Succubus Dreams: Urban Fantasy (Georgina Kincaid)

My favorite so far in the series. once again I'm enthralled by Georgina's story. i feel like shes a real person. Mead does a great job with character development. i go along on the ride and feel all of Georgina's emotions. its a great read that offers incredibly funny dialogue and at the same time a lot of emotion. READ IT!!!

I purchased this book new for a gift for my daughter, and received what appears to be a used book. The lower exterior pages had a black marker line, and the back cover had scraps and marks. I had to give the book to her as is (not happy) also the packing has gone down hill because there doesn’t seem to be much care for how my purchases are packed lately, but once in awhile the packing is fine. As for how good the book is?, my daughter has not read it yet but she did hear it was a good book.

Great series, but should be read only by adults. Love it so much I ordered it for 2 day shipping, the only problem that the company held the package and instead of getting it Thursday like I should have I had to pick it up on Wednesday.

Rating: 5 Stars (even though it made me cry at work)

So Georgina and Seth are making the most of their relationship and the limits it holds. But things are never that simple and the area gets a new succubus, a newbie that seems to struggle with seducing men, and Georgina is meant to mentor. All of this while someone/thing is giving her weird vivid dreams and sucking her energy out. This means she has to work twice as hard and give everything else happening in her life that is not a good idea. So in search of answers she goes to a dream interpreter who has his own dark history and dedicated to flirting with her as though she doesn’t have enough issues.

As mentioned above I was about 20% into this one when I read the novella before it. I was already anxious about my ship but then after I read City of Demons I was even more anxious about things happening in this one. Every little thing had my heart racing and hoping for good things only. Well I freely admit this book had me in tears. I was so caught up in the story and the heart wrenching moments and I should not have been listening at work (I was alone but had anyone come in….I looked like a mess) and I admit to having never been more tempted to spoil myself on a series. This series has tempted me each time but I have thus far held off. Everything is emotional in this book and it is a hard read/listen. There are many mistakes made and of course some things were bound to come to an end but having just finished the novella and then this I was in serious need of a pick me up.

I really liked the dream aspect to the story and the inclusion of the angels. I always like getting to know more of the supernaturals and see how normal they can be so mundane in many aspects. I liked getting to know a couple new characters and hear their story and how it in part parallels and so on. The dreams themselves were intriguing and I found myself both wanting her to sleep to continue on them and also to not lose her energy. Dante was also interesting. His personality was different than what we normally see, plus the curiosity of learning about his past was pretty fun. Obviously I wasn’t thrilled with where this book ended and the things that happened but even though it made me ugly cry at work I love how invested I am and how deeply I have fallen for these characters.

I really enjoyed this installment in the series and quickly dove into the next book. More tears may be ahead. I must find out.

Succubus Dreams is the 3rd book in the Georgina Kincaid series by Richelle Mead. There’s a new succubus in town and her name is Tawny Johnson. She is everything Georgie isn’t, trashy and ready to corrupt the good men of Seattle. Too bad our Georgie has to be her mentor and help her out in learning the succubus ropes. But seducing men is pretty easy so she has no doubts that Tawny doesn’t need her. Georgie has her own problems, for some reason every time she feeds, a dream comes where she sees her daughter, which is impossible because as a succubus she is infertile. Then she wakes up completely drained of all the energy she just absorbed. Jerome shrugs off her worries and just says she’s stressed. Yet Carter and three other angels, and one psychic human, are in Seattle for some reason. They even ask to use her house while they investigate whatever it is they are investigating. Her relationship with Seth is becoming rockier as they start to realize that having one person be immortal in a relationship makes life very difficult, especially when that immortal has to have sex with random men to survive. Seth starts to realize that when their relationship ends, it will break Georgie’s heart for centuries to come, and as long as he is mortal, it will end one day. Meanwhile the imp that she sold her soul to has been hanging around, trying to make her life hell which begs the question why? Is there something wrong with her contract? Can she and Seth work things out? Is Tawny faking her ineptitude at being a succubus? What are Carter and friends doing that they won’t discuss with her, denizen of evil that she is?

I wanted to read Succubus Dreams because I loved Georgina and Seth in the first two books. They have a unique relationship since he is human and she is an immortal succubus. That means she feeds on other men, corrupting the good in order to keep her life force. But her and Seth have a mostly hands off policy, because she doesn't want to steal his energy. Seth is a writer and in his writing he is witty, eloquent and wordy, in his face to face interpersonal, he is quieter, shy, and his words aren't as many. But he is a strong man, he loves Georgina fiercely and he accepts the less than savory parts of being a succubus, and doesn't get jealous, much.

