Author: Lola Glass
Series: Deceit and Devotion Series Book #1
Category: Paranormal Romance
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
"You agreed to be my mate, Tatum. Two minutes after we met, in fact." - Rafael
One wrong sarcastic comment and Tatum is mated to a demon who really doesn’t seem to care much that he tricked her into it. Their worlds are vastly different despite the casual interactions between humans and monsters and Tatum is forced to figure out how to balance this new life she was forced into.
Rafael is unremorseful and pretty rude considering he needs Tatum to play along nicely with their mating to stay out of jail. He seems to have all the answers on how they will move forward, except for how Tatum will feel about it. And considering he is starving for lust, her lust being the only one he can feed from, Rafael should probably have tried harder, in the beginning, to get on her good side. Ultimately, he never really learns from his mistakes, always trying to take over Tatum's life without giving her choices.
Tatum is a trooper, taking everything in stride while trying to keep ahold of the important parts of her life. I thought she was WAY too understanding of his high-handed behavior at times but the girl is practical. Mating isn't something she can change so she works hard to make the best of the situation.
"Regardless of how it had occurred, I was permanently mated to a demon. I was becoming a demon because of it. I was going to have to feed my mate, and feed from him. There was no way around any of those facts, so there was no point in trying to escape or avoid them." - Tatum
There were very real problems with their relationship, aside from the forced mating, but they finally got to a good place. Mostly because Tatum refused to live miserably for eternity. This wasn't as kinky as I'd have predicted considering Rafael is a demon, but it does feature plenty of spice.
"'I expect to flirt, spoil, and fuck my way into your life until neither of us of us an ounce of desire to live apart again.'" - Rafael
Overall, this one was fun with a lot of fluff, but that is okay! When I picked this book up for reviewing, I wanted something funny, a bit far-fetched, and absolutely entertaining - and that's what I got. The world-building needs some holes filled in and the characters weren't anything outrageously special but I will definitely put the next book in the series, 'How to Fall in Like with a Monster', on my TBR list.
Tropes and Themes: Demons, Fated Mates, Bakery, Vampires, Paranormal Romance, Shifters, Forced Proximity.
Blurb
It was an average day… until a gorgeous demon waltzed into my coffee shop and asked me to be his mate. I jokingly agreed, but he was serious. And now I'm mated to him. Permanently. He drinks lust to survive, so that makes me his immortal meal. If that wasn't bad enough, he's just gotten out of prison. Because I accidentally bound myself to him, I automatically take responsibility for keeping him on the right side of the law. So, now I'm living with a rich, dangerously-attractive demon, while a dragon shifter watches us to make sure our marriage is legit, and that my husband doesn't fall back into his sketchy ways… because if he does, we're both going back to prison.
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