A Review of The Devil's Playground by Jenna Black

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4.5 Fangs for The Devil's Playground by Jenna Black

This was my week for reading the final books of a couple series that I had grown to love.

The Devil's Playground is the 5th and final book in the Morgan Kingsley series featuring an exorcist that hosts the king of all demons inside her.

Throughout the series Morgan had to battle with her thoughts and feelings about demons as she learned many things she had previously perceived to be true were not.

She also had to deal with the fact that she, an exorcist who really hated demons, had become an unwilling demon host and not just to any demon but the king of all demons. This not only drove Morgan crazy but it also put her life and the lives of those around her in danger...constantly.

In this book Morgan finds out that demons are coming into the human realm in greater numbers than ever before- into hosts that never before would have been recruited. Morgan and Lugh along with Lugh's council in the human world decide that Dougal, Lugh's brother, must be behind it. But why?

Along with the demon conflict Morgan has to deal with her brother's depressed and dismal attitude and her boyfriend Brian wanting her to get rid of Lugh. With utter disbelief Morgan realizes she has grown accustomed to Lugh and doesn't think she could stand to live without him, or would she want to. Will she give up Brian to keep Lugh or will she sacrifice Lugh to keep Brian happy?

Having a demon inside you can be alot to deal with. Can you imagine having a separate entity inside you that knows everything...and I mean everything. Even the little things that you have tried to hide from yourself, subconscious thoughts you'd rather not address...everything! Lugh's not a mind reader-he's actually in there, inside Morgan seeing, doing, feeling everything she is.

No wonder her boyfriend isn't exactly thrilled with that-and neither was Morgan at first. But after having Lugh with her for so long-can she give him up?

And as far as Dougal is concerned, will Lugh be able to regain his stronghold without sacrificing all of the demons in the human realm? Will he be able to find a way to stop Dougal without killing himself in the process?

Morgan and everyone she is close to are drafted to take part in a demon war they really want no part of, but Dougal has left them with no other choice.

Black wraps this series up nicely ending it in a way that most of the loose ends are all wrapped up and we are given a somewhat happy ending-with plenty of wiggle room should something ever happen and Black decides to continue with any books later on (you never know, it could happen).

I am sad to see this series end. This was a series that was a surprise enjoyment for me because the first couple books were a little heavy on the m/m and bdsm aspects of the story lines which I am not really into but the characters intrigued me and I just kept reading despite the stuff that made me cringe.

Black's world of demon hosts and exorcists is completely unique and filled with characters that you might not necessarily like but you easily grow attached to. You don't want them to end up getting hurt. And the story lines are also very unique and easily suck you in, making you not want to put the books down.

I know I started reading the first book and just didn't stop until I was done with the third book. Then I had to wait for books four and five to come out.

And now the series is over.

I do look forward to reading other works by Black. Her new YA series hits bookstore shelves soon, Glimmerglass looks like a YA book that may be worth picking up.

Black is also the author of The Guardians of the Night series which I just discovered features...vampires. I am going to have to check those books out.