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3.89 AVERAGE
3.89 AVERAGE
Es como si la ley y el orden tuviera más humor y vampiros, so si hay cosas que son un poco riducilas pero este libro tambien tiene momentos cute y la verdad este libro tiene un plot algo que no espereba. Solo hubo una escena de sexo descrita (muy buena) porque nos haces esto quería mas eso; nos mencionaron que la protagonista tuve periodo y que tuvieron sexo pero no nos dijeron que como funciona.
Si hubo algo de ser territorial pero creo que no fue tan intenso tomando en cuanta que los dos son asesinos de vampiros.
Spoiler final
Ya valio verga los hombres de negro, hay que trabajan los del gobierno 13 años bitch porque no metiste a bones en el deal y asi lo podias tener. Bones we stan, porque women lo avandonaste whyyyyyy.
El audiolibro esta muy buena y la voz de bones es super english.
Si hubo algo de ser territorial pero creo que no fue tan intenso tomando en cuanta que los dos son asesinos de vampiros.
Spoiler final
Ya valio verga los hombres de negro, hay que trabajan los del gobierno 13 años bitch porque no metiste a bones en el deal y asi lo podias tener. Bones we stan, porque women lo avandonaste whyyyyyy.
El audiolibro esta muy buena y la voz de bones es super english.
I absolutely loved the book from start to finish. The characters of Bones and Cat are highly entertaining and funny as hell. The fact that Bones in British adds an extra element to the humor as well. For instance, a popular quote from the book is: "Lucifer's bouncing balls, Kitten, not again!" Perhaps you need to read the book to understand, but this quote and many many others are hilarious. I rarely read books of a series one after another but this book may change that fact. I cannot wait to read the next three published books, especially since Frost left this one with a cliffhanger. Ah! This book has definitely earned the ranking as one of my favorite books of all-time.
I really liked this book. there were no pity stars here. I like how the author was able to write a romance book that wasn't all about romance...if that makes sense. The whole plot of the book wasn't centered around two people coming together. I love a good romance but I need something else along with it to bite into. Also this wasn't like most romance books and the ever loving instant romance that kills me so much. There is a nice gradual build to the relationship. The non-romance part of the book was just as good. I liked the adult danger to it. Which is weird to say adult danger. But the book has some adult themes besides the sex. Bit of violence and cruelty. Not everyone has a happy ending. I really enjoyed the book and can't wait to pick up the second book the next time I hit the library.
Mix some women of the otherworld, some not grosso laurell k. hamilton and throw in some buffy and you get this wonderfully cheesy, hilarious fun to read book with characters you want to hear more from.
I know I'm in the minority on this one, but I can't give this book more than 2.5 stars. Even though I might have tolerated it enough to finish it, too many things about it irritated me.
I think what I liked most about it was the pace. The beginning nicely set it up and then kept going. No dragging out the world building. No extraneous fluff. Just good character development and plot movement. And it set up the next book nicely without too much of a cliff hanger.
Sadly, that didn't make up for the rest and my big three issues. (1) the whole Catherine-Cat and Kitten name-thing got old fast. And Bones? The ridiculous nickname aside, his pattern of speech irritated me. And if he wasn't calling her "Kitten" (seriously, how is that not completely insulting?), he called her "luv." I get that he's a two hundred plus-year-old son of a British whore. But seriously, could he use demeaning language to describe the woman he supposedly loves? And seriously, after 200+ years you didn't pick up some slightly different speech patterns?
(2) Catherine, although a kick-ass heroine, was just plain irritating and rather boring. I get that she's only 22 and 22-year-olds do dumb things. And I get that she had self-loathing and self-esteem issues from her traumatized mother. And maybe I'm too mired into middle age at this point and maybe if I had read this 10 years ago when it came out, I might have felt different. But for once I'd like a heroine who wasn't so black and white in her beliefs and didn't always jump the gun and make snap judgments while being a blushing virgin. She goes out to clubs hunting night after night, but yet blushes at any kind of innuendo? Just stop that. And yes, I get that conflict is a big plot device with romance, but her prejudice made me tired. And then the fact she trusts no one (she hardly even trusted Bones until the very end), she goes off and tells the paranorm spooks about vampire traits? Really? Again stop that.
