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A Fistful of Charms

(The Hollows #4)

Kim Harrison (Goodreads Author)

4.25 · Rating details · 57,235 ratings · 1,413 reviews

The evil night things that prowl Cincinnati despise witch and bounty hunter Rachel Morgan. Her new reputation for the dark arts is turning human and undead heads alike with the intent to possess, bed, and kill her -- not necessarily in that order.

Now a mortal lover who abandoned Rachel has returned, haunted by his secret past. And there are those who covet what Nick posses ...more

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Jul 05, 2017 Luffy rated it liked it

Shelves: decent-enough, popular, fantasy, review-worth-reading, unfunny, romance

For some reason Ivy, one of the vampires in the book, says, I mean exclaims "Shut up!" very often. I wondered from what old horror movie or literature has the author taken this tic and made it her own.

But as you see, I've given the book 3 stars, which is not to be sneered at. I think that the book lacked fiber. It lacked fresh ideas. Yes, the heroine, Rachel, does not travel to the ever after , nor does she invoke a demon. Like Hercule Poirot would say, she has other cats to whip.

The adventures ...more

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Nov 30, 2008 Anya rated it liked it

Where the hell is Trent Kalamack???

He is probably off getting his elf butt married to that cold-hearted lady of the previous installment, but still... Where the heck is he? I am only a few chapters away from finishing the book and still fondly waiting for him to make an appearance. He is by far one of the most interesting characters of this series, along with Jenks, Ivy and of course Rachel herself. (Have to admit I am not precisely too great a fan of Ivy either...)

Nick... Nick can climb up the ...more

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Jun 19, 2012 Jessica ❁ ➳ Silverbow ➳ ❁ rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: not-your-ordinary-creatures, angels-and-or-demons, jerk-of-my-dreams, the-book-boy-is-mine, weres-shapeshifters, vampires, urban-fantasy, fae, some-kinda-magic, rabid-reads-reviews

Reviewed by: Rabid Reads

3.5 stars

Where to begin . . .

I've come to expect a certain kind of action-fueled, intricate, and well-crafted plot from Kim Harrison, and in A Fistful of Charms, the fourth installment of her The Hollows series, the breakneck pace and interconnectedness upheld all of my expectations.

But . . . yes, there's a but . . . the Rachel and Ivy nonsense came to a head, and as we all know, things that come to a head are wont to EXPLODE.

And explode it did. But I'll get to that later ...more

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Jan 23, 2015 Lazaros rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Recommends it for: urban fantasy lovers

Shelves: witches, urban-fantasy, paranormal, magic, all-time-favorites, vampires, girl-power, fantasy

“As the joke goes, you don’t have to be faster than the wolf chasing you, just faster than everyone else running away.”

Undoubtedly the best book in the series, and by far the most action-packed one too. Mrs. Harrison has set the bar too high for me and unless the next book is just as good I will be a tad bit disappointed. This did the trick for me. If I didn't love the series before now I definitely do. The more this series progresses and I get to see and know more of the characters, the mor ...more

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Jan 09, 2009 Nichole (DirrtyH) rated it liked it

Shelves: 2009, urban-fantasy, vampires, werewolves

Kim Harrison is a writer with a lot of imagination and a lot of personality. Her world and her characters are very original. Where she stumbles is in her actual writing.
Not only are there tons of typos in this book - spelling errors, grammar errors, etc ("it was a mute point"?! "she had to access the situation"?) - but her actual writing leaves a little something to be desired.
I have struggled with this series, finding it boring at times and hard to follow. I finally came to the conclusion tha Kim Harrison is a writer with a lot of imagination and a lot of personality. Her world and her characters are very original. Where she stumbles is in her actual writing.
Not only are there tons of typos in this book - spelling errors, grammar errors, etc ("it was a mute point"?! "she had to access the situation"?) - but her actual writing leaves a little something to be desired.
I have struggled with this series, finding it boring at times and hard to follow. I finally came to the conclusion that the problem is that I don't understand the world that Harrison has created. She is so imaginative and has built a universe really rich in fantasy, but she has failed to make the rules of that universe clear. I do not understand her vampire society, I don't understand her werewolf hierarchy; it's all very confusing. Which makes the interactions and relationships between Rachel and the other characters (particularly Ivy) really hard to understand.

