The cover drew me in, but the characters kept me around. I thought it was well-written and I already have some patrons in mind that I will definitely be recommending The Devil She Knows to. We will be purchasing for the collection for sure.

I will be screaming about this book to anyone who will listen.

I was first drawn to the book because of the cover. It is absolutely gorgeous and the story inside is just as good. I love how stubborn both Daphne and Sam are. It gives a lot of tension and slow burn to the story and romance. I also loved their banter, I lived for it. The spice was also so so so good. It was well written and (in my opinion) hot as hell.

I will be reading the rest of Bellefleur’s work and I look forward to doing so!

Sam is reeling after a failed proposal and the subsequent breakup with her Influencer girlfriend, Hannah. On her way home she meets an incredibly annoying (and incredibly sexy) demon (Daphne) in the elevator. Sam is prepared to do anything to get Hannah back... even if it means losing her soul in the process. As time goes on and wishes run low, Daphne helps Sam come to a startling realization and the two have to work together to pull one over on the devil himself in order to find their happy ending.

This was quick read perfect for anyone looking to escape the world for awhile. Both of the main characters are stubborn and their fire makes for a nice slow burn. The cover is gorgeous and the banter keeps things light and fun despite the main character navigating a toxic breakup.

I wanted to like this one so bad, but it just didn’t really impress or move me. I didn’t think the main interest was notable enough to have caught the attention of a demon who had made deals with over 500 people by the time we met her. That dominoes into the relationship between the two of them, which doesn’t feel genuine and lacks chemistry. I still think the premise is good, it just wasn’t executed well. All that being said, I do adore the cover and would 100% purchase it as an art print or something similar! Thanks to NetGalley for ARC access.

1.5 rounded up to 2 stars for the first 30 or so percent of the book.

im unfortunately going to be brutally honest here… this was awful and i fear that is me being nice in my wording for how i felt about this book… 😬

i was very excited to give this one a try as the cover and premise were STUNNING but this fell so extremely flat for me. the fact that 70% of this book is sam trying to “win back” the most atrocious person i have ever read about was insane. it got to a point where the longer i read this the more insufferable everyone but daphne became.

the wishes went on 100x times longer than was necessary, them going on to 70% left absolutely no room for any development for sam & daphne. by the time we got to where they even start anything i was too over sam to care.

this is the second book of bellefluers that i’ve done and did not end up enjoying so i just think maybe her writing isnt for me.

Sapphic paranormal romance
When our main character hit rocks bottom, she finds herself making a deal with a demon, Daphne.

The story was fun and entertaining, but I do wish we got a little more time/development with Samantha and Daphne together.
Overall, I really enjoyed this one!

3 stars! Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for this arc in exchange for an honest review! I enjoyed this one, the premise was cute and funny. However, I do wish that the last half would have gone in a bit of a different direction. Of course I enjoyed that the fmcs got together but the plot seemed to stagnate for a bit.

Thank you NetGalley for this arc!

I love Alexandria Bellefleur’s work and I always will read what she writes. That being said, this was very much a departure from anything she’s written and honestly a departure from the usual rom com. The basic premise is: Sam has just proposed to her girlfriend of two years and it goes HORRIBLY. However, a demon named Daphne sees her desperation and offers her a deal. But you really never know what you’ll get with a deal with a demon?

It took me a bit to really commit to Sam. She kept making completely asinine decisions! Plus, for a long time, I thought her and Daphne were completely lust-fueled. However, it really turned around at the end and won me over! I think it’s a really well done paranormal and truly original.

After a flopped proposal, Sam encounters Daphne, a demon, in an elevator. An unexpectedly pretty, witty, and pink-loving demon. Daphne offers Sam a tempting deal in which she’ll grant Sam six wishes. The catch? Sam must sign her soul away to the devil and Sam will do just about anything to win her ex back. On the plus side, Daphne will let Sam keep her soul so long as she doesn’t use all six of her wishes. Simple enough. Only things don’t go quite as planned, and the wishes aren’t exactly foolproof. 


It was sinfully good! I had to. I had to say it, and I’m not sorry. I absolutely loved the banter between Sam and Daphne. I thought it was great that Daphne was funny and loved all things pink. I would’ve liked for there to have been more of Sam and Daphne growing closer over time because their love story felt a bit rushed. Also, the word 'hell' felt a bit overused in the book. It was still an entertaining, funny, and spicy read. I recommend giving this sapphic rom-com a read. I’m just going to say it, and I swear it's the last one. The spice was hot as hell! 

I’d like to thank NetGalley and Berkley Publishing Group for giving me an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This was such a fun and quick read! I will continue to read everything that Alexandria Bellefleur writes because she really knows how to make the perfect blend of tension in her romance novels. I loved the idea of a sapphic Bejeweled and this lived up to all of my expectations! And I didn't even need to use a wish.

This was so much fun!! I enjoyed that we never really knew what was going to happen next. The forbidden-ness of falling for a demon who has your fate in their hands had me on the edge of my seat. I do wish the romance developed sooner as it felt a bit rushed to me but I understand plotwise why it didn’t. Overall a fun read!

An imaginative and emotional ride! I was immediately captured by the writing style and the MCs banter is to die for. I found each wish to be even more entertaining than the last and the overall arching story while funny is also very insightful. I love the way food is incorporated into the story and the author seems to have a deep knowledge when it comes to it. The only issue I had was the pacing was a bit wonky and I felt the relationship aspect came in way too late and way too sudden. Other than that, I think this is a very solid and fun book.

