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Crossed (Void City #3)
by
J.F. Lewis (Goodreads Author)
COMMITTED. CONFLICTED. AND UTTERLY CHAOTIC.
In spite of his continuing hot-blooded affair with his soon-to-be sister-in-law Rachel, Eric’s plan is simple: Give his vampire girlfriend Tabitha the fancy wedding she’s always wanted, then head off to Paris for their honeymoon in the hopes of tracking down his sire, the Empress vampire Lisette. The City of Love proves anything
...morePaperback, 405 pages
Published
January 25th 2011
by Pocket Books
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Hey little sister what have you done
Eric is back and cruder than ever in J.F Lewis’s epically awesome ‘Void City’ series.
A lot happened in the second book ‘Revamped’. Eric and his Mouser, Talbot, defeated a demon and incurred the wrath of Hell. Eric finally got wise to the wily ways of tantric witch, Rachel and agreed to keep her as his thrall if she stayed in line. Eric also turned a bunch of Sweetheart Row prostitutes into thralls and now has a ready supply of servants/snacks at his remodel...more
Eric is back and cruder than ever in J.F Lewis’s epically awesome ‘Void City’ series.
A lot happened in the second book ‘Revamped’. Eric and his Mouser, Talbot, defeated a demon and incurred the wrath of Hell. Eric finally got wise to the wily ways of tantric witch, Rachel and agreed to keep her as his thrall if she stayed in line. Eric also turned a bunch of Sweetheart Row prostitutes into thralls and now has a ready supply of servants/snacks at his remodel...more
Lewis' Void City (home of the Void City music festival) is a violent place populated with vampires, demons, sons of cat goddesses, mages,witches and sordid and assorted others.
In the third book Eric (our hero ????) goes on his honeymoon to Paris. Well he tries to anyway. Fang and Daughter Greta are left in charge in Void City.
Laugh outloud funny, horrific, sad and thought provoking by turns: Crossed is more complex then the first two books in the series. Nothing is quite what it appears to be.
Th...more
In the third book Eric (our hero ????) goes on his honeymoon to Paris. Well he tries to anyway. Fang and Daughter Greta are left in charge in Void City.
Laugh outloud funny, horrific, sad and thought provoking by turns: Crossed is more complex then the first two books in the series. Nothing is quite what it appears to be.
Th...more
I love this series; it is pure evil mixed with unapologetic fun! This book was an interesting entry into the series and diverted a little from the normal story. We still had alternating chapters from the characters, but this time we were in the head of Greta for a good portion of it while Eric and Tabatha are away.
Eric is a fun character, at times his morals just aren't there, but then in the next step you realize that he does have a defined sense of right or wrong. He just seems to act on thing...more
Eric is a fun character, at times his morals just aren't there, but then in the next step you realize that he does have a defined sense of right or wrong. He just seems to act on thing...more
I have to hand it to J.F. - once again, he's made bloodbaths fun. The plot of Void City 3 can be boiled down to "Eric and Tabitha try to honeymoon in Paris. Things go wrong." There's a lot more going on, of course, and lots of build-up to a sea change in the direction of the series as a whole. Unlike the first two volumes, which stand mostly by themselves as complete stories, this one feels more like a "middle book" in a series, with lots of subplots floating up to the surface and a general sens...more
This book is just filled with people that are a mess, weather they are vampires, human, or some other supernatural and some of them are crazy or just plain psycho. But that is the appeal of this series.
Eric is a fun character, at times his morals just aren't there, but then in the next step you realize that he does have a defined sense of right or wrong. They just aren't what most people's are. It seems like everyone in his life is there to screw with him and this is what makes him likable. He i...more
Eric is a fun character, at times his morals just aren't there, but then in the next step you realize that he does have a defined sense of right or wrong. They just aren't what most people's are. It seems like everyone in his life is there to screw with him and this is what makes him likable. He i...more
Crossed is the third book in the Void City series which features Eric, Rachel, Tabitha, Greta, and Talbot (the Mouser aka Supercat).
There are so many things that happen over the course of this book that you almost need a score card just to keep up with what’s going on. Here is just a Plot/Summary for your enjoyment. (Yes, I used a baseball analogy).
Before Eric and Tabitha are even married, Eric and Rachel have sex, and no, that's nothing new to anyone who has been following this series. Rachel a...more
There are so many things that happen over the course of this book that you almost need a score card just to keep up with what’s going on. Here is just a Plot/Summary for your enjoyment. (Yes, I used a baseball analogy).
