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Haunted (Women of the Otherworld #5)

by Kelley Armstrong (Goodreads Author)

4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 · rating details · 12,677 ratings · 500 reviews

Former supernatural superpower Eve Levine has broken all the rules. But she's never broken a promise—not even during the three year's she's spent in the afterworld. So, when the Fates call in a debt she gave her word she'd pay, she has no choice but to comply.

For centuries one of the ghost world's wickedest creatures has been loosed on humanity, thwarting every attempt to...more

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Published May 31st 2005 by Bantam Spectra (first published May 26th 2005)

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Nov 28, 2010 Lady Valee rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: urban-fantasy

I had some problems with this installment as it has been happening to me with the last books I have read in this series, specifically the very same thing that happened to me with book 4. First half of the book boring and very VERY slow. Many times I just wanted to stop with the book and read something else, but then the second half of the book was so amazing that it only took me 4 hours to read it,lol.

But first I think the most important thing is to answer this question: Is it necessary to read...more

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Mar 15, 2010 Tatiana rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: fans of Women of the Otherworld series

Shelves: 2010, urban-fantasy, series-dropped-lost-steam

"Haunted" is the 5th Women of the World novel and this time narrated by Eve Levine. You might remember Eve as Savannah's half-demon/witch mother who died before the events of the 2nd book in the series "Stolen." In this story Eve is called upon by Fates to pay back their favor by hunting down the Nix - a demon who invades human bodies, compels them to commit atrocities and feeds on the chaos that follows.

Considering that Eve is a ghost and roams the afterlife world, you can understand why I was...more

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Feb 05, 2009 Jamieson rated it 5 of 5 stars

In the fifth installment of the best selling “Women of the Otherworld” series, we are treated to a new narrator. Armstrong, who never does the same thing twice, gave us a Werewolf as the narrator for the first two books in the series: “Bitten” and ”Stolen.“ Then she switched focus to a Witch in “Dime Store Magic” and “Industrial Magic.“ Now, the focus changes once more and in ”Haunted,“ we are introduced to Eve Levine: former witch and supernatural super power, now a ghost.

Eve Levine first appea...more In the fifth installment of the best selling “Women of the Otherworld” series, we are treated to a new narrator. Armstrong, who never does the same thing twice, gave us a Werewolf as the narrator for the first two books in the series: “Bitten” and ”Stolen.“ Then she switched focus to a Witch in “Dime Store Magic” and “Industrial Magic.“ Now, the focus changes once more and in ”Haunted,“ we are introduced to Eve Levine: former witch and supernatural super power, now a ghost.

Eve Levine first appeared in “Industrial Magic,“ but now we get to know Eve better, up close and personalAs a dead witch, Eve still holds a lot of power. Part demon, part human, there isn’t a lot that can phase Eve; except of course the inability to speak with her daughter, Savannah. Not being able to be with her daughter on the mortal plane, to hold her and comfort her, is a constant reminder of the life she leads.

Still, she is able to look in on her from time to time. Eve’s world is turned upside down when she is summoned by the Fates. They want to call in a favour she owes them; previously, the Fates helped save Paige and Lucas, Savannah’s guardians, from death. Now they want Eve to repay the favour.

The Fates need Eve’s help with catching the Nix, a demi-demon who inhabits the bodies of people on the verge of killing. The Nix gives those people that added push in order to help them carry out murder. Where there is murder, there is chaos, the stuff that the Nix thrives on. The Nix escaped her afterlife hell after centuries of confinement. She is out in the world again and will kill soon.

Eve agrees, never one to let a promise slide. But things are going to be more difficult than she could have imagined. She is given some help on her quest to find the Nix, however, in the form of an angel. Together, they must find the Nix before she kills again. Eve’s world will never be the same.

For the Nix knows that someone is on her trail and will strike at all and everyone that Eve holds dear!Each book in the series can be read as a stand alone novel, but the connections are there in each novel to connect the series.

While you may think that the change of narrator from book to book may be difficult to keep up with, it’s far from jarring. In fact, that’s what keeps the series so fresh and new. We’re introduced to different characters in each of the books, only to have them pop up with their own story.