Read this one to the end despite wanting to DNF it like six times. I just couldn't with the premise. It was too dumb, and so was the MC. Like sooooo stupid. I didn't find the romance sexy or appealing at all. Idk, this just didn't work for me at all.

Before I get into my review of “The Devil She Knows”, I’d like to thank NetGalley and Berkley Publishing Group for the early eARC.

This book was hands down a five-star read. Bellefleur is such an amazing writer and will one moment have you on the edge of your seat and the next will have you completely head over heels in love.

About midway through this book, I was expecting the MC, Sam to fall in love with a different character. The fast-paced ending was a nice surprise and worked very well for this type of story.

I can promise you now, that I will be thinking about this book for the next few months and definitely will be preordering a copy so I can reread it when it comes out.

I would highly recommend this book to absolutely anyone and everyone.

A BONKERS fun time!!! Bellefleur is a hit-or-miss author for me (half of her books I've loved, half I have super not), but dang if this isn't a hit!!

Bellefleur manages to create the perfect novel romcom, something that I am always looking for but that I think is also incredibly difficult to successfully do in the medium of print -- she wholly succeeds here. While the novel doesn't have the depth I usually look for in a romance, that is 100% ok by me, because the author DOES manage to create chemistry, tension, and momentum unlike any romcom I've read in recent memory. Bellefleur also deserves praise for writing a story that I think could be equally successful in print or film -- I would pay so much money to see this story on a big screen.

Had the time of my life reading this, and I've already told several friends to put it on their Autumn TBR's. Definitely will be purchasing my own copy & recommending the same at my library!

Rated 4.25-4.50 stars.

I've read another one of Alexandria Bellefleur's works, Written in the Stars, and adored the fraught, but adorable dynamic between the two main characters--and the situations that led them to the book's beginnings. I feel the same way about The Devil She Knows. This was one of my most anticipated reads of this year, and it lived up to its expectations. A down-on-her-luck and passionate chef, Sam, gets turned down when she proposes to her girlfriend of two-plus years and enlists the help of a demon in getting her back. From the moment Daphne shows up on the page, the two women are reluctant-partners in the grand scheme of a second, or third, or forth, or fifth, or sixth.... chance at love.

The characters are loveable, albeit secretive and bad at decision making, but as the story unfolds, we get a look into why Daphne and Sam are the way they are. I found myself loving the banter between them and especially the "wishes" that Daphne grants Sam in the latter's attempts to achieve a happy ending, or at the very least, some semblance of one.

The only problem I had with the book was the sexual intimacy between the two characters. While it was written well, and had me fanning myself at the palpable tension between the two, I found it unnecessary to the plot. If anything, shifting it to the subsequent chapter may have fared better. I just found it quick and that it didn't add much to the characters' connection at that exact moment.

Overall, a fantastical, adorable, and heartstring-pulling kinda read. Definitely will be recommending this to fellow book lovers, and absolutely one of my favorite reads of this year thus far.

this was FUN!!!!!!! this book was truly like nothing else i have ever read and i had such a blast with it!!! i have been really loving paranormal romance recently and my little devil Daphne was such a great addition to the paranormal bf/gf collection!!

as unserious and entertaining as this story was i did really appreciate the amount of depth we got in it too. it was so hard to watch sam struggle with her breakup and continuously trying to save something that was so clearly so bad for her but so touching to see daphne attempt to shine the light and pull her through.

This is an enjoyable rollercoaster ride to hell and back.  Laughs and zero-gravity butterflies included. Sarah Cooper makes a deal with the super-hot demon Daphne, hoping to win back her ex-girlfriend. Cue the shenanigans of “Be careful what you wish for". The resolution is glossed over; however, no questions are asked when Sarah and Daphne have endgame in sight.

Girl meets girl. Girl falls in love. Girl proposes. Girl is rejected. Girl makes a deal with a demon to win back her ex (as one does). Shenanigans ensue.

What a funny little book. The Devil She Knows is part It's a Wonderful Life part the Good Place. Desperate to fix what went wrong in her relationship, Sam offers her soul to a pink-swathed demon named Daphne in exchange for six wishes. Sam is convinced she'll be able to change her life without using all six wishes, but Daphne has some tricks up her sleeve. Thrown into alternate realities showing her what her life could be like if she was everything her ex wanted her to be and forced into proximity with the demon ruining (?) her life, Sam begins to realize that maybe changing who you are for another person isn't worth the price of her soul.

While "The Devil She Knows" is certainly a romance, it is very plot-heavy. It doesn't necessarily follow the same conventions that most contemporary romances do. Sam does a lot of soul-searching while grieving her relationship with Hannah, and while the story's central romance is neatly weaved throughout, it isn't in the forefront for at least the first half of the novel. Would definitely recommend for someone looking for something a little different!

Fantastic character building, but I felt the pace of the narrative was a little bit off. I wished (pun unavoidable) more time had passed in between each wish. I liked Samantha’s impulsiveness though, so I can imagine it would be challenging to give the plot more in-story time to develop while maintaining her character credible.
I loved every other book by this author. She is a great writer and it shows in the pages of this book as well. The post-breakup feelings that Samantha has were so well written and ao close to reality. I just wished the narrative had allowed more time for her to heal instead of jumping in and out of and in love again in less than 24 hours.