And that leads to number (3), the romance. I agree with Tatiana that this wasn't urban fantasy, but was paranormal romance. Not that I don't enjoy a bit of sexual tension, but this goes back to my number 2 complaint. And for those that compared it to Buffy/Spike, sorry, I don't agree. Joss Whedon did a fantastic job on the complexity and darkness that was Buffy/Spike. Plus, Buffy was never so die hard on her beliefs-she was always shades of gray (plus she didn't have the self-loathing that Catherine had and Spike, despite also being British, didn't constantly call Buffy "luv."). But I digress. In short, there was no complexity here, just dirty talk, snogging, and sex.
So while I understand the appeal of this book and the series, it just isn't for me.
I think what I liked most about it was the pace. The beginning nicely set it up and then kept going. No dragging out the world building. No extraneous fluff. Just good character development and plot movement. And it set up the next book nicely without too much of a cliff hanger.
Sadly, that didn't make up for the rest and my big three issues. (1) the whole Catherine-Cat and Kitten name-thing got old fast. And Bones? The ridiculous nickname aside, his pattern of speech irritated me. And if he wasn't calling her "Kitten" (seriously, how is that not completely insulting?), he called her "luv." I get that he's a two hundred plus-year-old son of a British whore. But seriously, could he use demeaning language to describe the woman he supposedly loves? And seriously, after 200+ years you didn't pick up some slightly different speech patterns?
(2) Catherine, although a kick-ass heroine, was just plain irritating and rather boring. I get that she's only 22 and 22-year-olds do dumb things. And I get that she had self-loathing and self-esteem issues from her traumatized mother. And maybe I'm too mired into middle age at this point and maybe if I had read this 10 years ago when it came out, I might have felt different. But for once I'd like a heroine who wasn't so black and white in her beliefs and didn't always jump the gun and make snap judgments while being a blushing virgin. She goes out to clubs hunting night after night, but yet blushes at any kind of innuendo? Just stop that. And yes, I get that conflict is a big plot device with romance, but her prejudice made me tired. And then the fact she trusts no one (she hardly even trusted Bones until the very end), she goes off and tells the paranorm spooks about vampire traits? Really? Again stop that.
And that leads to number (3), the romance. I agree with Tatiana that this wasn't urban fantasy, but was paranormal romance. Not that I don't enjoy a bit of sexual tension, but this goes back to my number 2 complaint. And for those that compared it to Buffy/Spike, sorry, I don't agree. Joss Whedon did a fantastic job on the complexity and darkness that was Buffy/Spike. Plus, Buffy was never so die hard on her beliefs-she was always shades of gray (plus she didn't have the self-loathing that Catherine had and Spike, despite also being British, didn't constantly call Buffy "luv."). But I digress. In short, there was no complexity here, just dirty talk, snogging, and sex.
So while I understand the appeal of this book and the series, it just isn't for me.
The book was referred to me by a friend as "Twilight for Adults". While I don't think it was Twlight for Adults it was a really great read. I couldn't put it down and had it read in a few hours. I'm excited to read the next in this series. I hope the series is as awesome as the first book.
Why
Why did it take me so long to find this enchantingly wonderful story? English vamps are the best, can't say why, but they are.
Why did it take me so long to find this enchantingly wonderful story? English vamps are the best, can't say why, but they are.
Two and a half stars.
If you love this, great. I'm happy you and Frost have found each other, and I wish you many hot and heavy installments. But I suggest moving on to another review, because I'm going to be very blunt: I remain unimpressed by paranormal romance, and Frost's Halfway to the Grave seems a rather mediocre example of the genre.
I occasionally get tempted to try paranormal, searching for that one story to surprise me. In this case, a number of friend reviews, particularly Mimi's review and the fact that [a:Ilona Andrews|21748|Ilona Andrews|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1219436898p2/21748.jpg], co-author of one of my favorite UF series, is besties with Frost, inspired me to give her a try. Unfortunately, Frost has done nothing to change my opinion of the genre.
