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alexiachantel's review against another edition
4.0
Isn’t it wonderful when book two is better than book one of a series? Grave Dance does just that!
The best thing about Grave Dance, all the mythology that is introduced. Yes Price had some mythology woven into Grave Witch but there is so much more and so many new characters in book two for Alex to meet. As she learns more about herself and where she came from you also get to learn more about Price’s world and wow is it ever fun.
The main mystery/killer of Grave Dance also hit close to home for Alex. A nice twist in the end and a good warning for her and Death. You do feel bad for the killer which shows some great writing right?!
A couple inconsistencies: in the end of Grave Witch Alex received a check with lots of zeros from her father as payment though she is still broke in Grave Dance. If she really spent it all on the car it should have said so otherwise we just wonder where the money went. Second inconsistency: Alex goes blind after using her Grave Magic, its the flaw that keeps her from being an all powerful superhero and I love that. But after using her magic once she was able to see Falin and noticed his skin.
Deeper deeper, read this book and you will want to go deeper into Alex’s world.
Alternate review posted at Reading Between the Wines Book Club:
http://www.readingbetweenthewinesbookclub.com/2016/01/review-grave-dance-by-kalayna-price-4.html
*copy received from publisher in return for an honest review
The best thing about Grave Dance, all the mythology that is introduced. Yes Price had some mythology woven into Grave Witch but there is so much more and so many new characters in book two for Alex to meet. As she learns more about herself and where she came from you also get to learn more about Price’s world and wow is it ever fun.
The main mystery/killer of Grave Dance also hit close to home for Alex. A nice twist in the end and a good warning for her and Death. You do feel bad for the killer which shows some great writing right?!
A couple inconsistencies: in the end of Grave Witch Alex received a check with lots of zeros from her father as payment though she is still broke in Grave Dance. If she really spent it all on the car it should have said so otherwise we just wonder where the money went. Second inconsistency: Alex goes blind after using her Grave Magic, its the flaw that keeps her from being an all powerful superhero and I love that. But after using her magic once she was able to see Falin and noticed his skin.
Deeper deeper, read this book and you will want to go deeper into Alex’s world.
Alternate review posted at Reading Between the Wines Book Club:
http://www.readingbetweenthewinesbookclub.com/2016/01/review-grave-dance-by-kalayna-price-4.html
*copy received from publisher in return for an honest review
becasaur27's review against another edition
4.0
Great second entry to this series. Alex developed quite a bit and we learned much about the complications between her and some of her companions. I really flew through this. I can't wait to read the next one, but I have a few things on my TBR pile that I'd like to get to first (need to finish The Left Hand of Darkness and also have a couple of e-books out from the library). Also, Alex needs to find a dogsitter. I volunteer!
amyiw's review against another edition
3.0
Solid 3 maybe 3.25
This was better than the first. It didn't have quite as much of the young adult vibe as the first, where she seemed to be coming into her own even though she actually learns a lot more about herself and Fairy. As much as we learn about this other realm and the rules, we get questions, and more questions than answers. Still the main 'mystery' is answered as to who and why the constructs are being made, but still that isn't totally answered either.
My main issue with this book is that although there is the plot of the feet, magic circles, and constructs, it really doesn't feel like the main story of the book. Instead the main story seems to be Alex's Fae origins and these new powers of open rifts along with her relationship with Death and Falin. And all three of these are furthered in this book but none are answered and some are left with more questions than we came into it. To me it was cliffy without being a true cliffhanger. Three side plots that gained more of my attention than the main plot and left to be answered in the future, and I can almost guaranty that the future is not in the next book but probably several books down the line. I would stop here but only need two more to fullfill a yearly challenge and was lucky enough to get all the audios from hoopla this month. So I'll continue and who knows, maybe I'll start loving it and questions will start to be answered instead of asked. It is not bad, just not my favorite or really good enough for me to want to continue except for some sort of outside push.
This was better than the first. It didn't have quite as much of the young adult vibe as the first, where she seemed to be coming into her own even though she actually learns a lot more about herself and Fairy. As much as we learn about this other realm and the rules, we get questions, and more questions than answers. Still the main 'mystery' is answered as to who and why the constructs are being made, but still that isn't totally answered either.
Spoiler
So one of the reapers that had a hand in this gets carried off but we don't get why or what happened only that there was a forbidden love. Why? And now we don't know where this new enemy of Alex is.My main issue with this book is that although there is the plot of the feet, magic circles, and constructs, it really doesn't feel like the main story of the book. Instead the main story seems to be Alex's Fae origins and these new powers of open rifts along with her relationship with Death and Falin. And all three of these are furthered in this book but none are answered and some are left with more questions than we came into it. To me it was cliffy without being a true cliffhanger. Three side plots that gained more of my attention than the main plot and left to be answered in the future, and I can almost guaranty that the future is not in the next book but probably several books down the line. I would stop here but only need two more to fullfill a yearly challenge and was lucky enough to get all the audios from hoopla this month. So I'll continue and who knows, maybe I'll start loving it and questions will start to be answered instead of asked. It is not bad, just not my favorite or really good enough for me to want to continue except for some sort of outside push.
kelic's review against another edition
4.0
This was close to five stars. Alex Craft is so much fun. She's charming and quirky with a good heart but still pretty kickass. I love the romantic relationships with both Falin and Death and the weird familial one with her dad. I'd really like to see her have a serious and long conversation with her dad, it's overdue. I want to know what he's up to, how he really feels about Alex, the real reason why he's a jerk to her. So many questions.
The actual story that Grave Dance is about, the mystery of the left feet, is not subsumed under the tide of new information (claiming an inheritance in faery, learning more about the collectors, her family and the fae) but is a solid gripping whodunit and why.
