)
Book 1: The Demon Kiss
Book 2: The Hunter Secret
Book 3: The Soul Bond
Book 4: The Shadow Trials
Book 5: The Infernal Curse
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    Rite World: Blackthorn Hunters Academy
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    282 pages
  3. Language
    English
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  5. Publication date
    June 13 2019
  6. Reading age
    14 - 17 years
  7. File size
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07R877483
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dark Witch Press LLC (June 13 2019)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 5060 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 282 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 633 ratings

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  1. Juliana Haygert

    Juliana Haygert

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    USA Today Bestselling Author.

    While Juliana Haygert dreams of being Wonder Woman, Buffy, or a blood elf shadow priest, she settles for the less exciting--but equally gratifying--life of a wife, mother, and author. She resides in North Carolina and spends her days writing about kick-ass heroines and the heroes who drive them crazy.

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    BOOKS:

    RITE WORLD: VAMPIRE WARS

    The Darkest Vampire (Book 1)

    RITE WORLD: LIGHTGROVE WITCHES

    The Midnight Test (Book 1)

    The Midnight Spell (Book 2)

    RITE WORLD: BLACKTHORN HUNTERS ACADEMY*

    The Demon Kiss (Book 1)

    The Hunter Secret (Book 2)

    The Soul Bond (Book 3)

    The Shadow Trials (Book 4)

    The Infernal Curse (Book 5)


    RITE WORLD*

    The Vampire Heir (Book 1)

    The Witch Queen (Book 2)

    The Immortal Vow (Book 3)

    The Warlock Lord (Book 4)

    The Wolf Consort (Book 5)

    The Crystal Rose (Book 6)

    The Wolf Forsaken (Book 7)

    The Fae Bound (Book 8)

    The Blood Pact (Book 9)

    THE WYTH COURTS*

    Winter King (Book 1)

    Spring Warrior (Book 2)

    Summer Prince (Book 3)

    Autumn Rebel (Book 4)

    THE FIRE HEART CHRONICLES*

    Heart Seeker (Book 1)

    Flame Caster (Book 2)

    Earth Shaker (Book 2.5)

    Sorrow Bringer (Book 3)

    Soul Wanderer (Book 4)

    Fate Summoner (Book 5)

    War Maiden (Book 6)

    THE EVERLAST
*

    Destiny Gift (Book 1)


    Soul Oath (Book 2)

    
Cup of Life (Book 3)

    
Everlasting Circle (Book 4)



    WILLOW HARBOR*

    
Hunter’s Revenge (Book 3)

    
Siren’s Song (Book 5)


    BREAKING

    Breaking Free (Book 1)

    Breaking Away (Book 2)

    Breaking Through (Book 3)

    Breaking Down (Book 4)


    STANDALONE

    Daughter of Darkness


    SHORTS:

    
Into the Darkest Fire

    *completed series

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  2. Rite World

    Rite World

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    Rite World is a universe created by USA Today Bestselling Author Juliana Haygert.

    Series in the Rite World universe:

    Rite World

    (steamy paranormal romance, complete)

    The Vampire Heir (Book 1)

    The Witch Queen (Book 2)

    The Immortal Vow (Book 3)

    The Warlock Lord (Book 4)

    The Wolf Consort (Book 5)

    The Crystal Rose (Book 6)

    The Wolf Forsaken (Book 7)

    The Fae Bound (Book 8)

    The Blood Pact (Book 9)

    Rite World: Night Wolves

    (urban fantasy romance, on going)

    The Night Calling (Book 1)

    Rite World: Vampire Wars

    (urban fantasy, ongoing)

    The Darkest Vampire (Book 1)

    The Darkest Witch (Book 2)

    The Darkest Magic (Book 3)

    Rite World: Lightgrove Witches

    (urban fantasy, ongoing)

    The Midnight Test (Book 1)

    The Midnight Spell (Book 2)

    Rite World: Blackthorn Hunters

    (urban fantasy, complete)

    The Demon Kiss (Book 1)

    The Hunter Secret (Book 2)

    The Soul Bond (Book 3)

    The Shadow Trials (Book 4)

