All Together Dead (Southern Vampire Mysteries, Book 7)

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Louisiana cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse has her hands full dealing with every sort of undead and paranormal creature imaginable. And after being betrayed by her longtime vampire love, Sookie must not only deal with a new man in her life-the shapeshifter Quinn-but also contend with the long-planned vampire summit.

The summit is a tense situation. The vampire queen of Louisiana is in a precarious position, her power base weakened by hurricane damage to New Orleans. And there are some vamps who would like to finish what nature started. Soon, Sookie must decide what side she'll stand with. And her choice may mean the difference between survival and all-out catastrophe.

Customer Reviews:

somebody's slipping..........2007-09-30

Sigh...it seems like all my favorite authors are slipping these days. I found her newest book to be slow and boring....the first one hundred pages is a baby shower (completely unrelated to the plot), a wedding that comes out of nowhere and seems to be going back to the same place, and contrived daliance in the bar with Bills new honey, some clothes shopping...it's all a day in the life and not well done, either. The meat of the plot, if you'll call it that, was lame and contrived and I sat through most of it saying "Don't you SEE! OMG, after 9/11 anyone in their right mind can see where the bombs are!" You don't have to be a frelling psychic! I won't say it was BAD, because even though boring, it was well written, but it sure wasn't good. If I'd actually paid money for this book, though, instead of hitting up the budget of my friendly neighborhood library I'd have been pretty ticked.

All Together Dead.......2007-09-28

Book 7 of the Southern Vampire series by Charlaine Harris brings telepathic cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse to a vampire 'town meeting' that yields a tasty trial, romantic intrigue and radical-right anti-vamp attack. Oh, and Sookie is still surrounded by former or would-be lovers who want to make love, drink her blood, use her psychic gifts, or all of the above. Harris has crafted a character, a town, a world that her fans can't get enough of. Personally, I'd like to see her move a little faster on the 'Eric' front, but hey....choosing between a gladiator/ were-tiger and a thousand-year old Viking can't be easy! This isn't the best of the series, but it's a trueblood treat for those of us who love Sookie's Lopsided Louisiana otherworld.

I liked it as a "light read" but still feel the lack of quality.......2007-09-24

Harris' main strengths are characterization, tone, and emotional content. Plot construction and pacing are her weaknesses. But that's okay, she's still a good storyteller and I like her books.

After reading several reviews at Amazon, I read "All Together Dead" with low expectations and maybe that's why I was pleasantly surprised. Plot and pacing are still "off" but they always have been.

The Sookie/Quinn romance doesn't "ring true" to me. Quinn remains too much an archtype for me to view him as a real personality. He seems more like an appendage to Sookie then anything else.

Also, why is it that Harris always resorts to Sookie's love interests/male friends usually being out of pocket when she's in a sticky situation?

There's lots of interesting subplots going on but the main action supposedly focuses on a vampire convention and the Queen's trial. After quite a lot of buildup, the trial is over and done with.

There is a surprising murder occuring near the end of the book that seems both out of character and unnecessary.

The continued tension and interest between Sookie and Eric is growing more interesting but again, I felt a bit let down in how their intimacy was forced. I suspect Sookie is some reincarnated former love of Eric's or something like that. Whether they're in love in this lifetime or not isn't the point. He's shown genuine affection and concern for her and I felt the "blood rape" was a cheap shot.

Like other reviewers, I agree this is a "filler" story and I hope we can look forward to more interesting happenings in future stories.

Nobody writes like Charlaine Harris.......2007-09-17

Can't wait for another - I love her books and this one does not disappoint.

Hurray for Ms Harris!.......2007-09-17

Ms Harris,
Eating and Sleeping are over-rated.
Writing is what is important.
So, if you wouldn't mind, give up your free-time, sleeping and eating - and get the next book finished!!
Can't wait!
PS
You're killing me making Eric second string. I know there is a hidden story there.

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What a ride!
Days of the Dead
Wild Ride
Details, details
An excellent book

Dead Beat (The Dresden Files, Book 7)
Jim Butcher
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ASIN: 045146091X

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The USA Today Bestselling Author's new Dresden Files novel...finally in paperback-and soon to be a Sci Fi Channel movie!
Filled with kickass adventure and supernatural fireworks, Jim Butcher's Dresden Files novels have been compared to Harry Potter. Now, Harry Dresden must save Chicago from black magic and necromancy-all in a day's work for the city's only professional wizard.

