Blood Work (The Hollows Graphic Novel, #1)

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Blood Work (The Hollows Graphic Novel #1)

by Kim Harrison (Goodreads Author), Pedro Maia (Illustrator), Gemma Magno (Illustrator)

3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 · rating details · 1,569 ratings · 164 reviews

When Ivy met Rachel, the result wasn’t exactly love at first sight. Sparks flew as the living vampire and the stubborn witch learned what it meant to be partners. Now Kim Harrison, the acclaimed author of Pale Demon and Black Magic Sanction, turns back the clock to tell the tale—in an original full-color graphic novel.

Hot-as-hell, tough-as-nails detective Ivy Tamwood has b...more

Hardcover, Graphic Novel, 176 pages

Published July 12th 2011 by Del Rey

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Jul 16, 2011 VampireNovelFan rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: vampires, urban-fantasy, witches

I love the Hollows, but this is sub par for any medium. I am not digging this art in the least. I know a lot of people try to make the excuse that an artist can't capture what you imagine in your mind, but I beg to differ because there are a couple of series with decent graphic novel adaptations. Mercy Thompson's is one of them and even Anita Blake's is better than this, though I'm not a fan of that style and no longer read the series. I was at least going to give the cover some credit, but that...more I love the Hollows, but this is sub par for any medium. I am not digging this art in the least. I know a lot of people try to make the excuse that an artist can't capture what you imagine in your mind, but I beg to differ because there are a couple of series with decent graphic novel adaptations. Mercy Thompson's is one of them and even Anita Blake's is better than this, though I'm not a fan of that style and no longer read the series. I was at least going to give the cover some credit, but that was before I received the actual book and saw that it was simply a photograph, not a cool drawing/painting.

I've also seen a few amazing fanart pieces for the Hollows that not only capture how I imagine the characters, but make them look even better (see Valliant Creations on Deviant Art and you'll see what I mean). Those artist are capable of drawing comic book style too, so one would hope that a hired professional could at least get it in the ballpark. Ivy's asian features are stronger than we were initially led to believe, and she's not as beautiful and elegant as we're led to believe. Rachel's okay, but not that sexy either. I knew Kisten wasn't going to be great but then they HAD to add Trent *shakes head*. I am hoping we don't see Jenks at all at this point since a sequel is in the works. It's definitely disappointing for me, especially coming off of the high from the Pale Demon installment which is now my favorite book to this date. While not my favorite character, I do rather like Ivy so I was hoping for an interesting read. I will admit that a few scenes are quite funny and it was cool seeing things from her POV, but that's really the only plus I can give it. Fans of Ivy/Rachel may like knowing how Ivy started falling for Rachel. While I am not a fan of the pair at all these days, in the earlier books I was intrigued by the idea. I can say that this book hasn't done anything to remotely sway my preference back to that end if that was Harrison's goal.

I do appreciate the attempt at trying a prequel instead of making a graphic novel based off of existing publications, but with Harrison's inexperience in this realm, it may have been better had she gone that route and just started with Dead Witch Walking. This just didn't give me that Hollows feel most of the time, and it's probably because every thing's confined to speech bubbles which limit the depth that we're accustomed to. I just wasn't emotionally attached. I am just not sure how many non-Hollows followers perusing the graphic novel aisle will pick this out and think it's worth $23, or even $14, but that's just me. I wanted to like this, but I just can't recommend this with good conscience.(less)

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Jul 05, 2011 Jen (Red Hot Books) rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: hollows, arcs

I am a huge, huge fan of the Hollows series by Kim Harrison. And I was so excited to find out that a graphic novel was coming out, featuring my favorite characters. Blood Work is a prequel to Dead Witch Walking. But it is set after the events of "Undead in the Garden of Good & Evil." Essentially, it is the story of how Rachel and Ivy came to be partners for the first time, from Ivy's perspective.

Let me talk about the plot first and then I'll get to the art. When Rachel is introduced to Ivy,...more I am a huge, huge fan of the Hollows series by Kim Harrison. And I was so excited to find out that a graphic novel was coming out, featuring my favorite characters. Blood Work is a prequel to Dead Witch Walking. But it is set after the events of "Undead in the Garden of Good & Evil." Essentially, it is the story of how Rachel and Ivy came to be partners for the first time, from Ivy's perspective.

