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One Grave at a Time (Night Huntress, #6)

Jeaniene Frost

Start date: October 1, 2011

Finish date: October 31, 2011

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Apr 03, 2011 Chelsea rated it really liked it

Shelves: uf-pnr, vampires, magic

This review was originally published at Vampire Book Club.

Cat’s always interesting when dealing with the ‘borrowed’ powers she gets from drinking other vampires’ blood, but in One Grave at a Time she’s still coping with the results of ingesting Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau’s blood in This Side of the Grave. It was worth it, sure, to keep the peace, but now the house is surrounded by ghosts who are all lovey-dovey with Cat. And, well, it’s driving Bones a bit bonkers. With the exception of Fabian, t This review was originally published at Vampire Book Club.

Cat’s always interesting when dealing with the ‘borrowed’ powers she gets from drinking other vampires’ blood, but in One Grave at a Time she’s still coping with the results of ingesting Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau’s blood in This Side of the Grave. It was worth it, sure, to keep the peace, but now the house is surrounded by ghosts who are all lovey-dovey with Cat. And, well, it’s driving Bones a bit bonkers. With the exception of Fabian, those of the spectral persuasian must stay outside the house. But ghosts needing to feel a connection to the mortal realm via ghoul-powered Cat would be easier to handle if one malevolent spirit wasn’t tormenting and killing human women for sport.

Vampires can see ghosts, but Cat can do something about it. Maybe. When she’s commissioned to help stop Heinrich, Cat and Bones must figure out how you kill something that doesn’t have a body and is already dead. If this ghost can hit you, but you can’t hit it back, how do you stop it?

The ghost in question is the writer of the Malleus Maleficarum — a.k.a. The Witches Hammer, the book used as source material for the witch hunt to quell free-thinking women centuries ago. He’s still out to punish human women he deems witches, and he’s not too fond of Cat, either.

One Grave at a Time forces Cat to think about how her supernatural gifts truly work. The way Jeaniene Frost brings the ghosts into the Night Huntress world is clever, and with enough twists to keep you shaking your head. Though, I’ll admit, I was surprised Bones didn’t catch on to one thing a bit sooner. He tends to think three steps ahead of both Cat and me. Still, Cat and I were on the same page; so, I’m calling it a win.

Fall into (Urban) Fantasy with VBC and MBWWhile the majority of the book is focused on the action — people are going to die, if they don’t fix things — Frost does take time to give Cat and Bones a little alone time. It’s a memorable scene and echoed something fans of Nalini Singh’s Guild Hunter series will appreciate. I won’t spoil it. Just know, it illuminates the connection between Cat and Bones and, of course, brings the sexy.

As with every Night Huntress novel, One Grave at a Time will give you three things: breakneck action, chest-clutching love and laugh-out-loud one-liners you’ll be inclined to write down. Quick-paced and cleverly plotted, One Grave at a Time is a solid addition to the Night Huntress catalog.

Sexual content: You bet. I mean, detailed sex scene. ...more

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Aug 14, 2011 Vivian rated it liked it

Shelves: read-2012

It took me a long time to get around to reading this, in part because of the not so favorable reviews from friends. This definitely did not live up to previous books but I thought it was fine, liking the second half more than the first.

I like that Cat and Bones are in happily-ever-after mode, lots of cute, sweet moments, but I don't need to keep hearing about how much they went through to get to this point, their 4 year separation - we remember, we read the books. If you're going to be happy, ju ...more

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Feb 11, 2012 KarenF rated it really liked it

Shelves: kindle, paranormal, romance, urban-fantasy

Another winner in this series. I love Cat & Bones and their world. Fabian has always been a favorite of mine so I was happy that he gets a larger role (and maybe a ghostly girlfriend). I have to admit that I was missing the rest of the regulars through the first half of the book but soon enough Ian, Spade & Denise show up and of course, Ian gets all the good lines. Can't wait for Vlad's book. ...more

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Mar 24, 2011 Nicole rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, favorites-2011, vampire-fiction

Cat and Bones on an another amazing undead adventure. This book was great. I think it might be one of my fave of the series. Cat get back to her bad ass nature of kicking ass and taking names. Bones is the same old witty, fun, over protective Master vamp in pervious books. The book introduces a new story line, and the story comes to a nice end. However, there is still a lot going with Cat and her cast of friends that was not resolved in this book. Overall a great book. And a really quick read.

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