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yodamom's review against another edition
2.0
4.5
Oh gods that ending ! Get the next book before you finish this, the cliffhanger will rip your heart out.
Oh gods that ending ! Get the next book before you finish this, the cliffhanger will rip your heart out.
beastreader's review against another edition
4.0
There are dueling villages. The Kushtaka and the Kuskulana. The villages sit across the river from each other.
Pat Mack goes to check on Tyler. Tyler is suppose to be catching fish from the fish wheel. Something is stuck in the wheel. Pat pulls on the item and is left speechless by what he sees. It is Tyler. He has been crammed into one of the baskets in the fish wheel.
Jim Chopin heads up the murder investigation. Who would want to kill Tyler and why? Is there another grudge going on between the Kushtaka and the Kuskulana? These are all questions that Jim must find answers to. He is going to need some assistance, so he calls on his girlfriend, PI Kate Shugak.
I have seen this author’s name around but have not have not had the pleasure of reading one of Dana’s books yet. Bad Blood sounded intriguing to me, so I decided to start now. Ok, after reading this book my report is…Why?! Why have I not read this series sooner?
I liked Jim and Kate’s witty banter that they had with each other. I could tell that they made a good couple even though they spent most of the book apart from each other. For me I tended to like Jim more. This is only because he was more involved with the murder, which is where my focal point was at. However, I also did like Kate. She brought a nice female perspective to the book. Having not read any of the prior novels, there were things about her that made me want to get to know her better. Thus I will be going back to the beginning. The ending was just as promised. I was surprised by how it ended. There is nothing bad about this book. It is all good.
Pat Mack goes to check on Tyler. Tyler is suppose to be catching fish from the fish wheel. Something is stuck in the wheel. Pat pulls on the item and is left speechless by what he sees. It is Tyler. He has been crammed into one of the baskets in the fish wheel.
Jim Chopin heads up the murder investigation. Who would want to kill Tyler and why? Is there another grudge going on between the Kushtaka and the Kuskulana? These are all questions that Jim must find answers to. He is going to need some assistance, so he calls on his girlfriend, PI Kate Shugak.
I have seen this author’s name around but have not have not had the pleasure of reading one of Dana’s books yet. Bad Blood sounded intriguing to me, so I decided to start now. Ok, after reading this book my report is…Why?! Why have I not read this series sooner?
I liked Jim and Kate’s witty banter that they had with each other. I could tell that they made a good couple even though they spent most of the book apart from each other. For me I tended to like Jim more. This is only because he was more involved with the murder, which is where my focal point was at. However, I also did like Kate. She brought a nice female perspective to the book. Having not read any of the prior novels, there were things about her that made me want to get to know her better. Thus I will be going back to the beginning. The ending was just as promised. I was surprised by how it ended. There is nothing bad about this book. It is all good.
lisawreading's review against another edition
4.0
I began the Kate Shugak series a little over a year ago, and here I am, done with #20! Bad Blood is the last in the series so far, and all I can say is -- there'd better be more! After 20 Kate books plus 4 Liam Campbell books, I'll go through major withdrawal if that's all there is. Plus, and I say this with love, what the hell? You can't end a book that way without a follow-up on the way!
The mystery in Bad Blood was a little slow to grab my interest, but ultimately I enjoyed the Romeo and Juliet aspect of a pair of young lovers from villages on opposite sides of a river whose residents are sworn enemies. Throw in a few murders, and things really heat up!
I was happy to see Jim and Kate enjoying some quality time together, although it disturbs me that Kate's attraction to the movie star, introduced in the previous book, is still on her mind here. What's the point? Please, please, please let Kate and Jim be happy together!
Okay, bottom line: If you've read the rest of the series, of course you need to read #20! And then settle in with me to wait for the next book.
Spoiler
Bad Blood ends with both Mutt and Kate getting shot, and it's not clear that either will survive. In fact, it really seems like this would be the end for Mutt, which is absolutely terrible. And Kate was just shot in the chest, so things don't look so good for her either! Given that the author has said that there will be a book 21, I can only assume Kate will make it.The mystery in Bad Blood was a little slow to grab my interest, but ultimately I enjoyed the Romeo and Juliet aspect of a pair of young lovers from villages on opposite sides of a river whose residents are sworn enemies. Throw in a few murders, and things really heat up!
I was happy to see Jim and Kate enjoying some quality time together, although it disturbs me that Kate's attraction to the movie star, introduced in the previous book, is still on her mind here. What's the point? Please, please, please let Kate and Jim be happy together!
Okay, bottom line: If you've read the rest of the series, of course you need to read #20! And then settle in with me to wait for the next book.
constantreader471's review against another edition
4.0
Another satisfying read from Stabenow. This book ends with a cliffhanger. The Shugak series, of which this is book 20,are full of information about Aleutian Indian culture and Alaskan plants and animals. If you read Hillerman or Nevada Barr,you will like this series.
There is a lot going on in this murder mystery--3 murders, drugs and whiskey smuggling, and a blood feud between two bush Alaskan villages. There is also a Romeo and Juliet love story.
This book is more about Alaska State trooper Jim Chopin than Kate Shugak.
There is a lot going on in this murder mystery--3 murders, drugs and whiskey smuggling, and a blood feud between two bush Alaskan villages. There is also a Romeo and Juliet love story.
This book is more about Alaska State trooper Jim Chopin than Kate Shugak.
abibliofob's review against another edition
5.0
Romeo and Juliet in Alaska? Well in Bad Blood Dana Stabenow makes it work. I am on the other hand really mad at her for the ending... I have three more books to read in this series and she ends this one as she does, what's the point in continue reading? What will happen? Who will the books be about? Well if you like me have come this far in our journey you'll just have to read on. I have had such fun so far and I even have one more about Liam Campbell to read.
felinity's review against another edition
4.0
Aargh, the ending!!!
But the rest of it was great. Inter-family feuds, politics, murder and lies, all mixed together in Stabenow's Alaskan setting.
But the rest of it was great. Inter-family feuds, politics, murder and lies, all mixed together in Stabenow's Alaskan setting.
dmwhipp's review against another edition
4.0
Another great addition to the Kate Shugak series. I was surprised to find this ended on a cliff hanger and will shortly be reading the next.