I love how Seth wants truth and honesty-- a baring of souls--as part of a healthy relationship. Georgina doesn't always want to open up about her past, especially her mortal life. It isn't always so much that she wants to keep it from him, but that she doesn't like to dwell on it, because she made some mistakes and it cost her and to protect those she loved, she gave up her soul. But talking about her past comes up in this one, and while Seth doesn't push her hard, he does ask, and hope for answers.

The new plot lines in this one involves a new succubus in town coming with her the third person she really fears (the first of course, being Lilith and the second her high immortal demon boss Jerome). There is also, as the title suggests, a plot line dealing with dreams.

We got a whole new view of their relationship in this one because something happened to Seth and he started thinking about his life and what he wanted to experience and what he didn't want to miss.

It leads them into a whole new areas especially with their service he knew how much they could get away with what sex they were like teenagers honestly and created so much tension and chemistry between them and I love those scenes. I totally understand where both of them were coming from though because Georgina just wanted to protect him so so much and Seth just wanted to be with her he loved her on so many different levels but Hugh also was a part of what was going on in Seth's mind. He was telling us about the way the Georgia and it would probably hurt after Seth was gone and sure enough it is been on Georgina's mind a lot about what was going to happen she was terrified that something was going to happen to him like he hurt his leg and she went crazy and then they would be even bigger incident and all she could really think about was how fragile his life is and it really scared her but it also want to take advantage of all the time that she had with him while on the other way sis was now thinking about that about how short his life was compared to Georgina and he started struggling with that because he didn't want her to hurt on such a big level.

We get to see more of Eric in this one eric is a human but he knows so much about the cousin paddle an angel and demons and all the other paranormal that inhabit this world that they're in. We realize that there's another human that specializes in dreams and Georgina goes to see him and it turns out that he is a an enemy or well once a friend of Eric and its at the whole new level to the storytelling because we don't really know what happened between the two but Eric care enough about Georgina to send her to Dante who is the dream reader when Georgina go to see him it seems like at first all he's interested in is getting a lay her. Really start to doubt some of his capabilities because she sees him left on some of the sum of his customers he sits claims to be a psychic and also palm reader and tarot card reader and she can tell by read the deck that he's completely telling the people who come to see him what they want to hear rather than what the card show but as Georgina keeps going to see him he reveals the places where he actually has some talent and he really start to care about Georgina and he's intrigued about what's going on with her because she's losing energy and she's having these really really vivid dreams and they're just wondering what kind of force is going on in the the diamond world well also the angel world because Carter has friends in this one and they're obviously searching for something.

Because going back to the relationship between Georgina and Seth there of course still in love but with all of the things going on and all of the doubts and fear of hurting the other person creepin in its not all like this honeymoon phase anymore and in some ways that's sad but in other ways we get to see the depth of their feelings for each other and we get to see them learning problem solving skills and they're even more real because they're having to deal with all of these day today issues like when Seth gets wrapped up in his writing and he completely lose track of time or Jordan is having to go and get her life worse from being with other men it is hard and on some level totally accepts her Peter it's hard to see Georgia to be with other guys and they just have such a longing to really be with each other and explore each others bodies and show each other love in a whole other area.

So... yeah there is a place in the book that completely broke my heart and I know it had to have broke Georgina's as well. I know it shouldn't because it's totally not fair concerning the circumstances of what georgina has to do to live. I mean she even gave them permission to do it but still maybe it's just who it was. Then again maybe me and georgina as well just had him on a pedestal that he shouldn't been on. Guess it's just a sign up how good a writer she is or maybe just that she writes in the way that I feel emotionally but I wanted to hit something and obviously it hurt georgina as well and it was hard watching her feel that and also to weigh the consequences that she's an immortal and going back to the things I was talking about earlier where they have to make hard choices and she is in this unique position of juggling loving him and losing him.
Then there was a scene with one of the angels and it was really hard to see them make such a selfless but selfish choice of the same time. But it served a good purpose in showing that everyone has to make their own decisions and even if you don't agree with everything that they're deciding that you have to support them whenever you love them.

Wow just wow that ending was I don't even have words for it right now I just finished it and my heart is feeling like it's put through the wringer something right now because yeah. I'm an emotional wreck and I feel so sorry for Georgina dude yeah like a friend contemporary depressing books lately and while they make me feel something... this actually made me feel like my heart waa going to break.
I can see a few threads especially with Carter in the whole conversation that kept going on about how contracts can have a loophole makes me really wonder what the next book is going to bring.

Really have no idea where she's going to take this because everything with the family and her vision because even though they seemed impossible it made you hope so much in a few things the Carter is just sad about her and I don't still know where the next book is going to go and I can't wait to get my hands on the next one.

So I can definitely see a pattern in her writing because I remember feeling like this and Vampire Academy and really just wondering how she was going to salvage the relationship with rose and Dimitri and it gives me hope because she really into that in such a way that just made me so satisfied and remembered the relationship in the story of the two so I have to really trust that she can do it again with this.

