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Cold Reign (Jane Yellowrock, #11)

Faith Hunter

Start date: November 1, 2023

Finish date: November 30, 2023

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Mar 21, 2016 Steph rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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Cold Reign opens with Jane and her partner, Eli trying to take down a revenant ("... vamps who died a second time and came back again [...] They were endless, hungry killing machines and hard as heck to put down"). This isn't something she's unfamiliar with, but this one is back after two hundred years unground and seems to be resistant to silver - both of which are unusual.

Long time fans of the series will be thrilled to hear that a long game thread that's been running for many installments is Cold Reign opens with Jane and her partner, Eli trying to take down a revenant ("... vamps who died a second time and came back again [...] They were endless, hungry killing machines and hard as heck to put down"). This isn't something she's unfamiliar with, but this one is back after two hundred years unground and seems to be resistant to silver - both of which are unusual.

Long time fans of the series will be thrilled to hear that a long game thread that's been running for many installments is closer to winding down. We've been reading about the European Vampires headed to NOLA and a delegation has arrived. Their goal is to take over the U.S. hunting territories and eliminate Leo. {Side note: Personally, the creeping closure of this thread is scaring me ... is the series close to ending? Say No! Please.}

New Orleans had changed me. Being around vamps had changed me. Having things, possessions, friends, family had changed me. I now had people in my life worth killing over.

Jane's life has changed greatly since we first met her and her circle of friends continues to grow in Cold Reign . Where she once was a loner, she now has others she can count on as well as others who count on her. This has put a slight, very slight, pause on her automatic reaction to jump into a situation without a plan. It has brought pain, but also love into her life.

"You're a stone-cold killer, Janie. But you got morals. If this city survives, it'll be because you turned the tide."

Now, for the issue some fans of the series will have with this installment ... a person from Jane's past reappears. Yep, that someone (view spoiler). Wonder why? Well, my guess is that this person is one of the characters in Faith Hunter's spin-off/same world series Soulwood and their past relationship/issues has come up more than once in its first two books. So, my guess is that Ms. Hunter may have wanted to resolve that storyline for Jane fans, in case they're not also reading Soulwood, which I highly recommend. While I wasn't thrilled over the reappearance or subsequent plea, I was very happy to see that it didn't derail the progress of Jane's current relationship in any way.

Leo has been planning and scheming for centuries, he's revealed a part of his plans for Jane, but what's his end game? Will she be able to continue to live her life on her own terms while protecting those she's come to love? I'm already impatiently waiting for book 12, Dark Queen, which has no release date at this time.