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texile's review against another edition
3.0
All my previous complaints still apply, but I'm feeling more forgiving because at least the preacher was a decent person. And my personal favorite proofreading fail from this one: "Bobby’s eyes swelled with pride."
drey72's review against another edition
4.0
This review originally posted on my blog, drey's library.
Oh, Jane. After the mess that was Death’s Rival, she’s pretty down in the dumps. So much so that she starts to worry the Younger brothers – Eli, her scarily capable weapons procurer and expert, and Alex, his computer-whiz brother.
Then she gets a call from the Master of Natchez, who has a Naturaleza problem – which turns out to be way more than just a Naturaleza problem. Of course, nothing Jane gets involved in is ever as simple as it seems. This one should be: find and kill the rogue vamps. But Jane’s not happy with Leo. And Leo’s not happy with Hieronymus. So Jane’s thumbing her nose at Leo when she accepts the Master of Natchez’s assignment to get rid of the Naturaleza. And it turns out that somebody is trying to create a super-vamp using witches. But who? Jane must race against time to find out, before a childhood acquaintance dies…
If icky politics weren’t enough to sour a girl’s day, Ricky-Bo shows up to lend a hand with his PSYLED team. And then Bruiser does too, as free a man as a blood servant can be. Be still, my beating heart…
But it’s not all love and heartache, or witches and vampires and devoveo. We learn more about Jane’s childhood, and what makes her tick. Best of all, we watch Jane grow, which is the second reason I always recommend this series. The first? Because she is a fabulously kick-ass heroine who’s never afraid to do what she thinks is right, no matter the consequences.
Faith Hunter’s Jane Yellowrock series is a must-read for any urban fantasy fan. Start with Skinwalker!
drey’s rating: Excellent!
Oh, Jane. After the mess that was Death’s Rival, she’s pretty down in the dumps. So much so that she starts to worry the Younger brothers – Eli, her scarily capable weapons procurer and expert, and Alex, his computer-whiz brother.
Then she gets a call from the Master of Natchez, who has a Naturaleza problem – which turns out to be way more than just a Naturaleza problem. Of course, nothing Jane gets involved in is ever as simple as it seems. This one should be: find and kill the rogue vamps. But Jane’s not happy with Leo. And Leo’s not happy with Hieronymus. So Jane’s thumbing her nose at Leo when she accepts the Master of Natchez’s assignment to get rid of the Naturaleza. And it turns out that somebody is trying to create a super-vamp using witches. But who? Jane must race against time to find out, before a childhood acquaintance dies…
If icky politics weren’t enough to sour a girl’s day, Ricky-Bo shows up to lend a hand with his PSYLED team. And then Bruiser does too, as free a man as a blood servant can be. Be still, my beating heart…
But it’s not all love and heartache, or witches and vampires and devoveo. We learn more about Jane’s childhood, and what makes her tick. Best of all, we watch Jane grow, which is the second reason I always recommend this series. The first? Because she is a fabulously kick-ass heroine who’s never afraid to do what she thinks is right, no matter the consequences.
Faith Hunter’s Jane Yellowrock series is a must-read for any urban fantasy fan. Start with Skinwalker!
drey’s rating: Excellent!
bookwormbunny's review against another edition
4.0
I'm disappointed that Jane still continues to hold on to her grudge against Bruiser. yes he held her down while his master drank from her but he was not in control of himself because he had basically died and been brought back. But she wants to be okay with Rick who she thinks/thought tried to kill her. Who is the bigger betrayer?!
This is another great read by Faith Hunter. It's a gripping read that has you wanting to know what happens next as Jane tries to find an old "friend" from her early years as she races against the clock with vampires who just wont die even after being shot full of silver.
This is another great read by Faith Hunter. It's a gripping read that has you wanting to know what happens next as Jane tries to find an old "friend" from her early years as she races against the clock with vampires who just wont die even after being shot full of silver.
srchief's review against another edition
4.0
Jane Yellowrock is hired to investigate the disappearance of people to the north of New Orleans. It comes at a good time because Jane is in a deep depression. She needs to get back to work.
There is more than just rogue vampires killing humans. The vampires are mutated and appear to be almost indestructible. Jane and her team begin to search for the source of the changes. Why are the vampires mutated and why is the witch community helping them?
As always, the Yellowrock stories are fast-paced and filled with action. A good read for all the fans of the series.
There is more than just rogue vampires killing humans. The vampires are mutated and appear to be almost indestructible. Jane and her team begin to search for the source of the changes. Why are the vampires mutated and why is the witch community helping them?
As always, the Yellowrock stories are fast-paced and filled with action. A good read for all the fans of the series.
a_h_haga's review against another edition
3.0
REREAD 2021
When I listened to this book the first time, I was extremely triggered by Charlie. That wasn't as bad this time around, because I knew she would be there.
The story in this book is also one of the ones I remember the best from this whole series. Not the details, but the conclusion.
But all those things considered, I'm bumping this book down a star. I can't explain why, but I just wasn't as sucked into this one as with the other books. May be timing, or the lack of certain characters or the uncertainty between characters involved, but I just felt like I was on the outside the whole time.
New rating: 3/5 stars
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Listened to as audiobook in 2017
As you might have seen with my updates on this book, I had some problems with it.
Not with the book on its own, but with one of the characters, that triggered a lot of emotion in me.
Other than that its a good book.
I'm glad we got to see how it all fits together in this one - on that regard, Hunter is a good storyteller! - and I also liked that we got some more witchy powers.
I'm a fan of witches, after all.
Rating: 4/5
When I listened to this book the first time, I was extremely triggered by Charlie. That wasn't as bad this time around, because I knew she would be there.
The story in this book is also one of the ones I remember the best from this whole series. Not the details, but the conclusion.
