Undead to the World (The Bloodhound Files, #6)

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Undead to the World (The Bloodhound Files #6)

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Jace’s return to Kansas is an instant reminder that there really is no place like home. The tavern is still brimming with losers, practical jokers, and motorcycle chicks. Even the town’s only Goth is still wearing eyeliner. But just as Jace is about to click her heels and hightail out of there, she’s roped into a brand-new case. Somebody is possessed. And the bodies are pi...more

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Published November 27th 2012 by St. Martin's Paperbacks

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Feb 13, 2013 Mara rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: urban-fantasy

After ending Back from the Undead I realized I needed a pause from the series, as it left me confused and reeling. (One of few cases where's there's really too much on the plate.)

Therefore, I had decided to wait before reading the sixth book. Then I saw on the author's blog that Undead to the World would be the last. I couldn't stop myself, I moved it from my TBR folder into "NOW" :D

I'm happy and sad at the same time, happy because I read it and found it's the best in the series for me (together...more

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Dec 02, 2012 Julia rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy, fiction, urban, arcs

This series contains so many elements in common with Supernatural, Eureka, or any number of fun, TV shows willing to stretch the laws of physics for the sake of a great story.

Each book pushes the boundaries outward a little bit more, with one bending plots that have me questioning "reality" alongside the characters. UNDEAD TO THE WORLD is a prime example, opening to a recognizable world that is oh so askew from where I had expected to find Jace. UNDEAD TO THE WORLD starts outside the series arc...more

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Dec 02, 2012 Erin rated it 4 of 5 stars

Ok. For the record, I love this series. Unabashedly I'm in love with Jace and her witty banter and her fantastic team. So I was eagerly awaiting this newest book. And when I started it, I had to flip to the blurb on the back and make sure that I was, for sure, reading a Bloodhound book. Cuz, this book, literally takes us out of the world we got used to and plops us right down into an upside down, turn it all around Kansas. And... I think this was the intention. At first I was a bit put out cuz w...more

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Dec 21, 2012 Tânya rated it 4 of 5 stars

As soon as I realized that this book was out, I ran to get it, than I grumbled, snarled & sneered at anyone who dared to interrupt me while I was reading this edition of the Bloodhound Files.
I started reading the book without reading the description on the back cover, than found myself as I was reading, having to read the blurb to make sure I was in the right series, oh yes, Mr.Barant, had me totally confused, of course that wasn't going to stop me from continuing on with the book, as I pro...more

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Jan 07, 2013 Cindy rated it 5 of 5 stars

When I first started reading this book (#6 in this wonderful series) I kept thinking "what the he!! is going on?" I went and pulled the others in the Bloodhound Files and still couldn't figure out why our kicka$$ FBI agent is working as a crazy waitress. As I got further into the book I caught on (duh) that Jace is in another (parallel) universe playing out someone's else's "Hell on Earth" designed specifically to torture her. When the evil person is found dead, the spells start to unravel In th...more

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Mar 06, 2013 Beautiful_Jade rated it 4 of 5 stars

To say I was a tad confused at the beginning of this book would be a mahoosive understatement.

First I convinced myself I had some how missed a book out. No, all books present and correct.

Then I thought the author had done a 'Dallas' on us and all the previous books were either a dream or the ramblings of an unstable mind.

Neither is the case and as the book progresses all becomes clearer and clearer.

This is another great book from a great series. Full of action, banter and characters that I am no...more

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Apr 26, 2013 momokaachan rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: series

This was a great series! I loved Jace - she is a very human heroine, with neuroses and a temper and a sympathetic personality even so. The world building is phenomenal. I loved that it was all from Jace's POV - the reader learns about everything as Jace experiences it. Somehow Mr. Barant hooks you into Jace's experience - I didn't even notice the first person present tense most of the time. And you know - Jace doesn't have any super powers. How refreshing!

The "supporting cast" was great. The six...more

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Feb 01, 2013 Angela James added it

Shelves: 2013, urban-fantasy

Let me start off by saying this is an urban fantasy series I often recommend, because many people have not discovered it. I'll also say that I thought the direction this book took was really interesting. But unfortunately, the last paragraph of the book makes me unable to recommend this series to anyone in the future. This book, which is said by the author to be the last of the series ends on a cliffhanger (is it still a cliffhanger if it's the last book? Or is it just a non-ending?) The one que...more

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Feb 02, 2013 Morgan rated it 5 of 5 stars

I really enjoy this series and you can't have a better pairing of partners then Jace and Charlie; i love their witty banter and easy companionship. When I started this book like so many other readers who reviewed it I was a little confused. At first I thought I was getting my series mixed up because none of the characters were acting or being described as I remembered them but as I read on and it became clear what was happening to Jace I really enjoyed being immersed in this crazy world with her...more

