Haunted (Women of the Otherworld, Book 5)
by Kelley Armstrong
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Read in January, 2006
I didn't like this, Kelley's 5th novel in her Women of the Otherworld series, nearly as much as the first four. This book centers on Eve, and unlike previous stories, has little to do with any of the other characters I've grown to know and love.
Eve is Savannah's mother, and a ghost in the afterlife. She's unsettled and is having a difficult time leaving her mortal life behind and embracing her new "afterlife" with Kristof Nash, Savannah's father whom we met in Dime Store Magic....more
Eve is Savannah's mother, and a ghost in the afterlife. She's unsettled and is having a difficult time leaving her mortal life behind and embracing her new "afterlife" with Kristof Nash, Savannah's father whom we met in Dime Store Magic....more
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Read in April, 2008
Eve Levine is a ghost. In “Industrial Magic” she makes a deal with The Fates and, if Paige and Lucas are returned to life, she’ll owe The Fates a favor. Now they’ve decided to call it in.
What they want seems to be impossible. The Nix, a demi-demon, has accidentally been let loose in the world. For, oh, several hundred years. She’s been nearly caught but has escaped. Eve’s task is to track her down and bring her in, so to speak. She’s scared witless but she isn’t alone:...more
What they want seems to be impossible. The Nix, a demi-demon, has accidentally been let loose in the world. For, oh, several hundred years. She’s been nearly caught but has escaped. Eve’s task is to track her down and bring her in, so to speak. She’s scared witless but she isn’t alone:...more
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Read in July, 2006
From a blog post I wrote in 2006:
I found a new author I really dig. Kelley Armstrong has a series of books out with supernatural characters. I whipped through Bitten, Stolen, Dime Store Magic, Industrial Magic, Haunted and Broken in no time at all.
The first two and the last books have as their main character the lone female werewolf in the world. The third and fourth book have a young witch as the focal point and the fifth one features the story of a dead (but ghostly) witch.
These we...more
I found a new author I really dig. Kelley Armstrong has a series of books out with supernatural characters. I whipped through Bitten, Stolen, Dime Store Magic, Industrial Magic, Haunted and Broken in no time at all.
The first two and the last books have as their main character the lone female werewolf in the world. The third and fourth book have a young witch as the focal point and the fifth one features the story of a dead (but ghostly) witch.
These we...more
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Read in August, 2007
It's been about a year since I'd read about Eve, briefly, so I wasn't sure what to expect. The book rocked. There is no other description. Eve Levine, Savannah's mother, is dead and trying to deal with the afterlife and protect her daughter. All the while, figuring out how Kristof Nast, Savannah's father and Cabal heir, fits in. Kris died protecting Savannah, so there's a little area to wedge into hardass Eve's heart.
Then the Fates want to call in the favor that Eve made with them about Luca...more
Then the Fates want to call in the favor that Eve made with them about Luca...more
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Read in January, 2006
recommends it for:
fantasy buffs and people who like strong female characters
Eve Levine is dead. But it seems the Fates aren't quite done with this half-demon black witch- and the afterlife is a stressful experience, what with trying to keep an eye on her handful of a mortal daughter, Savannah (who is a half-demon) and trying to mend her past misdeeds (and if you read the last few books you know how very bad she was.
I loved the book, but it was arguably the least interesting of the series, ergo the four star rating. Yum. One of those keepers.
This book is bes...more
I loved the book, but it was arguably the least interesting of the series, ergo the four star rating. Yum. One of those keepers.
This book is bes...more
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Read in January, 2007
I read the first book of the Women of the Otherworld series but didn't finish it due to boredom. But Haunted, Book 5--this story is told from the very interesting perspective of a ghost, Eve Levine, who was half-witch/half-demon and used black magic during her life, who now lingers in death to watch over her daughter Savannah, who is alive and also a witch. Eve stays in an afterlife monitored by the Three Fates, powerless to affect the world she watches, until the Three Fates off...more
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Read in August, 2005
Eva Levine is a half-demon half-witch who also happens to be dead. She’s not in heaven, not in hell, just in the afterlife. Or at least the one that supernatural beings go to after they die. She is also a little preoccupied with keeping an eye on her daughter, Savannah, although being dead she has no way at all of protecting her, talking to her, or ever getting in contact.
And now she has to repay a favour to The Fates by tracking down an escapee known as The Nix.
This is a very enjoyabl...more
And now she has to repay a favour to The Fates by tracking down an escapee known as The Nix.
This is a very enjoyabl...more
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Read in January, 2005
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Read in July, 2008
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no one to blame but myselfrecommends it for: none but the most diehard Kellie Armstrong fans
this book was a disappointment. I loved the previous 4 in the Otherworld series. Eve, the narrator, is an interesting character. It's a bit offputting that she and her lover Krystof Nast are presented as evil in the previous 4 novels, and now they are the good guys - without much of a transition or explanation.
