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Dates From Hell (The Hollows #2.5)
by
Kim Harrison (Goodreads Author),
Lynsay Sands, Kelley Armstrong (Goodreads Author), Lori Handeland (Goodreads Author)
She thought her date was out of this world.
Actually, he was not of this world . . .
We've all been on bad dates, nightmare dates, dreadful experiences that turned out to be uniquely memorable in the very worst way. But at least our partners for these detestable evenings were more or less . . . human!
Now Kim Harrison, Lynsay Sands, Kelley Armstrong, and Lori Handeland -- fou...more
Actually, he was not of this world . . .
We've all been on bad dates, nightmare dates, dreadful experiences that turned out to be uniquely memorable in the very worst way. But at least our partners for these detestable evenings were more or less . . . human!
Now Kim Harrison, Lynsay Sands, Kelley Armstrong, and Lori Handeland -- fou...more
ebook, 416 pages
Published
October 13th 2009
by HarperCollins e-books
(first published March 28th 2006)
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Nov 03, 2009
Lady Danielle aka The Book Huntress
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
Fans of urban fantasy and romance
I started this one and put it down almost two years ago. I was distinctly disturbed by Ivy's backstory (from the Rachel Morgan books by Kim Harrison), featured in Undead in the Garden of Good and Evil. It was not at all what I'd call a romance. Her relationships with the men in this story were dark, tangled, and unsettling. It's good to have some perspective on Ivy, but I'm afraid I don't have a good opinion of her character right now. Maybe that was the point, and we will see her evolve as she...more
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Jan 30, 2010
Mel
rated it
2 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
short-stories-anthologies,
pnr
Dates from Hell is an anthology with 4 short stories. Frankly, only the Kim Harrison and Kelly Armstrong story are worth buying the book. I'll give a short review of them all:
Undead in the Garden of Good and Evil by Kim Harrison 4 stars
Ivy Tamwood is an investigator for Inderland Services and -however hard she tries- she can't escape her own nature or vampire politics.
This is a story about Ivy and told from Ivy's POV. It's a good way to better get to know the ever mysterious Ivy Tamwood, althoug...more
Undead in the Garden of Good and Evil by Kim Harrison 4 stars
Ivy Tamwood is an investigator for Inderland Services and -however hard she tries- she can't escape her own nature or vampire politics.
This is a story about Ivy and told from Ivy's POV. It's a good way to better get to know the ever mysterious Ivy Tamwood, althoug...more
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The last two stories in this anthology really made this book. Though I like Kim Harrison's writing, her first published short story included here was kind of dry, though Kelley Armstrong's story really rocked. I've included individual reviews for each story below.
Undead in the Garden of Good and Evil by Kim Harrison
Read 08-Jun – 09-Jun-2006
This is Ivy's story, before she meets Rachel and Jenks and starts Vampiric Charms. We learn a lot more about what makes Ivy tick, and how she comes to her dec...more
Undead in the Garden of Good and Evil by Kim Harrison
Read 08-Jun – 09-Jun-2006
This is Ivy's story, before she meets Rachel and Jenks and starts Vampiric Charms. We learn a lot more about what makes Ivy tick, and how she comes to her dec...more
Mar 25, 2010
Tatiana
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
fans of urban fantasy
I am using 3-star rating here liberally, because I actually read only 1 story out of 4 - Kelley Armstrong's novella "Chaotic." Having been burned by many anthologies, nowadays I only bother to read short stories written by the authors I know and respect. Kelley, again, didn't let me down.
"Chaotic" is one of those Armstrong's stories which will be interesting to both existing fans of her "Women of the Otherworld" series and readers new to her writing. Unlike stories in "Men of the Otherworld" ant...more
"Chaotic" is one of those Armstrong's stories which will be interesting to both existing fans of her "Women of the Otherworld" series and readers new to her writing. Unlike stories in "Men of the Otherworld" ant...more
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Mar 03, 2012
Kathy Davie
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
paranormal,
romance
Kim Harrison's Undead in the Garden of Good and Evil is a prequel to Harrison's paranormal Hollow series and provides a good bit of background as to Ivy's thoughts and feelings which lead to her encounter with Rachel as well as her relationships with Kisten and Picardy.
