Succubus Blues (Georgina Kincaid, #1) by Richelle Mead
I am shocked as to how much I have enjoyed this book. It had a very slow beginning, so slow I was about to quit because I have too much work to waste on a pointless read. Thankfully, in true Mead fashion, it picked up a lot during the middle, which not only saved the book, but also made it one of the best paranormal adult-reads I've read recently.
Georgina is a refreshingly complex heroine because she is a woman with a past-unlike the milk white pure virgins we are so often shown. Georgina is a very flawed character-hell it was her flaws that led to her demonic transformation-and has learnt and grown from her centuries alive. So often I'll read about a supernatural creature who will mope and complain without having any real problems. Georgina does dislike being a succubus, but she deals with it. She misses out on a lot and that is well developed, but in the same token, she accepts her reality and makes the most of it. Having gotten where she by taking the easy way out, Georgina has a sarcastic acceptance of her suffering. Her flaws are also often spelled out and delivered as a smack in the face by supporting characters.
On the topic of love interests, on the choice between Seth and Roman, I personally choose Roman. He had a depth to him, that I hardly see in many love interests these days. His story-line was compelling, especially at the end where it exposed not only the flaws in the system.
This book was a fun, humorous and had a great cast of characters. The mystery of the book was pretty obvious to me, but the wonderful way it handled it's mythology made me want to had it out to all the writers of today. If not for its dragged out exposition, it would get an "A" but I think it earned a B+.