From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Larissa Ione comes a new story in her Demonica Underworld series… It’s been seven months since Cipher, an Unfallen angel who straddled a razor thin line between good and evil, woke up in hell with a new set of wings, a wicked pair of fangs, and a handler who’s as beautiful as she is dangerous. As a laid-back cyber-specialist who once assisted … assisted guardian angels, he’d been in a prime position to earn back his halo. But now, as a True Fallen forced to use his talents for malevolence, he must fight not only his captors and his sexy handler, but the growing corruption inside him…before the friends searching for him become his enemies and he becomes his own worst nightmare.
Lyre is a fallen angel with a heart full of hate. When she’s assigned to ensure that Cipher carries out their boss’s orders, she sees an opportunity to take revenge on those who wronged her. All she has to do is appeal to Cipher’s burgeoning dark side. But the devastatingly handsome fellow True Fallen has other ideas — sexy ideas that threaten to derail all Lyre’s plans and put them in the path of an approaching hell storm.
Danger and desire explode, even as Cipher and Lyre unravel a sinister plot that will fracture the underworld and send shockwaves into Heaven itself…
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Wow!!! Another fabulous visit to the demonica underworld !!! I Friggin love this series it’s full of all kinds of bad asses. The war between heaven and hell and freeing the imprisoned satan is heating up and bael will try to use cipher to make Azagoth lead them to victory,but no one fucks with Azagoth and those he loves and cares about. With help from lyre a fallen angel bent on revenge for being kicked out of heaven and some fabulous new powers, cipher sets out to destroy bael and free lyre ,but bael has a secret that will change the game and set off events that will rock both heaven and hell !! For Azagoth and the gang this could be the beginning of the end,but who will be left standing ? Fabulous writing and characters that are so layered and unique. Larissa iones world of demonica is one of my very favorite series and my guy Azagoth is one of my fave paranormal badboys of all time!! Next up Reaper!!! My money’s on Azagoth!! Until next time luv’s
Another lengthy novella and this one is about the formerly kidnapped and dragged to Sheoul Cipher and Lyle a newish fallen Angel currently in the employ of Lord Bael.
Lyle is Ciphers new handler in the hell realm here and she wants revenge on the people who caused her fall from above and killed her beloved hence entering sheoul willingly and falling.
Cipher himself is also now truly fallen as well as a prisoner after his former-lovers betrayal.
A captive of Lord Bael his jailor wants the list he has of Azagoths Memitim children and will use all at his disposal including torture to get this information.
There are definite changes going on with Cipher but what I liked about him most is his ability to retain his trademark sense of humour against such insurmountable odds.
I also thought for a fallen Lyle had managed to retain so much of herself she still has compassion and good in her heart despite her fallen status and Cipher soon realises she is not like the others here and begins to tentatively show trust in his sheoul handler.
She in turn also realises that he might just be her shot at a different future than the one she now has.
With Ciphers serious hacker skills and new abilities and Lyles assistance, the two join forces in an attempt to escape.
We also get more Lilliana and Azagoth which is always welcome.
Their reunion was everything I’d hoped and I adore these two just so much.
There is also a lot happening here to further unfolding agendas and I am looking forward to the culmination of all the groundwork that we will get to experience in the upcoming full-length novel Reaper.
One final question I am dying to know the identity of the mysterious Jim Bob.
Cipher is yet another great addition to the series.
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Cipher’s story was pretty good! I would have liked more development with Lyre, but overall I was happy with the turn of events. Azagoth and Lilli have some page time, along with a few others including Hawkyn(who’s story I really need to go back and read). The story twist also gives a great lead into Reaper.
I was really looking forward to Cipher, and maybe my expectations were too high. For some reason Cipher just didn’t click with me, and I can’t pinpoint why. The story started off a bit slow, and by the time it picked up I had already lost interest in Cipher and Lyre. I did enjoy the last few chapters, and am very much looking forward to Reaper.
Everything in the Demonica universe is worth reading, and this story is no exception. In addition to Cipher and Lyre’s story we also get updated regarding Azagoth and Lilliana. The storyline is really developing some interesting threads that I can’t wait to see revealed in the next book!