    The Infernal Curse (Book 5)

    FREE:

    The Light Calling

    The Light Witch

    The Hunter Path

    The Vampire Hunt

    The Haunted Night

    The Hunter Promise

    The Darkest Trap

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Teralee Sampson
3.0 out of 5 stars A better editor needed, and more than the f-word exists
Reviewed in Canada on December 23, 2020
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I enjoyed the story enough to continue reading the series BUT - grammatical errors (too frequent problems with tense and entire missing words) are jarring, bringing the reader out of the story.
The editor needs better education , glasses, or higher pay. Maybe all three.
Also might I suggest a thesaurus! There is more than the 'f word' to make Rey sound tough and masculine, if the author thinks that's what it does for him.
Good basics for this story.
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heather
1.0 out of 5 stars couldn't get into it.
Reviewed in Canada on November 29, 2020
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couldn't get into it.
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Evelyn
1.0 out of 5 stars Novo sinônimo de sem graça adicionado com sucesso: The Demon Kiss
Reviewed in Brazil on June 25, 2021
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Eu posso dizer que essa foi uma das minhas maiores decepções do ano? Sim! Eu conheci esse livro no booktwitter, porque rolou pela timeline uma fanart linda do livro. Pesquisei, conheci a sinopse e me interessei ainda mais. Infelizmente só de bonito tem a capa e de interessante a sinopse mesmo.

O livro é sem graça. É isso. Percebe-se que a autora não teve cuidado algum em escrever essa história. Parece que ela simplesmente decidiu sentar e escrever e foi jogando as coisas conforme vinham em sua cabeça durante a escrita sem planejar uma coisa sequer antes do início da confecção do livro ou depois. Parece que foi escrita em uma tarde e rápido demais de tão fraca ela é. Não houve aprofundamento nos personagens, nem no plot, nem em nada. É tudo muito raso. Nada nessa história tem emoção ou mistério ou qualquer coisa boa que seja. Nada é interessante, e tudo que acontece é tão previsível que quando algo é revelado, mesmo que você não tenha pensado na possibilidade, a "revelação" é tão tosca que você acaba dando risada enquanto pensa que não é nada diferente do que você esperava, ou nada diferente do que você já tenha visto por aí. Aqueles mistérios genéricos que a gente encontra por aí em mais da metade das histórias. Não que isso seja um problema, a autora que não soube escrever mesmo, montar um mistério bacana.

E o romance entre os personagens principais, ridículo. Mais do mesmo que estou acostumada a ver por aí, mas o problema mesmo é que foi tão mal construído que me deu até raiva de ler uma coisa daquelas. Algo que se fosse bem feito, poderia ficar muito bom, me fazer cair de amores pelos dois, mas só senti ânsia mesmo.

E é isso. Tudo é jogado de qualquer maneira, mal planejado, como se a autora literalmente tivesse colocado a primeira ideia que veio em sua cabeça. Não parou um momento para ver se ficava bom, ou mesmo pra pensar se ela não poderia ser capaz de montar algo melhor.

O único ponto positivo (nem sei dizer se é mesmo) é que a escrita é muito simples e fácil de se entender. Se alguém quiser começar a ler em inglês, esse livro é uma boa opção. Linguagem mais fácil que essa não vi. Até Percy Jackson é mais encorpado que isso. Só não vá achando que o plot é essas coisas. É péssimo.
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Tonja Drecker
5.0 out of 5 stars Exciting read
Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2020
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Demons and demon hunters make this into a tension packed read, where evil plots lurk in the background and life at school makes things even more difficult.

The main character is about to graduate from high school and is sick of everyone around her talking about leaving for college because her aunt will never let her go. Secretly hiding college applications under her bed, the MC takes up a dare to spend the night in a haunted house to gain needed cash. But she never expects the house to truly be haunted and soon finds herself facing demons...things she never even believed existed. When her aunt is slayed in an attempt to save her, a young man comes to her rescue and tells her that she is a demon slayer. Having no where else to go, she follows him to the demon slayer academy and has to not only figure out this entire new world, but is now marked by a demon. And they are determined to get her no matter the cost.

