Killing Rocks (The Bloodhound Files, #3)

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Killing Rocks (The Bloodhound Files #3)

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FBI profiler Jace Valchek’s ticket home from the twisted parallel universe where she’s been called to duty hinges on the capture of serial killer Aristotle Stoker—and an alliance with a sorcerer known as Asher. The problem: Asher has joined forces with some of the most dangerous creatures Jace has ever encountered. The solution: There is none, without Asher’s help…

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Published December 28th 2010 by St. Martin's Paperbacks (first published December 17th 2010)

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Sep 24, 2011 Cheryl rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: library, kindle

Killing Rocks by DD Barant is the third book in The Bloodhound Files, and this is where it all comes together -- it has a fast-paced plot, snappy dialogue, relationships being tested, and great action. Killing Rocks has everything you could ask for and (in my opinion), the best book in the series. If you are not familiar with the series, it is a good, fun, urban fantasy with a twist: monsters (such as vampires, werewolves, and golems) exist in alternative worlds, and the heroine, Jace, is pulled...more Killing Rocks by DD Barant is the third book in The Bloodhound Files, and this is where it all comes together -- it has a fast-paced plot, snappy dialogue, relationships being tested, and great action. Killing Rocks has everything you could ask for and (in my opinion), the best book in the series. If you are not familiar with the series, it is a good, fun, urban fantasy with a twist: monsters (such as vampires, werewolves, and golems) exist in alternative worlds, and the heroine, Jace, is pulled into one of those worlds. Jace has been deliberately brought into the alternate universe because of her skills. She is a serial killer profiler and the alternate universe needs her expertise to solve a case. It is a very well done cross-over of two of my favorite genres (detective/profiler and urban fantasy). The combination makes the story unique and fresh, and the characters make the story captivating. [return][return]The heroine, Jace, is a complex character; she is somewhat jaded, irreverent, and sarcastic. She lives to work and deals with her stressful job by laughing it off. She doesn't have much of a social life since a very acrimonious & painful split with her boyfriend. She has a hard time adjusting to being uprooted from her universe and dropped into another one, but gets caught up in the case and begins to adapt. She is helped by a vampire colleague Gretchen, a Golem bodyguard Charlie (who is a wonderful character and a perfect balance to Jace), and Azure, an "Astonisher" magician from another universe. The supporting cast are all complex & authentic characters. Jace herself is completely believable, likeable, and fun -- she struck me as a cross between Kate Daniels and Clarice Starling. The world-building is detailed, consistent; the author has created a very interesting world in which I hope to spend more time.[return][return]In book three, Jace continues to hunt for Aristotle Stoker, a human rights advocate / serial killer who preys on vampires and werewolves. In addition, she is determined to find Asher, a supervillian sorcerer who has the key to returning her home. Unfortunately, this time around there is a Golem uprising, and her right hand man Charlie is caught right in the middle of it. It's beautifully done edge-of-the-seat tension right up until the last page.(less)

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Sep 16, 2011 Kiki rated it 3 of 5 stars

3rd in a series

I think the names of the books in this series is one of the best things about it. There is a hint into the plot within two words that also imply something positive about death. Its really fun. I'm kind of sad that the fourth book won't follow this trend, because honestly, its one of the reasons I read this series. I just love seeing how cleverly each book has been named. Oh, well.

Ok, I really enjoyed parts of this book and I really hated parts of this book. This seems to be my tr...more 3rd in a series

I think the names of the books in this series is one of the best things about it. There is a hint into the plot within two words that also imply something positive about death. Its really fun. I'm kind of sad that the fourth book won't follow this trend, because honestly, its one of the reasons I read this series. I just love seeing how cleverly each book has been named. Oh, well.

Ok, I really enjoyed parts of this book and I really hated parts of this book. This seems to be my trend for this series and is why I gave it a middle of the road rating. And honestly, its very hard to finger exactly which things I loved and which things I hated. They are oddly intertwined.

I was actually glad to have a bit of a break from Cassius. I just do not find him that appealing. Just how a centuries old, 18 year old looking, mass murdering, surfer boy vampire, who now even gets zits, whose only potential to love Jace comes from the fact she is fiercely alive as part of her strong personality so through her, he can feel the addicted rush of love and death tied together be a true love interest for a 25-30 year old woman who strong personality is her greatest weapon. (What a mouthful.) The next title in the series "Better off Undead" concerns me greatly. I hope it doesn't mean Jace is headed in that direction.

