Okay, I know after the cliffhanger ending from Sins of the Demon that this wasn't going to be the cop procedural funtime romp that the last four books were, so I was mentally prepared for that. But god, through the whole book I wanted Kara to just get back to Earth and do some ass kicking cop/summoner things again. Demonic political intrigue is so not my thing, I guess. 
 We find out that Kara was summoned by Mzatal, another demonic lord, with the help of his summoner, Idris. Okay, cool, we get to find out more about the other demonic lords! Sadly, Mzatal apparently doesn't know how to just talk to people, being all mean and demony lordy to Kara to the point she freaks out because she doesn't know his intentions and manages to escape to Rhyzkahl. SURPRISE! Rhyzkahl is actually an asshole who was up to something bad! Yes, I knew it! Mazatal even knew this, but didn't tell Kara because... reasons? *sigh* Luckily Kara keeps her "Taryn's favourite female protagonist" card by calling him out on it. 
 Oh, Kara. Her being in the demonic realm is a bit of a waste. Nothing really happens. Well, stuff happens, but I don't need to hear about her insane wardrobe, her little vacation with Helori, how she roams the halls of Szerain, Rhyzkahl, and Mzatal's castles, etc, etc. I wanted her to be doing something! Even her training was yawn-worthy. There was tons of info dumping about the realm, the past, the lords, how novice Kara actually is at summoning, etc, etc. It just didn't grab me like the first four books. 
 More props to Kara, who I was screaming at when she jumped into Rhyzkahl's bed right after escaping Mzatal. I mean, she confessed her love for Ryan right before she was taken, yet she has tons of sex with Mr. Sneaky Demonic Lord? But, she actually reflects on that and why she did it, so it wasn't just brushed off as an okay thing. Faith restored. Well, until she decides to start being Mzatal's sex buddy instead. Faith dimmed a bit. Siiiiiiiiiiiigh. Yes, she and Ryan aren't in a relationship, but you don't tell someone you love them (especially when they say it first!) and then gleefully jump into two other men's beds. What was up with all the Kara love, anyway? Vahl kisses her, Idris had a crush on her, Rhyzkahl has a possessive thing with her, Mzatal's infatuated with her... yeah, I don't get it. She's not dropping into the realm of certain other PNR/UF heroines or anything, but I found myself wondering if by the end of the series she was going to sleep with all eleven demonic lords. (God I hope not, there's only one demonic lord she should be with.) 
 Despite some of my griping and the severe lack of Ryan, Zack, and Jill, Touch of the Demon still gets three stars because overall I enjoyed it, even though it wasn't exactly the type of Kara Gillian adventure I wanted to read about. Hopefully we at least get back to some mystery type stuff (since Kara is resigning from being a cop, boo) and less political backstabbing and intrigue and massive info dumping.