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rellwood74's review
5.0
I was worried about this book before getting into it. First, I wasn't a fan of the idea of it being in third person. For some reason, I thought that it needed to be in first person POV because that was the whole point of being in Bone's head. However, that quickly went away and I was drawn into the story.
Second, I was concerned that it was a shortened version of the first book in the series which it wasn't really. I thought it was only going to be going over specific scenes when it really spanned the entire book (Halfway to the Grave) and a bit into the second book (One Foot in the Grave) - if you have read the series then you know which part of the second book you are hoping that is being shown here - it is (NOT Chapter 32 - lol!) The wedding scene at the beginning.
So, if you haven't read the Night Huntress Series and are wondering if you should read this book, I would suggest holding off. Read Halfway to the Grave first and see if you like the story, characters and premise. If you do, then I would suggest reading One Foot in the Grave and the following books. They are pretty much available at most libraries in Audio and Book/ eBook formats. I read them that way and loved the series enough to purchase them on eBook so I always have them. If you MUST know about Bone's POV right away and don't mind re-reading most of the first book again from his POV, then you can safely do so after One Foot. If it has been a while since you have read the series then start with this book and skip re-reading Halfway all together.
I loved this book and really hope that there are more in the series, not necessarily the ones from his POV, although, there are a lot of Bones away from Cat scenes that cover the series which I would LOVE to know what happened, but I miss the characters and am hoping for some more. There really isn?t anyone left in the Night Huntress Universe to do a book about, but you never know.
Also, if you plan on getting the audio version of the book and have been listening to the audio versions of the series in the past, it?s going to be a bit of a shock because the narrator isn?t the same. He is much slower paced and deeper in voice. But keep in mind, it?s what Bone?s hears in his head and not Cat. I got the audio and put the speed at 1.1 or 1.2 to keep up with the slower pace. Sample the audio first.
Second, I was concerned that it was a shortened version of the first book in the series which it wasn't really. I thought it was only going to be going over specific scenes when it really spanned the entire book (Halfway to the Grave) and a bit into the second book (One Foot in the Grave) - if you have read the series then you know which part of the second book you are hoping that is being shown here - it is (NOT Chapter 32 - lol!) The wedding scene at the beginning.
So, if you haven't read the Night Huntress Series and are wondering if you should read this book, I would suggest holding off. Read Halfway to the Grave first and see if you like the story, characters and premise. If you do, then I would suggest reading One Foot in the Grave and the following books. They are pretty much available at most libraries in Audio and Book/ eBook formats. I read them that way and loved the series enough to purchase them on eBook so I always have them. If you MUST know about Bone's POV right away and don't mind re-reading most of the first book again from his POV, then you can safely do so after One Foot. If it has been a while since you have read the series then start with this book and skip re-reading Halfway all together.
I loved this book and really hope that there are more in the series, not necessarily the ones from his POV, although, there are a lot of Bones away from Cat scenes that cover the series which I would LOVE to know what happened, but I miss the characters and am hoping for some more. There really isn?t anyone left in the Night Huntress Universe to do a book about, but you never know.
Also, if you plan on getting the audio version of the book and have been listening to the audio versions of the series in the past, it?s going to be a bit of a shock because the narrator isn?t the same. He is much slower paced and deeper in voice. But keep in mind, it?s what Bone?s hears in his head and not Cat. I got the audio and put the speed at 1.1 or 1.2 to keep up with the slower pace. Sample the audio first.
joyreads2024's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Rating this book was HARD. First and foremost, I’ve read this series for over a decade, but ngl, I barely reread the first book because of Cat’s fookin attitude. Which I was warned by the bookshop employee was even worse from Bones’ perspective. Add into reading this with COVID, and well, you can imagine how much I wanted to yeet Cat out of the book for the first 3/4 of the book and shake her. And don’t even get me started on Justina. I think my feelings towards THAT particular character is what Bones thought he should do, which is bite her until she becomes nice. Do you know how much easier the coming several books will be to read? Dear LORD.
I actually don’t know how Bones survived this book in terms of brain cells because it was hard. Now in terms of Bones, first book boyfriend, fav character… what the fuck. Babes, babes.. INSTA LOVE REALLY. I was hoping for a bit more angst but I guess it was more fated mates vibes, and kinda made me roll my eyes at him for the 3/4 of the book. And the sex scenes… Jeaniene, babes, I’ve seen you write some good ones, but what the tuck was that. Sucked with immortal strength? Please. The detailed thoughts at the start of the first scene? GIRL. I rolled my eyes so hard I got a headache.
