Showing posts with label Jeaniene Frost. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jeaniene Frost. Show all posts

Book Review: This Side of the Grave by Jeaniene Frost

Composed by Cat
This Side of the Grave (Night Huntress, Book 5)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.   (Amazon.com)
Like a fine wine, The Night Huntress series only gets better with age. Jeaniene Frost has not only continued the great world she’s developed in This Side of the Grave, she also shows what growth of both her writing ability and her character development can do. This is the fifth book in the Night Huntress series and the seventh book all together in the Night Huntress world. Frost has continued to carry  Cat and Bones forward in their commitment to one another as well to their people. Best of all, Frost has the best command of wit and humor I’ve ever read. At times, I find myself laughing out loud and at others tears dropping on the pages. It’s nearly effortless to read her words and you find yourself invested in her characters whole heartedly.

What did I like about the book? Besides the action, which was great, I loved that for once a writer takes the chance and doesn’t have to make the tension about the worn out tale of boy and girl don’t get along. At this point in the relationship between these two main characters it would have been trite to create tension. Many writers would have though. Frost takes the opportunity to allow the characters to grow and realize where they are in their relationship. Kudos Jeaniene for keeping true to their characters! I also liked that stories from the past tie in very well and angles you might not have even thought of are pursued.

What did I not like? Honestly, I cannot say that there was anything that I didn’t like. It’s rare to come across a book, especially a book this far into a series, that balances everything near perfectly but this one really has a great balance. Perhaps a few more fight scenes. The only things not resolved in this book were apparent that they would be addressed in future books. What was left “hanging” was done so because, well, that’s how it would have been in real life as well. (If your life consisted of being a freakish half-breed vampire who’d turned only to have your heart still beat from time to time….but still, it fits.)

Over the years I’ve become engrossed in the story and the characters. When a new book comes out it’s like a reunion of your closest friends and those you love to hate. Each book brings back someone from previous books and you learn a little something new.  While this is an ongoing series, Frost writes each book with enough backstory crafted in to read smoothly yet still be able to follow along without having read the others. Fair warning though…Read one and you’ll want to read them all.

Once again, I find myself grinning ear to ear and my heart wanting more. This time however, there isn’t a year long wait as One Grave at a Time is scheduled for release in Fall of this year. 

Night Huntress Reading order: 
One Grave at a Time (Coming Fall 2011)
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Eternal Kiss of Darkness by Jeaniene Frost (Book Review)

Composed by Cat
Eternal Kiss of Darkness (Night Huntress World, Book 2)I put off reading the second book of The Night Huntress World for awhile because frankly, I was a little disappointed in the first Night Huntress World book and the last Cat & Bones book.  I finally decided since I've been in a reading rut that I'd go ahead and read it. After all, I can pour through one of Frost’s books without looking up.

After finally reading Eternal Kiss of Darkness, I am happy to say I was quite pleased with this one. Even with this book being the story of most readers least favorite characters, Mencheres, I found myself falling in love with this guy. Frost gives a great background on why he’s behaved the way he has throughout all the other books. I found myself actually liking him because of the things he did solely because of the reasons he behaved so badly. The heroine was strong but for a reason. It seems that some strong women in books ate just strong. Kira, however, had things in her life that made her strong or at the least things that caused her to put up a strong front. I was much happier with the events that lead Kira to the supernatural world than I was to Denise's in the first book. It was believable and heart breaking at the same time. It was great how this event fueled the rest of the story in such a believable way.

What I liked about this story was the character development. To take a pretty unliked character, give the back story of why he's done the things he's done and show his regret and self condemning was well handled. The supporting characters brought in  from previous books were true to their original natures and added more than just a cameo appearance in this story. They added sustenance not only to the story but growth to themselves. (Especially, Vlad).

I was disappointed by the last two Frost books but i thoroughly enjoyed this book. Frost went back to her roots with this one and the pacing, humor, and story line was just right. Now I’m once again looking forward to the next Night Huntress book, This Side of the Grave to come out...Spring 2011!

Reading order
Halfway to the Grave
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WE HAVE A WINNER!!!

Composed by Cat
Sorry for the delay in announcing the winner but I had one of those weekends that the internet at home decided to have a nervous breakdown and wouldn't stay up consistently. Oh Joy! I'm somewhat back up and ready to announce the winner of my first ever book giveaway.


ANGIE


Send me a message with you're mailing information and I'll get it out to you as soon as possible.

I hope you enjoy it and if you haven't read any of her work I forewarn you...she's very addictive!