Paige Winterbourne, for example, first made an appearance in “Stolen” only to later appear in “Dime Store Magic.“ The change in narrator gives us a chance to delve into other characters’ minds and gives us a better impression of how far and wide the Otherworld stretches. Each novel gives us a different perspective on the Otherworld, seeing it through different eyes.

“Haunted” is, by far, the best of the series so far. My plot summary barely scratched the surface on the fantastic and amazing things that go on within the pages. It is a supernatural thrill ride, a ghost love story and a white knuckled thriller that keeps you in suspense until the last page.

An amazing addition to the “Women of the Otherworld” series, “Haunted” shows us a world that we cannot begin to imagine and which we will never want to leave.

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Feb 26, 2009 Jennifer rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2008, kelley-armstrong, sexy, paranormal

This is the 6th book in the Women of the Otherworld series and it was the weakest one in the series I thought. I expected this book to center around Jamie the necromancer and instead it was focused on Eve - Savanah's mother who died a few books back.

The entire story was basically a story of Eve's redemption. She was a "bad witch" in the previous stories and when she was killed she went to some supernatural death realm where she obsessed over her daughter Savanah. The Fate's decided to give her...more

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Aug 13, 2012 Julija (Ju) rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: all-things-pnr-romance, magic-witchcraft-and-druidry, zombies-ghosts-etcetera, urban-fantasy-addiction, anti-or-byronic-hero-heroine, complex-brilliantly-built-world, demons-are-funny, she-sure-can-kick-ass, sweet-caring-non-creepy-guys, this-is-what-true-love-looks-like, feisty-spunky-sassy-girls, this-scrumptious-boy-just-melts-me, baby-its-not-you-its-me

I have a reeeeally hard time rating this book. On the one hand, it is very well written. On the other, I did not like it. Since I rate books based on their enjoyability, three stars it is. For now.

First of all, Haunted starts real slow and the snail pace continues for the first part of the book, then slowly picks up and, finally, towards the very end, it gets all action-packed and awesome. It was hard to get sucked into this book and it felt like a slow read, even though it wasn't. But this was...more I have a reeeeally hard time rating this book. On the one hand, it is very well written. On the other, I did not like it. Since I rate books based on their enjoyability, three stars it is. For now.

First of all, Haunted starts real slow and the snail pace continues for the first part of the book, then slowly picks up and, finally, towards the very end, it gets all action-packed and awesome. It was hard to get sucked into this book and it felt like a slow read, even though it wasn't. But this was not a problem for me.

My biggest issue is the world. It is, as usual when it comes to Armstrong, brilliant. But I discovered that I have an issue with the afterlife. Zombies I can take any time. Ghosts? They bore the heck out of me. Add some angels to the mix and I won't be able to enjoy the book, no matter how good everything else is. Funny thing is, I have no problems with demons and hell, but I have yet to read an angel book that will rivet me.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading about the villain and tiny snapshots of the Nix's life provided a much needed break from first person POV. The plot, however, took its sweet time to appeal to me and by the time it did, I already gave up on it and mostly concentrated on enjoying the characters.

Oh the characters! If only all books had such amazing character development and realistic relationships. I found myself head over heels in love with both Eve and Kristof, even though I never cared for them before. Eve is a very strong woman with a peculiar sense of moral. She is also a dedicated mother, who doesn't want to let go. But Eve being Eve, she forces all her fears straight on. Kris, on the other hand, is one wonderful man. He's patient and understanding, and despite having his own demons and regrets, he's dead set on helping Eve and getting her back. And once he does, he won't let her go ever again. Oh, and he's a smooth talker. This is one of those couples that leaves you utterly satisfied, with a big grin on your face. They simply click. That's why, despite detesting the world and its creatures, I was able to enjoy the book and am currently having a hard time deciding between three and four stars.

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May 08, 2008 Gina rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: own, paranormal-supernatural, thriller, suspense

I really liked this one. Plenty of suspense and intrigue, and I like Eve's attitude. She makes for a strong woman, dead or alive. I thought the ending was perfect!

