At eighteen years old, Cassidy has suffered more loss than most… At the end of her senior year, her boyfriend, Jace Peters, was killed in a car accident, and her grandmother died only weeks later of a heart attack. Emotionally lost, Cassidy desperately searches for an heirloom her boyfriend was wearing in the crash—her mother’s gold ring. But during her search, Cassidy discovers more than her … than her ring.
She finds a gate to the Demon Realm….
A battle is brewing, and Killian—head of the Demon hunters—preps his Clan for the approaching conflict. They’ve been working to secure the gate between his realm and the mortal world. But it’s been nearly impossible since Rya—a voracious demon on a quest to expand her power—devoured the soul of his Clan’s necromancer. Now Rya is possessed with the necromancer’s powers and she may break through the gate at any moment.
Apparently Rya isn’t the only one Killian has to worry about…
When Cassidy accidentally crosses into the Demon Realm, Killian can’t understand how a human girl survived the transition. Now he has to find a way to return her to her own world, or risk her being caught in the crossfire, which is a complication he definitely doesn’t need.
Once back in the Human Realm, Cassidy readies herself for battle. She signs up for Krav Maga classes, where she meets Tyler Romaitis—a handsome, tenacious, humble guy. He seems almost perfect, but nothing is ever that easy.
And as the balance between good and evil shifts, Cassidy finds herself—and her ring—at the heart of the conflict for the survival of mankind.
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I enjoyed this book!! Cassidy has lost a lot lately first her boyfriend dies in a car crash and a couple weeks later her beloved grandmother dies. Cassidy goes in search of her mothers ring that she gave to her boyfriend,but she finds more then her ring.cassidy will find that theirs more to this world then mortals know.the battle of good and evil is going on. Their are demons and demon hunters and it looks like her boyfriend jace might have become a demon!!!
This is a great new take on angels, devils, demon hunters, and the after life. I finished the first book in one night and I cannot wait to read the second book.
Let me start by saying the author is amazing and I love her to death! This is book 1 and the start of a brilliant series. Cassidy at such a young age has so much grief to carry. It is so easy to fall in love with the characters and the story itself. I also DO love Killian. It is full of demons and demon hunters! I reccomend it to anyone who loves a good paranormal book. And the author I promise never disappoints
Loved this book. First book I read by this author and she is awesome. Highly recommend this book
in book one of the demon series you meet cassidy who has lost her boyfriend and grandma and gets sucked into a demon hunters world/demons. she gets to be a part of the hunters clan after killian saves her life. this book was a page turner and kept me on my toes because of all the drama!
I didn’t know what to expect going into this book. And I was hooked from page one. I absolutely loved it.
It had twists and turns, such a great story line.
I highly recommend this book.
Between the Bleeding Willows is the first book in the Demon Hunter Series by D.A. Roach. I was given a free copy of this book by the author in exchange for an honest review. As an educator, I’m interested in books for young adults that portray young girls as strong, resourceful, and independent, and this book did not disappoint. Cassidy Kavenaugh is a young woman who has experienced much pain and loss in her life, and when she loses her boyfriend, Jace, she finds herself suddenly thrust into an alternate world where the forces of good and evil are at constant battle, and Jace is possessed by the forces of darkness. Cassidy rises to the challenge, risking her life to help in the battle.
After Cassidy Ravanaugh’s boyfriend Jace dies she goes to find a ring that he had been wearing. but get gets more than she bargains for when she goes through a gate to a different realm with demons and Demon Hunters. Killian the Demon Hunter that is hunting for Cassidy’s boyfriend, who ends up a demon, and the other demon hunters and sects doesn’t have an explanation on how she crossed over there in the first place. as the story goes on we find out that Cassidy’s Ring is special and so is she and that the Demon Hunters are preparing for Battle. who will win this war you have to read the books to find out.
Wow, I so loved reading this book, and even though Mrs. Roach is a new to me author, I truly loved her story and I can’t wait to read more of her books especially the second book in this series because I want to find out what happens with Cassidy and Killian, will they get their HEA and what about Tyler, what role is he going to play in their lives, is he going to help them or is he going to turn against them and will they be able to win the big fight between good and evil. Thank you so much for letting me read your book Mrs. Roach, it was an honor!
Great first instalment in an excellent YA urban fantasy….we are immediately immerged in a universe captivating and it becomes quickly a real page turner.