Also the pacing at the start felt very clunky, and it just made it a bit difficult to get through.
Now by this point, your probably wondering, if you disliked it so much, why did you rate it highly? Well, first of all, it’s Cat and Bones and they’re my babies, even if they’re my stupid ones. Secondly, Bones’ wit and humour CARRIES the series. Thirdly, we had this beautiful sentence from Ian, and man have I missed the man we hate to love and who honestly is the most chaotic bitch on the planet, “What part of ‘be more careful’ did you take as ‘whee, murder spree!’ Crispin?”. Fourth, Rodney, I have missed that man. Fifth, the epilogue. Mm mm mmmm there’s that angst I need. Also, Cats growth always slays and it gets really romantic at parts.
I feel like I can critique it as I would a misbehaving child because the characters live rent free in my head, but love it dearly at the same time.
While this book made me question whether or not to buy the second book from Bones’ perspective (for fear it’ll ruin the second book for me), it was a good homecoming, and idk, while I didn’t LOVE it, I’ll probably read it again in the next half decade.
End of rant, thanks for listening xx
I actually don’t know how Bones survived this book in terms of brain cells because it was hard. Now in terms of Bones, first book boyfriend, fav character… what the fuck. Babes, babes.. INSTA LOVE REALLY. I was hoping for a bit more angst but I guess it was more fated mates vibes, and kinda made me roll my eyes at him for the 3/4 of the book. And the sex scenes… Jeaniene, babes, I’ve seen you write some good ones, but what the tuck was that. Sucked with immortal strength? Please. The detailed thoughts at the start of the first scene? GIRL. I rolled my eyes so hard I got a headache.
Also the pacing at the start felt very clunky, and it just made it a bit difficult to get through.
Now by this point, your probably wondering, if you disliked it so much, why did you rate it highly? Well, first of all, it’s Cat and Bones and they’re my babies, even if they’re my stupid ones. Secondly, Bones’ wit and humour CARRIES the series. Thirdly, we had this beautiful sentence from Ian, and man have I missed the man we hate to love and who honestly is the most chaotic bitch on the planet, “What part of ‘be more careful’ did you take as ‘whee, murder spree!’ Crispin?”. Fourth, Rodney, I have missed that man. Fifth, the epilogue. Mm mm mmmm there’s that angst I need. Also, Cats growth always slays and it gets really romantic at parts.
I feel like I can critique it as I would a misbehaving child because the characters live rent free in my head, but love it dearly at the same time.
While this book made me question whether or not to buy the second book from Bones’ perspective (for fear it’ll ruin the second book for me), it was a good homecoming, and idk, while I didn’t LOVE it, I’ll probably read it again in the next half decade.
End of rant, thanks for listening xx
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Trafficking, and Kidnapping
Minor: Alcohol, Cannibalism, Bullying, and Grief
trudyd's review
5.0
As a huge fan of Night Huntress (I will never confess to how many times I have read the series) I have been counting down to Bone's POV since I heard it was a possibility. After all Bones is my all time favorite vampire. I am not sure if it is because he is a Brit, his gorgeousness or his love of Cat, but I can't resist Bones.
The other half of the Grave not only gave me Bone's POV, but allowed me to get in his head thanks to the author. She shared what he was thinking. It really added to the story.
The story was packed full of action. Bones is sort of a vampire bounty hunter. He comes across some really interesting characters that never just surrender. While searching he comes across Cat. He is not impressed with her until he gets to know her. Who would have thought a person like her existed. He is besotted. He is in love.
She can't stand him, at least in the beginning. You don't have to like your partner, to work together. Action hits the extreme. Bullets Fly. Knives are thrown. Bones and Cat end up in the thick of things. There will be consequences. Will it destroy their love or make it stronger?
I needed more Bones and Cat when I finished the story. I went back and read Halfway to the Grave and then read The Other Half of the Grave. Now I am thinking about alternating both books. I can't think of the last time I have been so completely satisfied with a book, refusing to move on.
The other half of the Grave not only gave me Bone's POV, but allowed me to get in his head thanks to the author. She shared what he was thinking. It really added to the story.
