| Title | : | Succubus Lord (Succubus Lord, #1) |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | - |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Kindle Edition |
| Number of Pages | : | 321 |
| Publication | : | First published November 3, 2018 |
Disclaimer #2- It's way raunchier than my other novels. You'll probably love it.
Succubus Lord (Succubus Lord, #1) Reviews
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Terrible
This entire book is immature. The descriptions, the dialog, even the world building was completely immature.
Some examples are:
The best room at a casino hotel, that has $500 bottles of champagne is $250 a night.
The author thinks an alternator starts a vehicle.
The roommate of the MC blows half the rent money on a demon book and the MC laughs about it. -
“Succubus Lord (Succubus Lord #1)” was a mistake for me to acquire; it’s incredibly juvenile, and pretty much is a poster book for “male fantasy harem” type books.
MC Jacob grows his powers by having sex with various succubuses. He and his pal Todd summoned the girls for sex, and then Todd became an imp, the girls fell in lust with Jacob and the story got even more ridiculous as they battled the succubuses former boss from Hell, Earl.
Don’t get this book unless you’re a 14yo boy without access to internet porn. 2* -
Surprisingly fun to read.
I really enjoyed this book. Overall it managed to make me feel surprised by the characters actions. The characters were engaging and fun to read about. The book also managed to find a way to turn a man who summons succubus into the good guy working for the angels. -
Drivel.
If you like the concept, the first few volumes of A.J. Markam's Succubus series do a much better job of this type of story.
If you REALLY like the concept, maybe rein it in there guy.
Also, apparently the author is under the impression a two-bedroom apartment in modern-day America costs $400 a month. -
>.< Mixed feelings about this book.
I both loved this book and hated it. The succubi were awesome but needed a bit more to their character. The way the MC powers were described, to me, were wonky. But the thing that really erked me was the reason why the succubi decided to stay with MC. Also there were some missing words and extra words in a few spots. -
Eric I think you have a hit!!
I wasn't sure about this book to start with. The stoner Todd got on my nerves and Jacob was the wimpy follower. Then after they summoned the succubus everything took off like a rocket. Jacob getting new powers was a new approach from other books I have read before and I liked it a lot. I can't wait for the next book. -
This book had elements that might have been entertaining...had it not come off so completely flat. The narrators did fine (editing issue in chapter 19 notwithstanding), but the entire story felt like I was reading assembly instructions for a bookshelf. Ok, a somewhat naughty bookshelf...but still!
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Still bad. Funny sometimes (at one point in the book even the narrators start laughing out of character because of the shit they say), but even among his books it's one of the bad ones.
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The CW Presents: Super Succcubi Sex
This book is exactly what it looks like on the tin, nothing less yet nothing more. It's a sex filled origin story of a man named Jacob whose best friend and roommate Todd buys a book off the internet that allows them to summon Succubi. The book works, and each roommate gets a powerful lady demon to satisfy their wishes. The main character gets sex. The roommate becomes an imp. The lady demons decide they like the MC so much they're going to make him their new master. This upsets the old master, who demands revenge... but pairing ones' self with demons gains them abilities tied to that emotional bond. Before long Jacob is off to Hell to stake an even greater claim for his two lovers.
I didn't hate this book. The writing style and characterizations fit a light hearted action book. Todd, the roommate turned imp, is a bit much, but it works for this story. The main character is just strong enough to move forward in this hero's journey and just bland enough any male reader can imagine they are him. The way the character's dialogue plays off of each other makes sense and can be entertaining. The power system and how it ties to emotion is an interesting twist, the fights are quick yet visceral, and the sex doesn't try to pretend to be anything other than erotic titillation.
And yet, that is also this book's biggest crime. It is very by the numbers. It's presentation is fresh but its story feels very "done before." Everything the main character needs to succeed comes to him very conveniently. The main character starts in a town that could be any American Metropolis by the way it is loosely described. The way fights play out are adequately described but play out in exceptionally predictable fashion. The sex scenes are more tell than show, which is going to be a turn off for some, feeling less like an integrated part of the story and more like classic Hustler Readers Letters.
