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4.02 AVERAGE
4.02 AVERAGE
In the third (& currently last) book in the Alex Craft series, Kalayna Price takes us deeper into Faerie & that taste whets a readers appetite. I have enjoyed the city of Nekros & it's inhabitants & I'm crossing my fingers (& toes) for a deal to be hammered out for Alex Craft's story to be continued. Here's hopin'!
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder
WHY ISN'T GRAVE VISIONS OUT ALREADY!! I don't think I've enjoyed and been so wrapped up in a series as much as this one. With everything going on with Death in this one and the last page of what her life is like with him and Falin. UHG! How long must I wait for #4!?
This is my favorite series in a long long time.
This is my favorite series in a long long time.
I love this book, story & characters so much. Can not wait for the next book! 8-)
I can't reveal what I didn't like about this book without spoiling it, but it was just a plot point I wasn't that into. Minor. This is really a 4.5 that I wasn't ready to round up to 5.
Also, the sex scene in this was a lot more detailed and racy than before, and I didn't love this change. I mean, yes, I read a lot of paranormal romance that has explicit detail, but one of the things I liked about Kalayna Price was that she didn't need to go there with Alex Craft. Not everyone who ventures into urban fantasy needs to turn it up a notch with the sex.
Also, the sex scene in this was a lot more detailed and racy than before, and I didn't love this change. I mean, yes, I read a lot of paranormal romance that has explicit detail, but one of the things I liked about Kalayna Price was that she didn't need to go there with Alex Craft. Not everyone who ventures into urban fantasy needs to turn it up a notch with the sex.
Highly excellent premise here. Alex Craft has opened an investigative service to utilize her grave witch abilities and help people. She has a lot on her plate but knows this is her path. She has a changeling grave witch and a ghost as partners in her venture.
Alex witnesses an apparent suicide, but finds that not all is as it seems. She's hired by the victim's wife who knows in her heart that her husband did not kill himself.
Magic is prevalent, but it is all about the work that an investigation can be made of.
Alex finds out more about herself through the course of the investigation as well. She is more than meets the eye.
Definite recommend.
Alex witnesses an apparent suicide, but finds that not all is as it seems. She's hired by the victim's wife who knows in her heart that her husband did not kill himself.
Magic is prevalent, but it is all about the work that an investigation can be made of.
Alex finds out more about herself through the course of the investigation as well. She is more than meets the eye.
Definite recommend.
Okay, whereas books one and two were rereads for me, this is my first time reading this third installment in the series. The series has a short timeline as each book picks up within a month or so of the previous book which, considering everything Alex goes through, must be exhausting for her. This time she's looking into a string of suspicious suicides. It is definitely the most interesting case of the series so far. It's also the most evenly paced. One thing annoys me about Alex and that's her inability to ask more questions of her father. He drops all these interesting tidbits about her past and her heritage but Alex never asks the relevant follow up questions. I don't know if she intentionally doesn't want to know or what but, shoot, I want to know!
I'd heard this was Death's book so I wasn't particularly looking forward to reading it but, in all actuality, he's not really in it all that much. He's still the same, one dimensional character he started out as and I just can't be bothered to feel anything for him. And honestly, , I just don't see Death fitting into her life. He's no Reyes Farrow.
The other leg of the love triangle, Falin, on the other hand does fit Alex's life. Her dual life. He's visible to everyone on any plane of reality, for one. That's always a plus in a love interest, lol. He's just fleshed out a bit better as a character. Yeah, yeah, he has the whole tied-to-the-Winter-Queen thing that's currently problematic but that may not be a forever thing. I feel his struggle more. Plus, I just find the fae stuff more interesting.
But for all that, the love drama doesn't really eat up a lot of page time. It annoys because it's unnecessary but, hey, it could be worse. The case, as I said, was cool and interesting. We get a bit more of a peek at faerie and we meet a new character, an investigator for the Magical Crimes Investigation Bureau, who has potential. I wish there was more Roy. I get a kick out of him.