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Aug 31, 2012 Mel rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: re-read, favorites

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Haunted was one of of the first urban fantasy novels I read. It might have been 2007 or 2008, I'd hadn't voluntarily read a book in years - the too many study books and 'really good Dutch literature' my mom forced on me having quashed my appetite for reading all together. But I was commuting 3 hours a day and I desperately needed something to fill the time with, so I accepted my sister's suggestion to pick up a book from her book shelf.
At that time I had only read the occasional Eng...more

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Jun 30, 2012 Suzan rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Paranormal fans

Shelves: favourite-author-s

While I do love this book (it is Kelley writing!) it isn't my favourite of the series, I prefer the werewolves books, Paige's books and Jaime's! However having said that I do love Eve! Her sarcastic attitude reminds me of Elena but Eve has less of a moral code! She is as stubborn as Elena and Paige as well but she comes through in the end. My favourite thing about this book though is seeing the world of the afterlife explored, seeing more of the fates and how things operate on the otherside.
I al...more While I do love this book (it is Kelley writing!) it isn't my favourite of the series, I prefer the werewolves books, Paige's books and Jaime's! However having said that I do love Eve! Her sarcastic attitude reminds me of Elena but Eve has less of a moral code! She is as stubborn as Elena and Paige as well but she comes through in the end. My favourite thing about this book though is seeing the world of the afterlife explored, seeing more of the fates and how things operate on the otherside.
I also loved seeing a different side to Kris as well. In Dime Store Magic Kris is painted in a very bad light and while he has done some questionable things being the son and heir of a Cabal CEO in life, he's not a bad guy. We see his better side in this book, the real Kris not the Nast heir and he really loves Eve. He's very patient, waiting for her to be ready to accept their relationship, to accept him as a permanent part of her life. He's also mischeivious and makes me laugh a lot in the book, like when he put's Eve in a nurses uniform (she really should have known better then to allow him to change her clothes!). I like how her relationship with Jaime develops in this book as well. It gets off to a rocky start cause she has no idea about ghost-necromancer protocol so she gets on Jaime's bad side at the beginning but I think Jaime learns to trust her a little towards the end and they actually get along.
We also meet our first angels, the primary one being Trsiel. A couple of the angels we briefly meet are quite stuck-up but I liked Trsiel although he is a bit overly goody-goody (understandable considering he's a full-blooded rather then ascended angel) even more so then Paige! We also meet a couple of demon's one of which I liked the other I loved! Dantalion I liked for his humour but I loved Aratron and he is someone we meet again. If there is such a thing as a good demon Aratron would be one. He doesn't mess in mortal affairs or thrive on Chaos like Dantalion does.
The Nix is an interesting character to meet, the baddie of the book but how she became what she was interesting. A demi-demon ghost confined to influencing and sharing the bodies of female hosts only. A far cry from what she was before circumstance caused her to become limited in what she could do.
I also like the idea of Eve being tested for angelhood, with all she did when alive (namely being a teacher of black magic), not to mention being the daughter of a lord demon and yet the fates choose her to be tested for the ranks of angels! Every bit as amusing as the fact that Robert Vasic, (Adam's step dad) is a half-demon who used to be a priest and now teaches demonology! I also loved how surprised she was that Lucas didn't embrace her taking over Paige's body immediately. Lol, in her mind she built up a rapport with Paige and Lucas from watching over them from the ghost world but she realises that the relationship is one-sided as of course they have no idea that she's been keeping an eye on them as well as Savannah so they don't trust her. She does recognise that Lucas' distrust is understandable seeing as they only have her reputation and the fact that she broke his arm the first and last time she met him to go by!
Still everything works out well in the end and I enjoyed learning about the afterlife and what happens after death in Kelley's world, we even had a cameo from the first major otherworld villian Daniel (or as he's called in this to his chargrin Dannyboy!). Interesting to see how he's currently spending his afterlife! So glad I picked this up again to read as I loved seeing the other side to Eve and Kris that we didn't get to see in the first four books.(less)

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Mar 24, 2008 Cherie rated it 4 of 5 stars

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. Even though Eve...more

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Nov 24, 2007 Kathy rated it 4 of 5 stars

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 were really go...more

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Oct 23, 2011 Angie rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Autant au début de la série les changement de persos et de catégorie m'agaçaient, autant j'aime bien maintenant. J'ai apprécié de rencontrer enfin Eve, car on ne lui avait pas fait une très bonne pub jusqu'à présent. Elle ne s'en défend pas car ça ne la touche pas franchement, mais au moins on a une meilleure compréhension de son personnage.
Elle me plait bien, et Kristof aussi d'ailleurs.

