Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for the EARC in exchange for an honest review.

This was a good read although being the only book I have read in the series there was confusion at times due to not knowing the backstory. In saying that though I still enjoyed it and found that most of the characters were entertaining.

I will definitely be looking at reading the first two books and continuing with the series though as I found that it caught my attention to want to know what happened previously and what is going to happen after this book.

This is the third book in this series, and I would recommend that you start from the beginning. Don’t start with this one. I enjoyed the first two very much, and I was eager to start this one. This book is overall very well-written, and I quite enjoy the characters. However, while I did enjoy the first half of this book, it was a little slow and meandering. After about the halfway mark, things really took a turn, and the book became full of action and not in any way slow. I really enjoyed the revelations that came in this book, and I am really looking forward to the next one. Recommend.

The Devil's Day by Megan Mackie, I enjoyed though the beginning felt like a slow buildup before we actually began to understand anything about what was really going on.

We continue with the adventure of Rune and her partner St. Benedict!
Once again Rune has to fight to lead her house, shes facing Abraxas in a magical duel. In preparing for it she discovers long lost secrets and faces betrayal from those close to her.
Theres romantic tensions with Rune and Benedict and quite frankly I wanted to smack Benedict over the head!! Grab your chance before its gone!

Loved this book and looking forward to reading more!

*Honest review given for a free ARC from Netgalley.*

This is my first Megan Mackie book, so I wasn’t sure what to expect. I don’t usually start with book three in a series, but the blurb caught my interest.

Based on reading this one, I’m not sure I’ll go back and read the first two, but I wouldn’t be opposed to it sometime in the future. Time came across a little whiny and a victim. I couldn’t get into her character.

The book starts out a little slow, with not much explanation of the world or how the magic works. I’m willing to believe it was explained in the first two books, but for someone jumping in, I felt a bit lost. Some info was given in the earlier chapters but came across infodumpy, even for me who hasn’t read the earlier books. The pace did pick up as the book progressed. But even the situation with the Fire Talent and the impending duel didn’t give a sense of urgency from the characters about their situation.

I found it easy to set this book down and had to work to pick it back up and continue reading. I wasn’t invested in the characters. The pace picked up about 35% of the way through. There was some nice suspense and action which was fun to read

I did like the dialogue between characters. There were distinct voices for each. That is something I like because many times characters end up sounding the same.

So, this one wasn’t for me. Based on other reviews of the first two books, I’m willing to assume that is because of my not reading them.

This is the first book in the series that I have read and I do feel the lack of reading the previous books, particularly after reading some reviews of the other books. It is obvious that this world is filled with many creatures, politics, and an unique blend of technology and magic but much of that does not play a major role in this book. The broad strokes are there so the book is understandable but the Devil is in the details and the lack takes away some of my reading enjoyment.

Rune felt too much of a victim in the beginning. A lot of bad things were happening to her but she didn't seem to do much about it. People kept on telling her to get something that would help her but it seemed low on her list of things to do. Only near the end does she finally really take charge and become an active agent.

That's when things really become interesting. A good fight scene. Secrets are revealed. A complicated view of hell and heaven, and what are demons. St. Benedict, another major character, is intriguing and he played a major part in the beginning but near the end he just disappears. The relationship between Rune and St. Benedict is filled with romantic tension but of course there is a major obstacle to them being together, especially after the end of this story. It end in a small cliffhanger and lots of questions still be answered.

I would be interested in reading more of this series, both before and afterwards, but I think I would appreciate this addition to the series more if I read the previous books first.

I received a free copy of this book thanks to Netgalley.com and the publisher in return for a fair and impartial review.

I received this arc with absolutely no indication that it was a third in a book series, but I got a confusing 40% through the book before I realized it! I guess that says great things about Megan Mackie's writing, because It was easy enough to have an understand of what was going on and get a decent sense of the characters-n in fact, I am absolutely interested in checking out the first of the series now and have since put it on my goodreads!