P.S. Hmmm, so far every book has ended with a scene between Alex and one particular character. A hint, maybe?
I'd heard this was Death's book so I wasn't particularly looking forward to reading it but, in all actuality, he's not really in it all that much.
Spoiler
His relationship with Alex takes a turn...right after she reminds the reader that he looks exactly as he did when she first met him when she was five years old. Ick factor aside, it's clearly a doomed relationship. Alex repeatedly reminds readers that Death is her oldest and dearest friend but it's a whole lot of telling and not showing. Never are we privy to any deep or personal conversations. All that's shown is that Death lusts after her (and one wonders when he started looking at Alex in that way, when she was seven? Ten? Hmmm...) and she reciprocates. I don't really blame her as he's pretty much been cultivating her crush on him all of her life. And yet, she knows nothing about him as a person which means we readers know nothing him.Spoiler
with Alex's fae heritage coming to light and all the hints of how important that will beThe other leg of the love triangle, Falin, on the other hand does fit Alex's life. Her dual life. He's visible to everyone on any plane of reality, for one. That's always a plus in a love interest, lol. He's just fleshed out a bit better as a character. Yeah, yeah, he has the whole tied-to-the-Winter-Queen thing that's currently problematic but that may not be a forever thing. I feel his struggle more. Plus, I just find the fae stuff more interesting.
But for all that, the love drama doesn't really eat up a lot of page time. It annoys because it's unnecessary but, hey, it could be worse. The case, as I said, was cool and interesting. We get a bit more of a peek at faerie and we meet a new character, an investigator for the Magical Crimes Investigation Bureau, who has potential. I wish there was more Roy. I get a kick out of him.
P.S. Hmmm, so far every book has ended with a scene between Alex and one particular character. A hint, maybe?
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
fast-paced
Re-read 8/23/2017.. So now that I am re-reading this series Alex annoys the hell out of me. She worries about Falin and Death WAY too much. Trust me. I am all for romance being the center point of a story, hell I prefer it that way. But I don't want the back and forth for 3 damn books and since I have already read the next book as well, I know that she hasn't made a choice by then either. So I am just annoyed that she is acting like a teenage girl.
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I love and hate this book. I love it up until the last 10 mins and then I want to scream and rage at Kalayna Price for getting my hopes up and crushing them. Especially since I have ordered the next book but I am still waiting on it.. so I am not happy.
I am team Death. All the freaking way. It's not that I don't like Falin.. because I do. I just think he has done too many things that I wouldn't be able to get over. I understand that he is being forced to do those things by the Winter Queen. Still I don't have to like it.. or get over it. I now remember why I don't like love triangles. I always get waaay too into the characters. I need an author to tell me who to root for. This one didn't bother me at first because it was kinda obvious that Falin was the clear choice so it just wasn't much of a triangle. But now, NOW after this stupid book I will be so upset if she doesn't end up with Death. GGGRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!
Okay the story... Nope screw it I'm too upset by the last part of this book. You gave me a dream Price and then you took it away. I will rate this book minus the last couple minutes.. because otherwise it would be negative stars.
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I love and hate this book. I love it up until the last 10 mins and then I want to scream and rage at Kalayna Price for getting my hopes up and crushing them. Especially since I have ordered the next book but I am still waiting on it.. so I am not happy.
I am team Death. All the freaking way. It's not that I don't like Falin.. because I do. I just think he has done too many things that I wouldn't be able to get over. I understand that he is being forced to do those things by the Winter Queen. Still I don't have to like it.. or get over it. I now remember why I don't like love triangles. I always get waaay too into the characters. I need an author to tell me who to root for. This one didn't bother me at first because it was kinda obvious that Falin was the clear choice so it just wasn't much of a triangle. But now, NOW after this stupid book I will be so upset if she doesn't end up with Death. GGGRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!
Okay the story... Nope screw it I'm too upset by the last part of this book. You gave me a dream Price and then you took it away. I will rate this book minus the last couple minutes.. because otherwise it would be negative stars.