Bottom Line: Emotional wreck after ending, 1st delivers with the wit, the cute romance and all I loved in the first two.

Funny that Georgina rations her reading of Seth's novels (Katie & O'Neill) to 5 pages a day so she can extend the pleasure of reading his books. Well 5 pages a day is....well....like living in a convent....just not gonna happen.
The same great dynamics amongst the wealth of fantastic characters, wonderfully fast paced storyline. So much so that I found myself saying repeatedly to those in my life that think one can just walk away from a book like this "hold on....just one more chapter". Sucks how life gets in the way sometimes.
Georgina finds herself in the middle of immortal games again and so the sleuthing begins. Tied up in all this is her romance with Seth the mortal.
I can't decide what is the best about this book, the characters or the storyline. I found myself laughing, almost crying at times and literally saying out loud..."NO!".....
Great cast, Great story, Well done!

This was a great new installment in this series! Having read ither Richelle Mead Books first; I had an idea of how she wrote and I thought I knew what to expect! Gladly this was better than expected!

Georgia is an enigmatic character that jumps off the page and burns into your brain! At first I wasn't sure I should how to feel about her and her lot in life.

Then the wordsmith of an author unleashes the world; story and conflicts and melts your heart!

Can't wait for more!

Succubus Dreams is a thrilling and unputdownable read. With each book the Georgina Kincaid series gets better and better. Before the end, I think my head is going to explode. As if I wasn't already dying to find certain things out, this book gave me a million more reasons to keep reading the rest of the books in this series in my spare time. There is one MAJOR, I mean MAJOR HUGE GINORMOUS, reveal in this book.

Georgie and Seth are going strong. They have figured out a way around Georgie's sexual succubus limitations - which is pretty brilliant if I do say so myself. Georgie is still fulfilling her agreement with Jerome that she made in Succubus Blues of being a full-time succubus and stealer of souls. Though, there is trouble brewing in Georgie's dreams. Every time she gets an energy fix and sleeps, she dreams. And it's not just any dream, but vivid, unattainable dreams that leave her emotionally distraught. Each dream reveals a little more than the one before it, like dabbling a carrot in front of her. She wakes up almost completely drained of energy.

Georgie knows that it's more than a dream. She suspects it's something supernatural and enlists Erik's help to figure who or what is visiting her in her dreams. As I've said before, the secondary characters in this series are really great and well-done. Erik is such a sweet old man. Erik is a mortal with the ability to sense supernatural creatures. He is also very perceptive and observant. He has always taken a liking to Georgina's well-being, which was really heartwarming. Here Georgie is a millennia old and she's being grandfathered by a man who is, what, 65? Their relationship only adds to the fragility of Georgie's character. Interestingly, Erik has always really liked Seth and has been a proponent of his and Georgie's relationship.

"You talk and move around each other in a way you're probably not even aware of. It's like how lovers usually interact...but it's something more too. You have a continual sense of each other, I think, even when not together. There's a burning in the air between you....I've never met another of your kind who's exactly like you, Miss Kincaid."

Erik is unable to help her and refers her to a dream specialist by the name of Dante Moriarty who also happens to be a con artist, magician, and full-time BS-er. I really liked this new character. Dante was rather smart-mouthed and a lousy human being, but he was happy to help George. His willingness to help Georgie was likely directly related to her attractiveness, but help is help.

As always Georgie is juggling more than one problem. Seattle gets a new succubus named Tawny. Georgie is assigned to be her mentor. And she has her work cut out for her. Tawny is completely new, totally clueless, and has no idea how to seduce even the horniest guys.

"The School of Georgina is a harsh one."

With the arrival of Tawny in Seattle, another supernatural creature comes along, an imp name Niphon — the very imp who brokered Georgie's soul for Hell two-thousand years ago. Georgie hates him. I hate him. He is nothing but trouble. There was this darkness around him and was suddenly suspicious of his intentions. My protectiveness came out. DON'T YOU HURT MY GEORGIE!! Basically Niphon was there to ensure that Tawny was being properly trained. And by properly trained, I mean, getting laid. But like I said, Tawny sucks.

Like the other books, Georgie and Seth's interactions were my favorite part. They share this deep mysterious connection that seems to be beyond just them. Just when I thought trouble was behind them, that their love for each other could carry them through any rough patches, trouble stirs its ugly head. Georgie has always been so cautious with Seth's mortal status by refusing to sleep with him to preserve his mortal life. Seth begins to worry if them being together will cause Georgina pain in the end when he is gone. The fact that they're worrying about this just shows how devoted they are to each other! Gah! I love these two.

"I love you, Georgina. You give me more joy than I ever expected to find in this life. I want to be with you...But not if it's going to do more harm than good. I don't want you to hurt."