Writing a Paranormal Romance
Characters
1) Alienated but speshul female lead who is insecure about her looks, inexperienced with dating, and trying to build identity away from her family. Preferably has under-developed magic or physical power
2) Sexxy, hawt (other modern adjective) arrogant male lead who dresses well.
3) Dull/clueless boy-next-door admirer (of the female lead)
4) Vampires (sparkling optional). Should include a hawt-but-naughty vampire and an Evil vampire
5) Clueless government representative (evilness optional)
Plotting, romantic
1) Female lead needs to learn to trust rakish male lead while male lead needs to fall in LOVE with female
2) Traditional sex scene
3) Female needs to discover her sexual identity
4) Semi-scandalous sex scene (if you are thirteen)
5) Couple challenged by immortal vs. immortal issue
Plotting, external conflict
1) Evil versus good
World-building
1) Substitution of 'real world' for world-building
Halfway to the Grave is best summarized with an equation: Blade meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer, minus Buffy's compassion, intelligence and self-esteem.
Writing was about average for the genre. Family backstory took a vaguely interesting angle on the heroine's background. Heroine had normal to above average amounts of TSTL moments. I did enjoy one scene with a disagreeable ghost, and even laughed out loud at the end of it. I can't say that I recommend it any more than any other PNR books. Worth noting it kept me awake on night shift, so not a waste of time.
If you love this, great. I'm happy you and Frost have found each other, and I wish you many hot and heavy installments. But I suggest moving on to another review, because I'm going to be very blunt: I remain unimpressed by paranormal romance, and Frost's Halfway to the Grave seems a rather mediocre example of the genre.
I occasionally get tempted to try paranormal, searching for that one story to surprise me. In this case, a number of friend reviews, particularly Mimi's review and the fact that [a:Ilona Andrews|21748|Ilona Andrews|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1219436898p2/21748.jpg], co-author of one of my favorite UF series, is besties with Frost, inspired me to give her a try. Unfortunately, Frost has done nothing to change my opinion of the genre.
Writing a Paranormal Romance
Characters
1) Alienated but speshul female lead who is insecure about her looks, inexperienced with dating, and trying to build identity away from her family. Preferably has under-developed magic or physical power
2) Sexxy, hawt (other modern adjective) arrogant male lead who dresses well.
3) Dull/clueless boy-next-door admirer (of the female lead)
4) Vampires (sparkling optional). Should include a hawt-but-naughty vampire and an Evil vampire
5) Clueless government representative (evilness optional)
Plotting, romantic
1) Female lead needs to learn to trust rakish male lead while male lead needs to fall in LOVE with female
2) Traditional sex scene
3) Female needs to discover her sexual identity
4) Semi-scandalous sex scene (if you are thirteen)
5) Couple challenged by immortal vs. immortal issue
Plotting, external conflict
1) Evil versus good
World-building
1) Substitution of 'real world' for world-building
Halfway to the Grave is best summarized with an equation: Blade meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer, minus Buffy's compassion, intelligence and self-esteem.
Writing was about average for the genre. Family backstory took a vaguely interesting angle on the heroine's background. Heroine had normal to above average amounts of TSTL moments. I did enjoy one scene with a disagreeable ghost, and even laughed out loud at the end of it. I can't say that I recommend it any more than any other PNR books. Worth noting it kept me awake on night shift, so not a waste of time.
Catherine 'Cat' Crawfield is a half vampire that set out at the early age of sixteen, to kill all the vampires she can find. Cat is now twenty two and has killed her fair share of vampires, when she encounters a vampire that doesn't fit her stereotype. He is a vampire not actually out to kill every human. Quite the opposite, he hunts other vampires. This revelation leads Cat to help him as he hunts for a master vampire that is rounding up and selling innocent young women.
This story is the beginning of a series that looks to be promising. It is a mix of the Marvel character Blade, Anita Blake and it's own special blend to make it an enjoyable story. It is with hope that I will read the next in the series.
This story is the beginning of a series that looks to be promising. It is a mix of the Marvel character Blade, Anita Blake and it's own special blend to make it an enjoyable story. It is with hope that I will read the next in the series.