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May 01, 2013 Levian rated it 5 of 5 stars

after following the life of Elena the werewolf in Bitten (2001) and Stolen (2003); following the life of Paige the witch in Dime Store Magic (2004) and Industrial Magic (2004); the fifth book followed the life of Eve the black witch. the story started 3 years after her death. in the afterlife, she continued to watch over Savannah, her daughter under the custodian of Paige and Lucas. frustrated that she couldn't communicate with the living, she sought out channel to do so. the Fates called her in...more

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Feb 09, 2009 Teija rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Dec 30, 2008 Kitty rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal

This wasn't a bad book. It was fairly action-packed, and I really enjoyed the last couple of chapters. However, it was definitely my least favorite of the series so far - but I love this series, so I'm trying to read them all in order. As with all the books in this series, it includes many characters we've already met, but focuses on one particular "woman of the Otherworld" - in this case, Eve Levine. I think there were three things that made this book less enjoyable for me:

(1) Eve Levine is dea...more

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Jan 02, 2013 Ella rated it 2 of 5 stars

Eve Levine, notorious dark witch. Gunned down by her enemies, is now in the afterlife, and no, she didn't go to hell despite her ridiculously over-exaggerated reputation among the living, the way they talked about all the "bad things" Eve did you’d swear she was the anti-Christ, (well she was half-demon)another case of "show-don't tell" I think.

Anyway she is still obsessing over her teenage daughter Savannah (who is in my opinion one of the main things that "ruined" the Eve character for me) wa...more Eve Levine, notorious dark witch. Gunned down by her enemies, is now in the afterlife, and no, she didn't go to hell despite her ridiculously over-exaggerated reputation among the living, the way they talked about all the "bad things" Eve did you’d swear she was the anti-Christ, (well she was half-demon)another case of "show-don't tell" I think.

Anyway she is still obsessing over her teenage daughter Savannah (who is in my opinion one of the main things that "ruined" the Eve character for me) watching her child from the ghost-world in a way that comes across as slightly creepy and voyeuristic like big-brother for the damned. All the while being chastised for it by the girl’s father, her lover Kristof Nast, the powerful Sorcerer who despite his awful reputation is also a pretty swell guy and realizes that the dead shouldn’t be involved in the affairs of the living (MORE ON THAT LATER!!)
Anyway a few months before the book starts she cut a deal with The Fates (yes, THOSE Fates) to save the life of Paige, a young witch who is now raising her brat of a daughter and as a result she owes them. They assign her to track and hunt down a Nix, a demi-demon who thrives on chaos and corrupts humans to commit abominable acts to get her fix (because apparently the Fates, these omnipotent, ageless beings are incompetent and short-staffed) she's paired up with an angel named trisiel who although adorable in his own way lacks any sort of real personality...well enough to be convincing in the prominent role he is given, as a background character he'd be pretty cool though.
Together they solve and unravel an unnecessarily complex plot and catch their gal...er...demon, I found it hard to care after a while...Eve is dead, she is a ghost and although they try to make me worry for her fate by showing she can get trapped in alternate dimensions I just didn't care, she's already dead, she can't feel pain, or hunger, exhaustion, she is a non-entity who just happens to make a lot of sarcastic comments. In fact the welfare of the ghost-world at large didn’t bother me, THEY ARE DEAD.

This is the lowest rating I've given a WOTO book because frankly I'm not exaggerating when I say it ruined the franchise for me. Why you ask? (or don't, but if you're still reading...hi...)