*Potential spoilers ahead* - I will try to keep them very mild so you'll probably be okay, but added a warning just in case.

Basic plot of A Fistful of Charms: Rachel discovers that her old boyfriend Nick, who disappeared at the end of the second book (I think; I don't remember exactly) has taken off to Michigan and gotten into a lot of trouble after stealing a priceless werewolf artifact, taking Jenks's son Jax with him. Rachel and and a human sized Jenks go to Michigan on a rescue mission; but is Rachel going to help Jenks save his son, or is this about her unresolved feelings for her ex-boyfriend? (Hint: it's B.)

What's good: The book is at its most honest and heartfelt when it deals with the unresolved issues between Rachel and Nick. Unfortunately this gets "resolved" pretty quickly, and it was a little convenient.
About halfway through, Ivy shows up for some unexplained reason (or maybe it was explained, but was pretty flimsy), and there are some really great scenes between her and Rachel. (I think this is probably what the book is actually about.)
The magic. This is where Harrison's imagination really shines through; when Rachel is performing spells, it's always fun to read.
Also, full sized Jenks is a lot of fun - though another reviewer complained about Rachel's constant ogling, and I have to agree.

What's bad: Some of the action in the book, particularly at the end, is pretty good. But there are several chapters where Rachel has to scuba dive to this island full of werewolves to rescue Nick, and that whole thing is BORING. It actually put me to sleep a couple times, and I don't think I'm the only one who struggled with it. I finally had to just skim until they got off or I never would have made it through.
My confusion about the structure of the vampire and werewolf societies made a lot of the plot of this book hard to follow. There are three werewolf packs on this island but they're all united under one alpha but only sort of and they're more aggressive because they want this statue... it was confusing. And what was the big deal about the statue? It might start a war? I'm a pretty smart girl, but I didn't get it. I basically came away with "it's valuable and dangerous". And they're willing to kill Rachel over it. I guess that's all I really needed to know, but it was all screwy and confusing.
Also still confused about the whole Ivy/Rachel/Kisten dynamic. And Kisten was missing from a lot of the book. He was at the beginning and the very end, but through the meat of the book he was just mentioned a lot because they seemed to be using all his stuff. Most of the time, though, Rachel didn't even think about him which was disappointing. Kisten is the best part of the seres, IMO!

I will doggedly continue to read this series. It somehow is able to keep me just barely interested enough to carry on, but there are a lot of things that confuse me and bother me about this series and try as I might, I don't think I'll ever understand why so many people love this series so much. Which is nothing against the fans; I'm kind of jealous, in fact. I want to love these books. They're just not really for me, I guess. ...more

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Mar 10, 2020 Carole (Carole's Random Life) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2020, own-digital-audiobook, reviewed, fantasy, audio-book, paranormal, series

This review can also be found at Carole's Random Life in Books.

I had such a good time with this book. I read the first few books in this series years ago and didn't continue for one reason or another. Most of the series probably hadn't been written at that point. A couple of years ago, I decided to start working my way through the series again by listening to the audiobooks. I think that this might have been the first time that I read this book and I really enjoyed it.

This book picks up shortly This review can also be found at Carole's Random Life in Books.

I had such a good time with this book. I read the first few books in this series years ago and didn't continue for one reason or another. Most of the series probably hadn't been written at that point. A couple of years ago, I decided to start working my way through the series again by listening to the audiobooks. I think that this might have been the first time that I read this book and I really enjoyed it.

This book picks up shortly after the events of the previous book. Rachel learns that Jenks's son Jax might be in trouble along with her ex-boyfriend, Nick, and she feels compelled to help. Rachel enlists the help of Jenks as backup and with the aid of a couple of demon curses, they head off to rescue the pair and things get interesting very quickly.