I hated Charlie being under a compulsion spell, but by the same token this became the reason I most wanted Jace to succeed. Asher's successful "revolution" basically killed Charlie's quirky personality and it was so sad to witness.

Azura. I loved and hated her. Jace was a little too quick to trust someone who tied her up, stole her appearance, and caused chaos among her team. This uncharacteristic blind trust made it difficult for me to buy into Azura's character like a note that rings false. But mostly I liked their interactions.

Like most of the books in this series the biggest problem I have is too much mythos explained in very long, odd round about ways. I end up skimming those parts and hoping I'll catch the gist of it, which I do because it really doesn't take the pages to explain that DD Barant spends on it. In fact, the long explanations and time spent on myth reenactments only serve to frustrate and confuse because it detracts from the actual story.

I'm actually digging Tair as a character. I'm finding him a much more engaging potential love interest than Cassius. As Dr. Pete he was too boring, but as Tair, he becomes a complex dangerous combination. In one scene, I think he felt a little confused about why he cared so much about what happened to her. I dug that. I wouldn't want to see Tair completely reformed because he's more fun this way, but I would like to see how "Dr. Pete's" pack and Tair interact. Will any of Dr. Pete's love for them also come through in Tair? Oh, and how confusing would Tair be on poor Gally?(less)

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Apr 19, 2011 Erica rated it 4 of 5 stars

Dear MR Barant,

I understand you are a tv writer. And your novels definitely read like scripts. Good scripts. Fun scripts. I hope you sell the tv rights and they become a series. Soon. With a big budget.

Before I realized that you wrote for tv, I thought, as of the second novel, that each novel would be an exploration of a different literary genre, first comic books, then myths and legends, and I wondered what would come next- poetry, perhaps, or texts? Then i realized each book should be seen as...more

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Jan 25, 2011 Alice rated it 4 of 5 stars

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. This is the third book of the Bloodhound Files. The protagonist, FBI profiler Jace, is still stuck in another universe, where as a human she's part of a minority in a world populated by golems, vampires and weres.

This book returns, from the slight diversion of the last book, to Jace's hunt for the human terrorist Aristotle Stoker. That said, another nemesis is revealed who may become the main villian of this series. Asher is the sorcerer who originally brought Jace over into this universe, and...more This is the third book of the Bloodhound Files. The protagonist, FBI profiler Jace, is still stuck in another universe, where as a human she's part of a minority in a world populated by golems, vampires and weres.

This book returns, from the slight diversion of the last book, to Jace's hunt for the human terrorist Aristotle Stoker. That said, another nemesis is revealed who may become the main villian of this series. Asher is the sorcerer who originally brought Jace over into this universe, and this book (at the very end) finally gives up an answer to what Jace and readers have been wondering. Why her? To not be too spoilery, I'll just say that I loved how it led back to Jace's own profiler roots, which was (she has been told) the reason she was originally kidnapped. Asher/Ahaseurus is the creator of the Golem spell, amongst other things and is revealed to come from yet another universe, Nightshadow.

Las Vagas is taken over by Golems who suddenly want to impose a new world order where humans are at the top. Jace is separated from her team (including her golem partner Charlie who's gone rogue) while hunting Stoker and Asher as the universe she's in and Nightshadow merge. Asher is revealed to be behind these events and Jace is joined by an intelligence operative from Nightshadow called Azura in trying to foil Asher's dastardly plot, whatever that may be.

The first two books seemed a little disorientated as to the direction the series was headed in. However, Killing Rocks ties things together and reveals a direction for the series. I was a little disappointed and confused by the second book, but crucial plot points from it help propel the third. Taking place in Las Vegas means Gretchen and Eisfanger are in the background, but Cassius, Charlie and Tair are back along with Silverado and the artifacts lost in Death Blows.

One of this series' strengths is its worldbuilding. However, there is a slight sense of information overload with all the different magic systems, mythology and characters introduced. In fact, some characters are introduced and die before I can straighten out who they are. Dying Bites was sort of thematically tied around deity based magic, Death Blows dealt with comic books. Killing Rocks focuses on magic based on mythology and there is a lot of it, including mythology from Nightshadow.

I started reading this series when the first book had just come out so it's been awhile between each book. This is a series that probably rewards rereading, I'd forgotten a lot of the plot and information given in the previous books. It also makes me think about how, after three books, little about Jace we've actually been told, there's not a lot of background exposition about characters. In the previous books I found it frustrating as I couldn't really understand or empathise with Jace. Now I find it one of the series' strengths.

