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kblincoln's review against another edition
4.0
I think I liked this one the best so far of all the Greywalker novels. I feel like the new characters of Harper's mom and Marsden, the London Greywalker were memorable and added alot of interest to the story and to Harper's characterization in general.
However, as much as I was impressed by all the realistic London details, I was kind of worn down with all the map-like descriptions of streets, and while I was hoping at some point the mapness of the description would have something to do with Harper's defeat of Alice, it seems like that wasn't the case.
On the whole, though, Vanished seemed more mature and more thickly developed than the prior novels, and I expect things only to get better and better.
However, as much as I was impressed by all the realistic London details, I was kind of worn down with all the map-like descriptions of streets, and while I was hoping at some point the mapness of the description would have something to do with Harper's defeat of Alice, it seems like that wasn't the case.
On the whole, though, Vanished seemed more mature and more thickly developed than the prior novels, and I expect things only to get better and better.
impybelle's review against another edition
4.0
Long story short: Harper goes to London to do a job for Edward. Things go ass-end up and a bunch of secrets Harper didn't even know were floating about in her own life come to light.
bibliofiendlm's review against another edition
4.0
I'm glad I haven't given up on this series. Book 4 was by far the best. We finally are learning some of Harper's backstory and the present is related to her what she never knew about her past. Looking forward to "Labyrinth".
lalabristow's review against another edition
3.0
Series Review! No Spoilers!
Series Rating: 3.5 Stars!
{Previously Published on my blog: Welcome to Larissa's Bookish Life"
I can’t remember how or when I found out about the Greywalker Series, I do remember it was on one of my many and constant hunts for new Urban Fantasy series.
Harper Blaine is a P.I. and one day, during an investigation, she gets attacked by a man and dies, for exactly two minutes. That is when everything changes for Harper and finds out that there is much more to the world than she originally thought.
Harper is a Greywalker, a person that has the ability to walk through the Grey, a world between worlds, where time and space are a matter of discussion.
I have to say that The Greywalker series is not my favorite Urban Fantasy series, but it definitely has won over a little corner of my heart, specially when Quinton, Harper’s love interest and a an that is much more than he appears.
I think that for me the series is missing a bit more romance, though I know it’s supposed to be Urban Fantasy and not Paranormal Romance. I can’t help but want more, there are so many UF series out there that do a wonderful and highly successful job in mixing the gritty and romance.
I’m not saying that there isn’t romance, there is and I LOVE the dynamic between Harper and Quinton, but I feel that Harper can be a bit cold sometimes. However I do think she is a great reluctant heroine that definitely steps up to the plate when the need arises.
Greywalker is a series full of action, interesting plots and characters. A definite must read for Urban Fantasy fans that cannot help but love non-stop action and high stales storylines.
Least Favorite Book in The Series So Far: Greywalker, but just because so much changes in the following novels and I like them more =)
Favorite Book in The Series So Far: Underground, mainly because of Harper and Quinton’s relationship.
Series Rating: 3.5 Stars!
{Previously Published on my blog: Welcome to Larissa's Bookish Life"
I can’t remember how or when I found out about the Greywalker Series, I do remember it was on one of my many and constant hunts for new Urban Fantasy series.
Harper Blaine is a P.I. and one day, during an investigation, she gets attacked by a man and dies, for exactly two minutes. That is when everything changes for Harper and finds out that there is much more to the world than she originally thought.
Harper is a Greywalker, a person that has the ability to walk through the Grey, a world between worlds, where time and space are a matter of discussion.
I have to say that The Greywalker series is not my favorite Urban Fantasy series, but it definitely has won over a little corner of my heart, specially when Quinton, Harper’s love interest and a an that is much more than he appears.
I think that for me the series is missing a bit more romance, though I know it’s supposed to be Urban Fantasy and not Paranormal Romance. I can’t help but want more, there are so many UF series out there that do a wonderful and highly successful job in mixing the gritty and romance.
I’m not saying that there isn’t romance, there is and I LOVE the dynamic between Harper and Quinton, but I feel that Harper can be a bit cold sometimes. However I do think she is a great reluctant heroine that definitely steps up to the plate when the need arises.
Greywalker is a series full of action, interesting plots and characters. A definite must read for Urban Fantasy fans that cannot help but love non-stop action and high stales storylines.