You might think that this book would be boring or too stale with Seth and Georgie together as a couple, but boring it is not. There is more than enough action and conflict in this book. Not to mention the stellar plot twists in the end that shredded my heart. At the end of this book, you will want the next book handy. I was stunned speechless and more than a little bit emotional. This paranormal series is in no way a light and fluffy reading. It's emotional and will attack your heart when you least expect it. Richelle Mead is an evil woman, but gosh darnit I love her books (and her) to pieces.

This time around Georgina takes us on an emotional ride through a flashback about one of her past relationships while trying to make things work with her current love, Seth.
Like the last two books, there's a mystery to be solved and this time around there's something draining Georgina's powers while she sleeps. Oh and something is making people all over town kill themselves or others out of the blue. Could it all be connected? That's what Georgina and her group of hellions have to figure out. But this time around there's a group of out-of-town angels helping.
As if Georgina doesn't have her hangs full already she is now tasked to mentor a newbie succubus. A really bad succubus, this chick can't get a date to save her life. Really! Georgina has to share some of her power with her to keep her going.
The ever mounting sexual tension between Georgina and Seth peaks to an all time high leaving the two even more frustrated than ever. Can they survive on love alone? You'll have to read to find out. All I can say is that after the second I finished Succubus Dreams I started the next book, Succubus Heat.

Richelle Mead continues to reel me in and never fails to entertain me.

The storyline picks up with a brilliant one line opening placing us right back with Georgina, our favourite succubi, and her line of... work? Along with the usual crowd of demonic friends, we have the introduction of angelic beings surrounding the town, along with nightmares of the past and in her dreams. Dreams which suck out her very life energy.

Although we know Georgina's life is not an easy one, this book comes with heavy burdens, a theme that suits the characters and brings depth and background to her previous existence, as well as expanding character detail of those we already know. The main storyline is based on why her life energy is being taken, but I think the deeper character insights make this book. However, you should be warned, it ends in a much troublesome way. You'll be reaching for book four so have it handy!

Anyone who has never read the series could pick this book up and start reading. For us fans, it is a more in depth look at how the demons, angels, and even Georgina herself, look at the world and especially themselves. As for the love affair... I'm not giving anything away!

Once more I was hooked within the first few minutes and couldn't put the book down. I cannot rate this series high enough.

SUCCUBUS DREAMS
RICHELLE MEAN
Urban Fantasy
Kensington

Rating: 5 Enchantments

Georgina Kincaid is a busy woman to say the least. She is now the manager at the book store, she has her normal succubus duties, her loving boyfriend Seth to attend to, mentor succubus to the newest girl in the gig, and also has a mystery to solve. Good grief a succubus's job is never done.

Seth Mortensen loves Georgina more than his own life; in fact he is even willing to trade in his soul to be with her. But he finds himself pondering if he can give her what she truly wants or if he is doomed to cause her only heartache.

Something is wrong with Georgina. As a succubus she gets her power and energy from the life that she steals from her victims. However after she "scores", her energy seems to disappear. Of course Georgina cannot let anything go so she is on the case of the missing energy. This happens to put a damper on her relationship with Seth, he feels as if he is being put on the back burner. Of course when Georgina gets assigned to mentor the new succubus of the Seattle area, her time seems to get even more spread out. On top of all of this a group of angels seem to be having pow wows at her apartment trying to solve their own dilemma. Georgina cannot seem to catch a break but hey stress is what Succubus's do best. The only problem is who will be hurt in the process.

Richelle Mead never fails and SUCCUBUS DREAMS is just more proof of it. This book was so action packed never any dull moments that I read it in one sitting. Every book I tell myself that I am going to do what Georgina does with Seth's books and read a few pages at a time so I can savor it and make it last but of course that plan goes out the window the minute I crack the book. There was so much going on I found myself gasping out loud at certain parts, laughing or even crying. Yes this book, like Richelle Mead's other latest book `Shadow Kissed', left me crying at the end. This is another book that I love and hate. I hate how it ended but yet loved it at the same time. Of course I cannot wait to read Georgina's next tale in Succubus Heat. I have the release date already marked on my calendar. SUCCUBUS DREAMS is a must read!

Richelle Mead is the fantastic author of several different series. She has her young adult series, Vampire Academy, her succubus series and her new paranormal romance Dark swan series. To find out more about her addicting books please visit her website at [...]

Again, didn’t love it as much as the first book, yet still highly enjoyed it! There’s always some mystery to be solved which I love. It’s like an urban fantasy/mystery series. This mystery was more fun than the previous, because I definitely didn’t guess what was happening. Again, interesting new characters were introduced! I have to say though, that I’m not a big fan of Dante.

I am a fan of the other new characters introduced –which I won’t elaborate on because I don’t want to spoil anything for you.

Georgina and Seth are continuing their relationship with the no sex rule, but Georgina is losing all her energy during protracted dreams that promise her the life she has always day dreamed and wished for.