I really enjoyed the way that Rachel and Jenks worked together in this book. Jenks is such a great character and I tend to enjoy the scenes that he appears in and he was in the bulk of this book. I really appreciated the changes that Jenks went through in this story and I think that we really got to know him a lot better. I also found the developments in Rachel's relationship with Ivy to be intriguing and look forward to seeing how things play out later in the series.

This story was really exciting. There were some pretty intense scenes where I was a bit worried about the fate of Rachel, Jenks, Ivy, and the rest of the group. I wasn't sure how they would get themselves out of some of the situations in this book. I also felt like there were some pretty pivotal moments in the characters' personal lives and there were a few rather surprising revelations.

Marguerite Gavin did a fantastic job with the narration of this book. I think that she is the perfect narrator for this series. She handled all of the different character voices wonderfully and added a lot of life to each of the characters. I love how much emotion and excitement she is able to express with her reading. I feel like her narration added to my overall enjoyment of the story.

I would recommend this series to others. This series is full of wonderful characters facing some pretty exciting situations. This is a series that you will want to read in order but that shouldn't be a hardship since all of the earlier books are just as good as this one.

Initial Thoughts
I really enjoyed this book! I was in the mood to get back to this series and I am glad I did. The narration did feel a little fast to me so I slowed it down just a bit so that it sounded more natural. I know, everyone else is speeding up their audiobooks and I am over here slowing mine down! I stalled after the third book the first time I tried the series and when I started again with the audiobooks a few years ago. This book worked well for me. I liked Jenks a lot in this story and I liked some of the changes in relationships. The premise was well done with plenty of excitement. I cannot wait to read the next book in this series!

Book source: purchased ...more

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Mar 28, 2016 Aisling Zena rated it liked it

Shelves: werewolves-dragons-shifters, paranormal-fantasy-urban-fantasy, vampires

3.5 stars

I don't know how to rate this..

Rachel is getting on my nerves big time and that's never a good thing for the main character of a series. It also feels like it's heading down a very weird path with Ivy that I seriously don't like. I also don't like what's coming for Jenks. And I didn't even get some sexy times to distract me from all that in this book.

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What I did like is the writing, the world K.H. built and the overall plot. I will probably keep reading the series as I'm too curious an ...more

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Dec 20, 2011 missEvi [can't commit to a book] rated it it was ok

Shelves: urban-fantasy, magic, i-m-the-weirdo, kick-ass-heroine

Shortest review ever:
While reading this book I couldn't stop my self from thinking a saying that we have here in Greece "even more stupid than chicory". Rachel is so dumb that my hand is twitching.

I hope that I won't end up rooting for a demon to take her out of her misery. ...more

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Dec 11, 2010 Kat Kennedy rated it liked it

The last couple of lines of this book were the best of this whole series.

I still don't LOVE this series but I'll give the next book a read now just because I want to know what bloody happens. Though it's edging eerily close to an Anita Blake theme here.

I think the reason why I liked this story better was because it was blessedly free of demons. When there's a demon around, you can almost bet that Rachel is twice as dumb as usual. Unfortunately, the title of the next book is A Few Demons More.

Fuc ...more

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Oct 05, 2007 Dannii (lilbob1980) rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: borrowed

I found this book really hard to read compared to the previous three. Whilst there was all the usual excitement and twists and turns i was starting to feel like i had read this all before. Rachel is starting to get on my nerves a bit, i really can't understand how one person can keep making such bad mistakes and never learning from them, and she seems to have the biggest libido in the world. Can she survive five minutes without falling in love with someone? And is she ever going to stop toying w ...more

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Apr 07, 2021 Trish rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

For the love of Tink(erbell, the Disney whore *lol*), I feel … ambivalent … about his 4th volume of the series.

