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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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May 16, 2010 Dahlia (yadkny) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites

My expectations were very high with this series, since I had already read so many positive reviews from other readers. The first book definitely did not disaapoint. Although I will admit that the ending was very hard to handle, but since I had waited so long to read the series I was able to jump right in to the next book. Time moves very quickly in the story where the turn of a page can take to weeks or months later. I found that hard take at some points during the story where I would have liked ...more

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May 19, 2010 Mollie *scoutrmom* rated it really liked it

Shelves: read-in-2010, read-in-2012, paranormal

An excellent love story with no happily-ever-after. The setting falls into the "not-all-vampires-are-evil" category, in America. I liked that the plot focused more on character growth than on external conflicts. The action alternated among scenes of battle, scenes of normal life, and moments of contemplative introspection. The lead characters do not fall in love at first sight, but as they come to know each other. They also, thank goodness, don't fall straight into bed (though the tension of the An excellent love story with no happily-ever-after. The setting falls into the "not-all-vampires-are-evil" category, in America. I liked that the plot focused more on character growth than on external conflicts. The action alternated among scenes of battle, scenes of normal life, and moments of contemplative introspection. The lead characters do not fall in love at first sight, but as they come to know each other. They also, thank goodness, don't fall straight into bed (though the tension of their attraction is as steamy as the eventual love scenes). As each learns that his or her assumptions are faulty, they admit error and act accordingly.

The half-vampire heroine has the most complicated personality I've read about in a long time. She is a high school outsider, dysfunctional family and all. At the time of the action, she is twenty-two and still living at home. In some ways she is younger than her chronological age, worrying about her family's judgment of her actions. In other ways she is more mature than I, honed by six years as a vampire huntress. She has strong convictions and the spine to stick to them and act upon them until she learns her assumptions are wrong, then changes her actions. She dislikes being attracted to a member of a group she despises. She is spunky, sassing her captor when she awakens from losing a fight to find herself chained to a wall. She insists upon having a role in stopping evil, refusing to sit back and be coddled, using threats to act alone, unprotected, as leverage. She also has a quirky sense of humor that won me over, keeping the paranormal world secret by explaining to a new friend that her mother will not like her (vampire) new partner because he's "British".

The only reason I did not give this story a top rating is that author Jeaniene Frost didn't draw the hero in quite the same depth. We learned a lot of his history, but not so much about the internal landscape. He sure is yummy and hot hot hot. He's also witty, "Going home wearing that dress with blood all over it? Your mum might worry at seeing you that way." The author gives him sexy British slang without descending into corny stereotypes, which leads me to believe she is either very skilled or from England herself.

This book is a keeper I'm going to have to return to the public library and find room for in the budget. I've already reserved the sequel. ...more

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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, 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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Aug 14, 2010 Ellen W-S rated it it was amazing

Shelves: paranormal-romance, fun-read, read-in-2011, first-in-series, series, fun-dialogue, autumn-challenge-book, halloween-challeng

4.5 stars...willdefinitely read all book in the series. Love Cat and of course Bones. Our hero definitely falls in love pretty quickly it was a little shocking to me while Cat cannot commit during most of the book. This was a refreshing relationship of learning to trust in vamp world. I enjoyed every minute of this read!

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