In addition, the story jumped around too much. And the setting (which is the afterlife, Eve is, ahem, dead already when the book starts) doesn't work for me. The highlight of the book...more
In addition, the story jumped around too much. And the setting (which is the afterlife, Eve is, ahem, dead already when the book starts) doesn't work for me. The highlight of the book...more
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Book 5 in the Women of the Otherworld series. This is the story of Eve, Savannah's mother, and Kris, her former lover, and Savannah's father. Eve was a powerful witch, which dabbled in black magic, and Kris was a powerful sorcerer, and Lucas' half brother. They both died, and are ghosts now. Eve is employed by the three fates to capture a demonic Nix. If she manages to do that, she will get her wings. According to the Toronto Star, “Armstrong has created a persuasive, finely detailed oth...more
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Read in February, 2008
Eh. Eve is an interesting character, but her relationship with her boyfriend isn't interesting, and there is a big plot hole at the end. The whole story turns out to be a set-up to "force" Eve to do something that she doesn't want to do. After I realized what was inevitably going to happen, I skimmed ahead so see if anything interesting would pop up in the details.
My final take on these books is that they have interesting ideas about magic and intriguing characters, but the rom...more
My final take on these books is that they have interesting ideas about magic and intriguing characters, but the rom...more
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Read in May, 2007
Kelley Armstrong’s Haunted is the fifth book in her Women of the Otherworld series. I have read all of them so far, and I keep liking them.
These books are not serious works of literary valor by any means. They are quick reads, based on semi-predictable supernatural characters and plots. There are love stories and usually at least one mystery to be solved. Nothing serious.
I like them because they are fun, quick, and really very well written. Armstrong does a great job with descript...more
These books are not serious works of literary valor by any means. They are quick reads, based on semi-predictable supernatural characters and plots. There are love stories and usually at least one mystery to be solved. Nothing serious.
I like them because they are fun, quick, and really very well written. Armstrong does a great job with descript...more
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Read in November, 2006
Eve, a dead half-demon and witch, has been trying to contact her (still living) teenage daughter since she died. Her afterlife is pretty busy though. In addition to having rediscovered a love, the Fates have put her on the case searching for a spirit who is crossing back over to the living and killing countless mortals.
I greatly enjoyed two of Armstrong's other publications, Bitten and Stolen, so I wa...more
I greatly enjoyed two of Armstrong's other publications, Bitten and Stolen, so I wa...more
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Read in February, 2008
EEEAGH, absolutely wretched, terrible novel about the ghost of a dark witch who turns good and boring in the afterlife. Rambly, and just plain silly afterlife. Like, there's a town where everyone's ghost pretend to be pirates, bad bad movie 'ARRR' pirates, where they have to get a ship to go to a ghostly island. I couldn't finish it. I bought another Armstrong novel at the same time, so I guess I'll try it, but after that, no more.
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Read in January, 2008
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Fantasy and urban fantasy lovers
The second best UF novel I've read this year, and my introduction to Kelley Armstrong's "Women of the Otherworld" series. Eve Levine is both prickly and likable, a difficult combination to pull off in a protagonist, but Ms. Armstrong manages it without any apparent difficulty. The book was fast-paced, never treacly or stupid, and the action scenes were impeccably executed. I will definitely read more by this author.
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Witches, werewolves, vampires and other paranormals fill the pages of Armstrong's novels. Well written with solid plot lines, these books are not as dark as some in the genre, and not as light and funny as others. I think they strike a great balance, and have well developed characters whose individual personalities and complex relationships are key to the stories. Armstrong is my favorite writer in this genre.
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Read in December, 2007
I found this book much better than the first few in the series, which impressed me. The main characters are all already dead, which should make it difficult to care about their fates. But I found that was not the case. I liked Eve, though I found her reputation as a badass (b)witch far outstripped her personality or capabilities.
I'll continue to read them, but this isn't one for my permanent shelves.
I'll continue to read them, but this isn't one for my permanent shelves.
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The first of the Kelley Armstrong books I read, and probably still my favourite.
Eve is a great character, difficult, dangerous and dead -- but that's really not holding her back any. She's entertaining and intelligent. The pacing is brisk,the world building interesting, and the characters nicely ambiguous -- something I can't really say about any of the other Kelley Armstrong books I've read.
Eve is a great character, difficult, dangerous and dead -- but that's really not holding her back any. She's entertaining and intelligent. The pacing is brisk,the world building interesting, and the characters nicely ambiguous -- something I can't really say about any of the other Kelley Armstrong books I've read.
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recommends it for:
supernatural fiction fans, fantasy fans, witch fans, demon fans
This book takes a very unpopular character in this series and makes her sympathetic and likeable. While that is an accomplishment, I'm not sure that it really works all that well. It's sometimes better to have a baddie that you care about a little to make a series stronger. The ending is too happy and neat, but the journey there is interesting. Well-written, as all Armstrong's books are.
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Read in May, 2008
It's my first time to read Eve's story so I guess now I have to borrow Industrial Magic to actually found out how she became a ghost in the first place. I've given up on Armstrong's werewolf books after the first one but I really enjoyed this one. Hopefully the series continues...
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""You'll wresta burning sword from an angel, but you're afraid of bats?"
"I'm not afraid of them. I just don't like them. They're...furry. Flying things shouldn't be furry. It's not right. And if i ever meet the creator, I'm talking that one up with him."
"That I'd like to see. Your one and possible only chance to get the answer to every question in the universe, and you ask, 'Why are bats furry?'"
"I will. You just wait." "
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