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joyreads2024's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Rating this book was HARD. First and foremost, I’ve read this series for over a decade, but ngl, I barely reread the first book because of Cat’s fookin attitude. Which I was warned by the bookshop employee was even worse from Bones’ perspective. Add into reading this with COVID, and well, you can imagine how much I wanted to yeet Cat out of the book for the first 3/4 of the book and shake her. And don’t even get me started on Justina. I think my feelings towards THAT particular character is what Bones thought he should do, which is bite her until she becomes nice. Do you know how much easier the coming several books will be to read? Dear LORD.
I actually don’t know how Bones survived this book in terms of brain cells because it was hard. Now in terms of Bones, first book boyfriend, fav character… what the fuck. Babes, babes.. INSTA LOVE REALLY. I was hoping for a bit more angst but I guess it was more fated mates vibes, and kinda made me roll my eyes at him for the 3/4 of the book. And the sex scenes… Jeaniene, babes, I’ve seen you write some good ones, but what the tuck was that. Sucked with immortal strength? Please. The detailed thoughts at the start of the first scene? GIRL. I rolled my eyes so hard I got a headache.
Also the pacing at the start felt very clunky, and it just made it a bit difficult to get through.
Now by this point, your probably wondering, if you disliked it so much, why did you rate it highly? Well, first of all, it’s Cat and Bones and they’re my babies, even if they’re my stupid ones. Secondly, Bones’ wit and humour CARRIES the series. Thirdly, we had this beautiful sentence from Ian, and man have I missed the man we hate to love and who honestly is the most chaotic bitch on the planet, “What part of ‘be more careful’ did you take as ‘whee, murder spree!’ Crispin?”. Fourth, Rodney, I have missed that man. Fifth, the epilogue. Mm mm mmmm there’s that angst I need. Also, Cats growth always slays and it gets really romantic at parts.
I feel like I can critique it as I would a misbehaving child because the characters live rent free in my head, but love it dearly at the same time.
While this book made me question whether or not to buy the second book from Bones’ perspective (for fear it’ll ruin the second book for me), it was a good homecoming, and idk, while I didn’t LOVE it, I’ll probably read it again in the next half decade.
End of rant, thanks for listening xx
I actually don’t know how Bones survived this book in terms of brain cells because it was hard. Now in terms of Bones, first book boyfriend, fav character… what the fuck. Babes, babes.. INSTA LOVE REALLY. I was hoping for a bit more angst but I guess it was more fated mates vibes, and kinda made me roll my eyes at him for the 3/4 of the book. And the sex scenes… Jeaniene, babes, I’ve seen you write some good ones, but what the tuck was that. Sucked with immortal strength? Please. The detailed thoughts at the start of the first scene? GIRL. I rolled my eyes so hard I got a headache.
Also the pacing at the start felt very clunky, and it just made it a bit difficult to get through.
Now by this point, your probably wondering, if you disliked it so much, why did you rate it highly? Well, first of all, it’s Cat and Bones and they’re my babies, even if they’re my stupid ones. Secondly, Bones’ wit and humour CARRIES the series. Thirdly, we had this beautiful sentence from Ian, and man have I missed the man we hate to love and who honestly is the most chaotic bitch on the planet, “What part of ‘be more careful’ did you take as ‘whee, murder spree!’ Crispin?”. Fourth, Rodney, I have missed that man. Fifth, the epilogue. Mm mm mmmm there’s that angst I need. Also, Cats growth always slays and it gets really romantic at parts.
I feel like I can critique it as I would a misbehaving child because the characters live rent free in my head, but love it dearly at the same time.
While this book made me question whether or not to buy the second book from Bones’ perspective (for fear it’ll ruin the second book for me), it was a good homecoming, and idk, while I didn’t LOVE it, I’ll probably read it again in the next half decade.