Let me talk about the plot first and then I'll get to the art. When Rachel is introduced to Ivy, it's not clear if it supposed to be a punishment or reward from Piscary for Ivy's frame-job of her old boss. At first, the women are like oil and water. But as they start working the case of a dead Were, Rachel begins earning Ivy's respect --and eventually Ivy's more sensual attention. Ivy and Kisten are still a couple and Ivy is very much under Piscary's thumb. But as the book progresses, she begins to question if she wants it to stay that way.

I'm still nursing a broken heart over (view spoiler) There's no Jenks here... Rachel hasn't met him yet. I guess if this were a story told traditionally, it would stack up to a novella. There's not a whole lot going on... more like a snapshot in this time of their lives.

I don't think there was any way I could be 100% happy with someone else's artistic vision for my beloved characters. Rachel, Ivy and Piscary were ok for me. Not exactly how I envisioned them, but I could live with it. Kisten was the furthest from what I pictured. In my mind, he is early Jason Lewis. Here, he is... not. But despite that, it was easy to slide into the story, and interesting to see visual representations of all the tidbits that are part of the Hollows lore... from the charms, to the magic, to Ivy's aura.

I don't know how meaningful this would be to someone who hasn' t read the series. But it's a treat for fans. Almost 4 stars.

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Mar 08, 2013 Angela rated it 4 of 5 stars

I stumbled across this graphic novel at a used book store and was quite delighted as I didn't even know that it existed prior to that!

I've been a big fan of Kim Harrison for years now, and it's always exciting (to me) to see a series that I really love done in a different format (such as George R.R. Martin's "Game of Thrones" and the manga series based on Gail Carriger's "Parasol Protectorate" series). I read this in about a day and I really enjoyed it. I liked seeing things from Ivy's point-of-...more

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Dec 07, 2012 Laura rated it 1 of 5 stars Recommends it for: um, people who like Witchblade or the Harris-True Blood books...

Shelves: graphic-novels-comic-books

Had this series recommended to me, so I tried the GN to start with. I like the... idea. Paranormal detective stuff, Dresden-esque. Somehow the story missed on all accounts. The dialogue was painful, it was basically a series of dramatic one-liners by very flat characters. At first, very quick glance, the main characters appear to be strong, female leads. Not at all true. Ivy just acted superior and hyper-sexed and Rachel appeared to me like a wanna-be-Buffy. Both were incredibly defensive and tr...more

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Feb 23, 2012 Lynda Tatad rated it 4 of 5 stars

I really enjoyed this first graphic novel set in Kim Harrison's Hallows series. It's a prequel of that series, as she has written an original story relating to how living vamp Ivy Tamwood became partners with the witch Rachel Morgan at the Inderland Security office. The book series has been told by Rachel's POV, so it's refreshing to get the story from Ivy's POV in this story. How the characters met is told briefly in the beginning of the first novel, Dead Witch Walking, but the visual story rea...more

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Feb 04, 2012 Morgan rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: graphic-novel, fiction, paranormal, vampires, werewolves, witches-and-wizards

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Okay, so like others I want to preface this by saying that I really enjoy The Hollows series.

This graphic novel is a prequel of sorts to show us how Ivy and Rachel met for the first time. Ivy/Rachel is a thread running through the whole series, so I was very interested.

I ended up disappointed in several things.

First, the graphic novel storyline itself wasn't very good. Sure, we have Ivy getting demoted and stuck with an untrained partner in Rachel, but her ~*~FEELINGS~*~ come on way to...more

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Sep 04, 2011 E. rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal

Originally posted on Night Owl Reviews. The tale of the meeting between a tortured vampire named Ivy Tamwood and her unwanted and unrequested new partner, witch Rachel Morgan. The two women could not be more different and they strike sparks off of each other as they try to comply with all of the demands upon their new partnership within the framework of I.S. (Inderland Security). A murder of a were implicates vampires but Rachel is unwilling to be restricted to her bland runner duties and starts...more

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Jul 25, 2011 The Listmaker rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011, urban-fantasy, graphic-novel

As a diehard fan of the Rachel Morgan/Hollows series (thanks to Sara Brookes - a goodreads author and someone any fan of Kim Harrison should check out. No, seriously, go check her out and take a look at the books she's written, you'll like them.) I read a graphic novel when it's not a genre I normally read.