Note: Harrison's website states that Undead is #2.5. Chronologically, it doesn't make sense to me...whadda I know...
Lynsay Sands' Claire Switch Project is a fun read of two souls who have loved each other for years finally taking...more
Note: Harrison's website states that Undead is #2.5. Chronologically, it doesn't make sense to me...whadda I know...
Lynsay Sands' Claire Switch Project is a fun read of two souls who have loved each other for years finally taking...more
I should have realized that I didn't like Kim Harrison enough to pick up a book that specifically said in the title it was going to be about dating (and thus 'romance'). Bleh. Don't bother getting this unless that's the genre you enjoy.
Harrison's story was ok. It was interesting to see a story from one of the other character's point of view...in this case, Ivy before she hooked up with Rachel (the main character in her series).
Sands was juvenile & poorly written. Sciency science!! makes a h...more
Harrison's story was ok. It was interesting to see a story from one of the other character's point of view...in this case, Ivy before she hooked up with Rachel (the main character in her series).
Sands was juvenile & poorly written. Sciency science!! makes a h...more
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Dates From Hell is an anthology, of four different stories filled with hellish dates, as the title implies. I’ll first break this down to each individual story.
Undead in the Garden of Good and Evil by Kim Harrison
This story is about Ivy and takes place before the first of the hollows series. Ivy is working for Inderland Security, aka the IS, in the homicide division, living in Piscary’s building in an apartment she shares with Kist...more
Beware of spoilers
Dates From Hell is an anthology, of four different stories filled with hellish dates, as the title implies. I’ll first break this down to each individual story.
Undead in the Garden of Good and Evil by Kim Harrison
This story is about Ivy and takes place before the first of the hollows series. Ivy is working for Inderland Security, aka the IS, in the homicide division, living in Piscary’s building in an apartment she shares with Kist...more
Dates From Hell is a collection of short stories from several different authors. This, of course, makes it more difficult to rate the book as a whole. I really liked one story, thought one story was okay, and disliked the other two stories.
The best story, in my opinion, was Chaotic by Kelley Armstrong. The characters and setting were vividly written. Even though it was a short story, it felt complete and I was intrigued by the characters. I'd rate this story with four stars.
Dead Man Dating by L...more
The best story, in my opinion, was Chaotic by Kelley Armstrong. The characters and setting were vividly written. Even though it was a short story, it felt complete and I was intrigued by the characters. I'd rate this story with four stars.
Dead Man Dating by L...more
"The Kim Harrison story was really bad. I don't if it because I haven't read any of her books, but I felt really confused by her world. It took me a minute to even kind of understand what her character was. I was not impressed by that character at all. She seemed very whiny, and my life is woe without really trying to change anything about it. I was very disappointed, especially after reading her short story in Prom Nights from Hell, because that one was very entertaining.
Lynsay Sands' story was...more
Lynsay Sands' story was...more
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Overall I really enjoyed this anthology. All of the stories were entertaining. My two favorites were Kim Harrison's story about Ivy and Lori Handeland's "Dead Man Dating". My least favorite story was Kelley Armstrong's "Chaotic".