Tawny is the new succubus and provides some angst and humour, badly dressed and with no clue how to "suck souls" Georgina is set the task of mentor by Arch Demon Boss Jerome.

Dante and Erik are the new human characters, they have a history together but can Georgina save them both from
Love all the outfits and food references, so keen to try a Grey Goose gimlet!

Eventually the mystery is solved with a bit of heart stopping action, love, lust and all sort of other goings on. RM never fails to bring it on.

If you haven't read book #3 or if you plan to read book #3, warning the below review contains minor spoilers.

Broke my heart -- that is what this book did. Mead captures perfectly how sad and gut wrenching a break up can be. Rarely does an audio book inspire me to cry, but that is what I was doing as I listened to this book and driving on the highway.

I don't hate Seth, not yet. I don't hate Georgina. I think the two of them were caught up in an impossible situation. I actually do not blame either of them or have hard feelings toward either of them.

I initially really liked Dante, but man his secret is a doozy. He has no sympathy from me now.

The battle between heaven and hell seems to be so arbitrary and good people are caught up in it. The judgment on each side is crazy.

Poor Jasmine. Poor Vincent. Poor Georgina. Poor Seth -- and poor Dante's sister. So I have already moved on to #4.

I have to start off by saying I am not a die hard fan of Richelle Mead's. I like her stuff well enough but I've yet to be blown away by anything I've read. Most of the time I would only rate what I've read from her around 3 or 3.5 stars. This is first book that I've read that I really liked. It was paced really well. There weren't a bunch of mundane every day activities. Everything that occurred tied in well to the overall story arc an I'm actually INTERESTED in reading the next book immediately. This story line was not as predictable as it had been in book 2. I feel like half way through book 2, I knew the "mystery" that was unraveling and it was annoying to continue reading the book because it felt like it too forever to reveal. In this one, the mystery was much more well written and I liked the ending. Can't wait to read book 4.

I'm so happy that there are finally books about something other than werewolves and vampires! I'm even more happy that these books make out of this world characters seem real and genuine. Georgina is making the best she can with her life even though she can't have sex with the man she loves and is forced to have sex with strangers to stay alive. When she is out doing her succubus thing she is cool and confident. On the other side of things, in her relationships with humans and her day to day activities, she is plagued by the guilt of betraying the man she first loved. Is she doomed to repeat that fate forever? Well, we certainly hope not.

This series excels where others in the genre fail. Each of these books presents a mystery, and instead of focusing too much on characters and losing the plot, or focusing too much on the mystery and losing the characters, there is a perfect balance. In Succubus Dreams there is something sucking out Georgina's energy when she sleeps. There are also a band of angels lurking about town on some secret mission. Add to that the continuation of Seth and Georgina's relationship issues and continuous hints at redemption for Georgina and you have another great installment in a very fresh and exciting series. I really can't get enough of these books. If you liked the others in the series this one won't disappoint.

This is my favorite in the series so far, but things really didn't pick up for me until after the first half of the book. The last half is filled with excitement and not to be missed. Mead's talent really shines here! Despite the high and lows, this is an intriguing story - enough so that I am sticking with the series and am off to download the next.

This is one of my guilty pleasure series and I think at this point, this is my favorite by an author whose books I thoroughly enjoy. The tone is a little darker than the previous volumes, but this is a good thing: it shows that the series is developing and moving toward something big. Granted, it's heart-breaking in a couple of places, and one part in particular, my jaw was in my lap from shock, but I admire Richelle Meade for being completely unafraid to let her characters take the hard knocks that life throws sometimes. I've been through a nasty break-up, so I can relate to what life has in store for our sensuous protagonist, and while I find her next possible suitor to be a royal pain (in a good way! He reminds me of a cross between Harry Dresden and John Constantine), I believe there is a connection developing between them and I can hardly wait to see what happens in the next book. I would have liked to see more of Tawny, the hilariously inept succubus in training, but that might have slowed down a story in which a lot is already going on...

As the third installment in the Georgina Kinkaid series, this one not only doesn't disappoint, but packs a heck of a punch. And that's what I love about Mead's characters: they are the most 'human' demons I've read! I empathize and sympathize with Georgina through her victories & defeats as a succubus and as a person. It's what has bound the readers to relate so well to Mead's world of otherworldly characters. After weaving the ins and outs of her unbelievable relationship, this book takes a pivotal turn that will make or break her will and hope to love. With her friends keeping her close and helping her in trouble, I'm betting Ms Kinkaid can take anything thrown at her and more. We shall see!

Book three of one of my favorite series. Richelle Mead really knows how to create a captivating fantasy world.

In this book Georgina continues her sexless relationship with Seth and it is not going too well. She also has a trainee - a freshly-converted clueless succubus. Plus, Georgina is tortured by mysterious dreams that leave her drained of energy.