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Dec 20, 2012 Stefanie rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: urban-paranormal-fantasy

While I normally loathe series of any type that has the main character suffering from amnesia or purposely having their memory altered, be it TV or books; this one wasn't so bad. I never read the blurb on the back cover (or in my case an online summary as I got the ebook version) so when I started reading I wasn't sure if this was even a part of the Bloodhound Files series. At first it was a bit irritating but thankfully when Jace realizes what is going on the story got a whole lot better. While...more

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Dec 03, 2012 Jenni Ebba rated it 4 of 5 stars

I love DD Barant's heavy fantastical world he has created in the Bloodhound Files series. The Bloodhound Files is a series about multiple worlds happening at the same time. Jace Valchak is an FBI profiler who has been abducted to a different dimension to help apprehend a homicidal criminal bent on the destruction of billions! The only twist is that the world she arrives in is filled with vampires, were-animals, golems, and humans are going extinct. Humans are treated as second class citizens for...more

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Dec 09, 2012 Zeenat rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Synopsis: Jace Valcheck works as a waitress in Thropirelem, KS. She's not all right in the head, and everyone in town doesn't forget to remind her that. At least she has her favorite TV show she secretly watches, The Bloodhound Files. But now that dead bodies are showing up, and people are turning into something supernatural, Jace realizes not everything is as it seems...

Review: There are a lot of expectations in a final installment of a series. Undead to the World is the last book in the series...more Synopsis: Jace Valcheck works as a waitress in Thropirelem, KS. She's not all right in the head, and everyone in town doesn't forget to remind her that. At least she has her favorite TV show she secretly watches, The Bloodhound Files. But now that dead bodies are showing up, and people are turning into something supernatural, Jace realizes not everything is as it seems...

Review: There are a lot of expectations in a final installment of a series. Undead to the World is the last book in the series, for the foreseeable future according to the author. I love the world Barant has created for us, and the details of his world were expanded in this book. However, there were many gaps in this installment that has left me feeling, incomplete.

First, what I did like. As I said before, the parallel worlds created in these books is unparalleled (pun fully intended). In this book, we see all the same characters from the previous books, but pictured as different people. Kansas was so different from alternate world Seattle, yet brilliant in its own way.

A fresh take on the mystery/crime plot, but story fit seamlessly into the series. Gallowsman was an intriguing villain, one we see and not see. Not forgotten were our regular villains and ambiguous bad guys. As a reader, we experience through Jace's eyes, as confusing as her own predicament. The crime and Jace's life mystery unfold complementary to each other. There were flashback moments where we got to see some of the characters' past, and those were crafted beautifully.

However, even with all of that, Undead to the World fell short. I was really disappointed in the characters. All the characters felt like their depth went AWOL. I understand why that was the case at the beginning, but why later on in the book? Why was Jace not witty or Cassius not charming? My favorite character(s) Tair/Dr. Pete, came across as so boring, I was yawning through their scenes. The Tair/Dr. Pete problem ended in a dull and unimaginative manner. Oh, and my other favorite, Charlie? Well, not what I expected.

Why do all the guys fall in love with or obsess over Jace? Like really...

As a final book, we expect to see a some resolution to the characters' thoughts and confusion, we don't get that here. I don't need all my questions answered, but a story always has a point--and there was no point, no lesson learned, no takeaway. Although I loved the overall plot, at many points it felt disjointed. Book two through four flowed flawlessly with each other and on their own, but the last book was choppy to the end.

Still, if you liked the previous installments, then you will want to finish the series. Perhaps the author will have a chance to give us a more satisfying conclusion.

Sex: kissing, sex scenes that are not vulgar.
Violence: people die, there are vampires and werewolves, what did you expect?

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
Series Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Quote: Not that love doesn't matter; it’s the reason for the love that doesn't. I don’t care if you love me because you think I’m temporary or because you find wrinkles sexy or because I’m a dead ringer for someone you knew in Pompeii before it blew up; what I care about is the fact that you do. Right here, right now, you love me. I know that’s real. And that’s all that matters. (less)

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Dec 17, 2012 Ami rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: urban-fantasy-paranormal-futuristic

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. 3.7 stars rounded up

It was a good thing that I did go through a couple of reviews at Amazon first, so I had prepared myself for what would be coming. It definitely helped because this book opened with a different world altogether:

Jace is a part-timer at both the local diner and the hardware store at Thropirelem, Kansas. Her best friend is Charlie Allen, the owner and bartender at the local tavern. Jace's obsession is with a TV show called The Bloodhound Files. One night, a local troublemaker, Te...more

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Dec 10, 2012 Fey rated it 2 of 5 stars

To be honest, this book just didn't seem to have the oomph that the previous books in the series had for me. The characters were dull and uninteresting, the overall plot was lackluster, and the villain just feels ambiguous, which is weird, since the author tells you who that is pretty early on. It's just not conveyed well to the reader.