Before Eric and Tabitha are even married, Eric and Rachel have sex, and no, that's nothing new to anyone who has been following this series. Rachel a...more
I wish I'd written my review right when I finished and it was all fresh. But I might not have been able to express myself any better then. Ok, here goes. 4.5 stars, a great book. So different from what anyone else is doing. I just noticed the quote on the cover: "Raucous, raunchy blood-opera..." It's a wild mix of crude and elegant. The characters do a lot of bad things, and it's violent and sexual and pretty crazy. But it's also funny and moral and even sweet sometimes. I wrote on Twitter that...more
I'm going to have to admit to starting to get a bit bored with the endless flawporn that is the Void City series. Just once I'd like to see some character development happening. This is different to character change - lots of the characters have changed - and it's non-existent in this series.
It just seems that, having struck on a successful formula - monstrous behaviour consisting almost entirely of hyper-sexualised abuse and violence - Lewis is loathe to allow any of the characters to evolve f...more
It just seems that, having struck on a successful formula - monstrous behaviour consisting almost entirely of hyper-sexualised abuse and violence - Lewis is loathe to allow any of the characters to evolve f...more
I was a little put off by the beginning of this novel. The characters that once entertained me started to get on my nerves. They are all a bit unlikable, or maybe flawed would be more accurate, and I appreciate that, but it does add a bit of annoyance to the mix. The plot here was ok, for what it's worth, but it pretty much boils down to going somewhere to kill someone. I found the changing of viewpoints to be a bit repetitious and didn't really care how some of the characters viewed events. I'm...more
Well, i had to remember what the other were about being that i think this book took over a year to be published. But as I got into i remembered each and every character. I love Eric and his forgetful self and how it wants to be kept in the dark if something is going on but when he finds out. He does the right thing and he surprises those around him by what the does. This book was so i thought about him getting to know his sire but it took an interesting turn. Greta Eric's daughter is her usual s...more
Disappointed a bit in this 3rd outing of the series. It seems everyone was getting on my last nerve. Rachel keeps getting away with crap over and over ad naseum. Greta is a bratty monster when her "daddy" is away. Talbot isn't in the book much. Lisette is too easy to get rid of and she is an Empress and Eric's creator. Eric is smart yet stupid and the forgetfulness is wearing thin. Amazingly, Tabitha is the only one that didn't get on my nerves. She's seemed to smarten up since the last two book...more
This time the action is split between Paris and the series central location Void City. Also, the narration is split between several more characters, which I really enjoyed. Also, J.F. Lewis did a great job of making each POV character have a unique voice.
Lewis expands the viewpoints in this book to include several peripheral characters. Very well done. Continues the excellent comic timing of the prior books. Can't wait for the fourth!
LOVED IT! I love the whole series. This one was a little more heavy than the others, it wasn't as light but Gretta is one of my favorite characters so I liked that she was included more.
In a great series, this was my favorite so far. Really fun, really funny.
Per what I have come to expect from this author, the book is fast paced and just plain awesome! I love that we get to know more about Greta and Talbot. I will admit from the very first page I was eager for Rachel's demise. I think it is great when Greta finally gets to have some fun with a very deserving individual. I do have to say that for some reason I don't think we are ever going to see a "happy" ending for Eric and Tabitha. Eric is too screwed up and undeserving of her loyalty anyway. I ca...more
Jul 13, 2010
Ladiibbug
marked it as wish-list
#3 Void City (UF) - Rel. 2/22/11 !!!
DNF
Jul 07, 2012
Emily
added it
DNF.
I stuck it out to the end. But I definitely did not enjoy this book as much as the first two.
This is the best of the trio and it can't be the final, to many things left in the air. I have to say that of all the characters Talbot is my fav, followed by Greta. And thank god someone finally took care of the bitch "Rachel", damn I couldn't stand her.
The pace was good, the characters spot on and we found out somethings we didn't know about Talbot and about Greta.
Highly recommend this book.
The pace was good, the characters spot on and we found out somethings we didn't know about Talbot and about Greta.
Highly recommend this book.
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This one doesn't get a review because goodreads keeps locking up when I try to submit reviews.
3/5 "for the Genre"
3/5 "for the Genre"
Really a 3.5 for me. The writing is entertaining in general, but the story itself seemed overworked and too many obvious set ups. You have to just take it as mindless entertainment. I'd read the next one but won't be waiting for it with baited breath...
It's really sad that this book took me so long to read. I kept putting it down to read other things. My tastes have definitely changed, as I used to love this series.
I think I will re-read this when I am more in the mood for this style of book.
I think I will re-read this when I am more in the mood for this style of book.
Not as good as Staked, better than ReVamped. Slightly disappointingly this looks like it will be an ongoing series, rather than tying up the few good ideas it had in a trilogy. I'm unlikely to keep going with this.
I ADORE Greta! Such a fun little monster!
Best of the series!
May 21, 2013
Tammy Pattison
marked it as to-read
May 19, 2013
Kim (Raper)
marked it as to-read
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