Alexandria Bellefleur is an author I always try to read. But then combine the author with the premise of a bargain with an evil supernatural entity and I’m hooked. And I was hooked! Keep reading this book review of The Devil She Knows for my full thoughts.
Summary
Samantha Cooper is having a day from hell.
In less than 24 hours, her life has unraveled, leaving her single and with nowhere to live. Adding insult to injury, she’s trapped in an elevator with a gorgeous woman claiming to be a demon.
Daphne is not at all what Samantha expected from someone claiming to be an evil supernatural entity. She’s pretty, witty, dressed in pink, and smells nice. And she’s here to offer Samantha a deal she can’t refuse. Six wishes in exchange for one tiny trade—Samantha’s soul. There’s a glaring loophole in their contract, one Samantha fully intends to exploit so she doesn’t fork over her soul. After all, she only needs one wish to win her ex back.
Hell-bent to gather the last of the one thousand souls she needs so that she can be free of her own devilish deal, Daphne grants each of Samantha’s wishes . . . with a twist, so that Samantha is forced to make another.
As Samantha’s wishes dwindle and Daphne offers her glimpses into the life she thought she wanted, the unlikely pair grows close. Perhaps the girl of Samantha’s dreams is actually the stuff of nightmares, but Samantha and Daphne will have to outsmart the Devil himself if they want a chance at happily ever after.
Review
(Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher. This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest.)
The Devil She Knows begins with a bargain. It begins when we think it’s forever and it’s not. What would we do to get back our idea of our future? What is our future, our love, worth to us? We try so desperately to hang on to what we think we have that we realize it was never ours to begin with. That when we grow used to calling something ours, we begin to stagnate. I loved the premise of this. It’s such a fascinating concept to think about what we would bargain away for our greatest desires. And while Samantha doesn’t want to erode the free will, sometimes what we want was never within our grasp.
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There’s ethics, hints of the absurd, and plenty of banter. What it ultimately comes down to is that we don’t just want the picture perfect, we want it to be real. We want the genuine and all we get are these hollow illusions. The Devil She Knows plays with unintended consequences and the danger of poor wording in bargains. Sometimes no matter how much we change it will never be enough. This book is hilarious and heartfelt. It’s vulnerable, feisty, and a little unhinged. If you love a romance with a hint of the supernatural, this is for you! Find The Devil She Knows on Goodreads, Storygraph, Amazon, Bookshop. org, Blackwells, & Libro. fm.