The only reason I refrain from the fifth star is that few questions have been answered even though tons more have cropped up. I hope some of them get answered in the next book.
The actual story that Grave Dance is about, the mystery of the left feet, is not subsumed under the tide of new information (claiming an inheritance in faery, learning more about the collectors, her family and the fae) but is a solid gripping whodunit and why.
The only reason I refrain from the fifth star is that few questions have been answered even though tons more have cropped up. I hope some of them get answered in the next book.
lilyelement's review against another edition
4.0
Grave Dance is book 2 in the Alex Craft series. I'm so glad I got into this series recently and plan to binge listen to it as fast as I can. I've been craving Urban Fantasy and this hits the spot perfectly. These stories are full of fae, witches and whodunit and I can't get enough.
Alex Craft, grave witch and occasional consultant for the Nekros City police department is back and on a really strange case. We dive right in with Alex searching for bodies with the police and she quickly finds several left feet from different victims. This opens up a huge can of worms that no one wants her to find out about. With no leads, Alex decides to try her hand at solving the case but is left with more questions than answers. That's also about the time that fae creatures are being summoned to go after Alex and they're targeting anyone that's close to her at the time as well. It's a dangerous situation that our leading lady has to figure out quickly since it's leading up to something big.
Grave Dance was a rush against the clock that I couldn't stop listening to. I'm really enjoying this world that Kalayna Price has built and I can't wait to see what happens next. I really loved finding out a bit more about the fae in this installment and hope to see plenty more about them soon. If you haven't tried this series yet and you're a fan of Urban Fantasy with witches and fae, you have to pick these up!
Alex Craft, grave witch and occasional consultant for the Nekros City police department is back and on a really strange case. We dive right in with Alex searching for bodies with the police and she quickly finds several left feet from different victims. This opens up a huge can of worms that no one wants her to find out about. With no leads, Alex decides to try her hand at solving the case but is left with more questions than answers. That's also about the time that fae creatures are being summoned to go after Alex and they're targeting anyone that's close to her at the time as well. It's a dangerous situation that our leading lady has to figure out quickly since it's leading up to something big.
Grave Dance was a rush against the clock that I couldn't stop listening to. I'm really enjoying this world that Kalayna Price has built and I can't wait to see what happens next. I really loved finding out a bit more about the fae in this installment and hope to see plenty more about them soon. If you haven't tried this series yet and you're a fan of Urban Fantasy with witches and fae, you have to pick these up!
evieshka's review against another edition
4.0
Not the best book I've ever read, but definitely entertaining enough for me to go on to the next one!
antarachowdhury's review against another edition
4.0
Kalayna Price's second installment in this series is a great addition, with another captivating mystery. In this book there's is a series of murders (with only feet left behind as evidence), as well as some magical constructs popping up around the city, and Alex is on the case to find out who's responsible. Once again, I loved the world-building and magical aspects.
My thoughts on this book are almost the same as the first one - except this time I'm knocking off a star since my problems from the first book still remained. For one, while I appreciated that we finally got some answers about Falin and his backstory, it took way too long, and it was frustrating that we had to wait all the way until near the end of the book. It just doesn't make sense why Alex wouldn't have pressed him for answers before (I mean, I get that she wouldn't pester him for his entire life story, but at least find out where he's been for the past month and why he showed up injured!). She just asked once and then dropped it.
Also, there was still absolutely no development with Death's character. We still know nothing about him, and I don't feel any chemistry between him and Alex, since he's barely in the book and whenever he does show up, it's the same repetition of Alex saying he's like her best friend and that she's attracted to him. But I don't feel the attraction or any bond between them because once again, Price tells rather than shows us.
I read the synopsis and some of the reviews for the next book and it seems like we'll finally learn more about Death. Now that we have some answers about Falin and I know I'll be getting some about Death, hopefully I'll enjoy the next book without getting frustrated at parts.
My thoughts on this book are almost the same as the first one - except this time I'm knocking off a star since my problems from the first book still remained. For one, while I appreciated that we finally got some answers about Falin and his backstory, it took way too long, and it was frustrating that we had to wait all the way until near the end of the book. It just doesn't make sense why Alex wouldn't have pressed him for answers before (I mean, I get that she wouldn't pester him for his entire life story, but at least find out where he's been for the past month and why he showed up injured!). She just asked once and then dropped it.
Also, there was still absolutely no development with Death's character. We still know nothing about him, and I don't feel any chemistry between him and Alex, since he's barely in the book and whenever he does show up, it's the same repetition of Alex saying he's like her best friend and that she's attracted to him. But I don't feel the attraction or any bond between them because once again, Price tells rather than shows us.
I read the synopsis and some of the reviews for the next book and it seems like we'll finally learn more about Death. Now that we have some answers about Falin and I know I'll be getting some about Death, hopefully I'll enjoy the next book without getting frustrated at parts.
nyxshadow's review against another edition
4.0
Relecture : toujours aussi top !
avis 1ère lecture : http://www.nyx-shadow.com/2013/06/alex-craft-t2-danse-funebre-kalayna.html
avis 1ère lecture : http://www.nyx-shadow.com/2013/06/alex-craft-t2-danse-funebre-kalayna.html
nyxshadow's review against another edition
4.0
Relecture : toujours aussi top !
avis 1ère lecture : http://www.nyx-shadow.com/2013/06/alex-craft-t2-danse-funebre-kalayna.html
avis 1ère lecture : http://www.nyx-shadow.com/2013/06/alex-craft-t2-danse-funebre-kalayna.html