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then open the book and start to read. You will enjoy this book if you like Lisle's style. Try the other two books in the series as well if you like this one.


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Sympathy for the Devil Holly Lisle 9780671877033 Books Reviews

My title about sums it up. Although you always have a few of an author's rabid fans show up with 5's, to maintain that this book is a work of great literature that deserves the highest rating is just ... wrong.

Holly Lisle has an interesting concept, and she pulls it off in solid, but not brilliant fashion. Once the main event comes off that sets up the story for the rest of the book, the events are pretty predictable. A LOT more could have been done with this plot idea.

It has amusing moments, but its not the laugh riot some of these other reviews claim. I'm under the impression that this book was a relatively early effort for the author. She definitely improves in this series as it moves along.

In fact, if I had the read to do over again, I would skip the first and second books of the series and go straight to book three, "Hell on High". It had a couple of problems, but is definitely the most engaging of the three books. Since the stories are only connected by the basic premise (minions of hell turned loose in NC by God), you don't really miss any important prerequisite information by doing so.

In "Sympathy for the Devil", I kept feeling like she was pulling scene ideas from some of her favorite soap operas and filling in her story. To flesh out her primary plot device, I felt that deeper and more powerful plot elements were called for to truly bring this story to life. For a story about minions of hell living legitimately on Earth, I felt there should be some surprises in store, and I found none here.

This effort wasn't bad enough to make me put the book down mid-read, but neither did it really draw me along with any fascination. I like a book to make me sad that I've hit the last page, in this case I was a bit relieved to get there.
I found this book to be an easy way to pass the time, although I started to find it a bit tedious by the time I was about halfway through. I was glad it wasn't any longer than it was. Although I was glad it wasn't longer, it felt like it needed to be. Everything and everyone in it seemed very shallow.

Was the book supposed to be funny? I think I maybe chuckled once. I didn't find the characters all that interesting, and Hell, Lucifer and the demons were all very cliche. This book offered nothing particularly new. I couldn't really swallow the idea that of all the people in the world, God found Dayne alone worthy enough to listen to. The whole conflict seemed very causal and relaxed. I didn't get much of a sense of danger, and I certainly didn't worry about if anyone would succeed. I saw most of the plot twists coming and was surprised by very little. Plot-wise, not all that much happened. There's plenty of witty dialogue and a few more thought-provoking discussions. That was kinda it.

I could summarize this story in a sentence or two, although I won't because that would be giving away spoilers. There was a brief bit with a few prank phone calls, which I thought might go somewhere - but it never did(unless I missed something, which I don't think I did...) and I had trouble believing in the depth of Dayne's feelings for the love interest, which seemed to develop awfully quickly. I also felt a little cheated that there wasn't any conclusion about Torry(her dead husband). Since Dayne's prayer for the souls of hell to be given a 2nd chance was partly because of her despair at thinking him suffering for eternity, I'd have liked to know if he ever did repent for his sins. Finally, I didn't found the Doctor with the God complex (forgot his name) to be a particularly believable character. Nor could I honestly believe that doctors would be allowed to subject their patients to such cruel "heroic measures". This character seemed to exist entirely as a catalyst to make Dayne despair and pray to God.

I'm glad I didn't pay too much for this book. It's not worth spending more than a few dollars, or even better, borrowing from a library. Good to pass the time, though to be honest, there are much better books out there. This is probably best left to the Holly Lisle fans only.

I struggled to decide what rating to give this book. Two stars almost seems too harsh, but 3 would be much too generous and might mislead other readers. 2.5 would be fair, but don't allow half a point to be given. I decided to vote this book 2 stars, as it's poor points are stronger than it's good points.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I like to read and this was a good book with an unusual theme. If you enjoy lighthearted fiction/fantasy, I think you'll like this.
then open the book and start to read. You will enjoy this book if you like Lisle's style. Try the other two books in the series as well if you like this one.