The Demon Trappers: Forsaken by Jana Oliver

Blurb:

Riley Blackthorne just needs a chance to prove herself – and that’s exactly what the demons are counting on…
Seventeen-year-old Riley, the only daughter of legendary Demon Trapper, Paul Blackthorne, has always dreamed of following in her father's footsteps.  The good news is, with human society seriously disrupted by economic upheaval and Lucifer increasing the number of demons in all major cities, Atlanta’s local Trappers’ Guild needs all the help they can get – even from a girl. When she’s not keeping up with her homework or trying to manage her growing crush on fellow apprentice, Simon, Riley’s out saving distressed citizens from foul-mouthed little devils – Grade One Hellspawn only, of course, per the strict rules of the Guild. Life’s about as normal as can be for the average demon-trapping teen.
But then a Grade Five Geo-Fiend crashes Riley’s routine assignment at a library, jeopardizing her life and her chosen livelihood.  And, as if that wasn’t bad enough, sudden tragedy strikes the Trappers’ Guild, spinning Riley down a more dangerous path than she ever could have imagined. As her whole world crashes down around her, who can Riley trust with her heart – and her life?

Review:

I loved, loved, loved this book. It was funny, it was sweet, it had people kicking demon ass, it had emotion and it had fit boys. I bought it because I judged it by its cover (which I know you shouldn't do, but I'm against social curves) and added it to my wishlist and then when I was cutting down my wishlist (because I'm not made of money which actually means 'My monthly allowance has to go toward other stuff too,') I read the blurb and knew that I had to buy this book and I'm glad I did.

The plot was amazing and kept me turning the page and losing sleep. Riley wants to be the best she can be so she can help pay the bills that her mothers medical bills built up while she was alive and she wants to make her father proud, but it never seems to go right for her, like when she gets a routine job and it turns out for the worse. And on top of that, her father dies that day so she's stuck in the care of her fathers trapping partner Beck, a twenty three year old that Riley hates. She has to protect her fathers grave from Necromancers, while paying the bills and balancing a relationship with the NCB (Nice Catholic Boy) Simon. But the best thing in the plot was that it was set in 2018, which I think was really cool. It was a totally believeable that in the next seven years that any metal could be precious.

The characters were amazing, none were alike. Riley is a strongwilled girl who doesn't take crap unless it puts her well being on the line. She wants to show that girls can do the same job as boys which I think, every girl needs to do and that even when things are hard, she'll make them better instead of wallowing in pity and grief. Beck was a good character because he had a duty to do and he did it. He knows that Riley only hates him because when she was younger she had a crush on him and he let her down but yet he looks after her and protects her when Rileys father dies. But I absolutley loved NCB (Nice Catholic Boy) Simon because he was amazingly devouted to his faith and he is so sweet.

This book is a must read in my opinion. Its filled with adrenaline, love, loyalty, a weird future and kicking demon ass. Because, I like it when people kick demon ass.