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Skinwalker (Jane Yellowrock, #1)

Faith Hunter

Start date: January 1, 2023

Finish date: January 31, 2023

Discussion: Challenges: What's the Rush

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Challenges: What's the Rush

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Nov 29, 2011 Delitealex rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: shape-shifter-werewolf, vampire, witches, urban-fantasy, new-orleans

4.5

I loved this book Jane is so awesome. I don't know what took me so long to read this. The world was interesting especially the vamp dynamics and politics. I can't wait to learn more about Jane and skinwalkers. ...more

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Dec 17, 2009 Literary Ames rated it liked it

Shelves: do-not-own, weres-shifters, 1st-in-series, vampires, read-in-2010, hunters-warriors-assassins

It was ok but I think my opinion has been influenced by me reading it over number of days rather the than in one or two sessions like I normally do. If I had read it one session I probably would have liked it more.

I loved Jane's humour and her unusual situation with her Beast. My only real criticism is that sometimes I couldn't tell whose point of view was being expressed: Jane's or Beast's especially when they were conversing with one another.

I enjoyed the sexual tension between Jane and Brui ...more

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Mar 04, 2010 Rhiannon Frater rated it really liked it

I finished this book late last night and Faith Hunter did not let me down. I had a lot of trouble getting into the book at first. The first three chapters were a whole lot of very good descriptions, but felt like a whole lot of nothing. Upon reflection, they did create a mood for the rest of the novel, but it was very hard for me to slog through.

But, as usual, once the action started and we got into the meat and bones of the story, it was awesome. I really love how Faith Hunter describes her ac ...more

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Oct 30, 2009 Steph rated it really liked it

Shelves: series-completed, author-웃, sos-series-read-2023-jy, series-ended, author-first-time-read, series-book1, year-read-2009

I enjoyed this book a lot more than I thought I would. Jane is an interesting character. A skinwalker with no memories before the age of 12, but she carries a "beast" inside of her. She's also a kick-ass vampire slayer who takes a job for civilized vamps hunting a rogue vampire. The only thing that was really missing for me was a connection (or more of one) with one of the male characters. No romance here, but an interesting story for sure. ...more

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Jun 26, 2011 Samantha wickedshizuku Tolleson rated it really liked it

Shelves: vampires, female-lead, reviewed, 4-stars, not-manga, make-hubby-read, 2012, title-s

Meh this was a good book and I did like it. But and there is always one. This is a book that you have to put down for a while, or you are going to throw it across the room. My reason for this is all of the Cherokee language that is inserted into a lot of the dialogue. Nothing confuses your readers more than speaking a semi-dead language. The only reason I know some Cherokee is because my father is an ancestral enthusiast, but I didn't get any of that enthusiasm from this story. So I felt somewha ...more

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May 23, 2022 Midu Hadi rated it liked it

Shelves: series-completion-in-progress, female-author, female-protag, first-in-the-series, 300-400-pages, serial-killers-and-other-murderers, setting-us, series, reviewed, shifters

Quick-look at the Book
Jane Yellowrock is a...problem solver in a world populated by vamps, weres, and other supes. She has a witchy bff who has a family of her own. The first time we see her, she arrives in NOLA and is hired by a bordello owner to take care of a rogue vamp.

Thoughts on this Book
I like the complex vampiric politics that Jane has to maneuver through to get to her target. There are so many secrets to delve into, and most vamps tend to clam up rather than help her. I also like her a ...more

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