Once again, Richelle Mead delivers. She goes deeper into her mythology and we learn more about the fascinating world of angels, demons, etc.

In spite of all good aspects of the book, I still can't give it 5 stars. Mainly because Georgina drives me crazy sometimes. She has a lot of soul-searching and growing up to do in the future books. I also found that relationship between Georgina and Seth lacks something, but that gets fixed in the end of this book very well. In fact, in my opinion the climax of this installment is the best in the series so far.

Enjoy!

Georgie keeps cruising Seattle streets with some new challenges at hands. She's got to mentor one epic failure succubus brought in town by the imp who bought her soul. Makes our succubi mad out of her mind and he keeps poking here and there trying to make her life miserable and she can't figure out why.

Babysitting the ridiculous succubi isn't enough of a burden, Geogina can't seem to sleep safely. Something is feeding on her overnight, while she dreams of a nice impossible future.

Her relationship with Seth isn't getting easier and it's gonna take a very interesting twist in that novel!

Like all of Richelle Mead books I really enjoyed that one. Georgina is so awesome, you'd just want a girl like take to be your friend, demon job aside. She's gonna live thought some major loss in the book and you can't help but feel for her. I was left stunned at the end of the book. I just couldn't believe it.

3.5 stars

This was my favorite Georgina Kincaid book so far. I really enjoyed the story and the addition of the new angel characters. What a surprise at the ending! I think I actually gasped out loud. Georgina is growing on me, despite the fact that she is a demon from hell. I love reading about her human days and her relationships (or lack thereof) over the years. There is still a good bit of bodice-ripping in this book, but not as much as Succubus on Top. Or I could just be getting used to it.

I love it when an author is actually willing to upset the status quo for her characters, to grow the story, keep readers guessing and make real changes. Richelle Mead does a great job of it in this third installment of the Georgina Kincaid Succubus series, with an ending that truly does surprise.

The story overall is interesting and leads to a satisfying conclusion, and is full of the attitude that makes this a fun series to read. Georgina is having some pretty strange dreams, her relationship with writer Seth is troubled, and then there's the fact that the energy she gains from sex is being stolen from her every night. In the course of the story, new friends are made, enemies revealed, and angels fall.

And then it REALLY gets interesting.

An excellent third volume in one of the best urban fantasy series I've read. It keeps getting better - I can't wait to see what happens next!

My least favorite in the series so far probably because of Seth and Georgina. The last twenty pages was a killer. Now I'm just sad because the book before this was my favorite of the series and a five star read. I thought the plot dragged a bit and was tedious at times. I'm hoping the next book is better. I'm still enjoying the series.

Wow, I just can't believe it. I don't so spoilers in my review but oh do I want too. The last one Georgina made me so upset with her screw-up this one made me cry. If you aren't reading this series pick it up immediately. It never fails to surprise me and go through a million emotions. I had this one from the library and immediately bought the next one on my nook even though I had 4 books scheduled to read before the next one.

One of my all time favorite series.

I definitely enjoyed this book. Such a fun read and I love Georgie. These books are always fun to get lost in when you need a story that will keep you hooked and you want to get lost in a book. A definite recommendation if you love this type of story.

Shape shifting succubus Georgina Kincaid is concerned with the strange dreams of a weird future she has begun having as she is unused to being the one drained of energy; instead as a hell class succubus she does the draining of men she has sex with. Desperate for relief, she visits dream interpreter Dante Moriarty, but he proves more charming than a snake oil salesman; providing her with no sustenance.

She considers discussing her fears with has platonic boyfriend bestselling writer Seth Mortensen, but hesitates as she knows he is obsessed with his writing at the moment; besides she might want to test the life in her man which can prove deadly to the male. Finally there is her inept apprentice succubus Tawny, but the new kid on the block is a know it all who knows nothing at all. Soon, matters turn odder when angels arrive for no earthly reason. New York is turning into hell in a hand basket if you ask Georgina as she has an unknown adversary to confront.

The third well written Succubus saga (see SUCCUBUS BLUES and SUCCUBUS ON TOP) is an engaging lighthearted paranormal romantic romp with Georgina struggling to solve the mystery of whom and why someone is draining her when she sleeps. The story line is fast-paced and filled with heated sex, but it is the bewildered beleaguered belle from hell who keeps the plot focused as she deals with the men and one woman in her life instead of the usual life in her men.

Harriet Klausner

Never before has a book left me in tears with knots in my stomach. I had such mixed feelings about the end of this book and it has stuck with me for the past 2 days!!! I guess that's a huge compliment to the author so well done! This is one of the best books I've read in months! Like I said, it end left me quite sad for our Georgie but left me wanting the next installment RIGHT NOW! Hopefully we'll see Seth trying to redeem himself in the next book or at least feeling a bit of contrition. As mad as I am with his decisions I hope that something will happen to make up for the way he handled things at the end of the book.