I looking forwards to the next book, more of Jace and Charlie, hopefully more of Azura and her world, and Tair/Dr Pete. Stoker has, for me, finally become a character rather than a plot device so I'm eager to find out where his "alliance" with Asher will lead. (less)

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Aug 11, 2011 Sarah (saz101) rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: vampires, werewolves, urban-fantasy, magic, mythology, zombies, 2010-releases, alternate-universe, detective-stories

"[What happens in Vegas, stays in vegas]... except for tatoos and STD's."

I enjoyed Killing Rocks, but it felt a little off.

Jace Valchek has always been shoot first, questions later; running headlong into one disaster after another. She's ballsy, tough, and flawed. One of her faults is trying to do everything herself, and maybe being a (more than a little) bit reckless. In Killing Rocks, it feels like she's just following new character Azura (Avatar! Azula! Azula!) around and uncharacteristically...more

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Dec 19, 2012 Yodamom rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: action-jackson, aliens, alternate-universe, annoying-people, crack-a-smile, fantasy, urban-fantasy, vampires, wizards

3.1-This edition to the series just made me left me so confused. Major characters just did not show enough and when they did there was no explanations. The new character that was there too much in my opinion,was there for ?? I didn't get her part nor like her at all.
Jace the answer to this worlds woes finds herself jumping to another alternate universe, while it's invading on another ?* it's confusing, i don't think i ever really got it. So, there is this nasty man, the same one Jace needs to...more

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Feb 11, 2011 Tracy rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: alternate-universe-fantasy

An ancient and powerful shaman sorcerer named Ahaseurus yanked FBI criminal profiler Jace Valchek out of her dimension at the behest of the NSA in his own. They needed her to track and catch a human psychopath and terrorist named Aristotle Stoker. Her efforts, while...enthusiastic...haven't been all that productive, so she's still stranded in a world in which human beings make up a measly 1% of the population and are horribly outnumbered by vampires (pires), lycanthropes (thropes), and golems (l...more

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Sep 02, 2012 Jed Moulton rated it 5 of 5 stars

Jace has only one real goal, capture Aristotle Stroker, the leader of the Free Human Resistance. Jace however is not sure how she feels about hunting Stroker. See he might be a bastard, a killer, a little bit crazy, ok a lot crazy; and his organization may make al-Qaeda seem warm and fuzzy but they are also human. The same as Jace and humans are an endangered species on this world. Conflicted about hunting him or not that is the one and only condition of her Employment with the NSA and getting t...more Jace has only one real goal, capture Aristotle Stroker, the leader of the Free Human Resistance. Jace however is not sure how she feels about hunting Stroker. See he might be a bastard, a killer, a little bit crazy, ok a lot crazy; and his organization may make al-Qaeda seem warm and fuzzy but they are also human. The same as Jace and humans are an endangered species on this world. Conflicted about hunting him or not that is the one and only condition of her Employment with the NSA and getting to go home. Capture Aristotle Stroker, usually easier said than done but it would appear that he has finally made a mistake that Jace can capitalize on. The NSA has received actionable intelligence that Aristotle is going to be in Vegas for an arms deal and the powers that be have decided to quit playing around and cleared the big guns for this one. Jace will be leading the strike team that is tasked with going in and getting Stroker and considering what she has been assigned to work with heaven help anyone who gets in the way. Jace is so ready to get back to her norm but there is a slight wrinkle. Turns out that the Sorcerer Asher, the dude that brought her here is MIA. While the NSA looks for him Jace arrives in Vegas to find out that the deal Stroker is brokering is the sale of The Balancer to Asher. This is getting really complicated Really quick and to add insult to injury, Jace is kidnapped 30 minuets before the meeting. Just perfect, now Jace is running not only from Asher but from her team who thinks that she betrayed them. When whole sections of the city start getting replaced by parts of a city from another parallel universe Jace is forced to rely on her kidnapper/new best friend to help sort out the weird on this one. With the Balancer Asher is slinging some serious spell power, and he is playing for keeps not only for the world but also for Jace. Turns out she wasnt a random pick after all when the NSA was scouting for someone to help all those months ago.(less)

