This Side of the Grave (Night Huntress, #5) in SOS: Serious Overload of Series

Sep 18, 2010 Yz the Whyz rated it really liked it

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"Timmy gave Bones a speculative glance. "Before we go I gotta know: If mind-reading abilities are real, there's something else I wondered if fiction got right about vampires-"

"Ask me if I sparkle and I will kill you where you stand." Bones cut him off with the utmost seriousness."

This was just hilarious.
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Apr 17, 2013 Thenia rated it liked it

Shelves: reviewed, r-ab, romance, series, paranormal, vampires, magic, 2014

Cat finally accepts her weirdness, even though it does take her some time to get there.

In this crazy adventure Cat and her allies are trying to prevent a war between the vampires and the ghouls. Once again she finds herself right in the middle of a mess, when a ghoul with an agenda makes her the focus of the hate filled campaign he's running to incite his fellow ghouls against the vampires.

While the story in general is not bad, I wasn't all that invested in it and it feels like I've missed a cou ...more

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Jan 27, 2011 Kaity rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fantasy, urban-fantasy, owned, vampires

Review originally posted on Bitten Books and given 5 stars.

Jeaniene Frost is a master craftswoman and This Side of the Grave is her best book yet. I'm always blown away by her phenomenal world building but it's her characters that steal my heart. I devoured this book and am already eagerly awaiting the next.

Cat is always so much fun to read about but it was especially fun to see how much she'd grown and how far she's come in this one. There were lots of references to previous books and many char Review originally posted on Bitten Books and given 5 stars.

Jeaniene Frost is a master craftswoman and This Side of the Grave is her best book yet. I'm always blown away by her phenomenal world building but it's her characters that steal my heart. I devoured this book and am already eagerly awaiting the next.

Cat is always so much fun to read about but it was especially fun to see how much she'd grown and how far she's come in this one. There were lots of references to previous books and many characters made returning appearances which gave us so much extra insight into Cat. I love how funny she is. She manages to be hilarious and lighten to book up without making it silly. In this book she was working towards showing her loving and caring side as well which I thought was very well done. Some of the scenes were a little depressing but Frost always took care of us in the end, thankfully! I'll admit that I teared up quite a bit.

Bones was better than ever! I'm so glad there wasn't a repeat of last book with relationship angst, I was so worried about that. Bones is probably my favorite vampire ever and this book cemented that. Everything I love about him was encompassed into this book; his bad ass side, fun and playful side, loving and devoted side, etc. Cat is a very lucky girl. I was so glad to see a return to his training Cat, I loved that in the first book.

One of my favorite things about this book was all of the returning characters. I was most excited about seeing Vlad who played a larger role in this book, yay! I freakin' adore him. He's the perfect 'best friend' for Cat. He's always funny and intense but I thought he was on his A game for this book. Lots of clever lines and I loved his turn for helping Cat learn. We saw the secret government crew several times briefly. Wow does Tate grate on my nerves... This book was a turning point for him so I think we can expect the next book to be very interesting. There were lots of others popping up, Fabian was another one that stood out though. He got a chance to shine and I'm really glad he put the vamps in their places. Loved his interactions with Cat too.

The plot for this book is one of my favorites for the series. Very well done and paced. In previous book, some of the battle scenes got a little drawn out or there was just so much going on that I felt overwhelmed, that didn't happen with the book. Everything was perfect. I can't wait to see where the next book takes us! ...more

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Jun 09, 2014 Christina T rated it really liked it

Shelves: 14-000-in-2014-book-count-challenge, 2014-challenge, urban-fantasy

While I love spending time with Cat and Bones I have to admit that I've lost a little bit of love for this series only because Vlad is so much hotter (literally) than Bones. There I said it. I'm superficial. I love Vlad. Luckily he was in this book a lot. As was Mencheres with special appearances by Spade. How could I not love love love this book? Well, I'm not sure, to be honest. Cat continues to be intriguing and her ability to absorb powers from those she drinks from is interesting. I just wa ...more

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Apr 07, 2011 Kimberly rated it liked it

Shelves: 2011

This was an easy read. It was like filler and set up to the next novel.
I didn't catch on to Marie and what she was trying to achieve with the ghouls until it happened. Sneaky lady.
Other than that, nothing stood out as being that earth shattering.
Except having to wait a year for the next book. What is up with THAT? ...more

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