The story was packed full of action. Bones is sort of a vampire bounty hunter. He comes across some really interesting characters that never just surrender. While searching he comes across Cat. He is not impressed with her until he gets to know her. Who would have thought a person like her existed. He is besotted. He is in love.
She can't stand him, at least in the beginning. You don't have to like your partner, to work together. Action hits the extreme. Bullets Fly. Knives are thrown. Bones and Cat end up in the thick of things. There will be consequences. Will it destroy their love or make it stronger?
I needed more Bones and Cat when I finished the story. I went back and read Halfway to the Grave and then read The Other Half of the Grave. Now I am thinking about alternating both books. I can't think of the last time I have been so completely satisfied with a book, refusing to move on.
aefy's review
5.0
This is like coming back to an old friend and finding it even better. I read this along with a re-read of the sections in the original series. Was nice to get Bones POV in some of my favorite scenes, really enjoyed this read through. :)
sup3r_xn0va_maya's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
💬: "There is only one way to fight, and that’s dirty. Clean, gentlemanly fighting will get you nowhere but dead, and fast. Take every cheap shot, every low blow, absolutely kick someone when they’re down, and then maybe you’ll be the one who walks away.”
Frost, Jeaniene. The Other Half of the Grave: A Night Huntress Novel (pp. 47-48). NYLA. Kindle Edition.
📖Genres: fantasy, romance, urban fantasy, paranormal, vampires
📚Page Count: 398
🎧Audiobook Length: 13h 14min
👩🏾🏫My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 - 4.5/5
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The Other Half of the Grave written by Jeaniene Frost, is an alternate perspective book based on the first book in her Night Huntress series, Halfway to the Grave. The Other Half of the Grave was entertaining and just as exciting if not more exciting than it's original predecessor. In this book, Cat and Bones meet for the first time but everything is from Bones' perspective, and even though he makes some interesting decisions, I still like him as a character. I appreciate Cat and Bones' relationship that much more.
There are still outdated scenes in this book, but that's because the original was outdated and had poorly aged scenes. I think the outdated scenes were handled much better than they were in the original story. For example, there were less triggering details about these particular scenes this time around. That might be because it's from Bones' perspective, it might be because the author realized her mistake from the past and maybe she understood that rewriting these scenes was a way to make up for the outdated scenes from the past. I'm unsure, either way they're done better around this time.
The spicy scenes were enjoyable and the audiobook narrator made them even more interesting than they normally would be. I'm giving the spicy scenes three point five chilies 🌶️🌶️🌶️.75 out of five chilies
This was an entertaining story and I enjoyed it a bit more than reading the original from Cat's point of view. There was still an okay amount of triggering content in this story but most of that stuff was glossed over in this version. I'm giving this 4.50 out of 5 stars.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - 4.5/5 Stars
I used an audiobook credit to buy this audiobook. I was not able to locate the audiobook on hoopla, libbyapp, or everand. (as of 3/4/2024)
Frost, Jeaniene. The Other Half of the Grave: A Night Huntress Novel (pp. 47-48). NYLA. Kindle Edition.
📖Genres: fantasy, romance, urban fantasy, paranormal, vampires
📚Page Count: 398
🎧Audiobook Length: 13h 14min
👩🏾🏫My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 - 4.5/5
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The Other Half of the Grave written by Jeaniene Frost, is an alternate perspective book based on the first book in her Night Huntress series, Halfway to the Grave. The Other Half of the Grave was entertaining and just as exciting if not more exciting than it's original predecessor. In this book, Cat and Bones meet for the first time but everything is from Bones' perspective, and even though he makes some interesting decisions, I still like him as a character. I appreciate Cat and Bones' relationship that much more.
There are still outdated scenes in this book, but that's because the original was outdated and had poorly aged scenes. I think the outdated scenes were handled much better than they were in the original story. For example, there were less triggering details about these particular scenes this time around. That might be because it's from Bones' perspective, it might be because the author realized her mistake from the past and maybe she understood that rewriting these scenes was a way to make up for the outdated scenes from the past. I'm unsure, either way they're done better around this time.