I am a huge fan of the other books in the series and was really looking forward to this one, maybe that's why I was as disappointed as I was when I put it down.

T...more

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Mar 19, 2013 Ana rated it 4 of 5 stars

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Since the beggining of this book, I've been right alongside Jace. She lost her memory and I'd read her other books quite some time ago and my memory was faulty at best. I rediscovered everything at the same time Jace was. And boy was that stressful. There were some characters I remembered of course, namely Charlie and Cassius but mostly my light bulb only lit when Jace got some important piece of memory back.

It cost me so much watching her friends die. Even if they were only strangers with thei...more Since the beggining of this book, I've been right alongside Jace. She lost her memory and I'd read her other books quite some time ago and my memory was faulty at best. I rediscovered everything at the same time Jace was. And boy was that stressful. There were some characters I remembered of course, namely Charlie and Cassius but mostly my light bulb only lit when Jace got some important piece of memory back.

It cost me so much watching her friends die. Even if they were only strangers with their memories. Logically I know they weren't the real deal, that they are safely tucked on their plane of existence but emotionally it still hurts. And Galahad was just so heartbreaking.

Last thirty pages were actually painful to read. So much death. So many things that could and did go wrong. Charlie loving Jace was so surprising. No, not surprising. I always knew he loved her. They are partners and best friends. It was obvious. Being in love with her though...Although that's not exactly right either is it? Charlie Allen, the "fake", really did fall in love with her but the real Charlie doesn't really confirms or denies if he feels it to.
We are simply left wondering.

Just like we are left wondering what Jace decides at the end. Did she accepted Cassius help to send her to her original plane? Did she decided to go back with Cassius to his or stay with the "fake" Charlie in this new plane?

Seems like a little overkill of choices if you ask me. All have their damned good and bad aspects. I understand her wanting to go home but I also think she fell in love with Cassius and his world. And suddenly she realizes she spent months in a new plane deeply believing she was part of it too. Way too complicated.

I began this book thinking this series was reaching its end and I got this conflicting feeling of glee and doom.

Then I read the end...Guess what? No ending to this series yet. I feel thrilled and disappointed at the same time. I had managed to come to accept it and now I feel kind of cheated. And the cliffhanger just makes it damn worse!(less)

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Jan 29, 2013 Kerstin rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: vampires, werewolves-shifters, urban-fantasy, read-in-2013

3.5 Stars

Granted, most books in 'The Bloodhound Files' series had me slightly confused at some point during their convoluted plot-lines, but in the beginning of this story I had absolutely no idea what was going on. Luckily I worked it out alongside Jace and could start to enjoy this fresh take on the characters and their world(s).
We get to see some old favourites re-emerge, meet new and old adversaries, have some loose ends tied up (though not necessarily in a satisfying way (view spoiler)...more

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Dec 02, 2012 All Things Urban Fantasy rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: november-2012-hotp, reviewed-by-julia

The Bloodhound Files is a series unafraid to disregards the laws of physics for the sake of a great story, and UNDEAD TO THE WORLD is one of the best yet. Though heavy on plot and a little light on character, Jace’s banter and action has always been enough to keep me coming back for more.

Barant is not afraid to push the boundaries of his world outward in every book, and his mind bending plots often have me questioning “reality” alongside the characters. UNDEAD TO THE WORLD is a prime example of...more The Bloodhound Files is a series unafraid to disregards the laws of physics for the sake of a great story, and UNDEAD TO THE WORLD is one of the best yet. Though heavy on plot and a little light on character, Jace’s banter and action has always been enough to keep me coming back for more.

Barant is not afraid to push the boundaries of his world outward in every book, and his mind bending plots often have me questioning “reality” alongside the characters. UNDEAD TO THE WORLD is a prime example of this mechanic, opening to a recognizable world that is oh so askew from where I had expected to find Jace. Much of a reader’s ability to try and unravel this puzzling plot hinges on recognizing hints of familiar characters in their new incarnations, so I wouldn’t recommend this book to anyone who isn’t caught up on the series.

Despite being “a book apart” from Thropirelem, UNDEAD TO THE WORLD will be immediately familiar to fans. The story runs a convoluted plot on a steady diet of witty repartee. I’ll follow Jace and Charlie anywhere and my favorite parts of this book were when they were simultaneously figuring things out and bantering back and forth. As much as I enjoyed this funny, interesting book, the ending lowered my rating from 4 bats to 3. The climax of UNDEAD TO THE WORLD took a reasonable (and expected) cliffhanger and mashed on a little love triangle angst that had only the barest prior references, a move that lowered my appreciation over all.