-Undead in the Garden of Good and Evil by Kim Harrison
This story was about Ivy when she was dating Kisten; Mia (the banshee from "White Witch, Black Curse" is involved as well). This story helped explain some of the back story between Ivy and Mia, as well as gave nice in...more
-Undead in the Garden of Good and Evil by Kim Harrison
This story was about Ivy when she was dating Kisten; Mia (the banshee from "White Witch, Black Curse" is involved as well). This story helped explain some of the back story between Ivy and Mia, as well as gave nice in...more
There were a few really tired clichés in Sands’ “Claire Switch” story. Aside from the cutsie Blair Witch/Claire Switch rhyme, the entire story is the old “one person with two different dates at the same time in the same place so she has to keep running from one to the other” plot, complete with the predictable ending. I could have dealt with those, but what pushed me over the edge was the fact that Sands actually named the hot actor who'd just done a nude scene in a movie...brace yourselves...“B...more
❤❤❤
This story compilation tells the tales of some of the worst dates you can imagine and a few, really are. It's mild on sex but not on innuendo, varying degrees of romance. Kim Harrison's story is loaded with information about Ivy Tamwood, and though I haven't read the Hallows series, I doubt you learn a great deal more about Ivy while reading this. Lynsay Sands story is humors and light, without being fluffy and offers a sweet romance. Kelly Armstrong takes you through a wild night with a magn...more
This story compilation tells the tales of some of the worst dates you can imagine and a few, really are. It's mild on sex but not on innuendo, varying degrees of romance. Kim Harrison's story is loaded with information about Ivy Tamwood, and though I haven't read the Hallows series, I doubt you learn a great deal more about Ivy while reading this. Lynsay Sands story is humors and light, without being fluffy and offers a sweet romance. Kelly Armstrong takes you through a wild night with a magn...more
This is a 4 story anthology with very good stories.
"Undead in the Garden of Good and Evil" by Kim Harrison is the story of Ivy and Kirsten before they met Rachel. Ivy is being pressured by her boss Art (a vampire jerk) and how she deals with him is downright funny; it also explains why she wound up as a runner for Interland Security.
4 stars
"The Claire Switch Project" by Lynsay Sands Clare and Kyle are old high school buddies (now grad students) working on a molecular destabilizer. She is zapp...more
"Undead in the Garden of Good and Evil" by Kim Harrison is the story of Ivy and Kirsten before they met Rachel. Ivy is being pressured by her boss Art (a vampire jerk) and how she deals with him is downright funny; it also explains why she wound up as a runner for Interland Security.
4 stars
"The Claire Switch Project" by Lynsay Sands Clare and Kyle are old high school buddies (now grad students) working on a molecular destabilizer. She is zapp...more
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4 short stories...
Kelly Armstrong re-introduces Karl Martsen, jewel thief werewolf - part pack... and Hope - half demon - chaos demon, who can sense other's emotions & is thrilled by the chaotic ones - though she if fighting the chaotic ones... (they get a whole book next)...
Kim Harrison has vampires... and I did not like her story.... blood sucking giving pleasure in place of sex? and a heroine who was abused into this bloodlusting by a centuries old vampire... constantly fighting her blood...more
Kelly Armstrong re-introduces Karl Martsen, jewel thief werewolf - part pack... and Hope - half demon - chaos demon, who can sense other's emotions & is thrilled by the chaotic ones - though she if fighting the chaotic ones... (they get a whole book next)...
Kim Harrison has vampires... and I did not like her story.... blood sucking giving pleasure in place of sex? and a heroine who was abused into this bloodlusting by a centuries old vampire... constantly fighting her blood...more
I originally got this because I wanted to read Ivy's story from the Rachel Morgan Hollows series by Kim Harrison. I was surprised, but pleasantly so, by the darkness of this story. Ivy's character is much more brooding and tormented than Rachel has been. This was the first time Ivy's thoughts have been revealed as she has them, since Rachel narrates the story in the series proper and therefore has to mostly guess what Ivy is thinking. It was interesting to get in her head a little bit.
I REALLY d...more
I REALLY d...more
Feb 11, 2009
Sbuchler
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
scifi-fantasy,
read-in-2009
Genre: Urban Fantasy (4 novellas)
I bought this book for the Kim Harrison story, _Undead in the Garden of Good and Evil_. If you're being a Kim Harrison complete-ist, then go for it - but mostly the story didn't do much for me. The point of view character is Ivy, and it ends right before she's met Rachel. It's not a bad story; it just doesn't have the charm of the early novels.
