Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Every Which Way But Dead by Kim Harrison
7/07/2010 | Posted by
Sarah (My World of Books)
Title: Every Which Way But Dead
Author: Kim Harrison
Series: The Hollows #3
Published: July 1, 2005
Genre: Urban Fantasy
*from Library
Book Description:
"There's no witch in Cincinnati tougher, sexier, or more screwed up than bounty hunter Rachel Morgan, who's already put her love life and soul in dire jeopardy through her determined efforts to bring criminal night creatures to justice." "Between "runs," she has her hands full fending off the attentions of her blood drinking partner, keeping a deadly secret from her backup, and resisting a hot new vamp suitor." "Rachel must also take a stand in the war that's raging in the city's underworld, since she helped put away its former vampire kingpin - and made a deal with a powerful demon to do so that could cost her an eternity of pain, torment, and degradation." And now her dark "master" is coming to collect his due. (Goodreads)
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Rating: 3 Stars-Just Okay!
The novel was okay. I liked it. A light, fast-paced read you might enjoy.
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Review:
The first two books in the series are okay. I liked them enough to continue reading the series and I am glad I did. I do not think the plot in this novel was very strong, but one character in particular saved the book for me: Kisten.
Rachel encounters several problems in this novel. In exchange for Al's testimony against Piscary, Rachel goes through with her promise to become Al's familiar. Rachel manages to gain the upper hand and Al is not happy about it. Now that Ceri is free, Rachel has to find her a new home and a purpose in life. As fascinated I am by the magic, I tend to get a bit confused. Through the novel, Al tries to find ways to get Rachel into the ley lines so he can train her as his familiar.
Rachel is not my favorite female lead. I had a hard time getting into the first two novels, but something kept me reading. This novel was not different. She tends to do things without thinking and they tend to back fire on her. I do not like Ivy at all. She just seems creepy and controlling to me, not good qualities in friend. Now with Nick gone, Rachel is optimistic that he will return, but no one else seems to share the sentiment. Kisten comes in to take advantage of his absence to ask Rachel out. There is just something compelling and charming about Kisten. His character has just the right amount of mystery and directness I found refreshing. He really grew on me and I can see him being her HEA.
The plot of the novel did not interest me at all. I really didn't care how Rachel was going to deal with Al because it was her fault in the first place. All the side stories were slightly interesting, but not very compelling. I was incredibly interested in Kisten, which saved the book in my opinion. The end of the novel left me eager to read more about Kisten and Rachel's relationship. This actually propelled me to buy the next book instead of waiting for it to come in from the library. I am not a big fan of this series, but I will continue.
The first two books in the series are okay. I liked them enough to continue reading the series and I am glad I did. I do not think the plot in this novel was very strong, but one character in particular saved the book for me: Kisten.
Rachel encounters several problems in this novel. In exchange for Al's testimony against Piscary, Rachel goes through with her promise to become Al's familiar. Rachel manages to gain the upper hand and Al is not happy about it. Now that Ceri is free, Rachel has to find her a new home and a purpose in life. As fascinated I am by the magic, I tend to get a bit confused. Through the novel, Al tries to find ways to get Rachel into the ley lines so he can train her as his familiar.
Rachel is not my favorite female lead. I had a hard time getting into the first two novels, but something kept me reading. This novel was not different. She tends to do things without thinking and they tend to back fire on her. I do not like Ivy at all. She just seems creepy and controlling to me, not good qualities in friend. Now with Nick gone, Rachel is optimistic that he will return, but no one else seems to share the sentiment. Kisten comes in to take advantage of his absence to ask Rachel out. There is just something compelling and charming about Kisten. His character has just the right amount of mystery and directness I found refreshing. He really grew on me and I can see him being her HEA.
The plot of the novel did not interest me at all. I really didn't care how Rachel was going to deal with Al because it was her fault in the first place. All the side stories were slightly interesting, but not very compelling. I was incredibly interested in Kisten, which saved the book in my opinion. The end of the novel left me eager to read more about Kisten and Rachel's relationship. This actually propelled me to buy the next book instead of waiting for it to come in from the library. I am not a big fan of this series, but I will continue.
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2 comments:
I have read #1 and it dragged a bit cause of the world building, but I will continue because so many friends have screamed about this series and how good it is. I'm also dying to meet Kisten!
Paula
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Wow, what a character! She sounds more like a vampire than a witch. Reminds me of Selene.
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