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Halfway to the Grave (Night Huntress, #1)

Jeaniene Frost

Why we're reading this: The first in the Night Huntress Series,great stories and a Prfect Alpha Hero-Bones
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Jan 02, 2010 Buggy rated it it was amazing

Shelves: kickass-heroine, top-shelf, shelf-09, paranormal-rom, lit-boyfriend, vampalicious, kidnapped-hostage

Opening Line: "I stiffened at the red and blue lights flashing behind me, because there was no way I could explain what was in the back of my truck."

I'm a little late jumping on this bandwagon but anyways...
Wow this was good mostly due in part to our delicious hero Bones. He is absolutely fantastic and oh so sexy. His character alone will have me reading the rest of this series, reminding me on one level of Edward from Twilight in his unwavering love and protectiveness of Cat but of course diffe Opening Line: "I stiffened at the red and blue lights flashing behind me, because there was no way I could explain what was in the back of my truck."

I'm a little late jumping on this bandwagon but anyways...
Wow this was good mostly due in part to our delicious hero Bones. He is absolutely fantastic and oh so sexy. His character alone will have me reading the rest of this series, reminding me on one level of Edward from Twilight in his unwavering love and protectiveness of Cat but of course different in that Bones is ALL MAN. HTTG is a fast paced, action packed, somewhat bloody yet utterly amusing read. With a spunky impulsive heroine, delicious, bad boy hero and a unique modern storyline involving the Vampire hunter theme.

Catherine Crawford (Cat) is just your average half Vampire college student who in her spare time trolls the local bar scene seeking out the undead and killing them. Her hope is that one day she will come across the vampire that raped her mother, -otherwise known as dad. One night while stalking her next target Cat gets more than she bargained for when she attempts to take down Bones, a two hundred year old, British speaking, Vampire, bounty hunter. Upon learning that she's half vampire Bones quickly turns the tables on the feisty and impetuous Cat, kidnapping her then forcing her into an unwilling partnership. Bones feels that together they'll be unstoppable since she's cunning and has the strength of a man. She's also pretty darn good with a dagger and deadly with a stake. And since other vampires can't sense her she'll also make the perfect bait. Cat in turn agrees to let him train her under the condition that he helps her find her dead beat dad.

Throughout Cat's training she's determined that as soon as she can she's going to take Bones out too. After all her mother always told her; the only good vampire is a dead vampire. As Cat gets to know Bones however she soon realizes that not all Vampires are created equal. And when the bodies start piling up he may very well be the only one she can trust even though its becoming apparent that Bones has some secrets of his own.

The sexual tension between Cat and Bones is awesome especially during their training sessions and I really appreciated the gradual build up within their relationship, slowly becoming friends as Cat lets down her prejudices. Bones is simply lovely, never wavering in his feelings towards her which at times proves difficult. He has been written as a bad boy so when he falls for Cat...*Sigh. The story races toward an exciting, blood splattered, cliff-hanger of an ending setting things up perfectly for One Foot in the Grave.

My only regret with HALFWAY TO THE GRAVE would be that it has been written in the first person, I would really liked to have heard what Bones was thinking occasionally. I also wanted more love scenes, there were just too many fade to black moments. All this however just signifies to me a great book, when I want more. Cheers ...more

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Jan 17, 2010 Shera (Book Whispers) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: ebook, ebook-second, urban-fantasy, paranormal-romance, vampire, 2007

Still an amazing read!!!!

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Apr 23, 2011 Heather (hungrycookiemonster) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, adult, supernatural

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Awesome book!

"If you run from me, I’ll chase you. And I’ll find you…." <3 Bones ...more

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Feb 14, 2010 Jo rated it really liked it

Shelves: epubs

Jeaniene Frost writes vamp fiction better than anyone else.

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Feb 14, 2011 Mira rated it it was amazing

I absolutely loved this book. The Characters of Bones and Catherine was unique they have become one of my favorite couples. Read this book you will not be disappointed.

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Apr 27, 2011 Joy Bishop rated it it was amazing

Ok, time to see what all the fuss is about with this Cat and Bones. *cracks knuckles, puts on reading glasses, opens book*

So glad I finally read this! The first two books have been sitting on my shelf for a while. What to say? I'm always a fan of the moody, mysterious, noble savage type vampire. So I figured I'd love Bones. But what I didn't figure is how much I LOVE Cat. I can relate to her. Not that I'm some bad ass or ever would be, but she's got a real substance to her. And sometimes the dev ...more

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Feb 10, 2010 Tessa rated it really liked it

really enjoyed this book, and excited to have a new series. it had a bit of everything, romance, crime, humor. i like cat, she wasnt as hardcore as some of the other heroines, and bones i love. good spin on the paranormal, kinda paranormal / crime.

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