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Feb 28, 2009
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Mar 01, 2009
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Mar 02, 2009
Okay, I think we've officially entered the extremely strange realm where a book outstrips its author. I can't count the number of times there was this cool visual image (gargoyle correcting his size by plinking out ice cubes) or interesting emotional moment (Rachel having a flashback) and I nearly missed it because of a clumsy phrase or an anvil to the head. And this book lost major points with me for ham-handed exploitation of terminally ill children for emotional juice that it didn't even need
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Oct 23, 2008
Rachel Morgan is attempting to recover from the trauma at the end of book 6. Her memory of that event is very fuzzy. She spends about five hundred pages trying to get back her recollection of that night. Along the way she must contend with mischief from her demon pal, Al, a smitten ghost and a banshee, whose child can suck all the life force from whatever it touches. Can she sustain a friends-only relationship with the really nice guy-witch with whom she has been hanging out? Will her mom move o
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Mar 04, 2009
The seventh book in the series, I found this one dragged a bit more than some of the others, although I think it ended really strong. It also tied up a number of loose ends that had been lying around, and although a few new ones were started, this had the feel of closing a major chapter or arc before beginning a new one.
This is also the first book that directly incorporates events from the novellas and short stories which have been published in anthologies (specifically Dates From Hell More...
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Mar 05, 2009
Stayed up to the wee hours last night and it was worth it!
I can't say enough good about this series. I've had the best time getting sucked in and don't think I'll make it till the next one comes out.
Intro a new character Pierce (a ghost) who first met Rachel when she was 18. This guy caused some serious fun at the end of the book and is set to explode on the next. Can't wait to see where she takes him and Rachel.
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I can't say enough good about this series. I've had the best time getting sucked in and don't think I'll make it till the next one comes out.
Intro a new character Pierce (a ghost) who first met Rachel when she was 18. This guy caused some serious fun at the end of the book and is set to explode on the next. Can't wait to see where she takes him and Rachel.
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Mar 08, 2009
I generally like this series, but this book's ratio of ass-kicking to emotional self-indulgence was heavily weighted towards the emotional self-indulgence. I say "self-indulgence" because most of the book seemed to revolve around Rachel feeling sorry for herself and whining about how aloooooone she was because nobody understaaaaands her. The personalities of some other characters seemed to be entirely altered just to advance this agenda. That shift in how certain characters behaved,
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Mar 08, 2009
another amazing book in the hollows series. i cried my eyes out when rahel rememberd kistins killer. she always does the greatest things when shes hurt or mad. the spell she left on the door of the underground room was awsome. i still cant decide what the deal is with her an ivy,but i guess that was the point. now we have peirce, the ghost who is in love with rachel. i love the back stories,that have back stories....this series could go on forever. and i wouldnt mind one bit! i think we needed t
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Feb 28, 2009
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Mar 16, 2009
Rachel Morgan gets to take on a Banshee while fighting the witches misunderstanding of how she got a smutty aura when she was forced to accept a demon mark to save the life of someone else. During this she has her big brother back in town, telling her she should choose a safer lifestyle. He refuses to believe that trouble finds her regardless and that it truly is not her choices that have caused the most damage.
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Mar 29, 2009
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Mar 08, 2009
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Mar 03, 2009
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Jan 16, 2012
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Dec 23, 2011
This review has some minor spoilers.
This was the first book of the series that I read.. I know it's a bad idea to start in the middle, but it was on the $5 bargain shelf at x-mas last year.
I finally just came around to reading it. I'll be blunt.
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- Author chooses a word, and or phrase and repeats it over, and over and over... and over. Enough already after the first go 'round! the reader gets it!!!
- The incessant whining of the main charac More...
This was the first book of the series that I read.. I know it's a bad idea to start in the middle, but it was on the $5 bargain shelf at x-mas last year.
I finally just came around to reading it. I'll be blunt.
Negatives:
- Author chooses a word, and or phrase and repeats it over, and over and over... and over. Enough already after the first go 'round! the reader gets it!!!
- The incessant whining of the main charac More...
Aug 24, 2011
Tea: I'd like some, but I don't think I want a lot
Overall, not as good or as funny as her previous books.
I found the addition of characters, namely relatives, highly distracting. Added to the fact that I didn't believe the characters themselves, the relatives. I didn't think they needed to be in the book, at all. The series has had six previous books without relatives, and they did fine. Why have them now?
