Rating: 3.75⭐️

I had seen this series before but not read any of the books. But the description of How Not To Woo Your Human Warrior included a rage filled main woman character, one who when kidnapped by demons used her anger to fight to reach her sister. 

That sounded promising and it also stated it could be read as a standalone, so I picked it up. 

I mostly enjoyed the story. Not having read the preceding novels, I don’t know how much of the missing world building is to be found there. What I did find was a story that dealt with some sensitive issues (parental abuse,DV,control issues and anger issues) yet framed them with some comedic humor that is a bit jarring. Or perhaps just odd that it feels out of place. 

At least to me. 

The storyline is good. A pair of sisters, already at odds, are kidnapped by slavers. And then rescued. By demons. 

Kalypso or Kaly, the older sister has lived a tough life. Her history is slowly revealed over the course of the book, the reason she’s so excellent at fighting, so filled with rage, so quick with her anger. With her younger sister as her only focus. As one can imagine, none of those reasons are good. 

Her sister, Kat, is an enigma for the most part, separated from Kaly, used as to keep Kaly compliant with the rules of the place they are living in. 

That damaged dynamic is a realistic twist of the book. 

Ozirax, the demon warrior in charge of Kaly getting settled into her new environment is an interesting character. This is the first time I’ve seen dyslexia written into a demon in this manner, and it’s a very successful element. Same for how it’s a part of Kaly’s story.  This bridge is just one that makes their journey to a relationship work. 

Other aspects of the story I think are well written are the various paranormal creatures that are battled or just met as part of this new world. The teams and political factions are very similar to an earth similar system and/or structure so there’s nothing new to explore. 

What I find irksome about this and any other book is where the author has given a element of their series a name that’s either silly or odd enough that just seeing it, throws you out of the narrative.  Example. The current storyline is dealing with a serious issue, then one of the characters mentions that they are living in Heck. 

SMH. Demons in Heck. 

Which would be funny if this was a comedy. And not a book dealing with child abuse, rage, anger management, and other sensitive topics. 

Yes, I took rating points away because of that. 

 And because that wasn’t well written. You can have humor and traumatic experiences within the same novel but the writing has to be exceptional. This isn’t it. 

It’s engaging at times. Downright awkward reading at times. Oz calls Kaly spicy immediately because she’s filled with rage over being kidnapped and drugged by slavers and separated from her sister.  Anyone see a problem here? 

It’s that sort of thing that occurs regularly throughout that makes this a ok read but not one where I’ll seek out the other books. 

Falling for Demons-6 books:

“Six human women, betrayed by their own only to be rescued by the very demons they were taught to fear, find themselves trapped in a harrowing, magical city.

But the cautionary tales were wrong, and they’re quick to learn demons don’t inspire terror but temptation…”

▪️How Not to Court Your Human Captive #1 by A. K. Caggiano

▪️How Not to Charm Your Human Colleague #2 by Laura Winters 

▪️How Not To Woo Your Human Warrior #3 by Laura Winters

▪️How Not to Tame Your Human Tease #4 by A. K. Caggiano

 ▪️How Not to Pursue Your Human Perfectionist #5 by Laura Winters 

▪️How Not to Mesmerize Your Human Muse #6 by A. K. Caggiano

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 Book 3 of 6: Falling for Demons 

Blurb 

Eyes forward, sword up, heart true.

Kalypso has a long list of things to be angry about, starting and ending with a spiky purple demon who reluctantly rescued her and five other women from the Dreadmoor. Trapped in the demon realm, Ozirax is the final barrier standing between her and her sister, so she’ll play nice for now. The only issue is… she’s never been nice, and when she drives away the one person she’s dedicated her life to, Kalypso is left without a purpose. Until she finds a demon warrior whose simmering anger calls to her own.

On the cusp of promotion in the demon guard, it must be a cruel joke from the gods that Ozirax ends up saddled with the rage-filled human woman. Kalypso is stubborn, vicious, and unafraid—the kind of distraction he doesn’t need—but she holds the key to his rise in rank. Work together, keep her in line, and the captain’s position is his. But there’s a cunning mind behind the spicy human fighting him at every turn with fists and blunt teeth, and with danger lurking in the Dreadmoor, she might be the very warrior their realm needs.

They’ve found their match, a mirror to the anger burning within. Kalypso has shown her colors, sharpened her defenses, but Ozirax is filling in the cracks of her broken pieces, and she’s not sure how to separate them again. Love has always been her weakness, but loving a demon? It might very well be her downfall.

The world has taught them to flare their spikes, but when passion blurs the lines of fury, can they walk away with their hearts intact?

For fans of fantasy monster romance, cozier fantasy, and queer stories, join Laura Winter and AK Caggiano in the Falling for Demons series of interconnected standalones, set in the same fantasy world. Follow six humans and their budding romances with the demons they once feared in a cozy, spicy setting.

December 4, 2025

Language

‎English

Print length

350 pages

Book 3 of 6

Falling for Demons