Fantasy Buddy Reads discussion

This is a Buddy Read for The Reluctant Demon by Mark Cain starting on May 4, 2025.


Happy Reading!

Thank you!

First Omnibus's worth has been scheduled:
1. Hell's Super (Feb 4) [link]
2. A Cold Day In Hell (Mar 4) [link]
3. Deal With The Devil (Apr 4) [link]
4. The Reluctant Demon (May 4)
5. I'm No Angel (Jun 4) [link]
6. Beelzebub: A Memoir (Jul 4) [link]
7. Saint Peter Takes a Holiday, or It’s About Time (Aug 4) [link]
8. The League of Unusual Denizens (Sept 4) [link]
---not requested yet---
9. A Room of Steve's Own, or Give Us Some Space! (Oct 4)
10. Bringing Up Baby in Hell, or What's the Matter? (Nov 4)
11. Hurt of Darkness, or Lighten Up! (Dec 4)

1-4 and 5-8 have audible omnibuses.

Inspired by Iain, I'm checking in on whether folks are interested in continuing the series. Should go ahead and request out to Sept? That would be the second omnibus.

Fo sho... then we can decide on the last few novellas... 2nd omnibus was only $3 just like first, I think?... I bought both forever ago...

Requests made, schedule updated.

Chiming in late but I they were super cheap and they are quick, easy reads so I am good continuing.

It looks like #9 is 3.33 with Whispersync, but 10-11 are 7.49... hopefully they'll be on the sitewide sale, since they have a pretty low starting price so should be super cheap on discount, if they get the best discount possible...

I picked them all up on the sitewide sale in November--I remember them being cheap.

the next sitewide sale is gonna be bad... I have over 500 books on my wishlist now... but if I get them all, I'll have full series on most things I own partially on Audible/Chirp... most of the rest I buy will then be new stuff and things that stop being available on Audible Plus...

Will be super useful for future BRs and re-reads... I'll then own most books I re-read and like half the books I've ever rated on Goodreads as audio, I think?... be closing in on 2000 audiobooks owned...

".........." No comment. Don't anyone even ask me how many books I own.

You're worse than me at buying from your TBR... I'm a bit more circumspect on that, and have been focusing on buying all my biggest re-read (5x re-read club/etc), and BR plans for the next year+... then I fall down a rabbithole buying daily deals and bundles that get me books for $1/$2/$3 each... or better... some of those Chirp omnibus bundles were crazy, getting like 20 books for under 50 cents each... super good value if I they are even half-decent popcorn cozies/action stories...

The FOMO is real.

Decided to go ahead and tackle this...

I'd say this one hasn't been as fun/funny as the others?... makes sense, given where the plot ended in book 3... from the blurbs, I expect it to end on a happy note...

Will find out soon...

What an ending... chef's kiss :D

Ooh, good to hear!

Read this today! Feels like a wrap-up of the first arc (main arc?)--agree with Iain about the ending. (view spoiler)[Though I liked the succubus better as a romance--but I also like that she actually preferred cuddles, just wanted to be loved, and that sex wasn't an issue for her. It was kind of cute how she was also rooting for Steve with Flo... though also a bit male-fantasy there.

I enjoyed Steve wrestling with Demon-hood, going through the tests, being mentored by Satan and Beezy and getting counseling from Charon. And I agree--Steve getting a second chance at Salvation via coin flip, and deciding to go back to Hell with Flo, was chef's kiss! (hide spoiler)]