Barant’s plots, while intricate and impressive, also tend to be so over the top I feel a bit disconnected. While UNDEAD TO THE WORLD does a better job with all the moving parts and magical mechanics that characterize this series, this book-long digression from Thropirelem left me very conflicted. Barant has orchestrated some every interesting possibilities for his characters, but those tantalizing futures were buried under a rather abrupt cliffhanger that turned me off. Fans of the series won’t want to miss this one, and despite my frustrations, I know I’ll be back for more.

Sexual Content: Kissing, references to sex.(less)

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Feb 01, 2013 Angela Verdenius rated it 5 of 5 stars

Love this series so much. This particular episode made me think, at first, that I was reading the wrong book or had even missed a book out inbetween! But no, as I kept reading, I came to the realisation that - wait, can't give out spoilers! Just let me say that if you want to read this urban fantasy series, you really need to start at book one and work your way through, otherwise you will get lost if you read this one first.

But great story!

I had heard that this was the last in the Bloodhound Fi...more

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Jan 07, 2013 Sho rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: urban-fantasy

The best in the series yet. Of all the crazy ideas I just love the pararell universe, scary unknown gallowman (sort of like the gentlemen in Hush episode in Buffy) and the real mystery of what is going on. Wow. I am really glad to have found this series. Not overtly melodramatically oversexed,tortured and not too abnoxiously smart mouthed tough heroine is hard to find. I really like Jace and of course her wonderful partner golem Charlie. They are just wonderful together! 素晴らしい凸凹コンビ！

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May 01, 2013 KayRenee rated it 3 of 5 stars

This was actually my favorite book in the series. I thought it made absolute sense, considering how the last book ended.

But really, it was lazy writing. D.D. Barant already fell prey to the "Tell-not-show/ information dump" approach to novels, but I was willing to see past that (more or less). However, his failure to properly finish the novel is purely disrespectful to readers.

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Jan 08, 2013 Melanie rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary, paranormal, romance

This was actually really fun! I have to be honest, I haven't read any of the books in this series, and just picked up this one because we start out with a heroine who is diagnosed schizophrenic. It was too intriguing to pass up!

Overall, I enjoyed the story, and how we get little bits of information as the MC figures it all out. What I need to do now is go back and read some of the previous books in this series so I can get it to make a little more sense!

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Mar 18, 2013 Nikki rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2013, audio-book, urban-fantasy

The ending of this book makes my review an entire star less. Especially knowing that this is the last book in the series. It ended on a major cliffhanger, with no hope of finding out the resolution, which is just stupid. Other than the end, though, it wasn't that bad. It was fast paced and action filled. I did get annoyed with all the "witty" come backs. Overall, it was "meh."

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Mar 27, 2013 Brandy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Loved this series and very upset that this is the last book. I want there to be another because we don't really know for sure what her answer is even though we all can figure it out, but it would be nice to see more of Jace and everyone else in this weird work and how it works.

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May 07, 2013 Tricia Vanbeeten rated it 5 of 5 stars

Love the series, this is the best so far.

I started reading, and had to look up if I had the wrong series! I absolutely love the twists and mindbending.

I am now going to find everything else by this author.

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Dec 30, 2012 Dr susan rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-again

Undead to the World is absolutely awesome, read in one gulp, confusing fun. My brain woke up from its moving stupor and cheered. I dislike the cliffhanger endings, and hope #7's release is not too far away.

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Jan 09, 2013 Joy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Read this cover to cover when I probably should have been sleeping. Nicely done, and my only regret is having to wait to find out what comes next.

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Jan 06, 2013 Marci rated it 3 of 5 stars

Hated the ending. It took me so long to get into this alternative story line...too bizarre. I certainly am hooked in for the next in the series though.

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Nov 28, 2012 Sue rated it 5 of 5 stars

Loved it! Amazing twists and turns, the books unfolds like a maze built by Escher. Need to read the 1st 4 books, though, to understand what's going on. Hope there is another coming, really enjoy Jace and the rest of the characters in the book. Thanks for a great read D.D. Barant!

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May 10, 2013 Aira rated it 3 of 5 stars

WHY END IN A CLIFF HANGER WHEN YOU'RE NOT GOING TO CONTINUE THE SERIES
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IT RUINS THE GOOD THINGS ABOUT THE BOOK

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May 05, 2013 Jenna rated it 5 of 5 stars

Magnificent! I really hope there are more to follow but think this might be it for Jace & Co....

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Pseudonyms: Don DeBrandt & Donn Cortez

DD Barant lives in Vancouver, BC, and loves monsters, chocolate, animals, reading, comics and lying naked on the beach, while hating bullies, narrow-minded people, Sea Urchin Sushi and gluten. He has stated that D.D. Barant is a pseudonym, and that it is not the only pseudonym under which he writes.

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