Well a few reasons, the main one is because of the depiction of the ghost-world, the afterlife. It completely undermines any threats in all her previous books, all of Armstrong’s main characters are “good guys” and thus will go to the afterlife, being supernatural they will all go to the same place and it’s awesome. They can eat, sleep, have sex (why, oh why!) and hang out with loved ones, they have jobs and houses (but presumably no soul-crushing mortgages) they are usually young, don’t get tired, sick or feel pain and yet all of their other senses seem to be just fine…that is, the ghost-zone is like the real world, except you are immortal and can do anything you want. Now I’m sorry but all of Armstrongs other books are thus undermined, all of the characters who died or faced death, THIS is what they had in store, hell, death is no longer the dark abyss, that “undiscovered country from whose boon no traveler returns” Shakespeare’s Hamlet feared so, that’s what is scary about death. Not Knowing. Sure, sure separation from loved ones, but you WILL see them again, what’s a few decades of separation verses eternity together in utopia! Now every time I read a WOTO book and a character is threatened with death I can’t bring myself to care. At all. And the living supernaturals; Jaime, Paige, Savannah and Co. they KNOW this is what’s waiting for them so why they don’t take more stupid risks I have no idea.
The second problem with this book is the inclusion of angels and the mention of a “creator” I’m sorry, that’s a deal-breaker. Maybe it’s because I’m not religious, but anytime a fantasy book adds god and angels into the mix the entire world is ruined, damaged beyond repair in my eyes. The Pagan mythology is interesting but mixed in with Christianity, NO! NO! NO!!! And why is the Christian God the primary god, the creator, the boss? Its weird, demons I can deal with, and hell, because maybe they are just inter-dimensional anomalies, but angels and an all-powerful being HELL NO! Deal-breaker. I wouldn't even have minded the angels if they were some sort of celestial bureaucracy or something and not just the worker-bees of some big, immortal creator. I hate it when god are included in fantasy books, who in their right mind can relate to a god? And if you don’t care about what you are reading then why bother…
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Jul 31, 2012 Jennifer Bielman (Reading and Writing UF and PNR) rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: demons, ghosts, reviewed, urban-fantasy, witches

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At a Glance
Haunted was a good read but it added nothing to the series as a whole.

The Good
I am always interested to see how authors envision the afterlife and Armstrong apparently has a vivid imagination because she created one hell of a complex world for the dead. I did find many of her descriptions very interesting because she created a detailed picture that I could imagine myself being sucked into.

I never cared to know more about Eve, the dead, da...more

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May 17, 2012 Fangs for the Fantasy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Eve Levine, witch, half-demon and general supernatural bad ass is a ghost. She jumped the gun a while back protecting her daughter and ended up dead in an unmarked grave, now she’s pottering about the afterlife trying to find a purpose and stalking her daughter. Her whole life has revolved around protecting her daughter for so long – but there’s nothing she can do but watch in her afterlife.

And the Fates are vaguely irritated with her – because she does a very good job of being irritating. But t...more Eve Levine, witch, half-demon and general supernatural bad ass is a ghost. She jumped the gun a while back protecting her daughter and ended up dead in an unmarked grave, now she’s pottering about the afterlife trying to find a purpose and stalking her daughter. Her whole life has revolved around protecting her daughter for so long – but there’s nothing she can do but watch in her afterlife.

And the Fates are vaguely irritated with her – because she does a very good job of being irritating. But they have a task for her and her very very unique way of looking at things – her ruthlessness, her highly grey moral code and her determination to get things done. And she owes them a favour after they let Lucas and Paige out of the afterlife.

So she has a task to hunt down a Nix – a task that has previously been given to angels who have failed rather dismally. The Fates hope someone with her grey moral code may have a better chance against the conniving, dangerous and devious Nix. Of course, her angel partner believes that the Fates have other schemes in mind

It also gives her a chance to grow and experience the afterlife beyond the obsession with checking with Savannah – but does she embrace her new role, especially since it comes with the ability to influence the real world – and possibly be Savannah’s real protector – but at the same time tie her to her mortal daughter rather than moving on with her afterlife.

Storywise, this is an extremely good mystery. Not that they don’t know who did it – but the sheer difficulty of trying to capture the Nix is a mystery in and of itself. She can teleport, she could be anywhere in the world, she flips from mind to mind leaving a path of destruction in her wake. The difficulty of finding her – let alone capturing and containing her – is a difficult puzzle on its own.

This involves a mystery that has them jumping back and forth around the US and Scotland, jumping to different historical murders, trying to find an edge and constantly surprising the Fates with Eve’s fun, twisty ways of completely leaving the Fates standing (and bemusement why they just won’t let her kill people!) as well as heartstopping when the Nix shows she’s a dangerous quarry to hunt and attacks Eve however she can as well – including through her family.

The pacing’s extremely good – there were no slow periods even when Eve was frustrated by lack of information and leads.

