Unholy Ghosts (Downside Ghosts, #1) in Dangerous Hero Addict Support Group

Jun 18, 2010 AH rated it it was amazing

Shelves: dystopian, ghosts, zzread-july-2011, urban-fantasy, first-in-series, wizards

I never expected to like this book.

I had read all sorts of reviews and most of them were fairly positive but to read a story about a heroine with a drug addiction problem (no pun intended) – I wasn’t sure if this book would be for me.

Unholy Ghosts is a dark, dirty, gritty, read. The world building is imaginative. Set in a world where ghosts need to be controlled by debunkers, drug lords roam freely, and magic exists, Unholy Ghosts is a compelling read.

The main character Chess (Cesaria) Putman is ...more

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Sep 19, 2010 Mariya rated it did not like it

Shelves: urban-fantasy, magic-users

Basically you either love it or hate it. I had started UNHOLY GHOSTS let's see....October and dropped it. All my GR friends love it. I am wanting to know why? because I obviously don't see the appeal. SO this kind of drove me crazy so I decided to finish it because I never made it to the end.

I will say that I am glad that I finished the book this time. But I cannot give this book a high rating because it took me more than halfway through this book to actually understand what the hell was going ...more

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Oct 26, 2010 Francesca the Fierce (Under the Covers Book Blog) rated it liked it

Shelves: books-read-2011, witches-shaman-magic, read-audio-books, genre-urban-fantasy, ghost-spirit-necromancer

3.5 Stars

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This was a completely different read for me! Yes, it's urban fantasy, yes there's ghosts and Chess is somewhat of a ghost hunter, but I was not expecting the storyline to be what it was. To say I was surprised would be an understatement. So I figured the easiest way for me to review this is in a What I liked and What I didn't format.

What I liked:
* The otherness of the story. Really. I haven't read anything quite like it. With so many books out t ...more

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Aug 24, 2011 Kathy rated it it was amazing

Shelves: kindle, 2011-read, urban-fantasy, witches-sorcerors-demons-etc, first-in-series, 5-star-reads, favorite-books-read-2011

A drug addicted heroine, a possible future hero that is described as being extremely ugly, worms crawling out of people's arms, ghosts and witches, and the American government and society controlled by the non-religious Church---Freakin Awesome!!! ...more

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Aug 10, 2010 Tessa rated it it was ok

i gave it 2, but didnt finish so probably should be lower, i get restless and give up. it kept me going but there wasnt really anything enjoyable about it, i reckon some ppl would like it because of all the drug use, i didnt, was kinda interesting at the start but then thats all there really was, sorry to all who loved it.
that said i love stacia other series, personal demons,

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