Honestly though, her being this bad at magic just pissed me off because at 70% of the book HOW are you still incompetent?

Ozroth the Ruthless is used to making bargains for souls and has a reputation of being ruthless and merciless in his attempts to get souls.They keep Ozorth’s identity as secret because Mariel has no intention to declare her incompetence to her mother!

These two lovely characters, with major insecurities, are then at odds because Oz can't leave til he completes a deal with Mariel for her soul and she's unwilling to bargain. Sarah Hawley lives in the Pacific Northwest, where her hobbies include rambling through the woods and appreciating fictional villains.Those grandchildren are hypothetical,” Oz said in a voice like steel, “but I would never tolerate someone treating my children badly. Not knowing what to tell her mother Mariel claims Oz is her new boyfriend to hide the fact he’s a demon after her soul. Oz was such a contrast, cause I was waiting for him to be ruthless and unfeeling but he turned out to be such a vulnerable and sensitive man demon 🖤 .

And I also really love the inner conflict our demon mmc had, about the witch he starts falling for and also how supportive he is of her. Our heroine just wants to find a way to live the life she wants when she's thrown into an accidental soul with a demon (who has his own accidental human soul). Also, the writing felt juvenile sometimes because the author was trying so hard to incorporate pop culture/dad jokes. The conflict rubbed me the wrong way and even though I thought it was clever how Mariel and Oz triumphed over what they were up against (man that was hard to word vaguely), some aspects of the resolution felt kind of pat and easy.The alternate green cover does a better job at making them look like adults as well as accurate to their book descriptions!