8. Lilith Saintcrow - Working for the Devil (Dante Valentine, Book 1)

"Tough-as-nails necromancer Dante Valentine has a problem: the devil wants her to catch a rogue demon and, for the duration of the task, she must be accompanied by a demon assassin named Japhrimel. If she refuses, she dies; if she accepts, she'll likely die in the process. Dante decides to take her chances with the latter, but her hunt doesn't get into full swing until the book's final third. Instead, she pauses to take a ride on a "slicboard" (a skateboard that glides on air), to wrestle cryptic information from an assortment of nonhuman and magical people and to argue with everyone from Japhrimel to her fellow necromancer friend, Gabe. Though Dante is as prickly as a wet cat and frustratingly adamant about maintaining her loner status, she's a brave, charismatic protagonist with a smart mouth and a suicidal streak. What's not to love? Fans of Laurel K. Hamilton should warm to Saintcrow's dark, evocative debut, though the story's weak relationship thread may disappoint aficionados of the paranormal romance veterans Christine Feehan and Sherrilyn Kenyon." - Publishers Weekly

I actually found a recommendation for this book from another book I was reading. Since Borders was doing the 25% off sale, I decided to pick up a copy of this book. It wasn't bad but it wasn't fantastic either. Futuristic fantasy isn't easy for me to enjoy so at times it was difficult to get into. Will I read the rest of the books in the series? Don't know. I do know that I'm not going to recommend this book straight out either.