Review: Soul Thief (The Demon Trapper's Daughter #2) by Jana Oliver

           Book: Soul Thief (The Demon Trapper's Daughter #2) by Jana Oliver
           Pages: 339
           Genre: Young Adult, Paranormal
           Source: Library

Short Synopsis: Riley and the rest of the trapper gang is dealing with the after math of the demon overflow at the Tabernacle, and Riley is still trying to get to the bottom of things of who reanimated her father.

My Thoughts: Not quite as good as the first, but still a fast paced read that definitely left me wanting to read the next in the series.

Seventeen-year-old Riley has about had it up to here. After the devastating battle at the Tabernacle, trappers are dead and injured, her boyfriend Simon is gravely injured, and now her beloved late father's been illegally poached from his grave by a very powerful necromancer. As if that's not enough, there's Ori, one sizzling hot freelance demon hunter who's made himself Riley's unofficial body guard, and Beck, a super over-protective "friend" who acts more like a grouchy granddad. With all the hassles, Riley's almost ready to leave Atlanta altogether.
But as Atlanta's demon count increases, the Vatican finally sends its own Demon Hunters to take care of the city's "little" problem, and pandemonium breaks loose. Only Riley knows that she might be the center of Hell's attention: an extremely powerful Grade 5 demon is stalking her, and her luck can't last forever…
Soul Thief is Book Two in Jana Oliver's bestselling young adult series, Demon Trappers.
--From Goodreads

Wow. Okay, so I loved reading the first one and liked where it was headed. In this one, I was furious at Simon for the majority of the novel. I guess Oliver  had to make a bad guy in the novel, and Simon was it. Yes, I get that Simon went through an ordeal, but he was particularly nasty, not just towards Riley, but everyone else too. It was also never really stated who Simon was talking about or with when he was told that Riley worked for hell by a mysterious "he."
I'm not sure what to make of Ori and the whole ordeal. There was some inkling that I knew Ori wasn't who he really said he was. I was very shocked at the turn of events and how Riley decided to form a relationship with Ori. Ori felt like a really shady character, never really giving Riley any full answers. It was a shame because I really did enjoy the character Ori, and the fact that he swooped in and saved Riley on multiple counts, but overall, I did not trust him.
And then there's Riley's whole ordeal with the trappers blaming Riley's father for breaking the circle. I really disliked the fact that everyone wanted to blame Riley's father for the hoards of demons attacking them. No one paid attention to the fact that he came to warn them and not be the one to harm them. I hated the fact that Simon sold out Riley, giving her a huge mess to deal with. I was ready to write Simon off the list, but it really sounded like someone was manipulating him, and I really wanted Riley to try to help him with whatever was happening to Simon. Overall, another drama filled book, one definitely not to miss, am I am itching to get my hands on the next one.

Would I recommend this book: Yes

Rating: I give this book a 4/5.