Young adult academy fantasy friends are going to enjoy this one. It takes a twist into demons and demon slayers, while incorporating all the aspects needed for an academy read. There's the 'mean' girl...although this one takes a slightly different twist on that end. There's the cast-out girl who becomes a best friend...also not completely what one might expect, though. There's the popular guy, who is on her case...but even he takes a different twist. And there's the hot, bad guy.

The pacing is quick and doesn't leave a boring moment. It starts out with a very gripping scene and seamlessly draws her into the academy. Here, there were a few logic moments which stumbled, but these didn't bother enough to hurt the read as it went along. Of course, there isn't a huge amount of depth, but it was easy to like the main character and root for her.

This is told from two points of view, since the hero has enough going on himself. There's a dark secret and danger looming, and while this first book does wrap up one problem, there's a lovely big one, which promises tons of fun in the rest of the series. Plus, there's the romance...a bit of instant attraction, which is diluted and stretched into a more tense, building relationship.
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Becca
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 26, 2021
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I very much enjoyed this! I had not read this author before and I was intrigued by the title.
I love the characters and think they are all well developed, including the support characters. The story flowed well and I really liked the concept and all the character twists.
A very quick read as well, I happily read it in one sitting. Very much recommend and I look forward to more in the series.
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Sandi
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting concept and characters, a bit predictable
Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2021
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Audiobook review: 3.75 stars. I think there’s a lot of potential in this story. The shift into the academy world happens very quickly, and the love interest/romance is almost a secondary storyline, but the overall story is interesting. During a dare to go into a haunted house for money, Erin is quickly thrust into a world of demons and demon hunters, learning that her aunt was a demon hunter, and it looks like she is too. Of course, there is much more to her story, and we are slowly fed the bits and pieces, the world building being a little choppy and sparse at times. Rey is a half-demon, masquerading as a demon hunter, but the head of the academy knows this - it’s a bit of a strange situation, one that I feel like would have to be made clearer in later books, because it’s never quite clear why he is accepting of the situation, but that can be overlooked for now. There is some pretty significant and obvious foreshadowing early on in the book that comes to fruition at the end, so when it’s revealed, it’s not a shock or surprise at all, but it’s a decent set up for the next book.

The female narrator is a bit hard in her delivery - choppy and staccato, seems to be trying a bit too hard to annunciate everything that the emotion is taken down to a very low level. It wasn’t enough to completely take away from the story, but it was distracting at times. The male narrator is much better, and does a good job, providing an acceptable voice to Rey.
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Milica
3.0 out of 5 stars Not bad, could've been better
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 18, 2022
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When I hear someone say "fast paced book" in the future, I'll probably think of The Demon Kiss first. This is both a good thing and a not so good thing.

Everything was happening so fast that the story wasn't boring, but at the same time I didn't get to feel the impact of said things, because some other big event was just around the corner, ready to pounce.

And I'm not sure what the reason was, for putting Erin in her second year based on her age alone, when she had no prior knowledge of demons or demon hunters and no skill set to match.

For theory based classes okay, fine, let's say she's smart and she'll pick things up fast. But martial arts? Erin was lucky that she had outside help, or else it wouldn't have worked. Honestly it still doesn't work, but let's give poor Erin the benefit of the doubt, she'll grow up to be a fighter one day, yes she will.

The relationships between the characters are also shallow, the only friendship that doesn't feel that way is Erin's with Claire. Everyone else feels very monotonous in their reactions to one another, especially Professor Martha (maybe she was written that way specifically but it doesn't explain everyone else).

I didn't feel anything while reading this book, no joy, no sadness, only some decent interest in seeing where it's going to go in the end. And where did it go?

The one good thing I can say about this, is that the story felt self contained. There was a cliffhanger, but if you decide not to continue it won't feel like the end of the world, because the main things from the book were wrapped up.

And finally, the romance. It starts off with one potential love interest, then teases with another, but by the end it's pretty clear which one is going to be endgame (the other wasn't even given a chance yet, but I'm hoping it'll happen, even if his heart gets broken).
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