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Mar 22, 2012 Cindy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Wow...D.D. Barant blasts us from one reality to another in this amazing addition to the "Bloodhound" files. When Jace Valchek finally has a chance to capture Aristotle Stoker, she and a group of Vampires, Thropes, and Golems arrive in Las Vegas to capture and take down Most Wanted's notorious trouble maker. Best laid plans often fall apart, and this is no exception. Jace is kidnapped and finds friends where enemies dwell and enemies where friends are supposed to be. Friends are not doing what th...more

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Jan 13, 2011 Stacy rated it 4 of 5 stars

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If you enjoy a book full of Action, Were's, Vampires, Golem's and other supernatural beings you will love the Bloodhound Files. Jace was stolen from her world to an alternate world where Humans only make up 1% of the population. D.D. Barants world building is awesome, I can picture everything she explains with no problems at all. I seriously have no idea what else Jace could go through but I cant wait for D.D. Barant to tell me. In KILLING ROCK...more

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Jan 07, 2011 Teresa rated it 5 of 5 stars

OMG I flew through this book, it was SO good! If you haven't picked up this series you are missing out!!! Vampires, golems, shapshifters (were's) and under 1% of the population is human, AND in an alternate reality to boot.... This series has it all, and this book was non-stop action.

**SPOILERS**

Well looks like Stoker and Asher are STILL on the lam...guess that means there will be a few more books at least, LOL! I think Jace made a wise decision...she valued her friends more than catching or kil...more

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Feb 28, 2011 April rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: urban-fantasy

KILLING ROCKS by DD Barant is an interesting urban fantasy. It is the third in the "The Bloodhound Files",Book One "Dying Bites and Book Two,"Death Blows".Although,
not necessary to read the first two,would help with the characters.This is my first read by this author. It has vampires,werewolves,golem's,supernatural beings,conflict,sorcerers,and alternate universe. This is a tense story with complex characters and storylines.If you enjoy a tense,fast paced, action packed urban fantasy with altern...more

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May 24, 2011 Lesley rated it 4 of 5 stars

Another great installment in The Bloodhound Files series! It’s fun and action packed with a fascinating setting and complex, lovable characters. I really like that this book gives us more answers to the ongoing mystery, more character development, and introduces a new player named Azura whose awesomeness rocks my socks off. One of my favorite things about this series is its wacky, offbeat sense of humor that never fails to make me chuckle, and Killing Rocks certainly continues in that vein. Over...more

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Dec 01, 2011 Allison Kraft rated it 3 of 5 stars

Still loving this series, though this one took me a little longer to get through. I always have that problem when a book in a series I like "takes a field trip" to another location and loses some of the secondary characters. I enjoyed Killing Rocks, but one of my favorites in this series is Cassius, so I was missing him through most of the book. I also love Gretchen, who was mostly absent.

Despite that, the story was great, and I'm really excited for the next one. I love Jace and her snarkiness,...more

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Jul 26, 2012 Ana rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Jul 14, 2011 Evangeline Lacey rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantastic-reads

I love the world she created. It's fun to read and I adore the characters. It's funny that the villian is human and the victims are what we in our dimension consider monsters. She blends the alternate world with a lot of what's familiar. For instance, the whole Original Recipe label in our world is reference for KFC but Jace's new world it refers to human beings. Morphing a classic horror writer into a villan. There are so many pluses to reading DD Barant. She is an amazing writer and I am offic...more

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Oct 05, 2011 Kerstin rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: urban-fantasy, read-in-2011, vampires, werewolves-shifters

4.5 Stars

So far this is my favourite instalment of the series. The book is fast paced, action packed and Jace is still the same snarky and sarcastic heroine I came to love. She's still after Stoker and Ahaseurus who seem to have formed an alliance with Silver Blue, an arms dealer and The Mantle, a golem rights group. Jace is heading out to Vegas to capture them, when all hell breaks loose yet again. Throughout the book she has to make some hard decisions, not only about her partner, but also how...more

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May 07, 2011 Sherri rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: part-of-a-series, read_2011, vampires, werewolves, update-2011-challenge

Finished: 5/4/11

★★½

Killing Rocks is the third novel in The Bloodhound Files. This book thrusts FBI profiler Jace Valchek into the middle of interspecies war and another dimension, while tracking down a serial killer and trying to locate a powerful sorcerer that could send her home.

