I had high hopes from this book (series). No, not because of all the hype surrounding it or because people had been badgering me to read it; it was simply because I read three reviews on three completely different websites from three completely different types of people and all of them were effusive in their uninterrupted praise. 
 So I read it. My reaction - Meh...I get it, it's funny and all but it's overall lukewarm. 
 The story revolves around a demon Bartimaeous who is summoned by a young boy to do his bidding and follows their adventures, sometimes funny but usually dangerous. 
 The demon itself is a funny narrator who is the soul of the book and hardly a page goes by (rather paragraph) where he (She? Don't know if demons really have a gender thing going on now do we...) isn't saying or doing something witty. The book is peppered with numerous footnotes which add to the hilarity as the demon explains the overall background of their species and other trivia using this plot device. 
 I understand my review is all positive so far but there was something missing, something that I can't really quantify that forced me to go with three stars. I would definitely not ask you to ignore this book or to berate it but if you would like to form an opinion for yourself then go grab a copy. 
 My guess is that you won't be disappointed but you won't be ecstatic either. As I said, lukewarm...