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 Where to begin. I enjoyed this novel, but there were also many things that I couldn't stand about it. Let's do this list style. 
 Dislikes first. 
 - FOUR WORDS: Third person omniscient narration. It was extremely difficult to become emotionally invested in the characters or story because of this. 
 - Too much in-depth religion talk. BUT, let me clarify by saying that I only consider it to be too much because this is a YA novel. I don't see many teens being entertained by this, or even able to read through it without their mind wandering elsewhere. I even had trouble getting through these parts. I had the urge to skip ahead. I didn't take offense to it as some reviewers seem to have, but I found it to be too drawn out and borderline boring. 
 - There was a little too much bad language and raunch for a YA novel. Jael's BFF was a total skank, and it did nothing for the story. It was completely pointless for her to be like that. *shrug* 
 - Jael's powers, and even her learning the powers she did have wasn't dramatic enough! I expected her to be this crazy all-powerful half-demon but she just ended up being able to see a person's soul, throw a fireball or two, and freeze up some water. Really? I was hoping for a bit more than that. 
 - The climax wasn't very climactic. 
 So many complaints, yes, so did I like anything about it? Definitely. 
 + Although the narrative was hard to handle, the flashbacks were great. I loved the pieces of the past we saw more than the actual "present" story! Jael's mother was 100x more interesting than Jael herself. Paul as a younger man was more strong and fierce. In present tense he's this old, broody man. 
 + Although the religion was all in-your-face, the mythology was wonderful. I loved reading a novel about demons that wasn't all about "the devil". Reading about characters not so "popular", or heard of so often, so to speak; such as Dagon, Belial, and Lilith (Or Astarte, Jael's mother) was fantastic. Probably my favorite thing about it. :) I enjoyed the supporting characters much more than Jael and Paul, Rob (or was it Rod? - Who knows. He wasn't very memorable at all). 
 + The way the author described Hell was unique and detailed. One of my favorite parts was when we were able to catch a glimpse of the "real Hell". It was actually scary to me. Definite plus! 
 Overall this novel was a good read. Drawn-out at times, and maybe a little longer than it needed to be, BUT good. I would recommend it to people who won't take the religion thing too seriously (I mean it is fiction, after all!), and who can handle getting through the more boring parts to the good parts. It's up and down, but definitely worth the read if you enjoy a more unique book about demons. 
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 ARC source: NetGalley.com, publisher ABRAMS.