I liked it. My only real complaint - one that is actually addressed by Kim in her interview at the end of the book - is that the depictions of the characters differs from those in my head. Mai...more

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Jul 15, 2011 Chibineko rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: cool, comics, fairies, graphic-novel, butt-kicking-heroines, murder, supernatural, urban-fantasy, vampires, werewolves

I've been eagerly awaiting this comic for a long time & now that I have it in my hands I have to say that the experience is both underwhelming & better than I expected. I'll review this in two parts, one for the artwork and one for the story since I kind of reacted to the two a little differently.

ARTWORK:

I have to admit that not everyone came across the way I expected them to. The artist did an incredible job adapting this to comic format but at times I don't think he really *got* the c...more I've been eagerly awaiting this comic for a long time & now that I have it in my hands I have to say that the experience is both underwhelming & better than I expected. I'll review this in two parts, one for the artwork and one for the story since I kind of reacted to the two a little differently.

ARTWORK:

I have to admit that not everyone came across the way I expected them to. The artist did an incredible job adapting this to comic format but at times I don't think he really *got* the characters. The drawings are beautiful but I really got the feeling that the artist hadn't read the source novels (instead reading a cliff notes version) & because of that, he didn't really bring that deeper level to the characters. It's possible to do since I've seen some good GN adaptations out there but it just wasn't done here. (I assume that he didn't read the source novels because the book did have the artist's initial character sketches & he was pretty off with quite a few of the characters. He initially wanted to give Piscary hair & make him into a skinny white guy, for pete's sake.) Where the artist did get it right was with Rachel's character. I loved the artwork for her. When it comes to others such as Ivy, well... let's just say that it doesn't come close to capturing her depth, grace, or beauty.

STORY:

The story here is pretty light but it's still pretty darn good. It's nice to see how our dynamic duo met & I have to admit that my Ivy/Rachel shipping flared up again with this story. The story I have no problem with, although I wish it was just a little meatier at times. Maybe it's just the comic adaptation and/or that I enjoyed Pale Demon so much it set the bar very high, but I didn't get the glow that I normally do from reading a Hollows book.

It's still a good story & the artwork is captured better than the current state of the Anita Blake comics* (although that's not saying much). I'm still interested to see the next few volumes, although I'll probably wait for this to hit paperback rather than pre-ordering the hardback. As for everyone else, I suggest checking this out via the library or your local bookstore before plunking down the money for the hardcover.

3/5

*Although to be fair, the first volume or two of the Anita Blake series did do a good job at the artwork. It's just fallen into a steady decline since then. (less)

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Dec 10, 2012 Jenny rated it 3 of 5 stars

Recommended to Jenny by: Amy

One of my friends spotted this at the library and let me borrow it. I had conveniently just read Into the Woods. The events in this graphic novel occur right after "Undead in the Garden of Good and Evil", so it was actually a very seamless transition.

I enjoyed seeing Ivy and Rachel work their first case together. As I'm sure many of the other folks have mentioned, the characters didn't look how I envisioned, but I'd say that's to be expected. They weren't too far off. One thing that did throw me...more

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Aug 27, 2011 Jessica rated it 4 of 5 stars

It's so hard to review a graphic novel, yet it will give me practice for when I read and review the VA one! Anyways Blood Work, is Kim Harrison's first ever graphic novel and my first one to read as well! Pedro Maia and Gemma Magno were the illustrators and they did a fabulous job! Of course, being new to graphic novels I didn't know what to expect!

This is a prequel story to the Hollows and how Ivy and Rachel first met and what their first case was like. And they didn't get along right away--whi...more It's so hard to review a graphic novel, yet it will give me practice for when I read and review the VA one! Anyways Blood Work, is Kim Harrison's first ever graphic novel and my first one to read as well! Pedro Maia and Gemma Magno were the illustrators and they did a fabulous job! Of course, being new to graphic novels I didn't know what to expect!

This is a prequel story to the Hollows and how Ivy and Rachel first met and what their first case was like. And they didn't get along right away--which we kind of knew from reading the books. But still the duo must put aside their differences and work together to get the case solved. Which is a nightmare, weres are being murdered for some reason and it's up to Ivy and Rachel to put an end to it.

Again, this was my first time reading a graphic novel and it was pretty enjoyable. Sure I read comics when I was a kid; comic strips and the Scooby Doo comic series (yup, I'm a Scooby girl, born and bred and working on getting my niece hooked!). So one thing I did struggle with was how the frames were arranged. At times I wasn't sure which way I was supposed to go, but backtracking wasn't a horrendous affair! And really I only got misdirected once or twice out of the whole book.