I love the twists, the realm jumping and all the different murders. The flashbacks to the minds of the Nix’s different partners are both fascinating and disturbing – this book really captures the mindset of the murde3rers in a way that is pretty chilling to read and really well written.

There are a lot of scenes in the book that are really well written with a lot of emotion- Eve’s fear, her worry, her anger, the grief of the victims, the rage of the attackers are all really well conveyed – it’s one of those books where you can feel what is being written.

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Nov 25, 2011 Meike rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, series

So she did it again.
After reading the second volume in the Otherworld-series, Stolen, I admired how Kelley Armstrong opened up her werewolf-world to a whole bunch of other supernatural beings and created completely new possible stories; I thought it couldn't get any better when it comes to worldbuilding.
Well, I was wrong. (Never underestimate a great author!) With Haunted, she even opens up the Otherworld to afterlife-stories, and again the addition is great. With some genuine ancient lore wov...more So she did it again.
After reading the second volume in the Otherworld-series, Stolen, I admired how Kelley Armstrong opened up her werewolf-world to a whole bunch of other supernatural beings and created completely new possible stories; I thought it couldn't get any better when it comes to worldbuilding.
Well, I was wrong. (Never underestimate a great author!) With Haunted, she even opens up the Otherworld to afterlife-stories, and again the addition is great. With some genuine ancient lore woven in (Fates, Persephone/ Demeter), she created even another layer to an already enthralling world.
Very, very well done!

Eve is the narrator of Haunted, and I admire how KA narrates stories in other voices than just that of one heroine: You can tell Elena from Paige from Eve without any difficulties.
Personally, I like Eve a little more than Paige; I like how she walks the line between light and shadow, and her romantic relationship has another flavor than that of Elena-Clay and Paige-Lucas: It is more mature, and it is great to see how she grows with and into it.

Good solid story, well plotted, nice climax, entertaining and well written as usual.

Also some great new protagonists I hope to hear more of: I like Trsiel quite a lot and hope to read more about him, Jaime again (she will get her stories in volumes to come), and there is this guard on the ship (if you read the scene you'll know what I mean) that got me thinking about some minor prot from one of the former volumes, and when I was through with the scene, my eyes where as big as dishes: Could that be...?! Is that possible...???!!! Please?? PLEASE????? *panting*

After Bitten and Industrial Magic, the next favorite in the Otherworld-series. Well, Bitten is the best, Elena's my favorite, and since Broken, the next volume, is also about her and smiling at me from my Kindle, I am sure you understand I can't be bothered with any more reviewing,

I suggest you read the other volumes first; this one's a standalone, but you will get much more out of it when you know the whole story and get the cross-references.
Highly, highly recommended.

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May 23, 2013 Juli rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: author-armstrong-kelley, demons-are-just-misunderstood, itchy-witch, i-see-dead-peeps, romance-is-not-dead, fantasy-modern

For something I wasn't that interested in reading, it turned out super well. Maybe I should jump on the rest of the series straight away.

UPDATE a month from finish: I should probably mention, it takes a lot to scare me in books... but this did a couple times. And it has stayed with me. You could say it haunted me. haha. Bad joke. Seriously though, it was very good in the scary aspect, at least for me, and it was clever, too, cause they were real cases (some of them, anyway).

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Sep 27, 2011 Brandon Witt rated it 5 of 5 stars

Every book I read of Kelly Armstrong I like better than the next. Unlike many people on Amazon, I loved the two books revolving around Paige. However, have just finished Haunted last night, I like it even better. Armstrong managed to still have a read that is thoroughly engrossing, characters that you fall in love with, and an imagination that never stops twisting while adding in very dark, demented story lines that at times were disturbing and shocking. She did a perfect mixture of dark and lig...more

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Feb 23, 2011 Heather rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2010

