Audio Review: Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost

Halfway to the Grave 

by Jeaniene Frost

(Night Huntress #1) 

Narrated by Tavia Gilbert

Half-vampire Catherine Crawfield is going after the undead with a vengeance, hoping that one of these deadbeats is her father--the one responsible for ruining her mother's life. Then she's captured by Bones, a vampire bounty hunter, and is forced into an unholy partnership.

In exchange for finding her father, Cat agrees to train with the sexy night stalker until her battle reflexes are as sharp as his fangs. She's amazed she doesn't end up as his dinner--are there actually good vampires? Pretty soon Bones will have her convinced that being half-dead doesn't have to be all bad. But before she can enjoy her newfound status as kick-ass demon hunter, Cat and Bones are pursued by a group of killers. Now Cat will have to choose a side . . . and Bones is turning out to be as tempting as any man with a heartbeat.

This is my 3rd reread of Halfway to the Grave and this time around I checked out the audio from the libary. The narration is good all but for Bones' voice. I HATE it. When I first read Bones I pictured Spike from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It was the British accent and the bleached hair plus his cheeky humor. I'm so glad that I didn't do my first read of this book on audio. Tavia Gilbert's Bones would have killed him for me. Ok that is my only compliant. Let's move on to the book review.....

I first read Halfway to the Grave WAY before I started blogging so I decided it was time to write a review about it and all it's glory. WHY did I reread for a 3rd time? First, why the feck not, it's awesome and it was my first Urban Fantasy read before I even knew that UF was a genre. Second, Christen from Golilox and the Threes Weres and I have been book bullying Laura from Little Read Riding Hood to read the series so I figured I would lend her some support and do a read a long with her.

No matter how many times I read this book it still stays on my favorite shelf with a 5 star rating.

Looking for a great UF read that has a badass heroine in training and a cheeky and sexy brit vamp then you need to read Halfway to the Grave.

Check out Laura and my Q & A discussion on Halfway to the Grave over at Little Read Riding Hood. 

REVIEW: Home for the Holidays

The Bite Before Christmas 
by Lynsay Sands, Jeaniene Frost 
eBook
Published October 25th 2011 by William Morrow
RATING: ★★★★
In Lynsay Sands' "The Gift," Katricia Argeneau knows grey-eyed cop Teddy Brunswick is her life mate. She just needs to convince him they belong together, and being snowbound in a secluded cabin will make this a Christmas neither will forget.

It's "Home for the Holidays" in Jeaniene Frost's Night Huntress series. Cat and Bones may long to wrap presents and set up a tree, but this Christmas, an evil vampire and long-buried family secrets will threaten to take a bite out of their holiday cheer.


REVIEW:


I only read Home for the Holidays since I've not read Sands' books yet. Most of the time these stories in anthologies don't really give away spoilers for series but I didn't want to take the risk. I'll come back and read The Gift once I've caught up on Sands' series.

Cat and Bones along with most of the gang are celebrating Bones' birthday in this short story when something goes wrong. Like an attack on Annette and a long lost family member shows up.

I loved this short so much more than the last full length novel, One Grave at a Time. We Cat and Ian working together to save the rest of the gang which was just a hoot.

He unzipped his pants and tugged them down. I whirled just in time, barking, "I don't care what you think, your junk does not have special abilities. And I already heard about the piercing," over my shoulder.

Not much can be said without spoilers but just know that fans of Frost's Nighthuntress series MUST read this novella.

Plus there is an excerpt at the back for Once Burned, Vlad's book that is due to release in the spring. YIPPEE!

The Bite Before Christmas is available at:

Amazon | B&N

REVIEW: One Grave at a Time

One Grave at a Time
(Night Huntress Series #6)
by Jeaniene Frost
Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Publisher: Avon (August 30, 2011)
BUY: Amazon / B&N/ Book Depo
My copy: Nookbook
RATING: 
Cat and Bones are back at war, this time with the villainous spirit of a witch hunter. Every All Hallows Eve he takes physical form to torture innocent women. This year, Cat and Bones must risk all to send him back to the other side of eternity—forever.


REVIEW:

I have been looking forward to reading One Grave at a Time ever since I finished This Side of the Grave. I am an enormous fan of The Night Huntress series. I have a love/hate relationship with Cat; I love her because she is one of the most kick ass heroines I've ever read but I hate that she gets to have wild monkey sex with Bones. {runs to grab my copy of One Foot in the Grave to re-read Chapter 32}

One Grave at a Time picks up where This Side of the Grave ended. So we get to see Justina, Tate and Don, of course. A plot line gets started with the old team that doesn't get wrapped up but I'm sure we will see more of it in the following book(s).

I'm sad that we didn't get to see Vlad in this one but hey he gets his own books soon. {YES!} I did love seeing Ian in this installment. He was his usual smart ass. And we got a nice healthy dose of Spade and Denise, another great couple. LOVED Spade in this one, especially at the end.

We got introduced to a couple of new characters, one I really liked was Tyler. I really hope he sticks around. While reading his parts I couldn't help but think of Lafayette from True Blood {the show not the book}. He was hitting on all the guys. He was so funny. I almost spit out my drink when I read this line...

"That face. That body. And you know he’s packing. Look at the angle on that dangle."

I don't know if it was just me and my dirty mind, but did anyone else pick up on the underlying kitty jokes. Cat called Helsing, kitty so many times and used the word in different situations that I thought that Frost was trying sit up "That's what she said" moments. LOL

For example: I eased my kitty off my lap, careful not to jostle him since he had to be sore from Sarah's rough treatment, and stood. My dirty mind read ...kitty...sore....rough treatment.

Again, it might have just be my dirty mind. Ok enough of that, back on track here. {pushes thoughts of Chapter 32 and kitty out of mind}

I love it when authors grow their characters; in One Grave at a Time we see how Cat and Bones relationship has matured from their early relationship where Cat would run off to do her own thing thinking it was best way to save Bones. They have truly become a team, letting go of some of their past mistakes. But don't think they have turned into this old married couple. While we didn't get another Chapter 32 there was still some hotness between the couple.

I highly recommend One Grave at a Time to any Night Huntress fan and if you have not started this series yet, what's wrong with you? Go. Get it now!

Night Huntress Series Reading Order:

        

Night Huntress WORLD Series Reading Order:

  

Complete Series Reading Order:

UNBOUND (contains prequel novella “Reckoning” set in Bones’s point of view before he meets Cat*)
HALFWAY TO THE GRAVE
ONE FOOT IN THE GRAVE
HAPPILY NEVER AFTER (ebook novella*)
AT GRAVE’S END
DEVIL TO PAY (ebook novella*)
DESTINED FOR AN EARLY GRAVE
DEATH’S EXCELLENT VACATION (contains short story “One For the Money” featuring Cat and Bones*)
FIRST DROP OF CRIMSON
ETERNAL KISS OF DARKNESS
THIS SIDE OF THE GRAVE
ONE GRAVE AT A TIME

*For information on these and other anthologies, go here.

Book Trailer: One Grave at a Time by Jeaniene Frost

Jeaniene Frost has posted on her blog the book trailer and Chapters 1-3 of One Grave at a Time, the 6th book in her AWESOME Night Huntress series.

Check out the trailer and wallpaper below. 

To read Chapters 1-3 go to Jeaniene Frost's blog.

Is is August 30th yet?!

Will you read the 3 first chapters now? 
I can't do that to myself. I'll probably wait until the day before release day to start it.