All this creates an unusual irony, for me. I don't regret reading this book, but I don't feel compelled to read or listen to more of the books in this franchise (and holy hell, I was surprised to see there's over a dozen of them.) Eric Vall has a solid style that lends itself well to entertaining and exciting but if this story were a movie I'd probably only watch it on Netflix in the background while I was doing something else. It's a snack, not a bite.
Audiobook is spot on though, so if given the option if you're interested in the book check it out. -
This really isn't my first foray into male harem novels, but it's a good as any to review. A regular joe and his stoner friend summon two blistering hot succubi for a night of sex and more, and the joe ends up becoming their new masters and using his newly awakened powers to fight off their demon pimp.
It's amazing how many of these books exist. I don't mean just this series (which is 11+ books) but in general. Most of them all follow the same formula. Regular guy gets/has superpowers, meets multiple hot women, has sex with them, and fights a world-devouring evil. The LitRPG versions add "power up the hero like in a JRPG" ripped straight from "Is it OK to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon." Some are darker, focusing on villains who do the above things. But these are all male versions of bodice rippers and erotic romance, and Succubus Lord is no different.
The quality honestly is on par with series versions of romances, think bad Harlequin novels. At least the tone is generally positive wish fulfillment; like most harem anime, the hero is usually pretty moral and does the right thing apart from having a harem. There is explicit sex, which is part of this genre's draw, and it's kind of meh. It's pretty much average or less, but I guess people like it enough for the guy to write so many. There really wasn't anything about this one memorable though, and everything just seems to happen. I kind of feel I'd want a book solely of the cover art though; whomever he hired to do that is one heck of an artist.
A much better book to read along these lines is
Catch All The Girlfriends!, which is LitRPG but is hilariously based on a Pokemon-style universe in which all the mons are female and you catch them to fight with...and of course sex. That one the writer actually cares about the story and world, while Succubus Lord is just a little bland. Can't complain about "free with Kindle Unlimited" I guess. -
DNF
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Eric Vall writes an impressive number of books. This is likely due to the fact that he follows a painfully predictable formula every time he starts a new series. Boring, plain MC gains powers, is adored by gorgeous naive girls who want nothing more than to have sex with him, they fight some powerful enemy, more to come. Padded by a boatload of incredibly boring and useless scenes that don’t really serve to keep the plot rolling. Not that the plot is much better once you’ve read it before in one of the dozens of other harem books that he writes.
Eric claims this book is far raunchier than his other works but I beg to differ after reading the first book of Building Haremtown. The sex scenes are boring, lack passion, very few and far between for being one of the books main plot points, and unrealistic. Unrealistic is fine most times but two succubi falling for some random human and claiming he’s the best they’ve ever had in their thousands of years of living is laughable. Jacob is a Mary Stu written for plain dudes who want to self insert. If that’s what you like then pick this book up, but I doubt you’ll be compelled to finish the series.
Eric, if you want to write smut, just do it. Don’t make us sit through chapter after chapter of the book equivalent of a badly acted adult video. -
Not as raunchy as you thought but still sexy
When the author said raunchy I was expecting things that even hentai would hesitate to draw, sadly it didn't go that far but it does have some sexy scenes along with pretty funny characters that didn't need to have an existential crisis before they adapted to demons being real and such.
It was a change of pace from other series that needed their main characters to be slow and dull before they become exciting as these guys just get up and go. -
It a fun concept which could work great but the execution is sloppy with plenty of inconstancy, so much so i question if anyone proof read it and plenty of statements that are plain incorrect. ie alternator starting a car which a simple google search will tell you is wrong (o and some spelling errors)
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Interesting and Exciting!
So I've held off starting this series while contemplating if I wanted to start a new series with the others I've been reading.
Should have started this sooner!
Fun, entertaining and full of humour, awesome magic, sexy succubi and exciting battles against the forces of hell!
Will be continuing! -
2 stars, I had some issues with the plot and characters of this book. I was not into this book. I did not really like the MC and secondary characters were not that great either. I have liked other books by this author so this is not his best work. I will not be continuing with this series.