Rachel’s ex, Nick, cleaned out his apartment secretly (surprise!) and left town (another surprise) - and took Jenks’ oldest son with him! Have I mentioned that I seriously hate the human fucker?!
Jenks and his family are still living in David’s basement but amends are made between Jenks and Rachel so there is hope for the trio getting back together right from the start of the book.
In fa ...more

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Sep 16, 2012 Jonetta rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: urban-fantasy, audiobook, 16000-in-2016

The story begins with Rachel in the middle of a Were challenge. They don't like her being David's alpha, which she and David orchestrated so she could be insured and allow him to essentially remain as a lone wolf. Things happen during that challenge that are harbingers of what's to come. If that wasn't enough action, Rachel gets drawn into some Nick drama that includes Jenks' son, Jax. Apparently, he's acquired a powerful artifact that will threaten the Inderland world, giving Weres a dangerous ...more

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Nov 12, 2017 Emma rated it liked it

Shelves: urban-fantasy, fantasy, vampires, magic

I think I may have overdosed on this series. Usually I like to leave a space between books in a series, but I enjoyed the first in this one so much that I read 4 in a row! I checked reviews and most people think this one was just as good or better than the preceding books. So I think I need a break.
Specifically though, I didn’t like the fact that Rachel was rescuing Nick who didn’t deserve her help. I don’t like Nick and I absolutely HATE him calling her ‘Ray Ray’. I also wasn’t much taken with ...more

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Jul 23, 2013 Robert rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Shelves: robert-s-reads

The charm was lost on me. Maybe I need to remove the stake from the nape of my neck, devour a clove of garlic in less than 12 seconds, follow it up with some red Kool-Aid, douse myself in holy water, and then shoot a silver bullet up my bum. Or maybe I should tell all the werewolves, witches, pixies, and vampires to suck it, and that I’ll handle the trials and tribulations of dangling from a rope myself. Instead of plunging a few of my fantasies into ecstasy, I was left with a look of horror on The charm was lost on me. Maybe I need to remove the stake from the nape of my neck, devour a clove of garlic in less than 12 seconds, follow it up with some red Kool-Aid, douse myself in holy water, and then shoot a silver bullet up my bum. Or maybe I should tell all the werewolves, witches, pixies, and vampires to suck it, and that I’ll handle the trials and tribulations of dangling from a rope myself. Instead of plunging a few of my fantasies into ecstasy, I was left with a look of horror on my face, and a belief that I somehow showed up to the wrong party on the wrong day and with the wrong date. I’d equate it to watching a chicken with boxing gloves beat the crap out of a coyote.

The Hollows kept me firmly in the shadows. Flipping the pages was like dragging my knuckles through glass and battery acid, reading the dialogue caused multiple convulsions, and listening to Ivy whine in time would have instigated trips to multiple psychiatric specialists and probably more than one straightjacket stint. At the Turn I wanted to burn a stake through my heart, roughly somewhere in the middle of Inderland where black spells and hexes and disguise charms and demon curses forced me to question the limits of my own sanity. To use an expression presented in A FISTFUL OF CHARMS: shit on crap.

I suppose vampires might inhabit Cincinnati, but I can think of plenty of other places I’d rather reside were I to wake up one morning and enter the land of the undead. Even within Ohio, I’d rank other major C cities Cleveland and Columbus higher up the residential map. But, hey, that’s just me.

Sure, there was a plot, but I have no idea what the hell happened. If I were to get shot in the foot, whacked over the head (and knocked unconscious), strapped to the front of a wooden roller coaster at Cedar Point, and then shoved against a brick wall at over ninety miles an hour, I’d probably have an easier time describing what happened to the authorities (assuming I miraculously survived).

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Aug 02, 2018 alicat ♡➹♡ rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal-urban_fantasy, favorite_heroines, complicated_mc, _with_romance, cool_chicks, audio

3.5 stars

This book was entertaining but had some seriously annoying moments - basically the same things that have bugged me every book so far. Overall, the good outweighs the bad and I'm looking forward to the next book.

Jenks (view spoiler)

Nick (view spoiler) ...more

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Jun 17, 2021 Angela rated it it was ok

Shelves: 2021-read

I didn’t enjoy this one as much - probably because it had one of my most hated characters in it - but also because of some deeply personal stuff.

Look, I never liked or trusted Nick, but he can go die in a pool of lava.

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Jan 30, 2011 VampireNovelFan rated it liked it

Shelves: shifters, adventure, vampires, witches, paranormal-romance, urban-fantasy, comedy, mystery, elves, demons

Many people loved this book, but this was actually among my least favorite.

