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Bleeding Out (OSI #5)
by
Jes Battis
From the author ofInfernal Affairs comes a story of murder. mayhem, and demon relations. Is this really the vacation Tess was looking for?
Though she’s on leave from the Occult Special Investigations squad, Tess Corday is still grappling with her own personal mysteries. But finding out the truth about her demonic heritage has been more difficult than she expected. Plus, her...more
Though she’s on leave from the Occult Special Investigations squad, Tess Corday is still grappling with her own personal mysteries. But finding out the truth about her demonic heritage has been more difficult than she expected. Plus, her...more
Paperback, 256 pages
Published
May 29th 2012
by Ace
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Did I like this book? No. Did I like this series? Yes.
I don't regret reading OSI, even if the first book was too much a technical manual and the last a warped copy of a stream of consciousness novel.
This book had a beginning and an ending. All that was the middle was a confused mess inside Tess' mind. There was no way to distinguish reality from madness and honestly I could not bear to read it. I forced myself into it, but my mood went ballistic. This is not a reaction I appreciate. I really do...more
I don't regret reading OSI, even if the first book was too much a technical manual and the last a warped copy of a stream of consciousness novel.
This book had a beginning and an ending. All that was the middle was a confused mess inside Tess' mind. There was no way to distinguish reality from madness and honestly I could not bear to read it. I forced myself into it, but my mood went ballistic. This is not a reaction I appreciate. I really do...more
Bleeding Out is the fifth book in the OSI series by Jes Battis and an ACE Urban Fantasy.
Blurb:
Though she’s on leave from the Occult Special Investigations squad, Tess Corday is still grappling with her own personal mysteries. But finding out the truth about her demonic heritage has been more difficult than she expected - especially since her mother isn’t talking.
Plus, Tess’s unauthorized investigation into an addictive new street drug that’s irresistible to vampires is driving a stake between he...more
Blurb:
Though she’s on leave from the Occult Special Investigations squad, Tess Corday is still grappling with her own personal mysteries. But finding out the truth about her demonic heritage has been more difficult than she expected - especially since her mother isn’t talking.
Plus, Tess’s unauthorized investigation into an addictive new street drug that’s irresistible to vampires is driving a stake between he...more
This last book in the OSI series was a beautifully written novel, and in the end, provided everything I've come to expect from Mr. Battis. My only issue - and one over which I debated even stealing a star - was that in the middle, it was almost as if the author fell in love with the beauty of his own words and lost track of the storyline. Perhaps that isn't even worth a whole star, or if it is, a different star should be added for the way Jes used the language to create such beauty. I even under...more
Originally posted at http://smexybooks.com/2012/06/review-...
Occult Special Investigator Tess Corday has taken a leave of absence from OSI. An absence only granted if she continues to see the company shrink. Tess has had a rough ride the last few books. She has learned about her father, sister, and the secrets her mother has been keeping from her. She feels her family is starting to drift apart and wants to make sure they know she will always be there for them if and when they leave. When an imp...more
Occult Special Investigator Tess Corday has taken a leave of absence from OSI. An absence only granted if she continues to see the company shrink. Tess has had a rough ride the last few books. She has learned about her father, sister, and the secrets her mother has been keeping from her. She feels her family is starting to drift apart and wants to make sure they know she will always be there for them if and when they leave. When an imp...more
Woof, I made it. I wasn't sure that I would, as this novel started out normally and devolved into a stream-of-consciousness mess. I was seriously motivated to keep going, though, because I read the rest of the series and this is the last book in it.
So I pushed on through, got to a bit of light in the tunnel, and then there was more muck. Really, Mr. Battis - this is a popular work! Or did you just feel like, "Hey, this is the end of my contract, I can do whatever I want..." That's the feeling I...more
So I pushed on through, got to a bit of light in the tunnel, and then there was more muck. Really, Mr. Battis - this is a popular work! Or did you just feel like, "Hey, this is the end of my contract, I can do whatever I want..." That's the feeling I...more
This book was an odd mix, and for me some parts were 5-star, some were barely 3, and the combination was fascinating but not quite workable... the rating is a compromise.
