Servant: The Awakening (Servant Series #1) by L. L. Foster

FUN TO READby mrsluver

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August 11, 2009: i thought this book was fun to read. =)

Eve Dallas Meets Joan of Arcby kitkat3ny

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July 17, 2009: This encouraging start to a new urban fantasy series was unique and intriguing but at the same time the story felt incomplete and sometimes corny. Gaby a young demon slayer, a loner, living life in isolation even though she's in the middle of a crowd, has her life and mission interrupted when a nosy cop, Luther, suspects her of murdering and mutilating a poor soul. To the normal human eye, this unfortunate person looks like a regular human but to Gaby, she sees the demons hiding within. She is a paladin, a warrior of god, doing his bidding. Blessed with strength, speed and agility she carries out gods justice with no mercy. Gaby has a bad attitude and an even more unpleasant disposition but she was also innocent and vulnerable. Forced to let the cop into her life, Gaby experiences and allows little rays of joy in her seclusion. The story was dark, gritty, extremely predictable and sometimes disturbing but nonetheless interesting and entertaining. However, the author didn't exactly explain where Gaby came from, are there any other paladins around. Where, how and why do these demons take over these susceptible humans? I'm still confused if Gaby was actually killing demons or ugly sick people? Sometimes I thought she was a deranged young girl, seeing "dead people". In contrary to all the inconsistencies in the story, I see a potential for a really great series. I have therefore decided to give this series a chance and read the next book The Acceptance. I recommend this book for those with patience.

I Also Recommend: Any Given Doomsday (Phoenix Chronicles Series #1), Night Child (OSI Series #1), The Dangerous Book for Demon Slayers, Servant, Salt and Silver.