Nick, Rachel's ex-boyfriend is a conniving little snot. He adds nothing to this series, except my hate for him. He ends up partnering with Jax (Jenks' son) and they get themselves in trouble with the weres after their attempt to steal the Focus.

The gang take a road trip to save him and Jax, but Jenks needs to be a bit more powerful. Soooo Rachel makes him big! While this particular book wasn't my favorite, that one scene ...more

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Jan 02, 2012 Kira rated it did not like it

Shelves: vampires, witches, dragged-on-endlessly, forced-myself-to-finish-it, magic, unlikable-characters, urban-fantasy, weres, tstl-heroine

I made it through this awful book! I deserve a medal for finishing it. It’s taken me weeks to trudge through it. I couldn’t read more than 30 pages at a time. The world is crazy right now, and this book did not do anything to help me escape. All it did was increase my frustration.

I didn’t think it was possible, but I liked it even less the second time around. Considerably less. Every single thing about it is awful. On top of it all, Trent is not even in it.

Nick steals a werewolf relic, and he ...more

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Nov 11, 2009 Kimmay rated it it was ok

Shelves: vampires, werewolves, urban-fantasy

Relief & Irritation.
That is what I am feeling right now. I just now finished book 4 in the Hollows series and I am relieved the book is finished I can now return it to the library! I am glad I didn't buy this or swap this. It was the weakest book in the series so far. And though I may continue on with the series, I will have to give it some time to let the irritation pass.
The whole Ivy/Rachel thing is on my nerves. I like Rachel with Kisten, at least I did until the end of this book. What the Relief & Irritation.
That is what I am feeling right now. I just now finished book 4 in the Hollows series and I am relieved the book is finished I can now return it to the library! I am glad I didn't buy this or swap this. It was the weakest book in the series so far. And though I may continue on with the series, I will have to give it some time to let the irritation pass.
The whole Ivy/Rachel thing is on my nerves. I like Rachel with Kisten, at least I did until the end of this book. What the hell? Kisten sticks up for Ivy ? Umm i don't think so... that just didn't feel right, even if they are friends and have a history. I am tired of Ivy being portrayed as this bad-ass yet she is so totally in love with Rachel that Rachel is dominant... crap. Come on. There was a good thing going here before it got all muttled up with that storyline. Creepers, and come on PLEASE tell me why the author is portraying Rachel like a dog in heat over Jenks... her married pixy partner... Umm that just totally irritated me how every OTHER sentence Rachel was drooling over his tight butt. Umm Hello ? Are you that desperate Rachel? It just takes away from her character... Matalina is her friend and Jenks, and Jenks supposedly is dying soon... so you are going to mess with that. Total crap. The reader is suppposed to LIKE the main character the author is not supposed make the reader HATE & despise the main character for being trashy & dumb.

I thought Rachel thought Kisten was her 'man'...
So he gets out of sight and all of a sudden she is in heat over Jenks?
That totally did NOT do the book any good. It pissed me off, between that and her stupid boots clicking on the floor, Thank god she got sneakers for the run or every other page she wasn't LUSTING after Jenks would have been the clicking of her boots... oh i forgot she got flip flops for Jenks so he flip flopped flip flopped rather than boot click clacking... come on did you get a bonus for extra words in this book ?
Oh and bare feet he turned and walked soundlessly into the church ? I mean i can understand describing the scene ... but i don't care about what shoes the character has on in EVERY SCENE. Irritating .... just irritating, so yeah... now that i have vented why would I read on in this series ?

Well, the first three books were entertaining and funny, and i have read other reviews that say the next book goes back to being good, so i am just going to give it a shot and press on... after i let some time pass. If the next book doesn't pick up, then i will be done. There are too many other books that are out there that are 'entertaining'.

And yeah, if the books are so popular then you would think that decent proof readers would be on the job... there were so may typos in this book is was sad... just sad.

I apologize for being sooo critical of this book but it really ticks me off when i see a series nose dive into fillers proof reading errors and trashy storylines. Entertain the reader don't try to run them off, for pete sake, have some integrity for your lead characters. Make them likable, sure they can be flawed, but at least make them likeable and stop with the boots clacking for crying out loud.