The spicy scenes were enjoyable and the audiobook narrator made them even more interesting than they normally would be. I'm giving the spicy scenes three point five chilies 🌶️🌶️🌶️.75 out of five chilies
This was an entertaining story and I enjoyed it a bit more than reading the original from Cat's point of view. There was still an okay amount of triggering content in this story but most of that stuff was glossed over in this version. I'm giving this 4.50 out of 5 stars.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - 4.5/5 Stars
I used an audiobook credit to buy this audiobook. I was not able to locate the audiobook on hoopla, libbyapp, or everand. (as of 3/4/2024)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Body horror, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual assault, Death, Child abuse, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Sexual content, Violence, Kidnapping, Cursing, and Trafficking
keeneam's review against another edition
4.0
I have loved Cat and Bones for years. It was great revisiting this story and reading it from Bones perspective. It gives a greater impact of their romance and relationship. It was great having a deeper understanding of his feelings for Cat. It is also written in a way that this could be read as a stand alone for those new or unfamiliar with the series. The one mildly annoying things was the references to current pop cultural tv shows and items that did not exists when the first book was written.
mistysreads's review
5.0
I started the Night Huntress series years ago and loved the chemistry and interactions between Cat and Bones. These two are so different from a lot of characters we see and they overcome so many obstacles throughout the series. Going back to the beginning and seeing everything from Bones' perspective is fun. Cat is a very strong woman and knowing that Bones feels the same way but gives her the space she needs makes me love Bones even more. I have always been a fan of this series and am even more so now. Thank you Jeaniene Frost for allowing us to fall in love with Bones all over again.
Received ARC in exchange for voluntary honest review
Received ARC in exchange for voluntary honest review
ez_bakes's review
5.0
Bones is mouth watering. Like the perfect companion novel for halfway to the grave. Ugh all the damn feels.
denizgokturk's review
5.0
The ARC of this novel was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
First of all, I gotta say this. I'm a sucker for books that show us male character's POV! I've read Night Huntress universe for sooo long, it became a tradition for me to read them all once in a year. But this time Jeaniene Frost came with Bones' POV, of course I needed to read!
The Other Half of the Grave is telling us first book's story from Bones' view. My man was so gone when he saw Cat, and he fell in love with her at the first sight. Honestly I'm not a big fan of insta-love but when it comes to Bones and Cat, it felt right to me.
It was such a great journey to be inside Bones' head, getting to know his feelings and thoughts about Cat. When we were reading Halfway to the Grave, we saw Cat's struggle about being half human and half vampire. Bones was a monster to her and realizing that she loves him was a bumpy road. In this book I read Bones' patience, love and lust (of course!) and seeing Cat through his eyes was great. One of my favorite scenes was when Bones take her on a date without Cat knowing about it. To me it was the breaking point of the entire series.
Also, can we talk the smut?? Hello? Where can I get a British, two hundred plus years old Master vampire who calls me luv? I wanted to do this when I read smut scenes on the subway but I couldn't:
Also I wanted to sob to the scene where Cat had to leave him because she thought he was gonna get killed :(((((
Long story short, it was everything I need from a Jeaniene Frost book: My Bones, my Cat, pining, love, smut, aaaand a little of Charles. Please please go read it when it's published.
I want to thank Netgalley and publisher for sending me this ARC.
First of all, I gotta say this. I'm a sucker for books that show us male character's POV! I've read Night Huntress universe for sooo long, it became a tradition for me to read them all once in a year. But this time Jeaniene Frost came with Bones' POV, of course I needed to read!
The Other Half of the Grave is telling us first book's story from Bones' view. My man was so gone when he saw Cat, and he fell in love with her at the first sight. Honestly I'm not a big fan of insta-love but when it comes to Bones and Cat, it felt right to me.
It was such a great journey to be inside Bones' head, getting to know his feelings and thoughts about Cat. When we were reading Halfway to the Grave, we saw Cat's struggle about being half human and half vampire. Bones was a monster to her and realizing that she loves him was a bumpy road. In this book I read Bones' patience, love and lust (of course!) and seeing Cat through his eyes was great. One of my favorite scenes was when Bones take her on a date without Cat knowing about it. To me it was the breaking point of the entire series.
Also, can we talk the smut?? Hello? Where can I get a British, two hundred plus years old Master vampire who calls me luv? I wanted to do this when I read smut scenes on the subway but I couldn't:
Also I wanted to sob to the scene where Cat had to leave him because she thought he was gonna get killed :(((((
Long story short, it was everything I need from a Jeaniene Frost book: My Bones, my Cat, pining, love, smut, aaaand a little of Charles. Please please go read it when it's published.
I want to thank Netgalley and publisher for sending me this ARC.
bibblanmadde's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75