Customer Reviews:

What a ride!.......2007-09-24

I have only read "Storm Front" before this. I liked it better. There are so many villians in this book and Harry is threatened in so many ways and injured in so many ways, it almost becomes laughable. The ending is good and exciting, even though I knew pretty much what was coming about chapter 3. The book is starting to have the "Da Vinci Code" syndrome: a cliffhanger at the end of every chapter. He is not as bad as Brown yet, but he is definitely headed in that direction. The friendship of Harry and Butters is pretty cool. The magic becomes convenient for plot devices. The humor is still there in spots.

The series is good. I was just slightly disappointed in this one.

Days of the Dead.......2007-09-14

Dead Beat (2005) is the seventh urban fantasy novel in the Dresden Files series, following Blood Rites. In the previous volume, Harry burned his hand rescuing children from the Black Court vampires. He also discovered that paintball guns work well against the Black Court when loaded with holy water.

Lara Raith discovered the results of the curse on her father and Thomas learned that Justine is not dead. Jake decided to go into Feng Shui consulting while he took care of Emma's kids. Harry named the puppy "Mouse" and wondered why Thomas had bought large breed Puppy Chow.

In this novel, Thomas is living with Harry in the basement apartment. Thomas is frustrated because he cannot find a permanent job and Harry is frustrated because he cannot find a permanent girlfriend. Mister and Mouse are frustrated because they don't get fed on time and they are both oversized enough to really need the food.

It doesn't help that Thomas has women coming into the apartment when he should be running errands for his brother. Maybe Thomas and his lovers have a great time, but they do trash the place. Even the books are pulled out and scattered on the floor. And Thomas doesn't clean up behind himself.

After Thomas bares his soul and leaves in a huff, Harry takes Mouse out for a walk and Murphy pulls up just as he returns. Karrin is going on a vacation -- the first one in forever -- to Hawaii with Kincaid and wants Harry to water her plants. Harry tries to talk her out of doing anything with Kincaid, but doesn't try that hard since Karrin is not his girlfriend. Later, he wonders if Murphy had wanted him to try a little harder.

After pocketing the keys to her house, Harry goes inside the apartment and heats up some soup. Sitting down to eat, Harry checks his mail and finds one envelope with only his name and address on it. He checks it out for magical spells and, finding nothing harmful, opens it and slides out two photos and a note.

The photos show Murphy blasting some vampire minions with a shotgun. Harry knows that the public will only see human shaped bodies in the photos. The note threatens to send copies to Murphy's bosses if Harry doesn't appear at a specified time and place. The note offers a truce for the parley and is signed "Mavra". Dresden has little choice in the matter.

At the meeting, Mavra demands that Harry find a book -- The Word of Kemmler -- or the photos get mailed. Mavra has also taken precautions to ensure that the photos will be mailed if Harry destroys her. Harry still doesn't see any way out of this mess.

In this story, Harry gradually finds out more about Kemmler and his books -- at least two earlier works had been self-published -- and he soon discovers that Kemmler had been the most dangerous necromancer suppressed by the White Council. They had finally terminated Kemmler himself and several apprentices, but they hadn't gotten them all. Now the last work of Kemmler has suddenly reappeared and Harry soon runs into three separate necromancers looking for the book.

The first necromancer encountered is Grevane, who raids the Forensic Institute -- commonly called the morgue -- looking for something. The security guard is the first through the door into the examining room, his throat cut from ear to ear. Then Grevane and two other zombies enter and face Butters, the medical examiner. Harry intervenes to save Butters and they barely escape from the dead men. Harry takes Butters home to his warded apartment.

Later, Harry meets Shiela -- a clerk at Bock Ordered Books -- and buys a copy of a rare book that he needs for his research. When he steps out of the bookstore, two hooded figures are waiting for him. They both know who he is, but the taller one introduces himself as Cowl and calls the shorter one Kumori. Dresden drops a Toyota on Cowl, but only the local pack of werewolves saves him from the more powerful wizard.

When he later returns to the bookstore, the front windows have been replaced with plywood. Bock asks him to never return, but Shiela asks him for a date. Then the third necromancer -- Corpsetaker -- comes into the store asking about the buyer of the rare book and Harry steps out to confront her. She almost snares him with her mind magic, but he gets away with a little help from John Marcone.

