Brute of All Evil
Ordinary Magic [Dramatized Adaptation] • Book 9
by Devon Monk, Colleen Delany, Amanda Forstrom, Andy Brownstein, Holly Adams, Karen Novack, Nora Achrati, Richard Rohan, Zeke Alton, Torian Brackett, Henry W. Kramer, Megan Dominy
Why You'll Love This
Two weeks before her wedding, the king of hell decides Delaney's beach town is his next conquest — because of course he does.
- Great if you want: cozy fantasy with gods, demons, and wedding chaos
- The experience: fast, fun, and breezy — warm humor undercuts every high-stakes moment
- The writing: Monk layers absurd mythology into small-town life with easy, confident charm
- Skip if: you haven't read earlier books — series context matters here
About This Book
In a coastal Oregon town where gods vacation and keep their powers on the shelf, police chief Delaney Reed just wants to get married. Two weeks out from her wedding, that modest wish collides with a collision of escalating crises: a fiancé entangled with a hostile deity, a social media influencer sniffing around town secrets that absolutely cannot go viral, and the king of hell deciding now is a fine time to stage a coup. The stakes are both cosmic and deeply personal, which is exactly what makes them land.
Devon Monk's Ordinary Magic series has always balanced supernatural chaos with grounded, character-driven warmth, and Brute of All Evil sharpens that balance to a fine edge. The prose moves quickly but never sacrifices texture—Delaney's voice carries genuine wit and fatigue in equal measure, and the ensemble of gods, monsters, and small-town personalities feels lived-in rather than assembled for plot convenience. Monk layers comedic timing over genuine tension without undercutting either, and the ninth entry rewards longtime readers with payoffs that feel earned rather than obligatory.