And the new love interest, kinda of, was sort of a dud as well. And the More...
Overall, not as good or as funny as her previous books.
I found the addition of characters, namely relatives, highly distracting. Added to the fact that I didn't believe the characters themselves, the relatives. I didn't think they needed to be in the book, at all. The series has had six previous books without relatives, and they did fine. Why have them now?
And the new love interest, kinda of, was sort of a dud as well. And the More...
Jun 23, 2011
I swear, if the next book is like this book, and has a dozen instances where Rachel's vamp scar leaves her in an erotic puddle, I'm throwing in the towel on this series. Ms. Harrison, PLEASE, for the love of all that is holy, write in a cure for that damn scar! Seven books into the series and you still have Rachel and Ivy in their vamp/shadow limbo. I don't think I've ever been so annoyed by a plot line before The Hollows.
I've continued to read up to this point in the series because o More...
I've continued to read up to this point in the series because o More...
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Mar 01, 2011
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I absolutely loved this book. Every book Ms. Harrison writes just gets better and better. Rachel has so many crazy things happen to her, I was convinced she wouldn't make it to the end of the book. But she did! The girl is a survivor. Is it me, or do Rachel & Trent kind of have this weird chemistry going on? Maybe it's just me. So there is a banshee on the loose with a daughter who does not have control over her banshee powers yet. Rachel & Ivy are called in to help the FIB. During More...
I absolutely loved this book. Every book Ms. Harrison writes just gets better and better. Rachel has so many crazy things happen to her, I was convinced she wouldn't make it to the end of the book. But she did! The girl is a survivor. Is it me, or do Rachel & Trent kind of have this weird chemistry going on? Maybe it's just me. So there is a banshee on the loose with a daughter who does not have control over her banshee powers yet. Rachel & Ivy are called in to help the FIB. During More...
Feb 10, 2011
Tell the truth. Did you take the time to read all of those Hollows short stories scattered in anthologies over the past few years? If the answer is yes, you're finally getting your payoff. Just about every short story associated with the series comes into play here. And while you didn't HAVE to read them all to understand, they certainly give the reveals here something-extra for the fans who went beyond the novels.
We pick up with Rachel accepting her deal with the demon, Al, to beco More...
We pick up with Rachel accepting her deal with the demon, Al, to beco More...
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Feb 07, 2011
A new predator appears in town and starts to kill people by sucking all their emotions from them - a banshee. When Glenn almost dies by the attack, Rachel is forced to join the hunt after a creature that can´t be defeated. I didn´t particulary like the banshee storyline but there were other things that kept my attention.
Rachel´s "relationship" with the demon Al moves to another level after she was forced to become his student in order to save Trent. Now they start to devel More...
Rachel´s "relationship" with the demon Al moves to another level after she was forced to become his student in order to save Trent. Now they start to devel More...
Jan 11, 2011
I think I could continue reading this series forever...and the way things are progressing that might just happen. Outlaw Demon Wails was my favorite book so far, this was a bit of a let down from that. I am torn between 2, 3, and 4 stars here. At times I felt like Rachel complained too much, then again, she may be justified with everything that happens to her in this book. She is constantly struggling to find herself, and to define herself in terms of black or white. She needs to realize she is
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Dec 30, 2010
This is the 7th book in the Hollows series by Kim Harrison. In a series that has consistently blown me away with its great writing quality and fast pace this book was a huge disappointment. I really feel like Kim Harrison was forced to write this book and forced to wrap up the whole Kisten mystery and didn't want to; this book just drags. Quick side note: I listened to this on audio book and the audio book quality was great.
In this book Rachel is trying to remember what happened on the More...
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Dec 27, 2010
Rachael Morgan has a lot on her hands, fighting Inderlander crime, managing her business and business partners and their relationships, keeping her double dealing demon at bay, and investigating the death of her former vamp boyfriend Kisten. Juggling all that along with her family mystery, her returned brother and his disapproval of her lifestyle, and a potentially romantic relationship with Marshall, hunky witch who helped her out in an earlier were case. Then into the fray comes Pearce, a dea
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Dec 22, 2010
Previously Published on my blog: Welcome to Larissa's Bookish Life
SERIES REVIEW:
*contains MINOR series spoilers
I LOVE This series! Kim Harrison has created such an amazing and rich world, that is extremely easy to get lost into. Not to mention the characters that you can’t help but fall in love with.