This story has Harry facing three necromancers who are each much stronger than him. Moreover, he doesn't know what they want and how they expect to get it. Obviously, The Word of Kemmler is important, but so is the other book. He desperately needs more information.

Harry spends some time explaining the facts of the preternatural world to Butters. At first, Butters is skeptical, but too much is happening around him to deny the facts. Harry also divulges various White Council secrets and even shows Butters how to power a magical circle.

Harry also has several frank discussions with the shadow of Lasciel dwelling within his mind. Naturally, Dresden knows that the fallen angel is trying to seduce him to the dark side, but she is so convincing. He is definitely NOT going to dig up the blackened denarius in the cellar, but maybe they can work out a compromise to help protect his friends and neighbors.

Highly recommended for Butcher fans and for anyone else who enjoys tales of magical powers, dinosaur skeletons, and other exotica.

-Arthur W. Jordin

Wild Ride.......2007-08-06

This is a great story. I especially like the character Butters in this book, as he is really just an average guy, and he finds out some stuff about himself. All the Dresden File books are exciting, and the ending to this one is literally a really wild ride. Anyone who likes action with a sense of humor will really enjoy these stories.

Details, details.......2007-08-04

I am giving this five stars, because as books go, it deserves it, but it is not the best Harry Dresden novel. Others reviewers have addressed major aspects of this book. It is definitely an action packed book with interesting characters and an exciting plot. I wanted to address some fine points that often go unappreciated in books.

Firstly, Jim Butcher is very good with unifying a plot. A "dream" (or possibly magical encounter) occurs early in the book. It seems the only point of it is an excuse for a very elaborate pun. (Which you would not get if you were not familiar with "Jaberwocky.") However, this sets up two later scenes. One is a reference to the thing that is punned upon and the other is scene where Harry is comforted about the possible repercussions of a death curse. This is just a minor example of the kind of unity that Jim Butcher is capable of. Most published authors get the major things right. Jim Butcher is also good with the details.

Secondly, this novel creates some beautiful visual images. Like many people, I started reading the Harry Dresden novels after seeing the TV series. The TV series is good, but it is really a different world. But I defy anyone to read the action packed battle at the end without "seeing" incredible visual images. The ScFi channel doesn't have the budget to do what the novel does.

An excellent book.......2007-08-03

Wow this is one of the best of a great series by Jim Butcher. In this book not only does Harry's character grow and becomes more interesting the character Waldo Butters grows tremendously as well. I couldn't put the book down once I started reading.

Every Which Way But Dead (Rachel Morgan, Book 3)

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Sex, suspense and supernatural
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What a witch!
The Life of a Demon Familiar

Every Which Way But Dead (Rachel Morgan, Book 3)
Kim Harrison
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ASIN: 006057299X
Release Date: 2005-06-28

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Rachel Morgan's back! Bestselling author Kim Harrison returns with a new supernatural adventure that fans of Laurell K. Hamilton and Charlaine Harris won't want to miss.

Some days, you just can't win. Witch and former bounty hunter Rachel Morgan's managed to escape her corrupt company, survive living with a vampire, start her own runner service, and face down a vampire master.

But her vampire roommate Ivy is off the wagon, her human boyfriend Nick is out of town indefinitely and doesn't sound like he's coming back while the far–too–seductive vampire Kisten is looking way too tempting, and there's a turf war erupting in Cincinnati's underworld.

And there's a greater evil still. To put the vampire master behind bars and save her family, Rachel made a desperate bargain and now there's hell to pay––literally. For if Rachel cannot stop him, the archdemon Algaliarept will pull her into the sorcerous ever–after to forfeit her soul as his slave. Forever.

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There's no witch in Cincinnati tougher, sexier, or more screwed up than bounty hunter Rachel Morgan, who's already put her love life and her soul in dire jeopardy through her determined efforts to bring criminal night creatures to justice.

Between ""runs,"" she has her hands full fending off the attentions of her blood-drinking partner, keeping a deadly secret from her backup, and resisting a hot new vamp suitor.

Rachel must also take a stand in the war that's raging in the city's underworld, since she helped put away its former vampire kingpin -- and made a deal with a powerful demon to do so that could cost her an eternity of pain, torment, and degradation.

And now her dark ""master"" is coming to collect his due.

