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Review: This Side of the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
Filed in Jeaniene Frost , Review , The Winged Lover Posted on April 13, 2011 @ 11:58 am
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Format Read: Paperback
Number of Pages: 357
Release Date: 22 February 2011
Publisher: Avon
Formats Available: Paperback, E-Book
Blurb:
DANGER WAITS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE GRAVE.
Half-vampire Cat Crawfield and her vampire husband Bones have fought for their lives, as well as for their relationship. But just when they’ve triumphed over the latest battle, Cat’s new and unexpected abilities threaten to upset a long-standing balance…
With the mysterious disappearance of vampires, rumours abound that a species war is brewing. A zealot is inciting tensions between the vampires and ghouls, and if these two powerful groups clash, innocent mortals could become collateral damage.
Now Cat and Bones are forced to seek help from a dangerous “ally” – the ghoul queen of New Orleans herself. But the price of her assistance may prove more treacherous than even the threat of a supernatural war…to say nothing of the repercussions Cat never imagined.
My Thoughts:
Oh, how it’s been too long since I have had a good dose of Cat and Bones. After turning full vampire Cat thought her only troubles would be to do with her new eating habits, but before long she is thrown headlong in to the thick of another war which she just so happens to be the center of. Starting with an investigation into the disappearance of some masterless vampires Cat and Bones soon realize that these seemingly random attacks a part of a much bigger plot.
Cat is absolutely awesome as always, with her new vampire eating habits the hilarity is only heightened and her abilities getting better and better. Cat couldn’t just be a normal vampire, she feeds on vampire blood and absorbs any powers that vampire also possesses, hence her pyrokinesis from Destined for and Early Grave. But now she realises that she needs to feed on younger vampires, because the blood she’s drinking – usually Bones’ – is too strong and she can’t cope with the powers she’s absorbing.
Bones is as funny as ever with his trademark English accent and absolutely fabulous humour. His most memorable line for me being when he was being interviewed by a human about being a vampire: “Ask me if I sparkle and I’ll kill you where you stand” – That made my day when I read that and it reminded me exactly why I loved Bones from book one.
Vlad made an appearance as well in all of his fearsomeness assisting Cat in controlling the powers she absorbed from drinking Ghouls blood and putting himself on the line once again and of course providing witty commentary to Cats new dilemma of repelling ghost using garlic and weed (yep, you read that right). I love that Frost doesn’t just stick to the dynamic of Cat and Bones but can also give us the added dimension of the friendship of Cat and Vlad without it seeming biased or awkward; it is just another testament to her brilliant writing.
Frost’s writing in this series and her ideas are continuing to amaze me. Her premise of the ghoul/vampire war and Cat’s powers coupled with the hilarity of the characters and just the sheer individuality of the things she comes up with are just astounding.
Oh and for the record, the “South Wales” reference I mentioned in Halfway to the Grave has now been corrected! The reference to “New South Wales” came up in This Side of the Grave and I was so proud to hear my beautiful state being referred to.
The only thing I don’t like about the Night Huntress series in general is that I read them way too fast and then I have to wait until the next instalment.
If you haven’t started this series yet I implore you to drop everything you are doing right now and run to the nearest store to get yourself a copy, I promise you, life is not complete without this series sitting on your shelf.
I give This Side of the Grave 5 out of 5 Bookies
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I´m so in love with books from Night Huntress! ♥ When I started to read this series I was crazy about it! It was so amazing! When I finish reading first book I start reading second book right a way xD I just couldn´t stop reading! I often held my breath and I was impatiently waiting what will happen next.
I´m reading this book right now 😀
I love the style which Jeaniene Frost is writing and is awesome that she always surprised me- I LOVE THAT!
I think that I like this series even more than Anita Blake and I can´t wait to read Eternal Kiss of Darkness!