Honestly I don't read a lot of books about witches and magicks~ and whatnot, that whole sub-genre doesn't interest me much at all, but because I like the author I made the leap into her witchy novels a while back. As much as I usually enjoy Kelley Armstrong's books this is probably my least favourite. I can't exactly put my finger on what it is about it I don't like, I just know that at some point before I was halfway through it started to feel like a chore. The premise is fine, and I was aware...more Honestly I don't read a lot of books about witches and magicks~ and whatnot, that whole sub-genre doesn't interest me much at all, but because I like the author I made the leap into her witchy novels a while back. As much as I usually enjoy Kelley Armstrong's books this is probably my least favourite. I can't exactly put my finger on what it is about it I don't like, I just know that at some point before I was halfway through it started to feel like a chore. The premise is fine, and I was aware of events prior to this novel regarding Eve and Savannah having read other -- better -- books, so that wasn't a problem for me. I've read the other Paige novels too, and I like her and Lucas as characters so they definitely perked up the parts of the story they were involved in, the connections between the character really were the saving grace in this story to me, because I felt that while it was a neat and simplistic idea and needed to be given that the setting is largely in the fictional afterlife of the Otherworld series it got very convoluted somehow, somewhere. All the partners of the Nix blurred together for me after a point, I couldn't recall who was who and who had done what and maybe that was just because my enthusiasm had waned catastrophically by that point but I definitely had a hard time slogging through some of the talky parts.

There were a couple of genuinely spooky parts however, I was reading one of them while I was in bed at one point and I really did have chills going up my spine but aside from that there was a lot of talking and teleporting around and... I just couldn't get into it, my brain disconnected from what was going on and I digested what was happening on the page without really getting sucked in. Really, the only thing I liked a lot was Jamie's cameo. Actually it's a pretty big role in the story and when it ended I wanted to know more about her and how she was doing and what Jeremy was going to say when he found out what had happened. I actually think that of all the protagonists of Armstrong's novels Eve doesn't match up; Elena, Jamie, Hope and Even Robyn are much more dynamic and charismatic to me. I would like to read a novel about Eve when she was alive, I want to know about some of these awful things she's done, and what happened when she split with the Coven. I think I'd like her alive much more than I like her as a ghost.

Sadly, I don't even have much to say about it really. I just ploughed through it so that I could get to the next book on my pile waiting to be read. Unlike some of Armstrong's other books that I will likely re-read in the future, this one will be a onetime deal.(less)

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Aug 01, 2010 Lisa (Harmonybites) rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary, fantasy, romance, fiction, novels

I'm a fan of Armstrong's Women of the Otherworld series, supernatural urban fantasy usually told through a first person female point of view. I think all the books are good, entertaining reads, the kind you can devour in a sitting. I think how much you like any particular book depends on which characters you favor as well as which world you find most entrancing. Werewolves? Sorcerers and Witches? In this case, the point of view character is Eve Levine and we get a look at...well, heaven. She's k...more

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Nov 07, 2012 Ashley - Book Labyrinth rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: adult, canadian, my-books, gifts, signed-copy

I wasn't looking forward to a book from Eve's POV. I wasn't sure what it would be like, hearing from someone who you know is deceased. Even in this world with all the different supernatural races I wasn't sure how it would work. But of course I should know Kelley Armstrong better by now. I ended up really enjoying this one. It was different from the other books... more removed from the "real world", but I kind of liked that. It was interesting to see the ghost/spirit world and what things were p...more

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Jun 16, 2011 Jen (Red Hot Books) rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: urban-fantasy, otherworld

No one can accuse Kelley Armstrong of taking the easy road. Imagine a book where the heroine is dead. She's been dead, in fact, for three years. Her love interest is dead too. He died at 47 with a paunchy belly and thinning hair. Oh, and they both have a reputation for being evil. That's the short version of Eve Levine and Kristof Nash. But there is so much more to the story than what you see at first glance.

Both Eve and Kristof exist in one of many ghostly planes. Kris is eager to renew the lov...more

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Mar 22, 2012 Nicole Shelby rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: good-once

Eve: "My gaze slid back to the praying inmate. I'd never been what you call a religious person. I've even been known to be somewhat disparaging of faith, and those who throw themselves into it. Too many people spend their lives focused on insuring a good place in their next one, instead of embracing the one they have. that smacks of laziness. If your life sucks, you fix it, you don't fall on your knees and pray for someone to make it better next time."