I loved Cassidy, she is courageous and even if she is suffering she wants to help others…she is thrown into a world she had no ideas existed, she gets injured and she still wants to save her friends.
Killian is young but already a leader so when Cassidy follows him she become his responsibility even if deep down something else is growing. He is courageous, determined to do good by his clan even if it means not following his heart.
The secondary characters like Casper are also really interesting and we want to learn more about them.
There are a lot of violence – but they are fighting demons after all,- some moments are really tearful and at other time we are smiling or laughing so this story really has it all and i do recommend you to try it if you are interested.
the only thing a little bothersome is the cliffhanger but book 2 is already out so if you want you don’t need to wait before continuing their adventures.
I really enjoyed this book. I read it during a group read along which made it fun. Cassidy deals with so much loss at the beginning it really tears at your heart strings. She struggles to learn how to push through. Killian struggles with feelings he thinks he shouldn’t be having, which doesn’t help anyone. We meet so many people, but DA Roach does a great job describing who is who. Wonderful world building. I can’t wait to start the next book.
An exciting and fast paced read with an intriguing world of Angels and Demons.
Cassidy is an 18-year-old who has suffered a lot of loses in her life. Her mother died giving birth to her, she’s never known who her father was, and at the end of her senior year her boyfriend of four years dies in a tragic car accident. Then just weeks later, her grandmother, who raised her all her life, passes away of a diagnosed heart attack. Thoroughly devastated by these tragic losses Cassidy pulls away from the world around her. One evening she goes in search of the ring that was given to her that once belonged to her mother. She had given it to Jace after an incident of his own, and it was never recovered after his tragic accident. While searching for it at the scene of the accident, she believes that she sees him in the shadows, but it couldn’t be him. He was dead. Cassidy returns again and finds the ring, but what she also finds is so much more. She discovers that there are demons and demon hunters. She also learns that her ex-boyfriend is now a demon, and a very dangerous one at that. Cassidy wants to help him, but is that even possible? She wants to join up with the demon hunters but Killian, a demon hunter, doesn’t think that she’s strong enough. Danger is heading their way and Cassidy is going to find herself right in the middle of it all.
Between the Bleeding Willows by D.A. Roach is book one in her The Demon Hunters series. I am an avid fan of paranormal novels, so I was curious to see where this story was going to go. Cassidy is an interesting character. She’s been through a lot in her young life. Overall, I feel that this story flows pretty well. The story focuses mostly on Cassidy starting from after/around the time that her grandmother passes away. While she is looking for the ring that belonged to her mother, she is pulled into another realm. She learns about demons and demon-hunters. The story shifts to following Killian and what he experiences. Killian is a strong character and an overall good leader. He puts the needs of the Clan before his desires for Cassidy, which I like. He’s attracted to Cassidy but he doesn’t let that rule his actions.
I’m glad to say that this book is professionally edited and that I found few to no errors throughout. I like this story overall, and it was a page turner, but I just felt it was a bit bland in spots. We as the readers will see that there is something special about Cassidy, but I’m disappointed that there is no realization of this with the characters in the story. I was hoping that there would be an older character who would recognize something special about Cassidy and point it out to the others, but that is never the case. There also some odd situations that occur that also don’t make sense. I’m hoping that they will be explained in the next book.
All in all, I am rating this book 4 out of 5 stars. It’s a good story, but there are spots of where I really feel that it has a lot of potential to be more, but the author holds back. The story is engaging but I want more exciting moments that will truly draw the reader in and leave them wanting more. The story doesn’t end on a cliffhanger, so for those who hate cliffhangers there is no need to worry. For those who like demon hunter novels, this is a good book to read.
I read Between the Bleeding Willows and flew through this book, page by page, hanging on to the seat of my pants. I was instantly transferred into this amazing world that D.A. Roach wrote and loved every second of it. The characters were instantly loveable, the plot was amazing and there were things going on around every turn that there was always something to capture my attention. I loved the world that the author created and cannot wait to return to it to read her second book, Within the Darkest Hollows. I read the first couple of pages and with the ending we read from book one to the beginning of book two, I was heartbroken. Anyone who has read the first book will understand immediately what happened to one of our main characters and it’s heart wrenching. I cannot wait to see where D.A. Roach will be going with this series but am glad to be on this journey.
OMG what a great book. Well written and hard to put down. Alright bought the next one and can’t wait to start it.