The Devils Right Hand Dante Valentine Book 3
Dante Valentine, Necromancer and bounty hunter, just wants to be left alone. But the Devil has other ideas.
The Prince wants Dante. And he wants her now. And Dante and her lover, Japhrimel, have no choice but to answer the Prince’s summons. And to fulfill a seemingly simple task: become the Devil’s Right Hand, hunt down four demons that have escaped from Hell, and earn His gratitude.
It’s a shame that nothing is ever easy when it comes to the Devil. Because of course, he doesn’t tell Dante the whole truth: there is a rebellion brewing in Hell. And there is a good chance that Lucifer is about to be pushed off the throne.
But Dante is getting really tired of being pushed around. And this time, she might be angry enough to take on the Devil himself…
User Ratings and Reviews
3 Stars Found main character’s attitude inconsistent with the last books and irritating
Now, the book ends well, and begins well. But Dante’s character whines and moans throughout the entire middle, to the point that the reader gets extremely annoyed. Even if trust issues and human emotions are part of her character, her behavior was over the top, even for “damaged goods”. She acts like becoming a hedaira has thrown her hormones into frenzy, and when the character notices it herself, i think it may be a bit too much. I didn’t understand the last review that explained that to me. I do now. Some mistakes, not in typos, but in repeating large quantities of information (sometimes almost word for word from the last book) too frequently, were very noticeable.
Still a good read, if you don’t mind getting a tad angry.
4 Stars Stating to get a bit whiney
The Dante Valentine series has not lacked for action so far and this book delivers. It’s a bit whiney w/ more stupid, obvious mistakes but still a good read.
4 Stars The Danny from book 1 is back but there isn’t much plot resolution in this book.
This is the third book in the Dante Valentine series by Lilith Saintcrow. Thankfully it was much, much better than the second book.
The books starts with Danny living peacefully in Toscano with Japh by her side. Danny is finally getting to do some research into her half-demon nature and Japh remains silent about any information he could give her. The peaceful existence falls to pieces when a summons from Lucifer comes and Danny and Japh can no longer ignore it. Lucifer forces Danny to be his Right-Hand for seven years. Lucifer has 4 demons that he wants Danny to hunt down and kill. When Japh throws getting his demonic power returned to him into the bargain and leaves Danny alone with no explanation, she ends up in quite the fix.
There was a lot of action in this book and the return of the more self-sufficient Danny that we were introduced to in book one. I really liked the inclusions of other demons and the ending took a twist that I wasn’t expecting. Really it was the ending that made this book for me and tied Danny into a mess so complicated that it was intensely interesting. I really liked this book it was fast paced and easy to read. Danny got a new sword and it is awesome to have her fighting how she likes to fight.
I still have a number of complaints. I *still* think Danny acts strange about Japh. She needs to stop being so obsessed over him. I was also disappointed at the pace of the storyline; the storyline didn’t progress as far as I had expected. In fact the third and fourth book (which I am in the middle of) would have probably been more appropriate as one book. I was also frustrated with how Danny’s half-demon nature is made a big deal of but we still don’t know anything about it. Most of these things could be done intentionally by Saintcrow to take us by surprise later and I guess I will have to wait and see about that. At the end of this book I was glad I had the next one because there really isn’t anything resolved in this book, just more questions.
This was a good book. I enjoyed it, much better than the second book. Hopefully in the fourth book some of the plot-lines will find some resolution.
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5 Stars Another winner for Saintcrow!
Saintcrow’s latest Dante Valentine installment does not disappoint! The Devil’s Right Hand is a visionary piece of futuristic urban fantasy that takes an in-depth look at good and evil.
Saintcrow doesn’t paint a saintly protagonist, in fact, Dante is in love with a fallen demon. Dante struggles with herself realizing that sometimes she has an evil streak in her. And Japhrimel, the fallen angel, is a blend of good and evil as well. Within the plot, Saintcrow explores a realistic human nature, that all of us struggle to balance the forces of light and dark within ourselves.
Like Saintcrow’s previous heroines, Dante is sexy, intelligent, fearless, and lethal. She is a refreshing look at a strong woman who struggles to allow herself vulnerable moments.
Saintcrow assumes her readers are intelligent, and she writes with a blend of history, mythology, and imagination that is derivative of nothing in the genre. Saintcrow’s writing includes gorgeous passages like this one of Dante explaining the feeling of power: “It ran out my toes, a crackling tide of burning leaving me molten and shaken. I blinked several times, something fine and dusty falling from my eyelashes. Closed my eyes, still blind. Let my head tip back like a heavy fruit on my limp stem of a neck” (p227).
Though this is the third installment in the series of five, it can be read as a stand-alone book. Saintcrow balances backstory without being repetitive, and a glossary at the end of the book will clear up any questions a new reader might have. Saint City Sinners is book four, and To Hell and Back finishes the series.
2 Stars From Strong to Pathetic
The book started off with Dante and her demon in love, living in peace. Then the plot arrives and goes down hill from there. Seriously, chapter after chapter of a pathetic woman debating her relationship with her boyfriend. The previous book at least had a good story line mixed in with her miserable whining. This reminded me a lot of Laurell K. Hamilton’s later books where the main character turns into a pathetic mess. I had hope for this author long term but not anymore. I am done…
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