The end of this book is awful. How characters can even use the word "love" in this book is beyond me. Why spend so much time developing an amazing love story to have it thrown away so flippantly? I will not be reading anymore books in the series.

Really disappointed in this book after the first two. This one just is flat and gratuitously dark. There's no nuances of morality or life here. It's just sad and bleak because the writer set up characters for meaningless suffering.

I have to say that Succubus Dreams may be one of the best books I have read in 2008. While Georgina's story continues to unfold we get to see all her outer layers stripped bare, and new hints to her future revealed. I have to admit that I cried towards the end, and while the book did not necessarily leave me with a "happy-romantic-the-world-is-great" feeling, it left me craving MORE! I can't wait for the next book!!! Mead showed us the harder to swallow aspects of Georgina's personality and held nothing back in regards to putting her through difficult times. One could even argue that what happens to Georgina is exactly what she deserves, and Ms.Mead makes it so that while we can see the unpleasant side of her character, the reader still finds themselves deeply caring for Georgina. Succubus Dreams managed to deliver and more! Something that can't be said for most of series books I have read this year.

i went though a week of withdrawals after this series. LOVE LOVE LOVE IT! I cant thank Richelle enough for creating these books and characters! I will defiantly be re-reading this series in the future and will recommend it to any and everyone!

Loved the plot as always but the end of this book shocked me.This is a testiment to the author's writing ability, she draws you into the story without you even knowing and when the character is sad you are sad when she is happy you are happy. There fore the end had me in tears!( i don't usually cry) because i felt so betrayed by seth which, i had to remind my self, is ridiculous because its just a book but thats the magic of ms.mead.Those who are reading this dont worry it'll be ok but in an excitingly unexpected way, keep reading, you will enjoy it, i promise :)

Never before has a book left me in tears with knots in my stomach. I had such mixed feelings about the end of this book and it has stuck with me for the past 2 days!!! I guess that's a huge compliment to the author so well done! This is one of the best books I've read in months! Like I said, it end left me quite sad for our Georgie but left me wanting the next installment RIGHT NOW! Hopefully we'll see Seth trying to redeem himself in the next book or at least feeling a bit of contrition. As mad as I am with his decisions I hope that something will happen to make up for the way he handled things at the end of the book.

The end of this book is awful. How characters can even use the word "love" in this book is beyond me. Why spend so much time developing an amazing love story to have it thrown away so flippantly? I will not be reading anymore books in the series.

Really disappointed in this book after the first two. This one just is flat and gratuitously dark. There's no nuances of morality or life here. It's just sad and bleak because the writer set up characters for meaningless suffering.

I have to say that Succubus Dreams may be one of the best books I have read in 2008. While Georgina's story continues to unfold we get to see all her outer layers stripped bare, and new hints to her future revealed. I have to admit that I cried towards the end, and while the book did not necessarily leave me with a "happy-romantic-the-world-is-great" feeling, it left me craving MORE! I can't wait for the next book!!! Mead showed us the harder to swallow aspects of Georgina's personality and held nothing back in regards to putting her through difficult times. One could even argue that what happens to Georgina is exactly what she deserves, and Ms.Mead makes it so that while we can see the unpleasant side of her character, the reader still finds themselves deeply caring for Georgina. Succubus Dreams managed to deliver and more! Something that can't be said for most of series books I have read this year.

i went though a week of withdrawals after this series. LOVE LOVE LOVE IT! I cant thank Richelle enough for creating these books and characters! I will defiantly be re-reading this series in the future and will recommend it to any and everyone!

Loved the plot as always but the end of this book shocked me.This is a testiment to the author's writing ability, she draws you into the story without you even knowing and when the character is sad you are sad when she is happy you are happy. There fore the end had me in tears!( i don't usually cry) because i felt so betrayed by seth which, i had to remind my self, is ridiculous because its just a book but thats the magic of ms.mead.Those who are reading this dont worry it'll be ok but in an excitingly unexpected way, keep reading, you will enjoy it, i promise :)

Ok..maybe its because I stayed up til 2am to finish the book and was really tired, but I did not like the ending to this book. Don't get me wrong, it definitely works and is a surprise and makes for a good story. But it made me sad. Richelle Mead is so good at writing that I could completely feel the pain that Georgina was going through. Going to bed last night, I just felt melancholy...I could totally relate to how she was feeling. I am hoping what made me so sad about this book will change in the next book, Succubus Heat, and I can't wait to get my hands on it...I'm hooked!

I wish Richelle would continue writing her adult novels they are very good, very interesting plots with lots of interesting adult things going on. I've been reading her young adult series too just haven't been able to get into them as much....

Seth Mortensen gave us a whole new definition of the word tactful.