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Fun and simple read
Make no mistake, although a fun read, too much happens in the story over a brief span of days and there are waaaayyyyy too many inconsistencies for my tastes. -
Not good
Got to 31% and the author used the alternator to start the yellow Volvo and that was the last straw O buoy reading this shite -
Not bad
Entertaining and humorous. A Fast paced read with mature content. Pulls no punches and get straight to the point. down and dirty. -
This is a harem light novel style book. It's not supposed to be a masterpiece or super well written. It's a fun quick read for those who enjoy magic/demon fights and harems of demon women falling for the main character. In that regard, it's exactly what I want. The harem elements are there of course but surprisingly, the fight scenes are also fun to read. I wish I could give it 4 stars but there's one big problem that lost it a whole star and that's Todd.
I can overlook a lot of the other cliches, the bad references, the going to Vegas, the constant grinning everyone does despite being in mortal danger, the women loving shopping, ect but there's one trope I can't stand and it's the "best friend is a tiny imp/fairy/human/sprite and acts like it's a badass but in reality it's just useless and pathetic". In this case we have Todd, who is an imp who acts like he's in charge and a badass (including cliches such as "I'll use my karate on you look at my crane stance"). He constantly says things that makes it seem like Jacob is his loyal follower despite causing endless trouble for him. I realize it's supposed to be a funny trope but it's just annoying. I hated Todd, he's a terrible friend who used his half of rent to buy a book and cares more about his car and weed than his friends. On top of that he's constantly talking about how hot he is or how smart but just gets in the way with his stupid weed jokes. On top of that he's super homophobic, selfish and sexist (ironic in a harem story but at least Jacob has consent where Todd actively makes women feel uncomfortable in an object kind of way including wolf whistles and forcing them to run around naked). I hated Todd so much that if he was killed off I would give this book 5 stars. -
Two best friends buy a Vatican book of summoning and dark magic and use it to summon/make a wish list to Lilith, the Succubbi Chief and "poof" two Succubi show up and make all of their dreams come true. The Succubi were pursued by a Demon, so they do everything possible to evade his attacks and summon him back to hell. Because of their efficiency, an Angel, asks them to do this for the heck of it, without any compensation or purpose...and this first volume is the start of this Fantasy-novel series. It is short, with not much character or world development, with a lot of pop culture references and sexual innuendos, and even though main characters are with succubi all of the time, they are seldomly having sex...(which is unexpected).
Plot lines are way to simple and demons working for the Angels, is kind of anticlimactic and contrary to their nature. The two main characters are not really that evil, and the succubi are demons that charm and manipulate humans but, author did a 180 degrees on that one... -
Even better than the title
I judged a book by its cover and I was right! This book was actually a ton of fun. Friendship, tons of action, just the right amount of plot to suspend disbelief, very cool magic theory (I like when magic has rules) and fun characters. I like the group dynamic and the plot. What geek doesn't want to turn a bad girl good, after she shows him all her naughty secrets? There's demon Lords, gambling, reefer and public nudity. The sex is actually tasteful and not too graphic. I actually really enjoyed this book and look forward to the next! -
To be honest - and who am I to criticize the art of someone else - this book felt a bit flat. One dimensional. I liked the plot idea. This thrashy wishful thinking that become realty, advancing the main character from a looser to a hero while battling the Princes of Hell,... a day after getting his new powers. Ehm, nah. Not gonna happen. And if so, it feels cheap and boring. There is not much satisfaction in a win, if the struggle to get their wasnt on the way. Something the author didnt really sell to me.
Unfortunatley, wont continue reading this series. Not mine. But I liked Todd! -
What an amazing author, and this guy can write, and I do mean write, he pumps out an astonishing amount of books and of fine quality stories, i absolutely 💯 love the Succubus lord series, 16 and counting read them all, and now have to suffer till book 17 arrives, patients is now being tested, so what do I do you ask? I start reading the series all over again, the ride is that good! So far I've read them 3 times. Just that good.
To top it off he has several titles to boot, like I said this guy is a story making machine! Just incredible. -
To Read or no Not to Read
Most story lines build up an MC, then spend time doing good or evil. This story took a while to get going until the end when it was good.
I read most books in 2-3 days, where this I couldn't get into it and it was 9 days of picking up and putting down. Frustrating.
The story w as there, but it took forever to get fun.
I'm not recommending to my rating followers.