End of rant, thanks for listening xx
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Trafficking, and Kidnapping
Minor: Alcohol, Cannibalism, Bullying, and Grief
sup3r_xn0va_maya's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
💬: "There is only one way to fight, and that’s dirty. Clean, gentlemanly fighting will get you nowhere but dead, and fast. Take every cheap shot, every low blow, absolutely kick someone when they’re down, and then maybe you’ll be the one who walks away.”
Frost, Jeaniene. The Other Half of the Grave: A Night Huntress Novel (pp. 47-48). NYLA. Kindle Edition.
📖Genres: fantasy, romance, urban fantasy, paranormal, vampires
📚Page Count: 398
🎧Audiobook Length: 13h 14min
👩🏾🏫My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 - 4.5/5
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The Other Half of the Grave written by Jeaniene Frost, is an alternate perspective book based on the first book in her Night Huntress series, Halfway to the Grave. The Other Half of the Grave was entertaining and just as exciting if not more exciting than it's original predecessor. In this book, Cat and Bones meet for the first time but everything is from Bones' perspective, and even though he makes some interesting decisions, I still like him as a character. I appreciate Cat and Bones' relationship that much more.
There are still outdated scenes in this book, but that's because the original was outdated and had poorly aged scenes. I think the outdated scenes were handled much better than they were in the original story. For example, there were less triggering details about these particular scenes this time around. That might be because it's from Bones' perspective, it might be because the author realized her mistake from the past and maybe she understood that rewriting these scenes was a way to make up for the outdated scenes from the past. I'm unsure, either way they're done better around this time.
The spicy scenes were enjoyable and the audiobook narrator made them even more interesting than they normally would be. I'm giving the spicy scenes three point five chilies 🌶️🌶️🌶️.75 out of five chilies
This was an entertaining story and I enjoyed it a bit more than reading the original from Cat's point of view. There was still an okay amount of triggering content in this story but most of that stuff was glossed over in this version. I'm giving this 4.50 out of 5 stars.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - 4.5/5 Stars
I used an audiobook credit to buy this audiobook. I was not able to locate the audiobook on hoopla, libbyapp, or everand. (as of 3/4/2024)
Frost, Jeaniene. The Other Half of the Grave: A Night Huntress Novel (pp. 47-48). NYLA. Kindle Edition.
📖Genres: fantasy, romance, urban fantasy, paranormal, vampires
📚Page Count: 398
🎧Audiobook Length: 13h 14min
👩🏾🏫My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 - 4.5/5
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The Other Half of the Grave written by Jeaniene Frost, is an alternate perspective book based on the first book in her Night Huntress series, Halfway to the Grave. The Other Half of the Grave was entertaining and just as exciting if not more exciting than it's original predecessor. In this book, Cat and Bones meet for the first time but everything is from Bones' perspective, and even though he makes some interesting decisions, I still like him as a character. I appreciate Cat and Bones' relationship that much more.
There are still outdated scenes in this book, but that's because the original was outdated and had poorly aged scenes. I think the outdated scenes were handled much better than they were in the original story. For example, there were less triggering details about these particular scenes this time around. That might be because it's from Bones' perspective, it might be because the author realized her mistake from the past and maybe she understood that rewriting these scenes was a way to make up for the outdated scenes from the past. I'm unsure, either way they're done better around this time.
The spicy scenes were enjoyable and the audiobook narrator made them even more interesting than they normally would be. I'm giving the spicy scenes three point five chilies 🌶️🌶️🌶️.75 out of five chilies
This was an entertaining story and I enjoyed it a bit more than reading the original from Cat's point of view. There was still an okay amount of triggering content in this story but most of that stuff was glossed over in this version. I'm giving this 4.50 out of 5 stars.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - 4.5/5 Stars
I used an audiobook credit to buy this audiobook. I was not able to locate the audiobook on hoopla, libbyapp, or everand. (as of 3/4/2024)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Body horror, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual assault, Death, Child abuse, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Sexual content, Violence, Kidnapping, Cursing, and Trafficking
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