false <![CDATA[Death's Daughter (Calliope Reaper-Jones, #1)]]> 4583489 4 <b>Buffy fans will go wild! She was Tara on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Now she's the author of Ace's hottest new series — killer novels featuring Calliope Reaper-Jones, who doesn't want to be daddy's little girl anymore...</b> Calliope Reaper-Jones so just wanted a normal life: buying designer shoes on sale, dating guys from Craig's List, web-surfing for organic dim-sum for her boss... But when her father — who happens to be Death himself — is kidnapped, and the Devil's Protege embarks on a hostile takeover of the family business, Death, Inc., Callie returns home to assume the CEO mantle — only to discover she must complete three nearly impossible tasks in the realm of the afterlife first. 4632897 24 2 2009 Death's Daughter (Calliope Reaper-Jones, #1) total:268|5:37|4:75|3:87|2:44|1:25| 268 859 615 96 4 5 false false Sat Feb 28 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 12:03:29 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 28 10:22:22 -0800 2009 I came at this one from the wrong point of view & with the wrong attitude. Like any first installment, quite a bit of background info must be introduced & that can slow a storyline down to a crawl. As I read this book, the character grew and I grew right along with her. No...more...]]> 2 3 false false Mon Mar 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 14 14:00:35 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 17 00:28:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 3 false false Sat Apr 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 04 10:53:25 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 04 12:04:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun Mar 15 12:10:58 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 15 12:11:03 -0700 2009 On a Pale Horse. Like that series, the role of "Death" is suddenly forced upon the main character, who quickly must learn to cope with a multitude of other Power...more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Jun 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 10:53:41 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 10:54:42 -0700 2009
However, before she...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon May 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 18:51:33 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 21:50:56 -0700 2009 Death's Daughter is a solo effort (as opposed to her collaborations with Christopher Golden), and it's a fun one. Deftly combining ingredients from fantasy, Greek & Hindu lore, and modern "chick-lit,"...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri May 01 10:47:34 -0700 2009 Fri May 01 12:12:13 -0700 2009
Before I begin this review, a confession: I'm a sucker for any novel containing cute hellhounds.

Calliope Reaper-Jones is living the life of a typical New York office flunky, dealing with a diva boss, le...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Mar 23 19:03:17 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 25 04:37:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Mar 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 11 13:19:52 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 12 17:34:56 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 31 11:10:09 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 02 17:55:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false true Tue Jul 07 15:04:43 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 03 07:11:42 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 15:04:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 1 false false Mon Mar 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 10 08:37:44 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 16 11:22:14 -0700 2009 1 4 0 false true Sun Mar 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 04 10:15:42 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 10 16:05:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun Jul 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 15:11:12 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 15:22:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false true Tue Mar 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 09:01:18 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 01 20:35:43 -0700 2009 1 My first experience with the writing of Amber Benson


"Death's Daughter" is a delve into the world of fantasy with modern twists all done in the first person. We first join Miss Calliope Reaper-Jones as she obsesses about her life that is mostly handed over to a job she doesn't like an...

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television series, of which I am a fan. I had to see how she did.

The verdict--pretty darn good. Calliope Re...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 07:54:49 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 21 22:26:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Oct 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 10:13:34 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 13:01:42 -0700 2009
First complaint - the writing in general....more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun May 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 23 06:59:38 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 10:30:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 true false Sun Jul 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 21:51:48 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 21:58:36 -0700 2009
1) Terrible pacing and writing...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=4583489