I love this fantastic series full of angels both good and bad and everything in between and other supernatural beings. This series and this story is so involved with several players in the mix, both old and new. This one features Cipher as his player ways get him captured and taken to a realm controlled by the truly evil Bael who wants to use him to force Azagoth, the Grim Reaper, to join him in his quest to free Satan and bring on the apocalypse. Cipher is tortured in gruesome ways but what a swoon-worthy male he is as he holds strong and refuses to aid Bael and his brother Moloc. His beautiful handler, Lyre, watches as Cipher’s struggles and realizes there’s more to him than just a handsome face and smokin’ hot bod…his beautiful mind and awesome IT skills. She’s captivated by him and realizes Cipher may be her way out of her awful situation. And he’s not immune to Lyre’s charms and her actions to protect him. I love these two together! This fabulous author always gives us a sexy couple to cheer for and Cipher and Lyre are no exception. I just wanted more of them and I think this shortened version didn’t do them justice but hopefully we’ll see more of them in future stories. I loved the glimpses of old characters especially Reaver and Revenant. This is an action-packed, thrilling story with several twists that will play into future stories. What an ending and epilogue! I love the new generation of characters and they are lots in this story between Cipher’s friends and Lyre’s sisters for future stories. But I’m so glad we are not finished with the old characters. I can’t wait for more of Azagoth and his family. He’s seriously lethal and a sexy beast. And what’s he going to do with the stolen feathers?
Let’s start of by saying this is one of my favorite authors and anything she writes I just love she definitely and auto buy author for us and we are really loving this on going series and its character’s. Cipher and Lyre are one of my favorite character pair especially after this current story as they turned out to be perfect for one another.
Cipher who was once an angel now Unfallen and soon to be True Fallen is coming into his own powers. He is trapped in another dimension and is being tortured over and over again to again access to information that could effect hundreds of lives but,more is in play than just that and he needs to escape before he breaks and betrays the ones he loves.
Lyre is Ciphers handler tasked by Bael to extract the information he wants at any means and she decides she is up to the job to further her own wants and desires to enact her own revenge of the wrongs done to her.
We loved this story from cover to cover.The story was gripping and suspenseful and had wonderful evil character’s.We loved Cipher from the onset of the story and that he fought as hard as he did to protect the ones he loves.
A friendship was forged in the pits of hell and now Lyre is examining her own choices that she’s made and fines she no longer needs to seek the vengeance on those who wronged her so long ago.
We loved Cipher and Lyre as they had some major chemistry going on between them and I found them to be perfect one another even with all the obstacles standing between them.I love the fact that Lyre was able to retain her sweetness and kindness living in and living with such evil on a daily basis.We loved how she was willing to make great sacrifices in order to help Cipher in preserving his secrets.
Cipher I found to be sexy as sin and no matter his dire circumstances retained his sense of humor that made us laugh out loud more than once.Lyre was just one of those character’s that there is more than meets the eye than what’s is on the surface as she has learned to mask her feelings and keep her secrets.
Overall we really loved this story it was packed with action and adventure,was intriguing,had tons of drama,healing and finding love in all the wrong places.The story kept me glued to the pages the entire time and we loved the character’s both good and evil.
I’ll be honest. I’m foaming at the mouth for Reaper to come out. That said, I enjoyed the read, it’s a nice tidbit to tide me over until the real, and probably amazing, book is released. I wasn’t really all fired up for Lyre and Cypher, but hey, it was still a decent story. Read if you’re a huge Demonica fan. You may want to skip if you’re not.
I am so glad we are getting more Demonica books. This is one of the few series that I love to reread every few years.
Cipher and Lyre are such a good couple. I liked their relationship and their struggles to escape. I really can’t wait to read the next book now. I need more Azagoth and Lillian.
Cipher is another thrilling and action-packed installment in the Demonica series.
I have been reading the Demonica series for what seems like forever now and I never get enough.
Larissa Ione always brings something new that will captivate. Cipher and Lyre’s story is no different.
Cipher was cute with his new wings. I found myself smirking and giggling.
We also touch again on Liliana and Azagoth. There is simply something about these two that pulls me and captivates me every time
I love how with each novella we inch ever closer to that final, epic battle between good and evil.
Pieces come together but the whole picture is still unclear. All we know for sure is that it’ll happen one way or another and I, for one, am going to enjoy that thrilling ride until the very end.
Cipher is in hell, literally. His handler is the beautiful and dangerous Lyre.
