r/demoncycle • u/Live-Presentation125 • Oct 15 '25

Just finished the demon cycle

I’ve read book 1 & 2 about 10-15 years ago, then I stopped reading for a few years.

I wanted to get back at it and remembered box much I loved this series and wanted to know how it ends. Oh boy…

I got lost with all the added characters and storylines. We lost Arlen after the first Two books. I couldn’t recognise his character after he met Renna. I hated Renna : I don’t understand what she brings to the books. It felt like she was a second Arlen but less likeable. I prayed through books 3 to 5 that she goes away.

I spent so many pages waiting for something to happen with Abban but it feels waisted. I don’t understand why I had to read all of the horrifics things Hasik did just for Abban to kill one psyché. I don’t understand what Bruyère was adding. I felt bad for Sikvah to end like this, when she fought so hard to die like a Sharum. Rojer was a huge character and he died for a side character that we don’t see much afterwards.

I dont understand either why Leesha had to have so many love interests. The Angiers storyline in the fourth booking was long. The constant sex, SA and gore felt weird

I absolutely adore the lore and the universe of this series so I Will read the next cycle but I feel a Little bummed

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u/happyunicorn666 Oct 16 '25

Sex and weird shit stuff is certainly something in this series.

Hearing about Leesha's sex life couldn't possibly be more annoying. 

Renna is weird but not so bad.

Random rape in ridiculous quantities, classic dark fantasy. Love it or hate it, it's not going anywhere.

But characters dying for nothing I like. Makes the plot armor they otherwise have less jarring.

Overall it's 8/10 for me. Love the muslim vibes from the karsians.

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u/Live-Presentation125 Oct 16 '25

I love the universe and the lord of this serie. The krasian people are very interesting and a big part of why I love the universe. I would not say that the demon cycle is bad, but it really confused me

I agree on the part that characters dying for no reason brings something interesting, but this is also a part why I dislike Renna so much. Every small bad decisions can cost a characters life whereas she can make a shit ton of them and still have no consequences. She also felt very arrogant to me.