Phew (sigh) I feel better.

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Jun 11, 2015 Mlpmom (Book Reviewer) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: kindle-books

4.5 Stars!

It's funny how a series can sneak up on you and take you by surprise. How it can worm it's way into your thoughts and you find yourself thinking about it at odd times throughout the day until you can get back to where you left off last and devour it some more.

I think this series has done that to me, wormed it's way into my thoughts and made me completely addicted to it.

I just love all the characters and even though Rachel can be trying at times with all the danger she knowingly puts h ...more

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Nov 12, 2009 Jennifer rated it liked it

Shelves: fantasy

Kim Harrison always produces reliable escapist literature, so that didn't let me down. I had a few complaints with this book, the most central being that Harrison is playing the lesbian erotica card, even while denying she is denying her main character's potential bisexuality. Rachel is SO sure that she is exclusively straight, but, reading her reactions to Ivy, I am not. Here's the thing, I know Harrison wants me to be unsure. I get it, wavering sexuality is exciting. This is maybe true for the ...more

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Mar 25, 2013 Bradley rated it really liked it

Shelves: fantasy, 2021-shelf, urban-fantasy, horror

Hollows Re-read time!

Getting through number 4 had its good moments and bad moments.

Good first: Really funny and strained character progressions with Ivy and Jenks. David the loner insurance adjusting werewolf is a welcome, if cringey, influence on the series. I had to grin at all the werewolf nonsense and how Rachel dealt with it.

Bad: GAAAH NICK.

Of course, that's not the fault of the writing or the writer. That's just a thing that I want to scream at Rachel about.

This book is perhaps the worst ...more

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Jan 11, 2021 Elena Linville rated it did not like it

Shelves: urban-fantasy, won-t-recommend, didn-t-finish, avoid-like-the-plague

DNFed at 50%.

This series had already started going downhill in the previous book but in this one we took a nosedive down a cliff without a parachute. I really tried to stick with this book and see it through, but it was transforming into a hate read and I really don't need that kind of negativity in my life right now.

Rachel Morgan is an idiot that never learns from her mistakes. She has a book about what to do and not to do in order not to trigger a vamp... yet she repeats the same mistakes wit ...more

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Oct 07, 2009 valee rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: urban-fantasy

Damn, how can I say this? This is a too good to be true series. I love it. I know it had a slow beginning with the first 2 books, but terrific from then on.

This book was amazing. I had never seen so much action and events going on in a same book. Really. So many things happened in this book that I felt like I was reading more than one book in a same series. And I mean this in a good way. Everything just developed smoothly.

UF lovers, you'll love this series, it is so different from all the ones ...more

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Feb 07, 2018 KatieV rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: audiobook, urban-fantasy

Sometimes I think Jenks is the only character in this series with any sense.

Rachel is screwed up and a bundle of overactive hormones. Ivy is SCREWED up. Nick has shown his true colors. Kisten seems ok, but I'm sure he'll show his ass soon.

It took me a while to listen. The magical parts are gripping, but the interpersonal dwama is something I have to take in small doses. Sometimes I wonder if these characters ever got out of high school. Lets not even start on all the yelling. Maybe it's because ...more

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Nov 03, 2020 KatieR rated it liked it

This one lost a star for missed potential. It had a lot of well placed opportunities, but just kind of missed them. For instance, (view spoiler) Some things were set up and then became basi ...more

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Mar 16, 2011 Ashley rated it really liked it

Ok let me just say that I actually really like these books, but man am I really starting to get sick of Rachel. I mean COME ON! Why is it that she almost never uses her powers. I know that she's worried about going black when she'd rather stay white, but if your in deep shit somethings got to give. She has all these powers and when she's in trouble she doesn't use them. She waits awhile to see how bad it get's first and I dont think that's because she likes to live on the wild side a bit too muc ...more

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Apr 26, 2013 Armina rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: buddy-reads

Actual rating 3.5 stars.

I enjoyed this but not as much as the previous books in the series. That's why I'm rating it this way.

