Customer Reviews

The Devil Be Damned (Cain Casey Devil Series)

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

To tell you the truth I have enjoyed Ali Vali and Radclyffe's writing for a long time. Way back to the time the posted their work on fan sites. I have also enjoyed many of the stable of very good writers they have published in the last few years. Recently however I have been disappointed with books like The Devil Be Damned novel. Also Radclyffe's Trauma Alert. It seems that any book that is part of an established series is dedicated to setting up the next book in the series. Leaving only twenty pages at the end to provide only the most unsatisfactory of plot resolution. This leaves the reader a year before they can get any resolution to several of the plot twists. We readers are being teased unmercifully with books that only offer 264 pages hardly an appetizer for the solid reader. It would be nice to read one of your fine books and close it with the satisfaction I have enjoyed from so many of your past offerings.

The Devil Be Damned is the fourth book in the Casey Family Saga and picks up where Deal With the Devil left off.

Cain Casey should be enjoying her life. Her wife Emma is pregnant with their third child, her family is at the height of its power and the FBI is still running in circles trying to prove that Cain has done something illegal. Problems abound however. Cain's organization is still searching for the men who harmed Emma in the last book, drug lords are trying to form a partnership with the Casey empire, cousin Muriel is sleeping with the FBI agent charged with catching Cain and Remi Jatibon, Cain's friend and business partner, is trying to help her lover Dallas Montgomery overcome shadows from her past. Further complicating matters is the arrival of a woman who wants to control New Orleans and unleashes a brutal wave of killing that shocks even the Caseys and the Jatibons. Cain may have met her match this time.

Ali Vali is one of the best writers in the genre and has created a unique character in Cain Casey. It's not often that the head of a crime family, who doesn't hesitate to use torture and murder when necessary, is used as the definition of honor, tradition and heroism. Vali uses stereotypes in some areas, specifically making FBI agents fanatics, bumblers or criminals, and plays against type when she gives women dominant positions in an environment that usually expects women to stay in the shadows. The use of women in non-traditional roles gives a lift to the story and a different flavor.

The Devil Be Damned illustrates the strongest and weakest aspects of a series. For those fans who have read the previous books, this gives them a chance to catch up with the latest chapters in the lives of some favorite characters. It moves the story forward and allows the reader to reacquaint with Cain, Emma, Remi and the others. Where it falls down is that it's weak as a stand alone novel. There are references to past events with little explanation to set them in context and some of the behaviors in the book don't make sense or seem overblown if the reader doesn't know what's happened before in the saga. The plot lines in this book are also not all resolved. Instead this book is used as a set up for the next in the series. That may be good for selling books, but it's frustrating for a reader.

This is an above average book and worth reading; however, for total enjoyment, it really would be good to start with the first book and work forward. That isn't mandatory, but it will increase the appreciation of the book.

i have been looking forward to this book FOREVER. now that i have finished it, i'm a bit disappointed by the delivery.

while the writing is okay, it's not as tight as the previous books in the series.

bit of a SPOILER:




was so looking forward to a wrap-up of the events that occurred at the end of Deal w/ the Devil. there is no wrap-up on that major cliffhanger. there are additional plotlines that begin and end in this book, despite the fact that the book is significantly shorter than all the others in the series. i feel like it ends a little abruptly. where is the rest of the book? when will cain get her revenge? when are cain and emma getting married? why is muriel still with shelby? i am happy however, that remi and mano got to go "snake eyes" on a fool and deliver some street justice.

All though it was short and a few issue left unsolved ... I found the book to be great. I couldnt put the book down. I enjoyed the development of secondary characters. It kept my attention and I found it to be beyond excieting.

I highly recommend all of Ali Vali's book - she is a amazing writer.

I've always been enamored with Miss Vali's writing. I can read her books within 2 days because I don't want to put them down. But sadly as one of the other reviewers said, the books are becoming shorter and shorter. Long gone are the days of novels, now they're just short stories. I truly enjoy the Casey Devil Series, but if you can't write over 300 pages it's not worth me buying it. I waited a whole year for this last book and it took less than 8 hrs to finish it. I don't know how drug addicts feel, but I didn't get my fix. I'm sorry Ali.

I have loved the Cain Casey series but this book left a lot to be desired. There were way too many stories going on at once. I felt like I was watching a soap opera where you only get snippets of conversations. Also, I think we've all gotten the concept that Emma accepts Cain's lifestyle and has jumped on board; do we have to keep reading it over and over again? I don't mind cliff-hangers because it's a series, but I agree with others, this was way too short. Not worth the money or the time to read. One can just read the synopsis to find out what happens, which was nothing much but spouting the same thing every other page.

Wow, a good book should leave a smile on my face when I'm done...yes, very much like good sex, but this book definitely failed me with that ending! What happened? Why a 5 star review? Well, because Ali Vali's Cain Casey series is just like her main character's married life - sexy, graphic, passionate, and sweet. I would buy this book again because I love, love, love this series. This book did develop the other characters (Remi & Dallas, but also others) in the series. Vali left a lot of questions unanswered, hence the obvious set up for the next book, not sure why that had to be so obvious? Looking forward to the next book!

I have enjoyed the Casey Cain series by Ali Vali a lot. She has a grand story line
An she does a good job of keeping suspense and developing characters. I have
Read several of the other reviews and I and I find that iam kinda disappointed
In what others have to say.. People are so impatient an do not understand the
Concept of a series!! I like everyone want to know what happens but I am willing
To wait if it's a good story line and this is.. Once I started to read did not stop,
Could not put it down.. Can't wait for the next one.. Looking for the next books name!!

Sad to say, but this is definitely my least favorite book of the Cain Casey series and I've been waiting a long time to pick it up and read it! As usual, the book was a real page turner and I didn't want to put it down. Unfortunately, too many of the plot lines were left unresolved by the end of the book. And the one story line that actually played out the entire way (Remi and Dallas) seemed incredibly rushed and was just not as 'satisfying' as most of Vali's work.

Excellent! The Cain Casey series leaves you wanting more. Can't wait for next sequel. I totally recommend all of Ali Vali's works. You won't be disappointed.