Trsiel: "Ghost hunters can be the most ingen...more

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Dec 10, 2011 Kate Sadler rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: urban-fantasy

As usual Armstrong had great dialogue and a well-written story. Unfortunately, for me this book lacked the tension I think it needed to hold my interest. Much of the story was predictible, in part because I've read later books in the series, but also because there just wasn't that much going on. The only real problem comes when Armstrong reveals that Eve will have to leave Kristof to become an angel, but that is short-lived since Eve makes her decision immediately. The fight scenes and chase sce...more

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Dec 03, 2012 Alice Halbert rated it 4 of 5 stars

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. So.. This was the one book in the series that I was just going to read because I didn't want to miss anything, but boy was I wrong.

So everyone was curious about Savannah's mom right from her mention in Stolen. I don't know about anyone else who's read this book but it completely went against what I imagined of her.

I LOVED this book because not only did we get an insight into Eve, but we also saw more of Kristof.. I found myself being physically unable to put this book down, which really surprise...more

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Dec 27, 2011 Cherise rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy-paranormal, paranormal-fantasy-romance

4.5 Stars

Eve Levine was infamous while alive. A witch and with demon blood, Eve was always a bit of an outcast. But when she started playing with the dark arts and black magic she alienated herself even more. She was notorious among the supernatural and that reputation wasn’t a positive one. But since her death her one main focus has been to find a way to bridge the gap between her death and her daughter Savannah’s life so that she can protect her from beyond.

Eve has spent 3 years in the afterwo...more 4.5 Stars

Eve Levine was infamous while alive. A witch and with demon blood, Eve was always a bit of an outcast. But when she started playing with the dark arts and black magic she alienated herself even more. She was notorious among the supernatural and that reputation wasn’t a positive one. But since her death her one main focus has been to find a way to bridge the gap between her death and her daughter Savannah’s life so that she can protect her from beyond.

Eve has spent 3 years in the afterworld and in that time she has made a deal with the three Fates. The Fates call in their marker in this book and Eve finds herself hunting a demi-demon who feeds off women who are teetering on the edge of homicide and possesses them to give them the nudge they need to commit the atrocities they dream of.

In the 5th book of The Women of the Otherworld series, you get to see a softer side of Eve. In the beginning of the series you hear all the horror stories she stars in, but as the series progresses you get to see there may have been some method to her madness. In this book I come away feeling she wasn’t bad at all, just not one to conform to the rules. She was looking out for herself and Savannah – no matter the cost or consequences.

Savannah’s father, Kristof, is also at the heart of this story and you get to know him a whole lot better, too. Their chemistry is sweet yet explosive. Kristof is humorous, adoring and flirtatious of Eve. Eve’s personality is awesome. She is so funny and sarcastic and she quite simply kicks ass. She can go hand to hand or spell to spell and she always comes out the victor. She has an extremely prickly exterior, but as her many layers are revealed so is her ultra vulnerable underbelly.

Kelley Armstrong’s Otherworld series is complex and extremely addicting. I laughed, I cried, I held my breath while reading the battles -- anxious of the outcomes. It’s an intense series and with each new story I find myself becoming more and more invested and the intensity increases. The more you read, the more you love and the more you crave.

Cherise Everhard, December 2011
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Apr 10, 2011 Lisa rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2011

Another solidly entertaining entry in the Otherworld series, this time from the point of view of Eve - the badass black witch who's mother to Savannah and also happened to die in the second entry.

Eve's mostly been spending her afterlife obsessing over Savannah, watching her every move and plotting a way to affect the living world so that she can protect her, when the Fates step in with a quest for her to undertake; a dangerous spirit called a Nix has escaped it's prison and is finding living hos...more

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Jan 16, 2010 Tina rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: own-it, adult-fantasy

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Plot 3 stars - I was skeptical that this would interest me. I couldn't see a plot where the POV was a ghost could be interesting. I was wrong. Eve's story was intriguing. I did have a problem with the length of the book. The story just dragged on and on. How many times can the Nix slip through Eve's fingers? I started zoning out the last 1/4 of the book.

Cover 2 stars - The cover is nothing that would catch my attention.

Writing 3 stars

Originality 4 stars -

Characters 4 stars - E...more

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Kelley Armstrong has been telling stories since before she could write. Her earliest written efforts were disastrous. If asked for a story about girls and dolls, hers would invariably feature undead girls and evil dolls, much to her teachers' dismay. All efforts to make her produce "normal" stories failed.

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