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secretbadass's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
cmorris109's review
challenging
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-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
5.0
jazzrizz's review
5.0
Abby and Malachi are a great couple! The who-dunnit was pretty easy to figure out, but what a great story getting to the reveal!
It's going to be interesting with a 3rd krewe stating up. I love that Jackson, Angela, Kat, and Will were in this book too. I just miss the "team" interaction when the whole krewe are involved.
Looking forward to the next book though.
It's going to be interesting with a 3rd krewe stating up. I love that Jackson, Angela, Kat, and Will were in this book too. I just miss the "team" interaction when the whole krewe are involved.
Looking forward to the next book though.
skateanddonate's review against another edition
3.0
The story was good and kept me picking it back up, but the writing was a bit off to me. It was hard to figure out who the main character was. I mean it started with her and ended with her, but he did all the mystery solving. Then there were those scenes the editing was just out of whack.
For example, both partners are in the morgue talking to the mortician. She has to leave to take someone home and he is asking questions of the mortician. The four or five questions later he ask her something. Pulled me right out of the book thinking when did she get back. Then a few pages later it cuts to her taking the other guy home and that ends with explaining she took guy home then returned to the lab and they asked their questions. It was a weird structure that was repeated a couple times.
I liked that they saw ghosts and got help from ghosts. I mean that is so cool a FBI team that can talk to the dead. However, after finishing it feels a bit deus ex media, because the only thing the ghosts really do is give answers.
For example, both partners are in the morgue talking to the mortician. She has to leave to take someone home and he is asking questions of the mortician. The four or five questions later he ask her something. Pulled me right out of the book thinking when did she get back. Then a few pages later it cuts to her taking the other guy home and that ends with explaining she took guy home then returned to the lab and they asked their questions. It was a weird structure that was repeated a couple times.
I liked that they saw ghosts and got help from ghosts. I mean that is so cool a FBI team that can talk to the dead. However, after finishing it feels a bit deus ex media, because the only thing the ghosts really do is give answers.
salene27's review against another edition
3.0
I loved the history in this book, but that's about it. AS much as I love HG, her books are getting very repetitive. With this one, I just really did not buy that Abby was an FBI agent and the mystery just didn't make that much sense.
stephs_bookshelf's review against another edition
5.0
Pirates, ghosts, mystery and romance! What more could you ask for in a book?
readwithchey's review against another edition
4.0
I loved just about everything about this EXCEPT there were one too many characters to follow along with. Loved the romance and the setting and mystery AND the narrator! A great addition to the Krewe series
etoiline's review against another edition
3.0
I've read a few of these now, and each time I think it might be the last, because they all follow the same basic formula, yet I still come back to them. A mysterious death with paranormal overtones is discovered, normal police can't handle it, the Krewe is called in, and new or old Krewe members fall in love. THE NIGHT IS ALIVE doesn't vary from this script, but it's still a fun read. The author is good at describing the settings of her books, in this case, Savannah, Georgia. Her history research shows in all of the stories, and that's probably what I like. The relationships can be rushed (shades of insta-love), but overall her characters are quite realistic and often funny. Even the ghosts have personality; I particularly liked Blue and his pirate mannerisms. Usually the clues to the bad guy are somewhat predictable in this series, and I was able to pick him out early here, thanks to the text. But there is plenty of action to keep the pages turning, and the characters do encounter real peril. Check these books out if you want a quick paranormal-romance thrill; they don't have to be read in order.
marinaluna's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5