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A review by bigbuttandabook
A Summoned Husband by S.J. Stewart
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Sweet but scary, morbidly hilarious, and chaotic a story that mirrors its author if I’ve ever read one. I swear I died a little every time Asmodeus expresses his feelings for Eden, mentally or verbally. And I just about died laughing every time that man tired to comprehend the Lord book and church. “Maybe I’ll pray back at them,” is going to live rent free in my head forever and has got to be one of the coldest threats you don’t know is a threat ever! Even thought I wanted to smack Imani several times I absolutely loved this friend group and those fierce cult member (lol) grandmothers! The genre jumping S.J. Stewart really doesn’t miss, even when she’s writing outside of her comfort zone. The pace of the story does have some ebbs and flows as this is a paranormal romance so the plot isn’t secondary, it’s at the front. But for the most part it’s a fast paced story with a slow burn romance. There are some scenes that given your level of sensitivity to horror are pretty scary. And some smexy times where the writing is a little flowery where I would have liked it to be a little more gritty. Overall though it’s a great story that’s nonsensical in the way things are when you’re with your friends and everything is funny. Another reader @nailahkingwrites described it as “Living Single meets A Black Lady Sketch Show” and that is the most accurate description imaginable!