Customer Reviews:

Sex, suspense and supernatural.......2007-09-12

I just started reading Kim Harrison so I've been reading her out of chronological order. Talk about lots of fun! She makes it easy to be a supernatural fan. lots of adventure and sex spice up her book...I wish she could write faster.

Super Reader.......2007-08-26

More demonic dirty deeds are to be seen here. Rachel encounters one of her demon's past slaves, and it turns out she is an elf. Suddenly there are elves everywhere, ex demon-slaves are elves, the super villain and annoying henchmen are elves. These guys are supposed to be gone, what is the story, etc.

Mysterious elderly next door neighbour, as well.

With arguments with her boyfriend, and the amusing pixie going on, this perhaps runs the risk of turning into a crazed supernatural fest, with no human characters left, despite their overwhelming majority numbers in the city.

Couldn't put it down!.......2007-08-20

I'm new to this series, but have been tearing through them! I'll always be a fan of Anita Blake, but this world has even more types of characters and the plot hasn't deviated into the relationship-only type yet. I'm already halfway through the next one!

What a witch!.......2007-08-04

OK, so since reading the first of the Rachel Morgan series, I have grown to love getting the next in the chain. Every time I dive into the pages and submerge into the world that Kim Harrison so eloquently portrays, I feel a part of the story. Her extraordinary gift is making such fantasy feel whole, real and totally believable.

This to me was the failing of others like buffy, which always felt unreal. Rachel is sassy, and knows what real life is, and to me they should put these into film ASAP!

Book 3 Rachel starts to think she can start getting her life in order, but as always things never quite go to plan. Living with a family of Pixies, a living vampire and having your boyfriend as a familiar would suggest 'normality' is a dream that will never come true, but lets hope Rachel can do it.

If you are looking to drop out of the hum-drum and into a complex and real fantasy world, with adult emotions shown with grit and feeling, these are the books for you, and book 3 is even better!

The Life of a Demon Familiar.......2007-07-17

Every Which Way But Dead (2005) is the third Urban Fantasy in the Rachel Morgan series, following The Good, the Bad, and the Undead. In the previous volume, Rachel slams Piscary into unconsciousness and turns him over to the FIBs. Later she convinces the Howlers to pay her fee for searching for their mascot fish.

In this novel, Piscary is convicted for the murders of several ley line witches after the demon Algaliarept testifies against him. Now Rachel summons the demon to fulfill her promise in exchange for his testimony. She goes through the rites to become his familiar.

After accepting her service, Al no longer needs his former familiar, the elf Ceri. Despite his sadistic intentions, Rachel convinces Al to release Ceri and then she gets Ceri onto sanctified ground. Ceri is now free after a thousand years of service to the demon.

Although Ceri is rapidly adjusting to her new freedom, Rachel needs to find her another home. Jenks is frustrated because he can't tell what kind of creature she is. He knows that she is the same kind as Trent Kalamack, but Rachel prefers not to release that information and pixies are not known for keeping secrets. Besides, Rachel, Ivy and Jenks are not exactly a normal household living in a typical lifestyle.

Rachel invites Keasley, the old witch living across the street, to come over and meet Ceri. While Keasley is not exactly a typical inderlander himself, he is more so than the Vampiric Charms team. At first Ceri and Keasley are a bit reluctant, but soon find much to like in each other. Keasley returns home to install Ceri in his spare bedroom.

In this story, Rachel notices that an older Were has been following her and confronts him in a back corner of the zoo. David Hue is an insurance adjuster who has a few questions about the fish that Rachel had taken from Mr. Ray's office. It seems that the fish had been stolen and the original owner has filed a claim. He also has some papers for Rachel to sign concerning the final disposition of the fish.

Algaliarept cannot use Rachel as his familiar without taking her back to the ever-after and is less than happy about her refusal to cross over. One day, when Rachel uses the ley line in her back yard, Al unexpectedly appears and starts dragging her away. Since the backyard ley line is surrounded by sanctified ground, the nearest available ley line is eight blocks away and Al is determined to drag or carry her to it. But Ceri, Keasley and David form a circle to stop him and Rachel, as the de facto summoner, then banishes him back to the ever-after.

This story also tells of Rachel's troubled relationship with Nick Sparagmos. After he became her familiar, Nick was subject to seizures and other upsets whenever Rachel drew upon a ley line. Now that she is Algaliarept's familiar, that tie has been broken, but Nick still isn't returning home. Then Kristen takes her out on a date and she finds herself becoming more attracted toward him.

