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ladilira's review against another edition
3.0
The fifth book in the series continues the witch story-line, except this time you get to see things from Eve’s perspective. Eve is a half-demon witch, who has been portrayed as a villain in all the previous books. I was interested to see what Eve was all about, thinking we were in for some complex characterization.
Unfortunately, the hype did not live up to the actualization for me. Eve seemed like a pretty normal, well-adjusted ghost, who did not strike me as evil or dark, just slightly more willing to get her hands dirty. I was a bit disappointed, but I moved past it.
I had a hard time separating the ghost world from the real world because there was not much of a difference. Additionally, I do find Armstrong’s sexual scenes to be a bit overly vulgar at times.
However, the story was still intriguing to read and kept me on my toes. It ventured into dark alleys that I did not anticipate and created an interesting take on what the afterlife could look like.
If you enjoy adult-themed fantasy stories, then you likely will enjoy this tale. Armstrong is a strong fantasy writer, who has built a balanced paranormal world.
Unfortunately, the hype did not live up to the actualization for me. Eve seemed like a pretty normal, well-adjusted ghost, who did not strike me as evil or dark, just slightly more willing to get her hands dirty. I was a bit disappointed, but I moved past it.
I had a hard time separating the ghost world from the real world because there was not much of a difference. Additionally, I do find Armstrong’s sexual scenes to be a bit overly vulgar at times.
However, the story was still intriguing to read and kept me on my toes. It ventured into dark alleys that I did not anticipate and created an interesting take on what the afterlife could look like.
If you enjoy adult-themed fantasy stories, then you likely will enjoy this tale. Armstrong is a strong fantasy writer, who has built a balanced paranormal world.
innae's review against another edition
4.0
I loved this book. Apparently I like Eve way better than Page and Savannah. This had a lot of stuff on the afterlife, and I think I like Kelley's version. There are like themed ghost towns, how fun is that?
vaderbird's review against another edition
3.0
5 star - Perfect
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish
charw5689's review against another edition
4.0
Kelly Armstrong never ceases to amaze me. The books in this series keep getting better and better!
emkovar's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
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? Yes
4.0
figmentlady's review against another edition
4.0
A great addition to the Women of the Otherworld. Not as good as her first four in the series, but still a fun read.
dashichka's review against another edition
2.0
This was painfully boring to read. Worse than Paige's books.
a_h_haga's review against another edition
3.0
REREAD 2020
Don't know if it's just me being tired or what, but I can't really think of anything to say about this book.
It was ok. It was never my fave of the series, falling somewhere in the middle. I liked and enjoyed Eve as a character, and I found the whole story interesting, although I felt it was a bit meandering again.
New rating: 3/5 stars
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Original rating: 4/5 stars
Don't know if it's just me being tired or what, but I can't really think of anything to say about this book.
It was ok. It was never my fave of the series, falling somewhere in the middle. I liked and enjoyed Eve as a character, and I found the whole story interesting, although I felt it was a bit meandering again.
New rating: 3/5 stars
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Original rating: 4/5 stars
paperbackstash's review against another edition
3.0
“Your one and possibly only chance to get the answer to every question in the universe, and you’ll ask, ‘Why are bats furry?”
A good book but my least favorite so far. I'm just not feeling Eve as much as I did the other heroines. She's definitely a tough cookie but she doesn't have the softer, blended layers Elena and Paige did. Her attitude is rather one-dimensional. Her relationship with Kris is sweet but I again don't feel the draw to the couple I have with the others.
The Fates are interesting and the ghost world complex, but I'm not as crazy about the angel stuff. The ending felt a little cheesy but overall the story worked because the pacing was well done with action sequences, a lot went on to keep the story strong, and we get Jaime who I want to read more of. The Jeremy phone call was hilarious. Fans of the series will be happy to revisit Paige, Lucas and Savannah for a period as well.
The villains in this one were truly vile - lots of child abuse/death for their past crimes, as well as a really disturbing cat flashback. Armstrong definitely dares to bring in some disgusting crimes for her novels.
Even if it's not as good as the first four, I read the books in order and recommend others do as well. You get a good introduction to Jamie further and root on her side. Other than that you're not missing much on the other main characters, so this one could be skipped if you really want to.
A good book but my least favorite so far. I'm just not feeling Eve as much as I did the other heroines. She's definitely a tough cookie but she doesn't have the softer, blended layers Elena and Paige did. Her attitude is rather one-dimensional. Her relationship with Kris is sweet but I again don't feel the draw to the couple I have with the others.
The Fates are interesting and the ghost world complex, but I'm not as crazy about the angel stuff. The ending felt a little cheesy but overall the story worked because the pacing was well done with action sequences, a lot went on to keep the story strong, and we get Jaime who I want to read more of. The Jeremy phone call was hilarious. Fans of the series will be happy to revisit Paige, Lucas and Savannah for a period as well.
The villains in this one were truly vile - lots of child abuse/death for their past crimes, as well as a really disturbing cat flashback. Armstrong definitely dares to bring in some disgusting crimes for her novels.
Even if it's not as good as the first four, I read the books in order and recommend others do as well. You get a good introduction to Jamie further and root on her side. Other than that you're not missing much on the other main characters, so this one could be skipped if you really want to.