A Beautifully written,  steamy story about vengeance, grief, trauma, and reclaiming one’s power and sense of self. The author’s talent transcends the erotica genre. I liked that this was a majority black-African cast and there was social commentary about Nigerian culture, politics, and societal expectations on women throughout this book. Reminded me stylistically of Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche’s works.


I like that the demon is the one who relinquished control. Through her deal with him, Joy finds power over her own body again - and over his. For 200 pages this was enjoyable, but this deserved to be longer due to the fantasy element.

I would’ve liked to understand the demon aether Magic , her Aunt's Magic and her Aunt's relationship with Klaus. Also I would've enjoyed seeing more of Joys relationship with her demon after she gives her Soul to him. One thing though, in a book about trauma and self-empowerment, it was weirdly ironic that Joy decided to kill Iyore’s rapist without telling her. Iyore doesn't get agency over her traumatic experience which goes against what the book seems to be about. But alas.