Lindsay Sands' story, _The Claire Switch Project_, is cheesy, and a rather high-schoolish romance. Although, I was utterl...more
I bought this book for the Kim Harrison story, _Undead in the Garden of Good and Evil_. If you're being a Kim Harrison complete-ist, then go for it - but mostly the story didn't do much for me. The point of view character is Ivy, and it ends right before she's met Rachel. It's not a bad story; it just doesn't have the charm of the early novels.
Lindsay Sands' story, _The Claire Switch Project_, is cheesy, and a rather high-schoolish romance. Although, I was utterl...more
I haven’t read an anthology from front to back without skipping any stories in… well… forever. I have only read Harrison’s work and enjoyed reading some shorts from authors I haven’t had any other exposure to. Out of the three new-to-me authors I will definitely be reading more of Kelley Armstrong’s work. The others I’m still on the fence on.
Undead in the Garden of Good & Evil by Kim Harrison – 4 Stars
I liked this story but I’m glad I waited until I’d read more of the series before reading...more
Undead in the Garden of Good & Evil by Kim Harrison – 4 Stars
I liked this story but I’m glad I waited until I’d read more of the series before reading...more
Jan 24, 2009
Erin
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
women who want a few short novelas to read at home.
Recommended to Erin by:
Jim
Starting off with a tale of Ivy from the Rachel Morgan series, I knew I was going to enjoy this book. Kim Harrison is an amazing writer that lets you live the story in a way that only a professional can. Lynsay Sands was new to me, but was an excellent short story writer (huge compliment in my book). I finished Kelly Armstrong's story and was hitting myself on the head for not paying attention to the author. I have read one of her series before and can not get over her excellence with Were's. Th...more
Undead in the Garden of Good and Evil By Kim Harrison.
This story is about a 23 year old Ivy Tamwood. Ivy is working the Homicide Division of the I.S. and determined to get out from under her boss Art and his constant attempts to get her blood, and now her body as well.
Art uses Ivy's emotions to contaminate a murder scene where they find a banshee tear. Mia Harbor (banshee) is introduced in this story, and comes in to answer some of Ivy's questions about the banshee tear/ its owner. Ivy figures...more
This story is about a 23 year old Ivy Tamwood. Ivy is working the Homicide Division of the I.S. and determined to get out from under her boss Art and his constant attempts to get her blood, and now her body as well.
Art uses Ivy's emotions to contaminate a murder scene where they find a banshee tear. Mia Harbor (banshee) is introduced in this story, and comes in to answer some of Ivy's questions about the banshee tear/ its owner. Ivy figures...more
Jan 18, 2011
♠ Sharon is an emotional book junkie ♠
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
read-in-2011
**only read Kim Harrison's Undead in the Garden of Good and Evil**
This story was pretty intense and long for a novella. I really enjoyed getting the whole Ivy perspective and how she is trying to deal with the bloodlust. It was so much more dark and creepy than anything I've ever gotten in any of the Hollows books. It really gives a better understanding on why it's so hard for her with Rachel and a little bit of the vampire dynamics.
The thing I hated was her being with Kisten!!! It just creeped...more
This story was pretty intense and long for a novella. I really enjoyed getting the whole Ivy perspective and how she is trying to deal with the bloodlust. It was so much more dark and creepy than anything I've ever gotten in any of the Hollows books. It really gives a better understanding on why it's so hard for her with Rachel and a little bit of the vampire dynamics.
The thing I hated was her being with Kisten!!! It just creeped...more
Four stories means four reviews:
Kim Harrison - absolute crap - I couldn't even finish it, felt like I had picked up a book (and not a good one) half way through and tried to understand what was going on. Am in no rush to read her other books if this was what I have to look forward too. I know that sounds a bit harsh - I read a lot of paranormal romance books, some good some bad but this was just so far below par for me.
Lynsay Sands - what can I say, I heart Ms Sands books and really enjoyed this...more
Kim Harrison - absolute crap - I couldn't even finish it, felt like I had picked up a book (and not a good one) half way through and tried to understand what was going on. Am in no rush to read her other books if this was what I have to look forward too. I know that sounds a bit harsh - I read a lot of paranormal romance books, some good some bad but this was just so far below par for me.
