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Succubus in the City | 
 enlarge | Author: Nina Harper
Publisher: Del Rey
Buy New: $6.99
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Media: Mass Market Paperback
Pages: 400
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 4.2 x 1.2
ISBN: 0345495063
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780345495068
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Product Description
“Sleek sexy and fun.”
–Susan Sizemore, author of Primal Desires
AFTER THREE THOUSAND YEARS OF ONE-NIGHT STANDS, A GIRL JUST WANTS A LITTLE MORE.
Working for Satan is a hot gig. The Devil really does wear Prada, and Lily can sport all the dazzling fashion she desires, eat all the fabulous food she craves, and hang for all eternity with her three demon girlfriends. But serving up bad boys to the fiery pits of Hell is just getting . . . lonely.
Lily gives the jerks, the creeps, and the liars the best (and last) night of their lives, but she’s tired of waking up to a pile of ashes. She wants a guy who will stick around.
BUT A MYSTERIOUS MAN IS TURNING UP THE HEAT. . . .
Nathan Coleman is a devilishly handsome, laid-back P.I. who wants to ask Lily a few questions about a missing man. But someone–or something–wants Lily and her friends dead, and Nathan seems to know more than he’ll admit to. Can a sweet-talking mortal and a girl from Hell find true love?
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 It doesn't have the charm of "Sex and the City", try though it might July 2, 2009
Rebecca Baumann
Plot Summary: Lily is a gorgeous lady with a glamorous job, and she lives in a nice Manhattan apartment with a doorman. Lily and her three closest chums also happen to be demons, or succubi, and in between Sunday brunches, shopping, and facials, they collect souls on behalf of Satan for Hell. Lily's job is particularly nasty, since she has to give her `johns' an orgasm before they'll poof into a pile of ashes, and her one `out' clause says that if she finds true love, she'll get her soul back. It sounds simple, except this mortal man must know her true self, including pesky details like her being a sex demon and all.
I suppose the title and cover art gave me a hint that the author was playing off of "Sex and the City," but I wasn't expecting the book to mimic the TV series quite so closely. We've literally got a quartet of beautiful, urban gal pals who happen to be demons, lots of cocktails and meals in chi-chi New York restaurants, and glamorous problems in the midst of trying to deliver their monthly quota of souls for Hell. The book even ends like the HBO series, where the main character, Lily (aka Carrie), is broken hearted over a guy and her friends do all the usual comfort moves -- ice cream, valium and a first class trip to Venice. Must be nice to have that kind of money.
Did it work for me? Not really. The idea of Satan as a benevolent, nurturing den mother (yep, she's a woman here), stretched my incredulity to the point of breaking. The prince of darkness loves her succubi, gives them vacations, and gently nags them when they don't deliver the souls on time. She's got to be one of the nicest employers I've ever met, and it's all wrong when we're talking about the Evil One.
Nina Harper's writing is fine, and it flows well, but somehow the charm that made "Sex in the City" endearing did not translate here. This book was clearly written by someone who loves NYC, and all the references to the city added credibility, but it would probably appeal most to people who live there.
If you read this for the romance angle, be prepared to wait. Lily and her love don't even get together till well past page 300-and-something, and the sex that Lily has with her victims is nothing to look forward to. The only thing holding this book together are Lily's relationships with her three best friends, and it's not nearly enough to pump some life into this story. I hate to nitpick, but there must've been about 100 references to the women eating ice cream (too bad I didn't read this on my Kindle, because I could have run a word search), and I don't think I'm exaggerating.
It should be noted that there is a sequel, "Succubus Takes Manhattan," which I'm guessing will give Lily time to gather the pieces and let her errant lover come around to the idea of loving a succubus. I'm sorry to say that I have no interest in learning what happens next.
 Sucky-bus in the city December 27, 2008
Sarah (Las Vegas)
I first saw this book at the store back in the summer looking for something new but wasn't sure about it. I saw it at the library recently and decided to read it for free. This might be the first time i thought of a book going it's boring then it got interesting, then slow and boring, and finally ok at the end. I really don't think the group of charcters were likeable. I'm questionable about reading the sequel because the only thing i'm curious about is what happens with Nathan and Lily.(btw i did find nathan to be a big dork) It's creative and not really confusing but find it at your library.
Men are from Mars and Women are from Hell! October 20, 2008
Kowulz (Boiling Springs, SC)
I thought this book had tremendous potential, but failed to deliver. I generally try to steer clear of female authors (with a few exceptions) because they are just plain wired differently then men. This book epitomized that bias.
I have never watched Sex in the City, so maybe I missed something here. I do not care about shoes, shopping, and ice cream enough to share Ms. Harper's enthusiasm. I could not relate to the girlfriend relationships that were sappy and undigestible. Mindless, bitchy monologues brought nothing good to the novel.
It could have been great fun, but not this time around. Maybe it will sell in the cheesy romances section.
It was ok July 30, 2008
Melissa Tirado (Hamilton, NJ)
This book was, as the title says, just ok. I liked the relationship between the four friends, and I even like how Satan is depicted as a "Martha". But, the ending left me feeling - unfulfilled. There were too many unanswered questions. The ending felt unresolved, and there was nothing that alluded to a sequel. Now, I see that there's a second novel coming out in November, but I would have never guessed with the way the first one ended.
 Horrible book July 28, 2008
J. Hudson (Birmingham, Alabama)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The writer has a great imagination but doesn't use it to finish the book. I felt very let down at the end because there was NO ending at all.
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