In the cold, torturous hell that he can’t escape, he must put his trust in Lyre.
Will she betray him?
I received an ARC of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
I love the Demonica series and once again Larissa Ione has me fighting between loving the good guys and the bad. Don’t get me wrong Bael is all evil but dang Cipher is hot even in hell. I loved that Lyre may seem bad but with the right angel we see a side no one has seen. These two together are hot and best of all we see a side of Azagoth no has seen in centuries. Loved it.
“I received an eBook copy from the publisher for the purpose of an honest review. I was not compensated for this review: all conclusions are my own.”
This was my first read by Larissa and a good introduction into the Demonica Underworld for me, I will definitely read more of these from this!
It took a little bit to get my head round that these are characters in a modern world setting, I pictured them in a old world type, but new world was good once my brain got on board!
Cipher is a unfallen angel with amazing computer skills who ends up falling and going into the underworld. He ends up falling in love with his handler/keeper, another fallen angel Lyre. Lyre’s boss is after a list he knows Cipher possesses, a list of Azagoth’s lost children, but Cipher is determined to resist his torturous punishment and not give up the list.
I enjoyed the interaction and the developing relationship between Cipher and Lyre and their plans on getting out of the underworld back to Azagoth’s domain. But Azagoth’s story and that of his pregnant mate definitely stole it for me, this is the next story in line and this novella is acting more of a bridge to this new book, Reaper coming soon, which looks awesome.
I certainly enjoyed the characters and the world this series is set in and can’t wait to read more.
Getting back to the Demonica World is always a highlight of the year for me. This is truly one of those series that I don’t mind being 19 books deep into and still wanting more of, I just can’t get enough.
Cipher is a character that we met in a past book, he is the best friend of Hawkyn. He was stolen away from his life, family, and friends and dragged into Sheoul to become a True Fallen Angel….but does a Fallen Angel have to become evil, can a Fallen Angel still love?
I loved the look into the process of becoming a True Fallen, the fight to stay strong and keep a sense of self instead of just becoming one of the many evils. We get to see that fight form both Cipher and Lyre, whose story was a bit heartbreaking and I can totally understand why she wanted revenge, I wanted (I’d fall so fast you guys, soooo fast, lol) it for her! I throughly enjoyed the back and forth between them, especially because while there was a bit of a tug of war there was never any malice between the two, there was always that underlying steaminess just waiting to be explored. Something else I really liked (and you’ll see some of this in the excerpt below) is that side story between Azagoth (always a favorite of mine) and Lilliana.
As with most 1,001 Dark Nights there isn’t a ton that I can talk about beaus I don not want to spoil anything for you, but I can tell you that if you are a fan of the Demonica series you absolutely want to read this, if you haven’t read Demonica before you can totally start here but you will be missing out on a few key points, particularly when it comes to Agazoth and Lilliana, that said this book will totally wet your appetite and have you diving into a total binge!
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I always love returning to the Demonica Underworld and I was really looking forward to Cipher’s story.
Overall, it was a fun read, but I wish it had been longer. It’s a very quick read and some parts do feel a little bit rushed. I think it’s more setting the scene for Reaper, and I was left feeling a little dissatisfied by the lack of depth.
Overall, though, a nice addition to the series.
3.5 stars. Cipher is a good addition to one of my favorite paranormal series. This is Cipher and Lyre’s story. Cipher is a fallen angel and a computer whiz. A careless mistake has landed him in hell, where Lyre is his handler. Lyre, herself, is also a fallen angel, who purposely got herself sent to hell so she could wreak revenge on her enemies. But as they spend time together, the two of them unravel an evil plot to ruin the world and have to fight to save themselves and escape hell. Along the way, they fall for each other, of course.
I enjoyed this book. I really liked both Cipher and Lyre and I definitely felt their love by the end. They are both good beings, not evil, despite their fallen status. I did feel like, for a novella, the romance between the couple did not get going for a little too long. The first half was a bit slow. I also found there is quite a bit of focus on the ongoing series story arch and not quite as much focus on the couple. Still, this is not a bad book. Cipher is a quick, easy, entertaining read. It has moments of suspense, sexiness and sweetness. I really liked the interesting story and writing. I found Cipher and Lyre to be a fun characters and well-matched.
Overall, I enjoyed this book. I am very much looking forward to the next book in the series and anything else Ms. Ione writes in the future!