Wild Ride by Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer

Wild Ride by Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Goodreads Synopsis:

Mary Alice Brannigan doesn’t believe in the supernatural. Nor does she expect to find that Dreamland, the decaying amusement park she’s been hired to restore, is a prison for the five Untouchables, the most powerful demons in the history of the world. Plus, there’s a guy she’s falling hard for, and there’s something about him that’s not quite right. But rocky romances and demented demons aren’t the only problems in Dreamland: Mab’s also coping with a crooked politician, a supernatural raven, a secret government agency, an inexperienced sorceress, an unsettling inheritance, and some mind-boggling revelations from her past. As her personal demons wreck her newfound relationship and real demons wreck the park, Mab faces down immortal evil and discovers what everybody who’s ever been to an amusement park knows: The end of the ride is always the wildest.

My Review:

I ended up really enjoying this! This was a fun, creep-tastic, and humorous read about a carnival and it's demons.



Admittedly, I had a hard time getting into this story. However, once I became intrigued, I was hooked. I think it was a line (something along the lines of) oh hell no minions, you're not touching me or my demon spawn. (Sorry it's not the actual quote, I returned the book before I wrote this review.)

This story had everything, romance, fight scenes, death, demons, crazy old women, promiscuity, minions, ice cream, illusions, dragons, clowns, mermaids, stuffed animals, and a crow, etc. Even if these things sound weird together, they were worked out perfectly in the book. I found myself laughing out loud many times and had to pause to just get my bearings before continuing on.

I loved all the main characters, and despised the villains. Mab was annoying at first but grew on me, Ethan as well. Joe/Dave was interesting, Glenda & Elfie were a hoot, Cindy was sweet, Ray was an ass, Oliver was everything I dreamed of, Weever was a little intense, and I could just go on and on as there was a last cast (is that the term used for books?)

Anyways, I would recommend this book, and will definitely be picking up another by Jennifer Crusie and/or Bob Mayer.

Favorite Quotes (that I remembered to write down)

“Be sober, be vigilant because your adversary the Devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.”

“He loved her all he could; but he couldn't love her very much.”

Read from August 19 to 31, 2015

Top 5 Genres*: Romance, Fantasy/Paranormal, Fantasy, Women's Fiction/Chick Lit, Fiction
*According to Goodreads
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My ratings system
5 stars - I absolutely loved it
4 stars - Good book and would recommend
3 stars - Decent book, but wasn't spectacular
2 stars - Not good, but was able to finish it
1 stars - Did not finish (DNF) and I don't usually rate a book I haven't finished (just to be fair to the author)

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