Since this is just Ivy and Rachel, Jenks wasn't there. Hopefully he'll popup in the next one! I really want him there to add some laughs to the duo. Ivy, as we know is all about the rules and doing things by the book, while Rachel is a little more spontaneous! So the two working together resulted in some funny moments.

Kisten was there too! YAY KISTEN! He LIVES!! It was sooo good to see him again! And REALLY see him this time too, not just my image of him! He makes a pretty good animated dude if I do say so myself!

Surprisingly there was a bit of an open-ended ending. From hearing Kim talk on her blog, there is going to be another one in the works. It just takes time to do put it all together! The ending even brings in another character that we're familiar with...or maybe not! Yeah, I'm speculating on who the mysterious character is, but I have a very good guess!!

At the end of the book there's also some extras, like seeing the earlier sketches of the characters, the making of a graphic novel in a simple step-by-step guide and a short conversation with Kim about the graphic novel! It was a really awesome read and one I recommend to Hollows fans! I sooo can't wait to read the next one or even The Hollows Insider which comes out in October! This is definitely a year of Kim with 4 books! 1 adult, 1 YA, 1 graphic novel, and 1 super cool book with details of the Hollows world!

Overall rating 4.5/5 stars(less)

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Feb 25, 2013 Carole Holland rated it 3 of 5 stars

This is the first graphic novel I have ever read, so I have nothing to compare it to in terms of graphic novel quality. I chose to buy it because I am a massive fan of Kim Harrison’s Hollows series and I wanted it for sake of completeness of my collection. I am reviewing this more as a fan of the Hollows than as a graphic novel critique.

I acknowldeged before I hit ‘buy’ that the characters would more than likely not be portrayed as I imagined them from the novels – they never really are when tra...more This is the first graphic novel I have ever read, so I have nothing to compare it to in terms of graphic novel quality. I chose to buy it because I am a massive fan of Kim Harrison’s Hollows series and I wanted it for sake of completeness of my collection. I am reviewing this more as a fan of the Hollows than as a graphic novel critique.

I acknowldeged before I hit ‘buy’ that the characters would more than likely not be portrayed as I imagined them from the novels – they never really are when transferred into any medium involving images, be it gaphic novel or movie – but I wasn’t too upset by it. In fact, there were only two characters I immediately had to double take to work out who they were. The portrayals of Ivy, Denon, Quen and Piscary were brilliant, in fact, I was surprised at how quickly I recognised and accepted them. Kisten wasn’t bad, but when I thought about it I couldn’t say why he wasn’t right so maybe it was just one of those things.

I wasn’t keen on the visual portrayal of Rachel but I don’t think that I was going to be happy with anything because I have such a solid picture of her in my head – in a way I’m glad that this novel preceeds the other books because Jenks and Trenton weren’t involved and so I couldn’t rage at how wrong they were!

As far as the storyline goes, it seemed a little thin on the ground compared to the traditional novels – I understand that the perametres are different with graphic novels but I know that they are perfectly capable of portraying deeper stories than this. It was a nice set-up of Ivy and Rachel’s ‘get together’ and showed their relationship begin to form along the dubious line of friendship, irritation and almost-romance that runs through the whole series.

Aside from that, the case of the mysterious werewolf deaths and black magic witch coven seemed a little consequential and glossed over – like it was only there because it really had to be, not because the characters really cared about it.

I think some of this distance was supposed to portray Ivy’s emotional confusion and psychological issues as it is set when she is firmly one of Piscary’s favoured pets, but it missed the mark slightly and felt cold and detached.

The thing I enjoyed most about Blood Work was the section at the back about how the characters had been developed by the artists based on Kim Harrison’s descriptions and the interview section about how she chose which artists to work with. It was an interesting insight into what work goes into producing a Graphic Novel and I was fascinated.

Rating: 3.5/5(less)

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May 09, 2011 Candice M (tinylibrarian) rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: comics

Blood Work is author Kim Harrison's first graphic novel and is set in the world of her adult paranormal romance novels. Basically, it's a prequel of sorts which explains how two of the main characters from her books met. Sadly, I haven't read any of her adult novels so I have no background in terms of who the main characters are or their relationship.

