Day: February 3, 2021

Review: Accidentally Summoned by Colette Davison

A cute novella featuring an ice demon.

4 out of 5 stars

E-book. Published January 1st 2021. Part of the 2021 Winter Wonderland Giveaway

Blurb:

Can a mortal melt the heart of an ice demon?

Alone, in the theatre, frantically making costumes, Nico accidentally summons a demon.

At dawn, they discover it only takes one night to change everything as ‘Bob’ returns to hell.

What price will they have to pay to turn one passionate night into eternity?

Likes:

  • That Nico named the demon Bob.
  • Bob was icy throughout.
  • A fun, cute read.
  • Everything about Bob, including his history and how clueless he was about the present day.
  • That demons aren’t like how we think they are.
  • Hot smut.

Dislikes:

  • I wanted more.

Every once in a while, I’ll come across an insta-love story that I like, and this is one of those. I’m normally not a fan of insta-love, but it worked here. Maybe because Nico and Bob fit together so well right from the beginning. Or because the intro straight up says “Accidentally Summoned is an insta-love novella with a considerable size difference, lots of sweet babbling, and ice play.”

Nico was a bit of a pushover, but he wasn’t a wimpy crybaby. He was stuck making all of the costumes by himself, and wasn’t happy about it, but he was also determined to make those costumes the best they could be. The fact that he accidentally summoned an ice demon in the process was hilarious.

Bob was wonderful. And he appeared naked, which is always a plus. I enjoyed his history and the little bit of information about what demons really are. His cluelessness about the modern world was adorable. He definitely reminded me of a big puppy who just wants to please its master. Even better, Bob was an ice demon through and through. The ice play was fun and sexy, and I loved that Bob found a way to help with the costumes.

I think the novella wrapped up well. It even had an epilogue. So it’s not that I wish it was longer, though I would have happily read more about these two. It’s that the world building sucked me in. I would happily read a series about demons getting accidentally summoned and then having no idea how to function in the modern world, while also falling in love with humans.