Least Favorite Book in The Series So Far: Greywalker, but just because so much changes in the following novels and I like them more =)
Favorite Book in The Series So Far: Underground, mainly because of Harper and Quinton’s relationship.
jaimewrites's review against another edition
4.0
In this book, all the bits and pieces of plot from the first three come together to finally start showing a picture of what Harper's actually in for. It's wonderfully paced; I didn't want to put it down! The only thing keeping me from giving this and the next book five stars is that the cast of characters is so large, and thrown at you so quickly that it's sometimes hard to keep track of who's who. But once my brain was back in the game, it was fantastic!
rxh05d's review against another edition
5.0
I thought the characters were getting really well filled in in this book. I liked it a lot.
shells's review against another edition
4.0
I read this previously, I know I did. The problem was, I didn't remember reading it! That never happens to me. So I'm at a loss. Oh well, it just allowed me another opportunity to read a really good book-and I think, the best so far in the series. As I started reading, I realized I had indeed read it, but I don't think I ever finished it...
It starts out simple enough. Harper needs to head to her childhood home to speak with the ghost of a boyfriend, and her mother, regarding her fathers death and the potential legacy he left behind for her.
She learns things, for instance, that her father committed suicide, but not for the reasons every one else believes.
She learns that death has surrounded her from a very early point in her life, as a cousin drowned, and she herself nearly drowned when she was young, but that she had forgotten that.
So Harper has now come close to death herself twice in life. These facts cannot be coincidence when one takes into account her Grey Walking ability. She is called home via the vampire Edward who fears his empire is in trouble. He contracts her to go to London to find out just what is going on. In London Harper meets new people, discovers some old ones are still around, and learns a lot about herself, who she is, why she is...
Vanished upped the ante for Harper and for the loyal reader. Now there's a reason why she is who she is, and we know it. But there's still a lot more to discover. However, this book gave us a lot of meat to chew and left us hanging. What will Harper return home to at the beginning of Labyrinth?
It starts out simple enough. Harper needs to head to her childhood home to speak with the ghost of a boyfriend, and her mother, regarding her fathers death and the potential legacy he left behind for her.
She learns things, for instance, that her father committed suicide, but not for the reasons every one else believes.
She learns that death has surrounded her from a very early point in her life, as a cousin drowned, and she herself nearly drowned when she was young, but that she had forgotten that.
So Harper has now come close to death herself twice in life. These facts cannot be coincidence when one takes into account her Grey Walking ability. She is called home via the vampire Edward who fears his empire is in trouble. He contracts her to go to London to find out just what is going on. In London Harper meets new people, discovers some old ones are still around, and learns a lot about herself, who she is, why she is...
Vanished upped the ante for Harper and for the loyal reader. Now there's a reason why she is who she is, and we know it. But there's still a lot more to discover. However, this book gave us a lot of meat to chew and left us hanging. What will Harper return home to at the beginning of Labyrinth?
beth_dawkins's review against another edition
3.0
Harper P.I. and Greywalker gets contacted by a ghost that hints there is something she does not know about the past. Harper goes to LA to speak to her mother and figure out what she doesn’t know. She finds out some strange information about her dead father, and about herself. Her trip is cut short by head vamp of Seattle, Edward, who calls her back for a job. The job takes her to England where she unravels a mystery and helps her ex, Will, get out of trouble. She is helped by Will’s brother, Michael and a blind Greywalker, Marsden.
In previous books Harper’s mother had been mentioned, and none of it was ever good. After meeting the mother, I have a great deal of sympathy for her. She does seem selfish, and obsessed with appearances. At the same time she shows that she cares for Harper in her own way. Not a whole lot of action goes on in LA, but we do get some spooky ghost scenes. Harper uncovers a great deal of history that is tied into her father. I was excited that even Harper’s past is mysterious. At the same time Harper’s emotional responses kept me at a distance. I want to cry, and feel frustrated with the heroine, yet I didn’t.
Quinton, Harper’s very strange boyfriend makes a few a small appearances, and they have some phone conversations. I found them tedious. When Harper is in London she constantly worries over him. It is mentioned enough times.
Richardson did her homework for London. I loved the time patches in the grey that showed the past in a spooky way. The views were great, but it wasn’t enough to make me fall in love with the story when it took off in London.
In London we meet Marsden who starts out as a mysterious figure who knows a great deal about Harper. He is a Greywalker, who even by the end, we don’t know that much about him. We do know that he tore his own eyes out and that he is unnaturally old. What I discovered about his background made him sound crazy. He isn't crazy, or doesn't seem that way. I don't feel one way, or the other about him.