With Piscary in prison, the criminal underground in Cincinnati becomes more unstable. Rachel gradually becomes aware of a new player. She first learns of Stanley Saladan from Takata in regard to his annual concert. Then Kristen takes her to Lee Saladan's gambling boat. Later, Quen hires her to protect Trent during a meeting with Saladan.

As usual, Rachel gets into all kinds of trouble with both her friends and her enemies. Sometimes it is hard to tell one from another, since today's friend is tomorrow's enemy and vice-versa. Her life is so screwed up!

Highly recommended for Harrison fans and for anyone else who enjoys tales of inderlanders, humans and romance.

-Arthur W. Jordin

Dead to the World (Southern Vampire Mysteries, Book 4)

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Love Sookie
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JUST W*O*W.................!!!!!!!

Dead to the World (Southern Vampire Mysteries, Book 4)
Charlaine Harris
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ASIN: 0441012183
Release Date: 2005-05-03

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From Emma Bull's War for the Oaks to Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series, from The X-Files to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, creators are mixing old European myths and legends with modern American pop culture. Incorporating influences ranging from blaxploitation movies and erotic novels to tabloid staples like UFOs and Elvis, authors and directors are creating a new mythology for the strip-mall, tract-house, cell-phone America of the new millennium.

One of the best-known and best writers of the new American mythology is Charlaine Harris. Dead to the World is the fourth novel in her Anthony Award-winning Southern Vampire series. It continues the story of psychic waitress Sookie Stackhouse, who has fallen out with her undead lover, Bill. Bill has no sooner departed for Peru, than Sookie finds the head vampire, Eric, running naked and terrified through the rural night. She helps Eric, and discovers his memory has been destroyed by a coven of unscrupulous, astonishingly powerful witches, newly arrived in her small Louisiana town, and offering a huge reward for Eric. Sookie tries to hide Eric, but her brother sees him--and immediately disappears. And Sookie finds herself caught in a war among witches, vampires, and werewolves. --Cynthia Ward

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When cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse sees a naked man on the side of the road, she doesn't just drive on by. Turns out the poor thing hasn't a clue who he is, but Sookie does. It's Eric the vampire--but now he's a kinder, gentler Eric. And a scared Eric, because whoever took his memory now wants his life.

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"The fourth novel in the Anthony Award-winning Southern Vampires series... ""With the sure touch of a master"" (Crescent Blues), Charlaine Harris delivers ""the sort of vampire thrills that make Laurell Hamilton's Anita Blake novels so popular"" (Locus). In Sookie Stackhouse-a Southern cocktail waitress with a supernatural gift-Harris has a created a heroine like few others, and a series that puts the bite back in vampire fiction. Now the hit series launches into hardcover for Sookie's biggest twist-filled adventure yet."

Customer Reviews:

Definitely Dead.......2007-09-18

The book was great. For anyone who hasn't read about Sookie's adventures, your really missing out. Charlaine Harris writes about vampires as people. The stories are interesting,funny,and sometimes sad. I own them all to date. It's hard to put them down once you start reading. I hope Sookie has a long wonderful life, I look forward to reading about it.

Another Hit for Charlaine Harris.......2007-09-14

I started reading this series and found my hunger for them paramount to a vampires hunger for blood. Fortunately, I can read these in the daylight! These books are a wonderful mixture of sci-fi, detective novel and romance. Balancing all three must be hard work, but the balance works well.

This book brings in some different segments of the "supe" world. Sookie has her higher than normal share of bad luck. So you really pull for her. Will she find her brother in time? Will Eric replace Bill? Will Eric regain his memory? Will Sookie ever find love? You'll have to read to find out.

Make sure you start with book 1. I think you'll find this book as enjoyable as the others.

Love Sookie.......2007-07-23

I got started with these books b/c they had sparkles on the cover,
and became a fan.
Sookie is a warm funny character with brass...
The other characters are great too.

Yet More Supernatural Trouble for Sookie!.......2007-07-02

Throw in vampires, shapeshifters, werewolves, fairies, witches, a missing brother, and an ex-boyfriend who happens to be a vampire, and what do you get? Sookie Stackhouse's life! In Dead to the World, despite promises to leave the supernatural beings behind her, Sookie finds herself yet again caught up in the world of mystery of the undead. Thinking herself insulated against more interactions with vampires, Sookie is once again wrong as she discovers the sexy vampire Eric alongside the road on her way home from work on New Year's Eve. Only it's not the all-knowing, arrogant vampire she's used to seeing; Eric's memory has been erased and suddenly, he's a much kinder, gentler version of his former self. And what can Sookie do but agree to watch over him while his vampire circle try to chase down whoever has done this to him?

