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Halfway to the Grave (Night Huntress, #1)

Jeaniene Frost

Start date: April 1, 2018

Finish date: April 30, 2018

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Jul 27, 2010 Lori {Romancing the Dark Side} rated it it was amazing

Shelves: vampires, paranormal-romance, my-favorites

Some things are just destiny...like me finding this book in the bookstore...accidentally! What a great book! Cat and Bones are an awesome team...love the sexual tension between those two! This is sure to become one of my favorite series!

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May 08, 2012 Carrie rated it it was amazing

Shelves: vampire, 1st-in-a-series, humor, urban-fantasy, 4-and-a-half-to-5-stars, part-of-a-series, favorites, ghost, supernatural, undercover

I can't not even begin to say about much I love this book. Amazing, fantastic. Bones and Cat are now one of my new favorite pairings. Sexy, kick ass duo. Love it. ...more

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Dec 26, 2009 Louise / BetweenTheCovers MonsterMaX3 / Lou is Cullenized rated it really liked it

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Review courtesy of Louise @ Between the Covers blog: http://tinyurl.com/3f99kch

In Halfway to the Grave, the first book in Jeaniene Frost’s Night Huntress series, we are introduced to Catherine “Cat” Crawford, Vampire Slayer. (Come on, admit it… the name has a certain panache!) Cat’s unusual pastime started on her sixteenth birthday, when her mother told her that she was half-vampire. Now Cat scours bars and uses the “helpless female” trick to lure vampires in, killing every one she can. Her mix Review courtesy of Louise @ Between the Covers blog: http://tinyurl.com/3f99kch

In Halfway to the Grave, the first book in Jeaniene Frost’s Night Huntress series, we are introduced to Catherine “Cat” Crawford, Vampire Slayer. (Come on, admit it… the name has a certain panache!) Cat’s unusual pastime started on her sixteenth birthday, when her mother told her that she was half-vampire. Now Cat scours bars and uses the “helpless female” trick to lure vampires in, killing every one she can. Her mixed blood leaves her with a heartbeat and no desire for a liquid diet, but gives her increased speed and heightened senses… which give her a fighting chance against the much stronger and faster vamps.

Cat’s “sucker punch” routine worked fine for years. And then she tried to lure Bones to his early demise. Unfortunately for her, Bones is a master vampire and on to her game. But he’s a vampire bounty hunter and he makes Cat an offer she can’t refuse. (Literally. Hard to refuse when you’re chained up and at the vampire’s mercy. Just saying.) The deal: Bones will let her live and will train her to kill vampires… really train her… but she can only kill the ones he tells her to.

The characters Frost has written are ones you could really know… she managed the balance between the supernatural and the real world very well. The characters are flawed, and that makes them believable. The mythology of her world is interesting and draws off known theories. I enjoy her description of the rules of vampire society, and like that she remains true to them.

While many parts of the book are snarky and sarcastic, there is a darkness to this series. Cat’s mother was raped by a vampire, and became pregnant with Cat. Her mother has instilled her prejudices in Cat, and raised Cat to believe there is something wrong with her, an evil within her she must always fight. (To be honest, I want to strangle Cat’s mother most of the time.)

The interaction between Cat and Bones is great… it sizzles. And as their relationship grows, Bones pushes Cat to face herself, her true self, which includes her vampire side. He sees the damage that’s been done to her self-esteem by her family, especially her mother, over the years, and wants her to overcome it.

Halfway to the Grave is funny, witty, sarcastic, and has enough action that you’re never bored.

Rating: 4.5 stars ...more

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Feb 12, 2009 Cindyg rated it it was amazing

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Kick Ass Read. I absolutely fell for Bones...He and Cat are one awesome team, well once she gets it figured out. She's 1/2 vampire and mad as hell. She's looking for her dad, the piece of shit vampire that raped her mother, that's why Cat is 1/2 vampire...any way she's out killing vamps left and right and then she meets Bones who can't keep his hands off her. She put up a struggle but not for long. She needs Bones in more ways then one. Fantastic Read. Highly Recommend. ...more

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