Harper looks into Edward’s missing partner, who vanished. Instead of discovering where Edward’s partner is we discover that Will is missing, taken by whoever is behind the strange events. She finds his little brother Michael, who joins up in finding his brother. For some reason I wasn’t that interested in finding Will or discovering what was going on.
There are some great scenes towards the end. A ghostly monster trying to kill them in a jail, a motorcycle chase—ending in a graveyard with a big sucking hole, going to god knows where. Harper has always been fun to read when she is in the thick of it. She kicks ass, just as she has in the past, not disappointing.
There are a lot of small ghostly details that are highly enjoyable! There is even a clockwork woman, which might have been my favorite detail.
The ending was what bugged me the most. After the main fight, it’s the end. We have an epilogue of nothing but telling information from Harper. No needed reunion with Chaos and Quinton, no details to Edward, or seeing the reaction to the information that went on in England. It’s more of a, hey, well I am home now. Towards the end of the book Harper kept mentioning that after her business in London was wrapped up she would deal with whatever was happening at home. Instead of dealing, it just ended.
Despite my responses to the story, I still want to know what is going to happen. She created a lot of back history that has a great deal of potential in future books. I hope it’s continued. This was not the best in the Greywalker series, but there were some very good Richardson fight scenes. Also a lot of ghostly goodness!
In previous books Harper’s mother had been mentioned, and none of it was ever good. After meeting the mother, I have a great deal of sympathy for her. She does seem selfish, and obsessed with appearances. At the same time she shows that she cares for Harper in her own way. Not a whole lot of action goes on in LA, but we do get some spooky ghost scenes. Harper uncovers a great deal of history that is tied into her father. I was excited that even Harper’s past is mysterious. At the same time Harper’s emotional responses kept me at a distance. I want to cry, and feel frustrated with the heroine, yet I didn’t.
Quinton, Harper’s very strange boyfriend makes a few a small appearances, and they have some phone conversations. I found them tedious. When Harper is in London she constantly worries over him. It is mentioned enough times.
Richardson did her homework for London. I loved the time patches in the grey that showed the past in a spooky way. The views were great, but it wasn’t enough to make me fall in love with the story when it took off in London.
In London we meet Marsden who starts out as a mysterious figure who knows a great deal about Harper. He is a Greywalker, who even by the end, we don’t know that much about him. We do know that he tore his own eyes out and that he is unnaturally old. What I discovered about his background made him sound crazy. He isn't crazy, or doesn't seem that way. I don't feel one way, or the other about him.
Harper looks into Edward’s missing partner, who vanished. Instead of discovering where Edward’s partner is we discover that Will is missing, taken by whoever is behind the strange events. She finds his little brother Michael, who joins up in finding his brother. For some reason I wasn’t that interested in finding Will or discovering what was going on.
There are some great scenes towards the end. A ghostly monster trying to kill them in a jail, a motorcycle chase—ending in a graveyard with a big sucking hole, going to god knows where. Harper has always been fun to read when she is in the thick of it. She kicks ass, just as she has in the past, not disappointing.
There are a lot of small ghostly details that are highly enjoyable! There is even a clockwork woman, which might have been my favorite detail.
The ending was what bugged me the most. After the main fight, it’s the end. We have an epilogue of nothing but telling information from Harper. No needed reunion with Chaos and Quinton, no details to Edward, or seeing the reaction to the information that went on in England. It’s more of a, hey, well I am home now. Towards the end of the book Harper kept mentioning that after her business in London was wrapped up she would deal with whatever was happening at home. Instead of dealing, it just ended.
Despite my responses to the story, I still want to know what is going to happen. She created a lot of back history that has a great deal of potential in future books. I hope it’s continued. This was not the best in the Greywalker series, but there were some very good Richardson fight scenes. Also a lot of ghostly goodness!
sallyeh's review against another edition
I can't really write a review because I skimmed chunks of it in order to call it "finished" because I'd labored over it for 3 months. I enjoy the occasional paranormal mystery, strong female characters, and especially London, but this book lacked charm and, just like with the monster in the previous book, Richardson just seems to be trying to outdo herself rather than doubled down on what made the first books so good: Harper confronting her loss of freedom, and her friendships with the folks who also dip their toes in the grey where she unwillingly works. I'm sorry to say that while these books were always sort of escapist reading for me, the series has declined considerably. I enjoyed the first two and disliked the following two. No more for me.