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genealogygirl

Book Recommendation

Nov 15, 2007 19:21

I have to plug this spectacular book that I just finished, to which I give a standing ovation and a 5-star review!

Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost

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Comments 8

madderbrad November 16 2007, 03:02:24 UTC

Thanks for the recommendation, I'll have to give it a go.

did I mention that the vampire Hero is *HOT*

I don't suppose there's an equally 'hot' heroine as well? *eyes cover with interest* :-)

genealogygirl November 16 2007, 19:20:11 UTC

Oh, I imagine if I was a guy, I would think the heroine was hot stuff too, yeah. *grins*

heart_of_wine November 16 2007, 19:02:39 UTC

Yay, a book rec from Penny! This book sounds perfect for me. I'm buying it the next time I'm in a book store.

Thanks for the rec! Hope you are well.

Hugs,
Elia

lake_mi_girl November 28 2007, 18:25:35 UTC

Thanks for the rec, Penny! While I don't think I'm quite as enamored with this debut as you are, I thought it was enjoyable. The twist at end shows definite promise for future books. And yes, I do agree with you 100% on the hotness of Crispin (sorry, just can't call him "Bones"). ;)

genealogygirl November 28 2007, 21:44:19 UTC

Glad you enjoyed it, and I'm sorry I keep missing you on IM.

So what about it keeps you from giving it a 5-star review, out of curiosity?

I too wish she'd just called him Crispin (or something else, better yet), "Bones" is really an icky name for the Hero. But, he's so fabulous that I can overlook it.

lake_mi_girl November 28 2007, 21:54:33 UTC

The biggest issue I had was with Cat. She was just a little too shrill and abrasive for me. I admired her strength, but I thought she was almost TOO bold--I had a hard time believing she wouldn't get hurt or caught at her own game more often, given how quick she was to jump at things.

Anywho, am I showing up to you as online, or idle, ever? I had to reinstall Yahoo Messenger; I wonder if I'm not showing up for you or something.

genealogygirl November 29 2007, 02:38:00 UTC

Hmmm....I didn't really have issues with Cat, but I can see your point about it being hard to believe she hadn't gotten caught at her game before meeting Bones. I liked the fact that she and Bones had such an equal partnership; he did truly respect her abilities (even if he had to let her know her own limitations). She didn't become a simpering damsel-in-distress once she took up with him, and I liked that ( ... )

heart_of_wine December 4 2007, 21:58:44 UTC

Hi Penny,

I read the book while I was away on vacation for a week and I really liked it. The only issue I had with it is that I'm not used to that much violence, but it didn't really upset me like most violence in books/movies does. I'm going to guess that it's because she doesn't dwell on describing it to the nth degree.

Loved Cat. Loved Bones. I can't understand why Cat decided to leave though... she's better off with Bones than without him.

Did you know that Frost has a livejournal? She friends people back too!

http://frost-light.livejournal.com/

Anyway, hope you are well, and thanks for the book rec, I really enjoyed it!

Hugs,
Elia