HAVE A HAPPY MONDAY!!!
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The First Drop of Crimson by Jeaniene Frost & Book giveaway

Composed by Cat
This is my confession. While I am trying to broaden my horizons and read more intellectual works, works closer to the type of writing I do, I have a weakness. A crack of sorts. It’s like crack for the brain. Brain Crack! Yes, I am addicted to brain crack. What’s my brain crack? Two authors who write in the paranormal genre. I’m not crazy about paranormal altogether. It’s just these two that really have me waiting for the release of their books. One is JR Ward, author of the Black Dagger Brotherhood series. The other is Jeaniene Frost, author of the Night Huntress Series. I’m going to talk about the Crypt Keeper, Jeaniene Frost.



First Drop of Crimson (Night Huntress World, Book 1)I just got around to her latest book, the first of the Night Huntress World Series, The First Drop of Crimson. As per her norm, she has laid out an amazing paranormal world, full of ghouls, vampires, and demons. This book is an extension of the world Frost created in her previous books centered around Cat, the half-breed vampire and Bones, the 200 some year old ex-gigolo turned bounty hunter vampire. Cat and Bones themselves make an appearance as well as other characters from the series. Yet this is very easily a standalone book.


The book in short? Without giving away too much. Girl meets demon. Demon brands girl. Demon forces girl to search for double crossing relative or demon kills girl’s family. Girl begs vampire to help. Girl hates vampire world because of the death of her husband. Vampire doesn’t like relationships with humans because his human girlfriend was killed by humans. Girl and Vampire go after relative. Girl has major “identity” issues. Girl and Vampire don’t want to fall in love but do. Girl, Vampire, relative, and a few characters from the other books go after bad vampire and the demon. All hell breaks loose. Bad guy gets it from vampire. Girl goes after Demon to get released…You’ll have to read to know the rest and all the good stuff in between.

This is not a deep literary piece of work but it’s the kind of fluff that makes you forget the real world for a while. There’s just something about her characters that draws you in and makes you feel each of them. I’m a character driven person so her books are addictive to me. I’m also a HEA (happily ever after) kind of person. That made this a good one. Although, I will admit some loose ends were cleaned up a bit to easily but there were a couple of issues left dangling unanswered. Though, these could be holes waiting for life in other books. Overall, a great quick read to lose yourself from reality for a while.

PS I'm looking forward to the second book in The Night Huntress World series: Eternal Kiss of Darkness scheduled for release in August of this year.

Now for some fun. I ended up with two copies of this book. I’m keeping one to reread but I’d like to share one with some lucky reader. So this is my very first contest and here’s how we’ll work it. To enter leave a comment below answering this question, “Which fictional character are you most like and why?” This can be any genre. It’s that simple. BUT WAIT! THERE’S MORE…


I’ll throw in more entries for the following:


  • 1 for each place you post about the contest on your blog, social network, or anywhere you can. Just make sure to link add a link to it in your comment.

  • 1 for any review you comment on, but please make them relevant and meaningful. Let me know which on in your answer/comment

  • 1 for following this blog. (Only if you want to though. Don’t be bullied by me to join)


And finally, I’ll give 1 entry for being a member of Frost Cemetary. You know who you are. Just leave me your forum name.

That about wraps it up. I'll select a winner on Friday, April 16th using the Randomizer. Good luck and Happy Reading!! 

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Book Contest First Drop of Crimson

Composed by Cat

Here's a great contest for an ARC of First Drop of Crimson by Jeaniene Frost. This is the first book from the Night Huntress World...an extended world of Cat and Bones.

Literary Escapism has the best contest going on there. Follow the link for your chance to get this great Advance Readers Copy. Plus check out her site. She does an amazing job at interviewing authors, reviewing great and not so great Urban Fantasy books, and she always has something great going on.

Best of luck!



About FDOC (taken from Amazon):
From the New York Times bestselling author of the Night Huntress series comes a breathtaking new journey to the dark side of desire.

The night is not safe for mortals. Denise MacGregor knows all too well what lurks in the shadows—her best friend is half-vampire Cat Crawfield—and she has already lost more than the average human could bear. But her family's past is wrapped in secrets and shrouded in darkness—and a demon shapeshifter has marked Denise as prey. Now her survival depends on an immortal who lusts for a taste of her.

He is Spade, a powerful, mysterious vampire who has walked the earth for centuries and is now duty-bound to protect this endangered, alluring human—even if it means destroying his own kind. Denise may arouse his deepest hungers, but Spade knows he must fight his urge to have her as they face the nightmare together . . .

Because once the first crimson drop falls, they will both be lost.

About the Author

Jeaniene Frost lives with her husband and their very spoiled dog in Florida. Although not a vampire herself, she confesses to having pale skin, wearing a lot of black, and sleeping in late whenever possible. And while she can't see ghosts, she loves to walk through old cemeteries. Jeaniene also loves poetry and animals, but fears children and hates to cook. She is currently at work on the next novel in her bestselling Night Huntress series.

Check out the other great books in the Night Huntress series at FrostFans.com. I'll give my take on the books soon. FYI: AWESOME Urban/Paranormal Romance.
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