Sound like a like going on? Well, not so much. I found the pacing of this book fragmented. It kept jumping from dimensions and in and out of myth portals and the story never flowed for me. I especially was disappoint...more

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Jan 12, 2011 Jessica rated it 3 of 5 stars

Finally got my copy of D D Barant's Killing Rocks and managed to squeeze it in this week in between my ARC readings. And it wasn't too bad.
My only problem is the timespan between releases. It's getting to be too long, for I read too many other books during that time and I have a hard time trying to remember the details of the last book, so I talk a little while to piece this and that together. It's nothing wrong on the author's part, it just is what it is.

Basically Jace is still on her mission t...more

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Jan 16, 2011 Karyogini rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-on-2011

I got sidetracked with this one. Not the book's fault, RL just creeps up to you and you have no choice but to face it. :P

Anyway, DD Brant is one snarky witty writer and maybe has some anger management issues. :) Well maybe not true on the later part. :) It was really fun reading the book. At times when it gets apocalyptic she drop in a silly imagery to lighten the mood instantly.

There might be hints of spoilers................

As for the story... hum... I liked the 1st and 2nd book alot. This thi...more

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Jan 27, 2011 Shelley aka Gizmo's Reviews rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: vampires, shifters

Plot Summary: FBI profiler Jace Valchek's only ticket home from the twisted parallel universe where she's been called to duty hinges on the capture of serial killer Aristotle Stoker and an alliance with a sorcerer known as Asher (Ahaseurus). The problem: Asher has joined forces with some of the most dangerous creatures Jace has ever encountered including Stoker, Tom Omicon (founder of the Mantle (Golems), and Silver Blue an arms dealer looking to make a profit from the elimination of the pires a...more

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Feb 19, 2011 Darcy rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011

This is an odd series for me to read and sometimes I wonder why I keep reading it. To date every book has only rated 2 stars for me. I find when I read them my mind wanders and I can't read too much at a time.

But with all that being said there are aspects that I really like about this story. The main one being Charlie, which is slightly odd as he is one of the secondary characters. For some reason Charlie always makes me laugh. I love how Jace gives him a hard time about being able to fix him wi...more

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Jan 18, 2011 Tori smexys_sidekick rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: review-for-smexybooks

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Favorite Quote: “What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. Except for tattoos and STDs.”

Jace is back and ready for anything in the 3rd installment of the Bloodhound Files series. Cassius informs Jace at the end of Dying Bites that the sorcerer who was responsible for bringing her to this alternate world has been sighted and if she can find him and capture Stoker-she can go home. Magic words to Jace’s ears. But she should know by now that...more Originally posted at http://www.smexybooks.com/2011/01/rev...

Favorite Quote: “What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. Except for tattoos and STDs.”

Jace is back and ready for anything in the 3rd installment of the Bloodhound Files series. Cassius informs Jace at the end of Dying Bites that the sorcerer who was responsible for bringing her to this alternate world has been sighted and if she can find him and capture Stoker-she can go home. Magic words to Jace’s ears. But she should know by now that nothing is easy in the crime fighting world and the criminals never do what she wants them to.

When Cassius hands Jace intel showing Aristotle Stoker and the sorcerer Asher are in Vegas, Jace and Charlie catch the first flight out and rendezvous with a select team that will be used to infiltrate and bring them down. But before Jace can set anything in motion, she receives a mysterious phone call telling her that they know the reason she was brought to this alternative world and asks to meet her. Jace, against her own judgment, goes to the meeting and finds herself abducted. When Jace is incommunicado, Charlie joins a golem resistance movement and Asher and Stoker get away. When Jace and her new “partner” Azura begin to investigate what Asher is up to, Jace finds herself separated from her friends and depending on her enemies for survival as a war is coming that may end her chances of going home forever.

Jace Valchek continues to be one of my top 10 urban fantasy heroines. Her snarky attitude mixed with her smart and innovative style makes for non stop thrills and laughter as she tries to navigate her life in an world that views her as a dinner entree. The continuously evolving storyline and clever blending of situations makes for a fast paced, smoothly entertaining story that had me racing to see what happens next. Fantastic world building where humans are the minority provides an addictive mix of fantasy and mythology with enough of supernatural unpredictably to keep it fresh till the end.

The secondary characters are tight and well developed with personalities all their own. Each of them are strong enough to have their own books. Charlie, Jace’s golem partner, is a solid presence with his pin striped suits and very dry humor. When a situation places he and Jace on opposite sides, I was relieved to see neither of them lose an ounce of integrity to the plot. A new character is introduced, Azura, who I really hope is seen again in future books. A mage from another world, she to is looking to capture Asher. She and Jace complement each other perfectly in this story and they were hilarious to watch together. We don’t see much of the original cast- Cassius or Gretchen-but hopefully the next installment will bring them back into the storyline.

