Taming Demons for Beginners (The Guild Codex: Demonized #1) by Annette Marie

Published: September 11th 2019 by Dark Owl Fantasy Inc.

Goodreads synopsis

Myth: 3/5

After the events in Demon Magic and a Martini, the Demonized series starts and introduces us to Robin, the bookish demon contractor. Taming Demons for Beginners gives backstory to the unbound demon that Tori and the gang face in Demon Magic and a Martini. 

Robin’s story is interesting. She comes from a famous line of demon summoners, but it seems that her parents didn’t share much about that life with her. Their policy was stay away from magic and it will stay away from you. What we do know is that Robin’s inheritance from her parents should have been a family grimoire, but it seems her greedy uncle has claimed it for himself and his illegal demon summoning business. Robin has to decide how deep into the magical world she’s willing to go to get it back. 

Magic: 3.5/5

Robin’s demon, Zylas is no ordinary contracted demon. I love the dynamic between the two of them as Robin tries to understand just how they’re bound together. This is a classic case of manipulating vague contract language to suit each situation. Zylas’s freedom makes him one of the most powerful demons in the magical world since all the other contracted demons had to give up their free will. Zylas clearly has his own agenda and his own powers, and he gets to choose when and how he uses them and how they apply to the vague contract that he has with Robin.

Overall: 3/5

I’m a sucker for vague interpretations of a contract. I look forward to finding out how their partnership will evolve.

Check out Annette Marie’s recommended reading order here

Other books in the series:

• Slaying Monsters for the Feeble (The Guild Codex: Demonized #2)

• Hunting Fiends for the Ill-Equipped (The Guild Codex: Demonized #3)

• Delivering Evil for Experts (The Guild Codex: Demonized #4)

Other books in the world:

• Three Mages and a Margarita (The Guild Codex: Spellbound #1)

• Dark Arts and a Daiquiri (The Guild Codex: Spellbound #2)

• Two Witches and a Whiskey (The Guild Codex: Spellbound #3)

• Demon Magic and a Martini (The Guild Codex: Spellbound #4)

• The Alchemist and an Amaretto (The Guild Codex: Spellbound #5)

• Druid Vices and a Vodka (The Guild Codex: Spellbound #6)

• Lost Talismans and a Tequila (The Guild Codex: Spellbound #7)

• Damned Souls and a Sangria (The Guild Codex: Spellbound #8)

• Warping Minds & Other Misdemeanors (The Guild Codex: Warped #1)

• Hellbound Guilds & Other Misdirections (The Guild Codex: Warped #2)

• Rogue Ghosts & Other Miscreants (The Guild Codex: Warped #3)

• The One and Only Crystal Druid (The Guild Codex: Unveiled #1)

• The Long-Forgotten Winter King (The Guild Codex: Unveiled #2)

• The Twice-Scorned Lady of Shadow (The Guild Codex: Unveiled #3)

• The Unbreakable Bladesong Druid (The Guild Codex: Unveiled #4)

• More than a Little Warped (The Guild Codex: Warped #3.5)

• Stolen Sorcery & Other Misadventures (The Guild Codex: Warped #4)