Charm City

The Demon Whisperer, Book 1

By: Ash Krafton

Narrated by: Roy McCrerey

The darkness is rising, and one man stands against it: the exorcist mage Simon Alliant. But in Baltimore, he finally meets his match...a part-mortal divinity with the power to whisper away demons.

Simon Alliant is an exorcist who battles demons, whether he wants to or not. Sometimes it's not so bad...he gets to play with magic, after all. But for Simon, magic represents a demon of another kind. He's addicted to magic, and it takes more than a handful of charms to keep that particular demon at bay.

Chiara is part Light, part Dark, and stubbornly mortal. The woman has a way with words: She literally talks demons into abandoning their human hosts. Simon thinks that's not the only trick she has up her sleeve - and that's pretty high praise coming from a mage like him.

As intriguing as that may be, Simon has too many reasons to distrust her...one of them being his more-or-less partner, an angelic Watcher. Amid all the celestial warnings of the rising dark comes a new prophesy that makes him wonder: Is Chiara a threat to him and all of mankind?

Or will she be his salvation?

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a good Paranormal book

a great first book for a sireis i liked the book quite much
the story was well writen
i loved the world of angels in the book ...
a very good listen
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

An Exorcist With A Bag Full of Tricks...

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

So... I was listening to the audiobook and I was enjoying it. However, once in a while, I kept thinking that I needed to go back to listen to the previous books in the series in order to get a more complete picture of the characters' background. Eventually however, I did realize that this was in fact the first book in the series.... This being the case, I feel that a more in depth introduction of the characters would have been very helpful in understanding their mission and "career" choices' motivations. Some of the particulars do surface throughout the narration and by the time you reach the end, understanding their circumstances becomes a little easier. The story is quite entertaining, the characters very likable, and the narration very well done. It is still somewhat uncertain the kind of relationship that will develop between demonologist Simon and Chiara (Scura), the offspring of Lucifer and an angel. The mission of eliminating the growing darkness on earth is bringing them together, but the means of reaching their goals are very different. Will the light prevail over the darkness? It did in this first book but we'll have to see what the rest of the series will bring.

angels, mages, half divinities

Simon is an exorcist mage that battles demons but is addicted to the magic he is given to use. Therefore he keeps charms on him to help lessen the addiction. He also is friends with a watcher an angel that’s job is to watch the human race. Simon has had good and bad but has met his match when he meets a girl who is part divinity. Loved the magic and the fact there is definitely something different with how they mention how a half divinity was able to survive. Awesome book.

Exciting but easy to follow paranormal adventure..

Charm City is the first in what promises to be an exciting paranormal adventure series. Although the book is classified as a paranormal romance, I didn't find it romantic in the least. However, that is not a criticism. I really enjoyed the developing sense of camaraderie and friendship between the two main characters, Simon, a talented mage, and Chiara, a powerful blend of mortal and immortal beings. Both have been fighting for a very long time to exorcise demons from human possession and to send them back to Hell, and they find in each other a helpmate in this thankless battle. Simon is tormented by a past mistake that Chiara finally enables him to right. Simon proves to Chiara that she does not need to be alone and lonely in her quest to rid the mortal plain of demons. The story has lots of exciting action scenes, just the right amount of world-building to keep the story interesting without drowning in unnecessary detail, and a great sense of friendly chemistry between Simon and Chiara. They might have romance in their future, but this first book ends on a major cliffhanger that seems to mean more challenges in store for our couple before they reach that stage.

Roy McCrerey's narration is superb. He has a very deep, almost raspy voice that seems perfectly suited to the paranormal genre. His portrayal of the demons is especially enjoyable and gave me tiny shivers of fear whenever they popped onto the scene. I will definitely be watching for more of his audiobook performances in the future.

I received a copy of this audiobook at my request in exchange for this honest review.

old sins are never forgotten

This was a fun urban fantasy featuring the schemes and plots of Angel's and Demons. I loved that the characters were power6but also had the ability to grow as they overcame their past traumas. I'm looking forward to book 2. I was given a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

pretty good but for simon

I received a free copy of this book at my request, my review is voluntary and unbiased.

Man I pretty hated Simon from the first paragraph, it's great that he keeps getting put in is place by Chiara but I just wish he'd stop being a pushy douche for like 5 minutes, I firmly believe the entire narrative would have been more enjoyable if he simply ceased to exist. Otherwise the story was pretty good

The voice actor however has a strong showing he has deep power in his voice and quite a range.

Characters you can root for.

Good story line. Though the plot of the book seems to be more of a character introduction for future installments, it gives you insite to the characters and their struggles. Love the heaven and hell dynamics. I look forward to the next book and to see how the characters develop together. Love all the little references that can only be Baltimore! This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review.

Urban Fantasy

It was interesting to have two different types of magic in one book. In one case the magic is inherent and in the other it seems to rely of charms and wands etc. the differences make me wonder at the significance this will have.

This was a great start to the series, it did a great job of building the world and introducing the main characters. But it's left me with as many questions as answers setting the stage nicely for book two.

Simon is a great lead character, flawed with pain and mistakes in his past, but he's determination to live a better life now and he's very likeable because of that.

Your fundamental good versus evil story with demons and angels it also adds more and left me wanting more.

The character voices are fantastic, even the demon and angel voices seemed right. The delivery is well paced and flows naturally. The editing wasn't complete, there were still a few mistakes that weren't edited out, but these were minor.

I received a free copy of this book from the author and/or narrator and/or publisher and I voluntarily wrote this honest review.

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Excellent start to a series

This was a very good listen. The narration was excellent and the pace was steady. There were a couple of recording hiccups but they weren't too bothersome. The book ended in a major cliffhanger.

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

Impressed Indeed!

So I will start by saying that I typically dont read urban books, fantasy or otherwise and that this was gifted to me on accident. I am always honored when an author is willing to gift something so precious to me so I listened to this book anyway and like WOW! I am thoroughly impressed! I was ready for the next chapter when the epilogue popped up! I spoke out loud a "What"?? because I was not ready for the book to be done! Great character development, mystery, intrigue paired with a good narrator with excellent voices and only 1 mispronounced word..... So BRAVO! To both author and narrator for a job well done and thank you ever so much for accidentally offering me this book :) I hope you enjoy my review as much as I enjoyed your book which was a whole lot!