Author: Jeaniene Frost
Series: Night Huntress #5
Publisher: Avon
Publication Date: February 22, 2011
Links: Goodreads | Amazon
Synopsis:
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, rumors 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.
Review:
In the 5th installment of the Night Huntress series, Cat and Bones are faced with the threat of war. Apollyon, the ghoul we met in the previous book, continues to incite hatred among the ghouls. Cat and Bones, along with their friends, are doing everything they can to stop a war from breaking out among ghouls and vampires.
This one wasn’t quite as exciting or action-packed as the others. Instead of the endless action I’m used to from the series, this one had a lot of self-reflection from Cat. Whenever she thinks of something, she’d go off on a long tangent about it. It sounds very stream of conscious, but it stopped the flow of the story and actually made it drag.
Also, the danger from the war seems a bit contrived. We have only Cat’s words on how bad this war will be, but we rarely actually see the tensions between ghouls and vampires. We are mostly told that vampires are disappearing and that tensions are rising, but I couldn’t feel the tension between the species at all. In the end I felt that the situation was exaggerated to give this book a plot, but it just wasn’t exciting.
I also miss the humor that I’m used to from Ms. Frost’s works. This book was a bit more serious than some others. I still wished that there were more witty and snarky conversations from my favorite characters. Instead the most “humor” I got was from Cat’s embarrassment concerning sex. Whenever someone says or does anything insinuating, Cat turns into “embarrassed teenage girl”. Most of the time I wish she’d just grow up and stop being embarrassed so easily.
Cat and Bones’ relationship in this book has matured. While it’s a great thing for them, it’s not so much fun reading about it. Is it bad of me to miss their fights sometimes? Now they’re so lovey dovey that it’s kind of annoying. What happened to fight first and sex later?
Overall, I liked the book. This one just isn’t as solid of a sequel as the previous ones that I’ve read. Considering the 4th book wrung my emotions dry, I’d expected to feel more in this book as well, but I just didn’t get that. I still recommend the series in general. I just hope the next one will be better.
Other books in the series:
1. Halfway to the Grave (Review)
2. One Foot in the Grave (Review)
3. At Grave's End (Review)
4. Destined for an Early Grave (Review)
5. This Side of the Grave
6. One Grave at a Time
Synopsis:
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, rumors 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.
Review:
In the 5th installment of the Night Huntress series, Cat and Bones are faced with the threat of war. Apollyon, the ghoul we met in the previous book, continues to incite hatred among the ghouls. Cat and Bones, along with their friends, are doing everything they can to stop a war from breaking out among ghouls and vampires.
This one wasn’t quite as exciting or action-packed as the others. Instead of the endless action I’m used to from the series, this one had a lot of self-reflection from Cat. Whenever she thinks of something, she’d go off on a long tangent about it. It sounds very stream of conscious, but it stopped the flow of the story and actually made it drag.
Also, the danger from the war seems a bit contrived. We have only Cat’s words on how bad this war will be, but we rarely actually see the tensions between ghouls and vampires. We are mostly told that vampires are disappearing and that tensions are rising, but I couldn’t feel the tension between the species at all. In the end I felt that the situation was exaggerated to give this book a plot, but it just wasn’t exciting.
I also miss the humor that I’m used to from Ms. Frost’s works. This book was a bit more serious than some others. I still wished that there were more witty and snarky conversations from my favorite characters. Instead the most “humor” I got was from Cat’s embarrassment concerning sex. Whenever someone says or does anything insinuating, Cat turns into “embarrassed teenage girl”. Most of the time I wish she’d just grow up and stop being embarrassed so easily.
Cat and Bones’ relationship in this book has matured. While it’s a great thing for them, it’s not so much fun reading about it. Is it bad of me to miss their fights sometimes? Now they’re so lovey dovey that it’s kind of annoying. What happened to fight first and sex later?
Overall, I liked the book. This one just isn’t as solid of a sequel as the previous ones that I’ve read. Considering the 4th book wrung my emotions dry, I’d expected to feel more in this book as well, but I just didn’t get that. I still recommend the series in general. I just hope the next one will be better.
Rating: 3/5
Other books in the series:
1. Halfway to the Grave (Review)
2. One Foot in the Grave (Review)
3. At Grave's End (Review)
4. Destined for an Early Grave (Review)
5. This Side of the Grave
6. One Grave at a Time
6 comments:
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Great review Ning. Haven't had a chance to pick these up but they are on my TBR list. I totally feel you on sticking with the series, especially if the previous installments were way better. You win some you lose some eh?
yep. I'm almost caught up with the series and I love the characters. Even if it's not as exciting as the previous book, I still want to find out more about them!
I think i picked up the first book a while back and i didnt like it.. i guess it was because I had just finished a series and I wasnt quite over it lol
oh boo! you should give the 2nd book a try. it's better than the 1st one. the 1st is more of an intro, but the 2nd one really gets down to business. and there's the infamous chapter 32. you'll have to read it!!
I know, i know! I'm seriously gonna try again with the series! And when I get to that infamous ch 32 I'll let you know :)
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