{"id":25996,"date":"2020-07-29T07:04:49","date_gmt":"2020-07-29T11:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=25996"},"modified":"2022-10-11T16:58:56","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T16:58:56","slug":"review-deal-with-the-devil-by-kit-rocha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/29\/review-deal-with-the-devil-by-kit-rocha\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \u2764\ufe0f Deal With the Devil by Kit Rocha"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-25996\" data-postid=\"25996\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-25996 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_bbbcac8 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner gutter-narrow col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_49667e8 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_7036296 rounded drop-shadow customBorderRad_top image-center auto_fullwidth tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/deal-with-the-devil-kit-rocha.jpg?w=640\" title=\"Review \u2764\ufe0f Deal With the Devil by Kit Rocha\" alt=\"Review \u2764\ufe0f Deal With the Devil by Kit Rocha\">\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_a1982ef customBorderRad_bottom repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Nina is an information broker with a mission\u2014she and her team of mercenary librarians use their knowledge to save the hopeless in a crumbling America.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Knox is the bitter, battle-weary captain of the Silver Devils. His squad of supersoldiers went AWOL to avoid slaughtering innocents, and now he&#8217;s fighting to survive.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">They\u2019re on a deadly collision course, and the passion that flares between them only makes it more dangerous. They could burn down the world, destroying each other in the process\u2026<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Or they could do the impossible: team up.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">This is the first book in a near-future science fiction series with elements of romance.<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_23787e9 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_2d1ea91  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16467 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/3_5-hearts.jpg?resize=146%2C44\" alt=\"\" width=\"146\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Jun 28, 2020<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Mercenary Librarians<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>1<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong>\u00a0Hot<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> Macmillan<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong> Tor Books<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $9.99<\/p><hr \/><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><br \/>An enticing dystopian ride that remind me of how much I love books with action!<\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It\u2019s been years since I dug into a Rocha book. My mistake of course, but with so many stories and so little time I forgot how much I loved the world\u2019s they create. That being said, I went into this book with A LOT of expectations. The story itself met most of them, but not all.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">First up, characters. Rocha has always created fabulous characters and the first book in the <em>Mercenary Librarians<\/em> series is no exception. Our mainstays <strong>Nina<\/strong> and <strong>Knox<\/strong> are both a pair of battle-hardened soldiers, built and designed for battle. Both also have this internal moral code and desire to do good, but good is in the eye of the beholder. Because even as they want to do the right thing, both have different agendas that are conflicting against one another.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Besides these two, there\u2019s a whole lineup of other equally interesting characters, which is where things derailed. The story gives at least one scene in each character\u2019s point of view, every member of Nina\u2019s crew and Knox\u2019s. At first this confused me, but as the story continued, I appreciated the brief moments I got to spend in the other crew member\u2019s heads as it helped deepen my connection to the other players.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This book also doesn\u2019t follow typical romance formulas. Sure, there\u2019s conflict, tension, a budding relationship, but there is more action and a bit of slow burn until Nina and Knox come together. Outside of the slowest burn in Rocha history, the resolution at the end of the story, the big conflict and grand gestures all kind of blend together. It\u2019s definitely not the run of the mill romance story and even the blurb hints to romantic elements.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Now from an action standpoint, world building and execution all the pieces fit. Honestly, I can\u2019t say it wasn\u2019t done well or that I disliked any bit. There just wasn\u2019t a WOW factor. Nothing screamed to me and said I have to re-read or gobble up again and again. Though I did pre-order the second book because\u2026 I still want to know what happens.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Overall, I found myself enjoying the story. It didn\u2019t toss me over the moon and back, but it did the job and got me re-invested in action adventure with romance. I love books with crews, and even more, butt kicking.<\/p><p><em>~ Landra<\/em><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_eb0616c customBorderRad repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/39E83Mr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/deal-with-the-devil\/id1459875096?mt=11&amp;app=itunes&amp;at=11l88k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">iBooks<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/deal-with-the-devil-kit-rocha\/1131253791?ean=9781250209351\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">B&amp;N<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/deal-with-the-devil-26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Kobo<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Kit_Rocha_Deal_with_the_Devil?id=E0eSDwAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Google Play<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            \t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t<\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nina is an information broker with a mission\u2014she and her team of mercenary librarians use their knowledge to save the hopeless in a crumbling America. 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His squad of supersoldiers went AWOL to avoid slaughtering innocents, and now he's fighting to survive.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">They\u2019re on a deadly collision course, and the passion that flares between them only makes it more dangerous. They could burn down the world, destroying each other in the process\u2026<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Or they could do the impossible: team up.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is the first book in a near-future science fiction series with elements of romance.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/3_5-hearts.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"146\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Jun 28, 2020<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Mercenary Librarians<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>1<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong>\u00a0Hot<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> Macmillan<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong> Tor Books<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $9.99<\/p><hr \/><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><br \/>An enticing dystopian ride that remind me of how much I love books with action!<\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It\u2019s been years since I dug into a Rocha book. My mistake of course, but with so many stories and so little time I forgot how much I loved the world\u2019s they create. That being said, I went into this book with A LOT of expectations. The story itself met most of them, but not all.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">First up, characters. Rocha has always created fabulous characters and the first book in the <em>Mercenary Librarians<\/em> series is no exception. Our mainstays <strong>Nina<\/strong> and <strong>Knox<\/strong> are both a pair of battle-hardened soldiers, built and designed for battle. Both also have this internal moral code and desire to do good, but good is in the eye of the beholder. Because even as they want to do the right thing, both have different agendas that are conflicting against one another.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Besides these two, there\u2019s a whole lineup of other equally interesting characters, which is where things derailed. The story gives at least one scene in each character\u2019s point of view, every member of Nina\u2019s crew and Knox\u2019s. At first this confused me, but as the story continued, I appreciated the brief moments I got to spend in the other crew member\u2019s heads as it helped deepen my connection to the other players.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This book also doesn\u2019t follow typical romance formulas. Sure, there\u2019s conflict, tension, a budding relationship, but there is more action and a bit of slow burn until Nina and Knox come together. Outside of the slowest burn in Rocha history, the resolution at the end of the story, the big conflict and grand gestures all kind of blend together. It\u2019s definitely not the run of the mill romance story and even the blurb hints to romantic elements.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Now from an action standpoint, world building and execution all the pieces fit. Honestly, I can\u2019t say it wasn\u2019t done well or that I disliked any bit. There just wasn\u2019t a WOW factor. Nothing screamed to me and said I have to re-read or gobble up again and again. Though I did pre-order the second book because\u2026 I still want to know what happens.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Overall, I found myself enjoying the story. It didn\u2019t toss me over the moon and back, but it did the job and got me re-invested in action adventure with romance. I love books with crews, and even more, butt kicking.<\/p><p><em>~ Landra<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/39E83Mr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/deal-with-the-devil\/id1459875096?mt=11&amp;app=itunes&amp;at=11l88k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/deal-with-the-devil-kit-rocha\/1131253791?ean=9781250209351\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/deal-with-the-devil-26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Kit_Rocha_Deal_with_the_Devil?id=E0eSDwAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25996","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25996"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25996\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25996"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25996"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25996"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}