Review: Forgiven by Jana Oliver

           Book: Forgiven (The Demon Trapper's Daughter #3) by Jana Oliver
           Pages: 354
           Genre: Young Adult, Paranormal
           Source: Library

Short Synopsis: The Vatican Demon Hunters are after Riley as they think she is working for hell. Ori, the fallen angel is still haunting Riley, and the demons seem to be out of control in Atlanta. 

My Thoughts: I absolutely love this series. Action, drama, and romance all in one great read, with each book leaving you wanting to read the next soon after. 

The days are growing darker for 17-year-old demon trapper Riley Blackthorne. With her father’s reanimated body back safely, Beck barely speaking to her because of a certain hunky Fallen angel, and a freshly-made deal with Lucifer, she has enough on her hands to last a normal teenage lifetime. Though she bargained with Heaven to save his life, her ex-boyfriend Simon has told the Vatican’s Demon Hunters that she’s working with Hell. So now she’s in hiding, at the top of everyone’s most-wanted list.
But it’s becoming clear that this is bigger than Riley, and rapidly getting out of control:  something sinister is happening in Atlanta… or someone. The demons are working together for the first time ever and refusing to die, putting civilians in harm’s way. Riley thinks she might know who’s behind it all, but who’s going to believe her? Caught between her bargain with Heaven and her promise to Lucifer, Riley fears the final war is coming – and it may be closer than anyone thinks…
--From Goodreads

Wow. Another awesome read by Jana Oliver. Riley Blackthorne is once again caught up in a bunch of paranormal drama, as she finally finds her father, but her happiness is short lived. She still has a lot to deal with. 

First there's Ori, who is still torturing her and wants to claim her soul. She still has feelings for Ori, but ever since finding out that he is an angel of darkness and works for hell, she knows that there can never be anything between them again. 

And on top of it all, Riley still worries about the deal that she made to both heaven and hell. First she made a deal with heaven to save Simon's life, and exchange, she has to prevent the apocalypse, then she made a deal with hell in order to save her father's soul, she owes Lucifer a favor. What's a girl to do?

Riley makes a lot of mistakes, but with friends at her side like Beck, and Peter, she knows that she will be able to get through them. I disliked the fact that Simon grew nastier and nastier as he still refused to believe that Riley was innocent. I was glad to know that he finally knew he made a mistake with Riley and hopefully will treat her better. 

The relationship between Riley and Beck was very torture-ish as though there is a lot of chemistry between the two, and they obviously care for each other, they are usually hot one minute and cold the next. We discover new depths on Beck and his struggling past, as Justine, the reporter that Beck is involved with, threatens to dig into Beck's history, whether he wants to or not. 

I'm not quite sure what to say about the Vatican and the Demon Hunters. Obviously they are good and want to help with the cause, but overall, I'm just annoyed with the fact that they didn't really believe Riley until they saw her marks of both heaven and hell on her body.

Each novel is left with a very emotional jaw dropping ending, and definitely am impatiently waiting for the next and last installment in the series. All I'm saying is, there better not be another cliffhanger at the very end. 

Would I recommend this book: Yes

Rating: I give this book a 4/5.