I could talk about the plot, about the characters, about the writing, but saying that those were the things that struck me would be a lie.
I'm so shocked upset pissed off by Seth's speech that nothing useful - or coherent - comes to my mind.

Except, maybe, that Richelle has the wonderful - yet infuriating - ability to create worlds whose rules I intensely hate - as in, angels can't love a particular person because their love is all and only for God. Which is kind of logical, but it still upsets me.

Also, I think Dante is going to be an interesting character and I can't wait to see more of him in the next books.

I just love Richelle Mead! Her books always captivate me (and make me laugh!) And she created another fantastic book that i recommend to everyone that likes this genre. The pace is great, writing style is amazing (a lot of sarcasm in the humor for those who love that) and the characters are just so believable and that's saying a lot considering they are succubi, vampires, demons and angels...
The love story is intriguing but it doesn't completely take over the book and the sex scenes are not too frequent, and when they happen, it's not what you would expect!!
For those of you in doubt, stop and buy it, you won't regret it!

As a fan of Richelle Mead, I've read all her books, and just finished Succubus Dreams. I have to say, I was more than a little bit disappointed at this one.

Unlike the first two, there was much more sex in this, and I guess when it's relevant I don't care, but here it was just thrown in everywhere, just like every other raunchy supernatural adult series.

However I did enjoy the flashbacks to Georgina's past and her relationship with Andrew. The ending was a doozy, too, and Mead's storytelling is as witty and engaging as ever.

I'm going to continue reading Mead's books and just hope that this one was strange and uncharacteristic and not the beginning of a new style.

I have to say that this is my favorite of the Georgina Kincaid series by far. Even though I could see the ending coming, I was still blown away. Richelle Mead has a way of writing that gives you such a vivid picture. I could feel what Georgina was feeling at the end of the book. If you are having any reservations about purchasing this book, know that it is well worth the read.

This series is rapidly becoming one of my favorites. It was a little slow compared to the first 2, that is why only 4 stars. But was an overall good read. I do recommend it to others, you won't be disappointed.

I've thoroughly enjoyed this series and this 3rd book is no exception.

** Warning: Spoilers in my review.

Georgina Kincaid is having a heck of a Christmas so far. As she's continuing to work hard at her relationship with Seth, a relationship that everyone thinks is a hopeless case, she finds out that she's to be a mentor to a brand new succubus who is terrible at her job. Not only that but the imp who had bought her soul is the one who has to oversee her mentoring of the new succubus and he definately seems to be out to make sure she fails in her role although she does not know why.

A posse of angels sets up camp in her apartment with a mysterious agenda, she has a lot of hot succubus scenes and finds that it is getting harder and harder to deny the desires between her and Seth. More trouble is on the horizon as our heroine discovers that something or someone is draining her energy. She has strange fascinating and realistic dreams then wakes up with all her energy gone, meaning she has to 'feed' more often. This situation causes her to seek out help and she is directed towards a man name Dante who isn't really helpful in doing anything more then to confuse her further.

You see glimpses of her past and it just makes Georgina even more of a real person. You find yourself feeling sorrow and empathy for her in her remebrances of the past, her mistakes that she's made and the guilt that she carries around. Some of the characters reference that she's the 'succubus with a heart' and that may be simplistic but it's true. Her actions don't seem evil but merely those of any normal human being with emotions. She still finds joy in life even in her situation. She's still a romantic, she's pragmatic but optimistic and she has a great cast of friends.

The ending made me cry and upset me, which is a testement to the author's skill in creating such a likable and realistic character. SPOILER.....Her relationship with Seth takes a incredibally (for me) tragic turn and I wanted to rail against the fates for her sake. I really hated Seth and still do, because I had liked him so much before and as he betrayed Georgina, I felt betrayed as well. I felt sorry for him, but no longer. I wasn't satisfied with the way it ended. I wanted Seth to suffer, perhaps he is suffering, but that doesn't change what he'd done. It shocked me that this happened and I don't know how it will be handled in the next book. I'm rooting for Georgina to find happiness, true happiness, and am confident that she will.

Tiny spoiler... be warned. This was my favorite book in the series, yet when I was finished I was left unsatisfied. Georgina is being preyed upon, gets interested in voyeurism, and to top it all off she gets dumped, thats right she gets dumped. I cried for like an hour, it was depressing because it ended on such a sad note, with little hope on Georgina and Seth getting back together, or just Georgina being happy period. But one can only hope, and authors never cease to amaze me.

I couldn't wait to buy another of the Georgina Kincaid series! As soon as I finished the last one I purchased the Kindle version and started reading this one. Never a dull moment in this book. I'm always excited to see the trouble she will get herself into and love the way she gets herself out of it.

After reading Succubus Dreams and listening to the audio book of Shadow Kiss and crying during both I've come to the realization that I love the way Richelle Mead writes. I can't wait for the next book in both series.