{"id":9436,"date":"2015-12-31T12:00:04","date_gmt":"2015-12-31T17:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=9436"},"modified":"2019-04-09T02:37:30","modified_gmt":"2019-04-09T06:37:30","slug":"review-base-instincts-demonica-11-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=9436","title":{"rendered":"Review: Base Instincts (Demonica, #13.5) by Larissa Ione"},"content":{"rendered":"

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More Demonica! Woot woot! And just for something different, an m\/m romance!<\/p>\n

This novella is set in the Demonica<\/i> world, though it doesn\u2019t really tie into the overarching storyline. Plenty of background explanation is given to the world so it could technically be read as a standalone, but it does contain some spoilers for book 11, Revenant<\/a>, so keep that in mind if you\u2019re planning on reading the series \u2013 which you should, because it\u2019s sensational!<\/p>\n

Raze is a seminus demons. He is a rare breed of incubus that needs sex multiple times a day otherwise he will suffer debilitating pain and eventually death. That\u2019s usually no problem for a slutty sex demon, except that seminus demons can only climax with a female, and Raze is into males. He has an arrangement with a succubus friend, Fayle, who \u2018relieves\u2019 him as required, and because of that, they live together as she needs to be close by, but he is lonely for true companionship.<\/p>\n

Slake is a demon who lives a solitary life as an assassin. He is currently working his final mission which he must complete otherwise he forfeits his soul to his evil employer. While tracking his prey, he comes across Raze, a hot medic working at a popular immortal nightclub. There is an immediate spark between the two males, which is about to become all kinds of messy because Slake\u2019s target is none other than Fayle.<\/p>\n

But let\u2019s not worry about that for now, because Raze and Slake can\u2019t resist each other, and there is all sorts of sexy time to be had! The sexual tension is there from the very beginning, and it doesn\u2019t take them too long to act on it and\u2026 hotness! But more than sex the two males very clearly care about each other, and I enjoyed their dynamic and the progression of their relationship.<\/p>\n

\u201cRight now, what I want is standing in front of me, and I\u2019m pretty sure I can have it.\u201d His voice went low. Smoky. Sexy as fuck. \u201cAm I right?\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But Fayle has a vicious jealous streak and she\u2019s not prepared to bow out of Raze\u2019s life quietly. And then there\u2019s the added complication of Raze\u2019s inability to be with a male. Well, he can clearly \u2018be\u2019 with a male, but he can\u2019t climax with a male, and he needs that to survive. How can these two hot-as-hell demons embrace their deep connection when a relationship between them is so impossible?<\/p>\n

Larissa Ione has written another great addition to the Demonica world. Raze works at Underground General Hospital so there are cameos from Eidolon and Wraith, and a spectacular appearance by Revenant who pretty much stole the show for me.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe sold his soul to a Soul Reaper\u2014\u201d
\n\u201cThat was stupid.\u201d
\n\u201cYeah,\u201d Raze said, without missing a beat, \u201cwe agree on that. Anyway\u2014\u201d
\n\u201cNo, I mean, really stupid.\u201d Revenant leaned against the doorframe and divided his unnerving attention between Raze and Slake. \u201cI mean, it just seems obvious to me. Don\u2019t sell your soul. Seriously. Who does that? What the fuck?\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I love this series and will read anything Demonica<\/i> related. I love that Ione has mixed things up, continuing to introduce new characters and giving us something different while still staying true to her incredible paranormal world.<\/p>\n

This is a really entertaining read, and if you\u2019re a fan of the series you won\u2019t want to miss it.<\/p>\n

4 stars.<\/p>\n

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For more information about the Demonica series – including series reading order – please check out our Demonica \/ Lords of Deliverance Series<\/a> page.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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