There are multiple convoluted storylines that run simultaneously and we are given some interesting history regarding alternate worlds. Ms. Barant does a wonderful job of explaining complicated matters in an easy and plausible manner. No romance this time around either, but some interesting developments that have me really interested in seeing what Ms. Barant goes with it.

The ending was brilliant and had me cackling with glee. The separate story lines merge together in to a climactic finish that is the best ending to date. The “epilogue” was bland and felt like it had been tacked on as an after thought. My glee deflated a little after I read it.

Even though this could be read as a stand alone, I recommend starting from the beginning of the series. Ms Barant does give enough previous story background to give you a general idea of what is going on, but you lose a lot of underlying nuances that makes this series such a wonderfully rich and eclectic series by not reading the first two.

All in all a fantastic addition to this series that takes a bit of fantasy, mixes it with sci-fi, and bakes into a wickedly action packed snarky treat for all.

Rating: B+(less)

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Feb 05, 2011 Anita rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: urban-fantasy, paranormal-mystery

I loved the first book in this series, so I've been giving the rest a generous chance. This book was good enough, but sometimes got on my nerves. I don't like the cavalier way the author handles time travel. I also sometimes feel that the multiverse aspect is overdone. And the heroine Jace is sarcastic too often - her character is not written with much emotional depth. Aside from that, the world the author created is very interesting. I love the details about all the paranormal creatures. This b...more

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May 26, 2011 Tammy rated it 3 of 5 stars

An action packed series with a lot of imagination! I really enjoy the story but found myself a little bored towards the end of this book, but perhaps I was anticipating too much :-). I love the characters and how they have developed throughout the story and look forward to seeing how things progress in the next book. If you are looking for a series that is full of action and mystery, this is a good one for you. Happy Reading!!

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Jan 19, 2011 farmwifetwo rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranoramal

Giving it 2 stars since I finished it.

Ohhhhhh.... can we say MAJOR DISAPPOINTMENT. This book isn't satisfied with taking over of the world - which I could go along with - but also with flipping btwn realities, adding in mythology, magic rules that change constantly, characters that hop in and out and since it's from her POV you never find out why? or what? they were up to and how they are to actually move the plot along. Had they cut out the multiple reality hopping and stealing there would have...more

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Jun 14, 2012 Iris (Paranormal Cravings) rated it 3 of 5 stars

This was the worst book of the series. Charlie is in some kind of spell. So the biggest plus of the story I gone. No jokes between Charlie and Jace in this one. Skipped 30% A lot of lines had nothing to do with the story. If Jace has nothing important to say, maybe she just has to shut up! Check out the review of the whole series on paranormal cravings!

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May 20, 2012 Ria rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: alternate-reality, cops, crime, death, magic, urban-fantasy, vampires, werewolves, shamans, shapeshifters

Still utterly insane, but a helluva lot of fun. There's something very compulsive about Jace's adventures - I'm not sure if it's the humour or the characters or the unpredictable plot direction, most likely a heady combination of all three. The series hasn't quite reached 5-star gold for me yet, but I have high hopes that books 4 and 5 will continue (and surpass) the fun already had so far.

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Jun 30, 2011 Brett rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: series, urban-fantasy

This series gets better with each novel. I read the second and third in two days and now have to wait FOREVER (Oct.) for the next!
What's not to like here? Multi-dimensional travel and kidnapping, comic books as a form of magic, Golems, Vamps and Weres of all kinds, not to mention serial killers and a touch of Cthulhu.
Wonderful!

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Aug 11, 2011 Meghan Doidge rated it 3 of 5 stars

Too many characters to care about anyone as much as I would have liked, and I found the "stories" and alternate universe ideas almost too much information. Still the writing is solid, I laughed in places and I really like the lead character - she makes strong moral choices and just tries to do her best no matter what is thrown her way.

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About D.D. Barant

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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Better Off Undead (The Bloodhound Files, #4)

Back from the Undead (The Bloodhound Files, #5)

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

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“What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. Except for tattoos and STDs.” — 25 people liked it

“Get down!" Azura yells. I have the bizarre urge to yell back, "Get funky!" but fortunately that part of my brain isn't in charge of my reflexes.” — 3 people liked it

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