The galley I received is in black and white, but from images posted on Kim Harrison's website (http://www.kimharrison.net/Hollows%20...), the final...more

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Jan 19, 2012 Lady Entropy rated it 1 of 5 stars

I will start this review by saying that I love Kim Harrison's series The Hollows. They were the first true Urban Fantasy series I collected, and it has been my recommendation to many a person wanting to try out this genre.

However, and as much of a Fangirl I am to this author and her work (and the main character of the Graphic Novel, Ivy Tamwood), I have to outright admit there are some really serious issues with this Graphic Novel adaptation of the world of the Hollows. The author at least was g...more

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Oct 31, 2011 Kaseka rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: comics-and-graphic-novels, contemporary, fantasy, paranormal-investigation, urban-fantasy

Blood Work is a fun graphic novel and a fast read. I was immediately intrigued by Harrison's use of vampires, witches, and the social dynamics of paranormal societies as they police their own and try to integrate peacefully (well...) with the mundanes.

Although this graphic novel didn't conclude every mystery it raised, it's the first of a series, and also acts as a prequel to Harrison's series of novels about the same characters.

Having caught a glimpse into Rachel Morgan and Ivy Tamwood's invest...more

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Feb 23, 2013 Nathan Herald rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2013-challenge

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Ivy Tamwood, a living vampire, has been demoted from homicide to street-crime, and she's not happy about it. Compounding the fact that she's working for a pain-in-the-ass supervisor who had made it his life's mission to make hers as miserable as possible, Ivy's got a new partner who is practically her polar opposite. When a rogue coven of witches start killing werewolves, can Ivy and Rachel work past their differences to break up this ring? Will Ivy be able to ignore her growing...more

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Oct 30, 2011 k reads rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: both-sucks-and-blows, reviewed

This review first appeared at So I Read This Book... at http://www.soireadthisbook.com/2011/10/quick-dirty-reviews-say-hello-to.html

A graphic novel prequel to Harrison’s popular Hollows series, this is the story of how Rachel and Ivy first meet, when after being busted down from homicide to street crime, vampire I.S. agent Ivy is partnered with newbie agent and witch Rachel. Sparks fly, heads butt and Ivy takes a bath with Kisten but there is not a lot of substance to this story and it is defi...more

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Jul 03, 2011 Mel rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: urban-fantasy, vampires, witches, graphic-novel

I love Kim Harrison's Hollows series. That being said I wasn't planning to pick up the graphic novel because I didn't like the interpretation of characters that I love. Ivy is by far my favorite character in this world and the artwork of her is nothing like the image in my head. I thought it would ruin the story for me. I was wrong.

I was fortunate enough to find an advance copy of Blood Work at a used bookstore and just couldn't resist buying it at the price. I'm very glad I did.

While the artwor...more

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Apr 07, 2012 Ubalstecha rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: female-urban-fantasy

Author Kim Harrison has created a graphic novel telling us the story that we all wanted to know about, what happened when Rachel and Ivy first met. Told from Ivy's point of view, we see their first case, how they learned to trust and respect the other, and how Piscary set up Rachel as a temptation for Ivy.

The problem with any graphic novel adaptation of a literary is that the characters do not match with what you see in your head. So Rachel's hair is a little to curly, and Ivy is a little too sh...more

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Aug 06, 2011 Wendy rated it 3 of 5 stars

Really cool firsts Graphic Novel of The Hollows series!

This first installment is told through Ivy’s viewpoint and goes back to the beginning when Ivy and Rachel first meet and are teamed up as partners for the first time. Lots of drama and bloodlust, as you’d expect, and an interesting mystery that leaves you wanting more and anticipating Book 2, which is thankfully already in progress.

In the included author’s notes, Kim Harrison mentions that many readers expressed their disappointment as the c...more

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Aug 24, 2011 Kathy Martin rated it 3 of 5 stars

I think that I am not as visual as the average person. I get my information from words and sounds. Therefore, a graphic novel is not my favorite form of the written word. But I am a fan of the Hollows series and thought I would give it a try.

I can recognize that the images were well-drawn and well-colored. The action flowed. But for me the story was shallow. I missed the nuances that can be done with text. The story was about the first meeting of Ivy and Rachel and their first case together. It...more

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Aug 06, 2012 Amy Denim rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: graphic-romances

The artwork in the graphic novel was brilliant. It really brought the characters to life. This story only gives a brief taste of the Hollows world, and I think readers who have read the novels will appreciate it much more than I did.
The story ends a little abruptly, but it does look like another graphic novel in this series is scheduled to come out this year.