Rachel Morgan is a witch working as a runner, bounty hunter, for the I.S. {Inderland Services} in a world after the turn. The turn was when a breakout More...
SERIES REVIEW:
*contains MINOR series spoilers
I LOVE This series! Kim Harrison has created such an amazing and rich world, that is extremely easy to get lost into. Not to mention the characters that you can’t help but fall in love with.
Rachel Morgan is a witch working as a runner, bounty hunter, for the I.S. {Inderland Services} in a world after the turn. The turn was when a breakout More...
Nov 11, 2010
THIS IS A GREAT BOOK! I CANNOT WAIT FOR THE NEXT ONE IN THIS SERIES(PALE DEMON)!
KIM HARRISON IS THE BEST, YOU WILL BE HOOKED WHEN YOU READ JUST ONE BOOK!
SHE WILL ALWAYS LEAVE YOU WANTING MORE...AND WAITING FOR THE NEXT IN THE SERIES!
You will not be disappointed! Kim Harrison's characters come alive, you will laugh and cry with them!
I reread the entire series every new release and LOVE every last one!!!
YOU TOO WILL FALL IN LOVE WITH KIM HARRISON, RACHEL, IVY, More...
KIM HARRISON IS THE BEST, YOU WILL BE HOOKED WHEN YOU READ JUST ONE BOOK!
SHE WILL ALWAYS LEAVE YOU WANTING MORE...AND WAITING FOR THE NEXT IN THE SERIES!
You will not be disappointed! Kim Harrison's characters come alive, you will laugh and cry with them!
I reread the entire series every new release and LOVE every last one!!!
YOU TOO WILL FALL IN LOVE WITH KIM HARRISON, RACHEL, IVY, More...
Oct 29, 2010
Since the last book closed with the death of a major character, I really couldn't wait for this book. I will admit that I had a lot of high expectations for it that were maybe too high. The book is great, but it just doesn't seem to hit the same highs that the previous books did. Much of the book surrounds Rachel whining about this or that, as well as retreads of the same drama we've had in the past. As far as finding out who the killer is, that's actually not the main storyline at all.
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Jul 16, 2010
The seventh instalment in the Hollows series about witch Rachel Morgan and her companions Ivy (vampire) and Jenks (pixy).
I enjoyed this book, but felt that there were certain elements of the plot that dragged on a little bit. The whole banshee story felt tacked on. I thought they were a cool addition to the Inderlanders that inhabit the series, but, since there has been no mention of banshees in any of the other books, this was definitely something that Harrison decided on only recentl More...
I enjoyed this book, but felt that there were certain elements of the plot that dragged on a little bit. The whole banshee story felt tacked on. I thought they were a cool addition to the Inderlanders that inhabit the series, but, since there has been no mention of banshees in any of the other books, this was definitely something that Harrison decided on only recentl More...
Jun 30, 2010
This is definitely my favorite book of the series so far! Full of emotion, heart-ache, action, and adventure. Poor Rachel never seems to get a break. She flies by the seat of her pants from one disaster to another.
Still trying to remember who killed her love, she is working with human psychologist, Ford, to try to unlock her lost memories. In the meantime, she gets a call that Glenn is in the hospital, beaten and left for dead. Soon, Rachel is facing down a banshee and a homic More...
Still trying to remember who killed her love, she is working with human psychologist, Ford, to try to unlock her lost memories. In the meantime, she gets a call that Glenn is in the hospital, beaten and left for dead. Soon, Rachel is facing down a banshee and a homic More...
Apr 14, 2010
Oh, Rachel Morgan series, how I love thee. Let me count the ways:
1. You are full of rich, conflicted, and complicated characters. Your good guys are just a little bad, and your bad guys are just a little good, which makes everyone a lovely shade of grey. A reader can find themselves wondering if a demon or ruthless business man are really all *that* bad.
2. You are full of rich, conflicted, and complicated relationships. In real life, there are layers to relationships, More...
1. You are full of rich, conflicted, and complicated characters. Your good guys are just a little bad, and your bad guys are just a little good, which makes everyone a lovely shade of grey. A reader can find themselves wondering if a demon or ruthless business man are really all *that* bad.
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Nov 26, 2009
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