The things I liked best about this series were still there although only in parts of this book. Tess Corday is a more-than-half demon but still very human magic-wielder with a self-made family consisting of her telepathic gay best friend, his deaf boyfriend, her adopted/fostered two teenage vampires, and a dead necromancer boyfr...more
The things I liked best about this series were still there although only in parts of this book. Tess Corday is a more-than-half demon but still very human magic-wielder with a self-made family consisting of her telepathic gay best friend, his deaf boyfriend, her adopted/fostered two teenage vampires, and a dead necromancer boyfr...more
Overall I really enjoyed this series (hence the four stars for each of the previous books) but this one had too much stream of consciousness from Tess going on...and on and on...for pages at a time. I grew confused and bored during these ramblings and I didn't think it added a whole lot to the story. Ok, she's questioning her place in the world and her job and her relationships...but I didn't care of the wordvomitonyourlivejournalat3am feel to several parts of this book.
There wasn't a whole lot...more
There wasn't a whole lot...more
Was a decent book worth the read, I had very mixed feelings about the story and the character development. It wasn't a bad read, I was going to give the book two stars but I gave it three because I think I should go back and read the first books to get an overall impression of the series as a whole and make an impression from that. Bleeding out had its moments and a good plot hook despite the fact the story itself really isn't about the plot at all haha.
I have mixed feelings about this book, I enjoyed this series, but this last book was strange. It had a trippy, disjointed quality that was different from the rest o the series. I didn't feel as connected to the charactors as in the past, it was hard to follow where the story was heading or how it was all going to end. Still I am sorry that this is the last book, I hope he author has a new story to tell.
Good book seemed kinda final I hope this is not the last book of this series. Overall these books have been very entertaining. I enjoy that while it is a sci-fi book the rules of this world are different then many of the other books I have read. I am looking forward to seeing how Tess and Lucian's story plays out.There are so many intriguing characters that have great depth and secrets to them. You never really know how the story is going to end.
What a hot mess, and a disappointing end to a series I really enjoyed. Definitely picked up in the last quarter of the book... but wow, far too much rambling and meandering on Tess' part. I get that there's supposed to be character development - but IMHO far too much of this one (if it really and truly is the end of this series, I still am sorry to see it go) was Tess "soul-searching." I don't know what else to call it. Rambling dreams? Labyrinthine visions? The internal soliloquy definitely ran...more
I really liked this series but this book went out on tangents that just took away from the story. I didn't feel the connection with the characters that I got out of the other books.
I knew something weird was going on when, unlike the other four books in the series, this one was written in the present tense.
There's some vague semblance of a plot, and some loose ends do get tied up, but most of this book just winds up being a bad trip. I mean that; most of the book reads like the narrator is on psychoactive drugs.
I suppose this is something of a necessary read if you've read the other books, but all things considered, I wish I'd skipped this series altogether.
There's some vague semblance of a plot, and some loose ends do get tied up, but most of this book just winds up being a bad trip. I mean that; most of the book reads like the narrator is on psychoactive drugs.
I suppose this is something of a necessary read if you've read the other books, but all things considered, I wish I'd skipped this series altogether.
The book was just a bit too disjointed and hard to follow some times. It was a good wrap up to the series.
It was not the best story of the series written but I guess all series come to an end. Tess gets to talk with her father and learn more about herself and bf Lucian. The story line for the plot or mystery was not as exciting/giving clues and allowing you to follow. It was a lot of interlog or discussion/thoughts that Tess felt the need to express which for me was kinda confusing/did not make sense. I would still recommend the series overall it was good.
The final book in the series, I think it ended on just the right note. The ends were tied up, but not too neatly, leaving room for the reader's imagination to fill in any blanks. There was a lot of Tess's disjointed stream-of-consciousness and soul searching in the middle of the book which I found rather confusing, but overall I enjoyed the story. I look forward to the next offering from Jes Battis.
Awww, I didn't realise that this was the last book till I read the acknowledgements page. I'm sad that it's the end of the series but I really enjoyed this last part of the story!
I ended up skipping chunks of this book because it was just so awful. There wasn't much plot and at times the author just went off into these long stream of consciousness ramblings.
There were quite large passages of this book that I skipped which is a shame because, up until now, I've really enjoyed this series.
While I loved the series and the story line it felt unfinished. A tad rushed
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Jes Battis was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, in 1979. In addition to writing fiction, he has also published academic books and a variety of scholarly articles in the areas of fantasy, television, and queer studies.
He earned his PhD in English from Simon Fraser University in the Summer of 2007, and is currently a postdoctoral research fellow at the City University of New York, specializing i...more
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He earned his PhD in English from Simon Fraser University in the Summer of 2007, and is currently a postdoctoral research fellow at the City University of New York, specializing i...more
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Jul 05, 2012 12:43am