So maybe the story will be continued there. It wasn't clear whether there would be more at the end of this book.
I would definitely read m...more

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Feb 22, 2013 Kristi rated it 3 of 5 stars

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This case is an introduction to the Hollows world and takes some twists and turns. The graphic novel was long enough to show you each Rachel and Ivy’s personalities, clashes, and the world around them. To me the novel ended abruptly finishing the case a little too easy. The pictures were decent sometimes I was unable to understand what the author was trying to get a crossed. Rachel was clear and could almost look like a real p...more

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Feb 22, 2012 Holly Booms Walsh rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: vampire, graphic-novel, urban-fantasy, paranormal-fiction

Eh. The story is very light (less than a novella), told from Ivy's point of view upon first meeting Rachel. Rachel is very much as described in the books, though Ivy and Kisten are not quite accurate. My biggest beef with this is that the story line seems very 20/20 hindsight-esque, where Ivy is very cognizant of her attraction to Rachel as a deeper attraction than just superficial sexual attraction, and she seems way way too aware of how messed up Piscary has made her - which the true realizati...more

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Oct 03, 2012 Monica Williams rated it 4 of 5 stars

I usually like graphic novel adaptations of series that I read in regular print format and this book was no exception. It is interesting because it is a prequel, not a graphic adaptation of a prior novel. Readers who read the series know that Ivy and Rachel are partners and have worked together for some time. This graphic novel explores their initial meeting and partnership. The story is interesting, but for me the coolest part of the book was in the back where there is an exploration of how the...more

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Sep 04, 2012 JenniferJ rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: zzz2012

This was one of the first graphic novels I have read and while I enjoyed the Hollows story I don't think I am going to be a big fan of graphic novels. I am not all that into comic strips or books either but I like to try new things is why I decided to read this and because I love The Hollows series!

As far as just zooming in on the actual story I loved it but in the graphic novels Rachel seems more dingy and Ivy appears far more sarcastic than in the actual books but again maybe it is just the di...more

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Jul 24, 2011 Megan Hogue rated it 4 of 5 stars

I thoroughly enjoyed this graphic adventure of the first time Rachel and Ivy met and worked together. We have read about it briefly in the series, so it was nice to finally not only read it, but SEE it. It was also kinda nice to have it from Ivy's perspective as well, even though she's not my favorite character. I was bumming hard when Kisten appeared because I miss that guy SOOOOOOOOOOOO much, but at least we're getting to see him here and there even though he's no longer around. I was also bum...more

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Aug 12, 2011 Amanda rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: authors-kim-harrison, fantasy-magic, fiction, graphic-novels, mystery-suspense, read-in-2011, vampire-books

I really loved seeing how Ivy and Rachel got started together and Ivy's turmoil dealing with Piscary. However, Rachel and Kisten were not how I pictured them in my head at all and that made them hard to concentrate on. Ivy was perfect and even Denon and Piscary were pretty spot on. Perhaps I love Rachel and Kisten too much so I was bound to be disappointed that they were not perfect. I thought Kisten looked way too young, too much like a punk. I always pictured him more smooth, sexy. And Rachel...more

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Aug 05, 2012 Vicky rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: bd-romans-graphiques, créatures-et-cie

I wasn't expecting much, it is out of curiosity that I bought this one. I knew it centered on Ivy and she isn't my favorite character, I find her to be unidimensional. In my opinion, she's the weakest point in Kim Harrison's series. Still, curiosity got the better of me and I bought it, my curiosity is satisfied and if any more come out I'm not buying them. I'll stick with the novels.

I can't say it was really bad, but it was utterly boring. The drawing is common, nothing stands out, no particula...more

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Aug 29, 2011 Jim rated it 3 of 5 stars

A 3 of 5 star rating for the graphic novel (aka comic book) of Blood Work by Kim Harrison. This graphic novel is based on "The Hollows" series of novels by Harrison. Set in the time when two of the lead characters met (Rachel and Ivy), it setups their relationship which is progressed thru the Hollows series. I am a big fan of the Hollows series. I am not much of a fan of graphic novels. I started this novel with an open mind. I did enjoy the quality of the graphics and the high quality printed p...more

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“Why aren't you afraid of me?
I've seen my death, and you're not it.” — 10 people liked it

“She's not your type.
Since when do I have a type?” — 6 people liked it

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Blood Work (The Hollows Graphic Novel #1)

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