My biggest complaint is that a big part of the book is devoted to the relationship between Rachel and Ivy and although I like Ivy enough I don't love her ;).

But I love big Jenks. The best parts in the book include him. Also the Were fights and the action in general were amazing!

I missed Trent and Al but considering the title of the next book in the series this will change ...more

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Oct 08, 2011 Kasia rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Obviously I would not recommit this book to anyone who has not read the previous three installments, this series is so mouth wateringly good that you cannot miss a beat; it would truly be a loss for anyone to read this out of order. That aside I will keep the narration of this book short and sweet, ruining or giving anything away is the worst favor anyone can do with this series, the surprises emerge like spring flowers through the snow and action builds up with no sights set up on stopping anyt Obviously I would not recommit this book to anyone who has not read the previous three installments, this series is so mouth wateringly good that you cannot miss a beat; it would truly be a loss for anyone to read this out of order. That aside I will keep the narration of this book short and sweet, ruining or giving anything away is the worst favor anyone can do with this series, the surprises emerge like spring flowers through the snow and action builds up with no sights set up on stopping anytime soon. This book does not disappoint, there's drama, action, love and lots of good old fashioned fighting. I was enamored with this story and where it took the characters, it promises a good story continuation from here on!

Rachel is still amongst the living even though her luck has been stretching thin and what is in store for her in this novel is a big chunk of adventure. Kim Harrison really puts her all in her books, from the moment I open each novel I feel the warm welcome of the cozy church Rachel, Ivy and Jenks live in. The big kitchen with the wooden counter, large windows overlooking the pixy garden and the pots and pans, brownies baking or pizza sauce simmering and constant foods and spells Rachel is cooking up makes he hungry, she also simmers smells and makes charms, while I can't make those, at least reading about her cozy cooking makes me feel teleported into her world. The real charm of these books is the strength of characters and their bond with each other; Rachel the bounty hunter,then there's Ivy, her slinky hot vampire roommate with her almond shaped eyes, wearing leather and always defending her territory like a lioness and Jenks, mischievous and charming pixy with a great attitude, they are all familiar to but but they have a new problem on their hands. Nick, Rachel's missing ex-boyfriend is in trouble, and it includes an island bathed in mist, occupied by wild packs of werewolves. This book made me salivate and drool; finally the vampires make some room for the real monstrums in this book and with the help of some black demon magic, something that I can just tell will bite her back later, Rachel does the unthinkable, she finds a way to transform into a werewolf. I can not saying one more thing, the tale was sizzling and intense and things that happened between Rachel and Ivy almost made me fall out of bed. Hot hot hot....Something is happening between the powers of the wolves and the vampires and Rachel finds herself in midst of a huge new conflict. Read this and you will know it all!

I was thinking that my only complaint would be how long this book was, but honestly, after I read the last page I was looking up across the room for book five and then at the clock, then decided that 2;30 am is not the best time for starting a new Harrison book, it might lead to reading till my eyes fell and having to call out of work, not fair to others, so here I am, sitting here and trying to restrain myself from devouring the next installment. It's always a battle to try and hold on, the author is not only a generous and wonderful woman but she writes with so much love and humor and passion I hope she lives to be a thousand and writes millions of these books. She's funny like Xena, you know the warrior princess with brains and brawn, well she's just like her but a whole new combination of strong and cool, something you want in a writer that will knock you socks off.
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Jan 21, 2009 Kristy rated it liked it

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. This book has quite a few noticeable errors in it and that is slightly annoying since they are just careless proof reading errors that should have been picked up.

I find that Ms. Harrisison often writes Rachel's ideas for runs in a very confusing mess. The goal isn't always clear which leads a reader like myself, skipping through it and then figuring it out while it's happening. There is something about the way she goes through Rachel's thoughts that just seems like she's struggling and hurrying ...more

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Kim Harrison is best known as the author of the New York Times #1 best selling Hollows series, but she has written more than urban fantasy and has published over two-dozen books spanning the gamut from young adult, thriller, several anthologies, and has scripted two original graphic novels. She has also published traditional fantasy under the name Dawn Cook. Kim is currently working on a new Hollo ...more