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Unholy Ghosts (Downside Ghosts, #1)

Stacia Kane

Finish date: May 25, 2010

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Jul 16, 2010 Regina rated it really liked it

Shelves: urban-fantasy-uf, owned-kindle, 2010-reads

4-4.5 stars. Oh My Goodness! This book blew me away. First, I have to say I really steer clear of movies and books that paint drug use as fun (not talking about pot/marijuana). For some reason it just really turns my stomach. I don't judge the users morally but I just can't watch the downward spiral, the descent. So I really was reluctant to pick up this book. But I am so glad that I did. The lead character Cesaria a/k/a "Chess" is a difficult person to focus on for over 300 pages. But Stacia Ka ...more

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Jun 18, 2010 AH rated it it was amazing

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

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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Jun 18, 2010 Vered rated it it was amazing

Shelves: uf, favorites, ab-to-c

I loved it! Loved it!! I haven't loved as much as I loved this one for so long. Since Kate I think.
Excellent writing, characters I fell in love with and one unbelievable, heartbreaking, soul gripping Terrible.
I was so afraid of the whole drag adiction issue, but I fell in love with Chess. Yes, she's a drug addict and no, it was never glorified in any way. It was just what it was. Chess was so fucked up yet smart and courageous and strong and vulnerable and at times i just wanted to hold her an ...more

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Sep 19, 2010 Mariya rated it did not like it

Shelves: magic-users, urban-fantasy

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

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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Oct 21, 2012 ~♥*Marianna*♥~ rated it really liked it

Shelves: four-stars, urban-fantasy

This is not a romance but I liked the kinda-romantic interest. Not the normal super-hot richer than rich guy. He's actually quite interesting. ...more

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