But all those things considered, I'm bumping this book down a star. I can't explain why, but I just wasn't as sucked into this one as with the other books. May be timing, or the lack of certain characters or the uncertainty between characters involved, but I just felt like I was on the outside the whole time.
New rating: 3/5 stars
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Listened to as audiobook in 2017
As you might have seen with my updates on this book, I had some problems with it.
Not with the book on its own, but with one of the characters, that triggered a lot of emotion in me.
Other than that its a good book.
I'm glad we got to see how it all fits together in this one - on that regard, Hunter is a good storyteller! - and I also liked that we got some more witchy powers.
I'm a fan of witches, after all.
Rating: 4/5
arickman's review against another edition
3.0
I listened via audio book and also read via ebook. This has been my least favorite book in this series so far. I just couldn't get into this book until the end.
synobal's review against another edition
3.0
It's a fine book but I think I've finally put my finger on what bothers me about the series as a whole. Faith Hunter doesn't seem to know what story she wants to tell. Are we reading a story about Jane, the vampires, or something else? That is why the series seems so disjointed. She doesn't know what overarching plot, or story she wishes to tell and so we keep seeing bits of this one bits of that one but nothing ever really happens or develops.
paperbackstash's review against another edition
3.0
It's still a great series but this was my least favorite. Jane again leaves town. Bruiser is around some but little happens. Rick is likable but still too in her life for me with the love triangle stuff but the sheriff and Eli were hilarious. It's nonstop action but I wish the author would slow down a bit - I'd like to have had Jane calm down a little of the non-compassion that she used to have - a lot of important characterization seems skipped over at times to get to the action of the story, but I don't mind the pace slowing to show more of the bonding scenes. Beast is a joy as always, and the cat scene in the kitchen was hilarious, both with Eli, then Rick, then the wolf. Also, I hope the author doesn't have Jane see Leo offpage and miss seeing how it is the first time since you know who was accidentally bonded instead. Was purring involved against Jane's will? These are little details that spice up the story for me but that the author is starting to skip through.
I really like this series but inconsistencies with the Grindys and weres is driving me crazy and causing mucho distraction. I can't stand this part of the series
1 - This book and another suddenly claims that if Jane is bit by a were and changed, not only is the Were who bit someone killed, but also the one bit will be killed if they do not get healed by a magic blade in time. WTF? In the first book with the Grindy, only the biter was killed as a punishment for spreading on purpose. The victim was never killed! If this were the case, why are there any Weres at all? Why weren't the Weres she hunted previously who spread the bites not killed instantly by their Grindys? ALSO, in the first few books of the series it was mentioned several times that just because someone was bit by a Were, it was no guarantee they'd get the infection and become a shapeshifter, and it could take awhile to tell - so saying now that the Grindy would kill the victim almost immediately is pissing me off to no end. Not fair and not consistent.
2 - At first the Grindy's was Were-cat only - we know this because no one there had heard of them until the visitor from the African Tribe where the were-cats are. It doesn't make sense the werewolves would have their own version because then there never would have been that battle in the bar (they would be too scared to go around killing people), we would have seen grindy's there, and werewolves wouldn't have been involved in so many wars and infect so many people...otherwise they would have just been killed out, so this makes no sense.
3 - The Grindy's have been overdone now and make the Were-animal completely unscary as they are suddenly killed instantly if they do anything wrong
4 - It still makes NO sense that Jane could be changed into a shifter considering what she is. That's just annoying reasoning. And this stumble with Rick because of that is also incredibly annoying - I don't want that to be who she ends up with anyway (George instead, anyone?), but having that as a reason is obnoxious.
Full review to come.
I really like this series but inconsistencies with the Grindys and weres is driving me crazy and causing mucho distraction. I can't stand this part of the series
1 - This book and another suddenly claims that if Jane is bit by a were and changed, not only is the Were who bit someone killed, but also the one bit will be killed if they do not get healed by a magic blade in time. WTF? In the first book with the Grindy, only the biter was killed as a punishment for spreading on purpose. The victim was never killed! If this were the case, why are there any Weres at all? Why weren't the Weres she hunted previously who spread the bites not killed instantly by their Grindys? ALSO, in the first few books of the series it was mentioned several times that just because someone was bit by a Were, it was no guarantee they'd get the infection and become a shapeshifter, and it could take awhile to tell - so saying now that the Grindy would kill the victim almost immediately is pissing me off to no end. Not fair and not consistent.
2 - At first the Grindy's was Were-cat only - we know this because no one there had heard of them until the visitor from the African Tribe where the were-cats are. It doesn't make sense the werewolves would have their own version because then there never would have been that battle in the bar (they would be too scared to go around killing people), we would have seen grindy's there, and werewolves wouldn't have been involved in so many wars and infect so many people...otherwise they would have just been killed out, so this makes no sense.
3 - The Grindy's have been overdone now and make the Were-animal completely unscary as they are suddenly killed instantly if they do anything wrong
4 - It still makes NO sense that Jane could be changed into a shifter considering what she is. That's just annoying reasoning. And this stumble with Rick because of that is also incredibly annoying - I don't want that to be who she ends up with anyway (George instead, anyone?), but having that as a reason is obnoxious.
Full review to come.
hellegade's review against another edition
5.0
Jane takes a job out of tow in Natches, Mississippi. The master vampire is having problem with some Naturaleza vampires left from the previous battle.
Before Jane knows it the PsyLed with Rick and his team is there, Bruiser is there and a little child. All the while freaky vampires cause major problems.
I highly recommend this series.
Before Jane knows it the PsyLed with Rick and his team is there, Bruiser is there and a little child. All the while freaky vampires cause major problems.
I highly recommend this series.