Lynsay Sands - what can I say, I heart Ms Sands books and really enjoyed this...more
I've been waiting for the story of Hope and Karl's first meeting. I always felt a little left out when I would read the novels because there were hints of important events that were not in the previous books. It took me a while to realize there were in between novellas that told those stories.
"Men of the Otherworld" is my favorite collection of those stories because it gave a deeper view into the pack history. I wish I had that same insight into Karl's past. In his first introduction I did not c...more
"Men of the Otherworld" is my favorite collection of those stories because it gave a deeper view into the pack history. I wish I had that same insight into Karl's past. In his first introduction I did not c...more
I enjoyed this anthology of stories. Again I got it because there was a Kim Harrison story in it, but nevertheless I enjoyed the other stories more so than the last one. This anthology contained a story that serves as a prequel to that of the shapeshifters story from the Holidays are Hell, which if not a bit far-fetched was still cute and entertaining. The story about Ivy at the IS was really intense. We get a peak into her relationship with Kisten, which may trouble those who can only picture h...more
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I have only read the Kim Harrison short story in this anthology, as part of my run up to reading the brand new 7th book in the Rachel Morgan series ("White Witch Black Curse"). While I have read the full novels multiple times each I have never read any of the associated short stories. I'll update this review when I have read the remainder of the stories, but that's not likely to be for a while.
So for fans of Kim Harrison who wonder what this short story is about, here goes....
This is a prequel t...more
So for fans of Kim Harrison who wonder what this short story is about, here goes....
This is a prequel t...more
I enjoyed the short story by Kim Harrison (the reason I picked up the book at the library in the first place), background on our dear Ivy, from the "Hollows" series, about Ivy and Kisten before Ivy meets Rachel. I skipped most of the second story in the anthology, about the heroine turning into a shape-shifter. Just came across too hokey, and didn't interest me. That was the Sands short story, "The Claire Switch Project." I enjoyed "Chaotic," by Armstrong, and actually enjoyed the"Dead Man Datin...more
I really didn't enjoy this book. The only part that I honestly enjoyed was the short story of Kim Harrison's but that was only because it gave more background into Ivy's character. Something that's quite nice since the main series is just focused on Rachel.
As far as "Dates" I think the only story that could possible count as a date in this book would be "Chaotic" and even then that wasn't really a traditional date...
Undead in the Garden of Good and Evil: Like I said I really enjoyed getting to...more
As far as "Dates" I think the only story that could possible count as a date in this book would be "Chaotic" and even then that wasn't really a traditional date...
Undead in the Garden of Good and Evil: Like I said I really enjoyed getting to...more
İlk ve sonuncu hikayeler güzeldi. İkinci hikaye daha çok bilim kurguydu ve bu kitaba uymamıştı. üçüncüsünde çok kafam karıştı birazda saçma geldi.
There are four stories in this book. I bought it for Kim Harrison and Lynsay Sands and ended up enjoying the Armstrong story the most. I used to read her books a long time ago, but stopped when I found out the short stories were being incorporated into the larger books and making it more difficult to follow the story. Honestly, the other three are almost a waste of paper, but I really enjoyed Chaotic by Armstrong and, since it's a hefty size, it's worth the cover price just for that story. If yo...more
Mar 14, 2010
Amber Osborne
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
put-away-for-later
Read the first 2 stories in the book. First one is by Kim Harrison, Undead in the Garden of Good and Evil. It was pretty good. Liked the characterization but the rules of the world, with this being a short story were alittle hard to follow. Fortunately it all came together in the end. Second story is by Lynsay Sands, one of my personal favorites, called "The Claire Switch Project". I liked the storyline but it wasn't as put together and eloquent as her other books. I put it down after that. I pr...more
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Kim Harrison, dark urban fantasy author of the New York Times bestselling The Outlaw Demon Wails, was born and raised in the upper Midwest. After gaining her bachelors in the sciences, she moved to South Carolina, where she has remained since. She is currently developing a new young adult series between working on the Hollows books, and is a member of The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Ame...more
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