Lots and lots of supernatural beings populate this installment as we get our first look at witches, fairies, and werepanthers. Sookie's main concern, beyond taking care of the changed Eric (who grows sexier by the minute), is the sudden disappearance of her brother, Jason. Fearing the worst, the community goes looking for him but it's as though he's vanished without a trace. In her quest for her brother, Sookie sees for herself the devastation witches/werewolves can cause as the book builds toward a climatic battle between the local supes and a coven of witches determined to take over Area 5. And what on earth is the mind-reading Sookie doing in the middle of the battle? And how will she learn to live with herself if she, accidentally or not, causes death to a fellow human?

This book is indeed filled with many layers as Sookie's world expands with demands placed upon her. Sookie's very real devastation at losing her brother is tempered by her very real attraction to Eric, but will this version of Eric last? My one irritation with this novel is how much time Sookie spends crying, but at least there are legitimate reasons for it. Delightful and deadly, this is one of the best installments in this series yet. Recommended! On to number 5.

JUST W*O*W.................!!!!!!!.......2007-06-24

In Harris's fourth installment of her fabulous series, our darling Sookie has had a falling out with her vampire (ex?) boyfriend Bill...and in typical male fashion, he runs off to Peru on "business." To further complicate her life, Sookie rescues a naked and desparate Eric running down a dark country ride late a night. She stops for the "rescue;" and soon discovers that not only has Eric completely lost his memory, but that he is being sought by a coven of deadly and unscrupulous witches....who also happen to be vampire blood addicts. At Pam's request, Sookie agrees to hide Eric until the vamps can rid Bon Temps of the deadly coven; but this may prove deliciously dangerous to Sookie herself. How long can she deny the attraction held by the newly innocent and naive Eric? The tale climaxes in a "war" by the vamps and weres against the dangerous coven of witches....this one may be Harris's best yet.

DYB

Is the Bitch Dead, Or What?: The Ritz Harper Chronicles Book 2 (The Ritz Harper Chronicles)

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Got time to waste?
Fabulous
Interesting...
YOU MUST READ
a good read

Is the Bitch Dead, Or What?: The Ritz Harper Chronicles Book 2 (The Ritz Harper Chronicles)
Wendy Williams , and Karen Hunter
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ASIN: 0767924878
Release Date: 2007-02-13

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DJ Ritz Harper used every trick in the book to become a media darling in Drama Is Her Middle Name, shock-jock Wendy Williams’s exposé of a life she knows better than anyone. Playing a clever trick of her own, Williams left her heroine on the brink of death at the end of the novel. Now the second installment of the chronicles reveals what Williams’s readers are dying to know: Is the Bitch Dead, or What?

The drive-by shooting that brought her down forces Ritz to look back on her climb to the top and the people she loved, lost, used, and abused along the way. There’s the brief dalliance with Tracee, her best friend, and the romance with a man with some secrets of his own; the loss of her beloved Aunt M; and the recent appearance of the father who abandoned her and is now demanding a financial payoff and fifteen minutes of fame. At the heart of it all is Ritz’s need to figure out where the real-life Ritz ends and the radio bitch begins.

For the huge audience hooked on The Wendy Williams Experience and readers itching to find out what happens to the over-the-top star of Drama Is Her Middle Name, Is the Bitch Dead, or What? is packed with all the irresistible shocks and insider dish that make Williams the hottest voice in America today.

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Got time to waste?.......2007-06-11

I am a listener to "Miss Wendy" here in NY and when this book came out I didn't plan on buying it just because as an avid reader I couldn't picture her writing a novel. I still can't. It came to me automatically because of a book club I belong to so I read it. It's really juvenile. I mean the Ritz character is sooooo overdone and I felt like yelling out, "I get it! She's a B****!" I liked the Tracee character alot since she was the one who had some sense. I know Williams had help on this novel as she did with her bios and Ritz #1. All I can say is with two people working on this book, we should have got better. Like I said, if you have time to waste read this then give it away. You won't read it again. Williams really needs to stay in her lane.

Fabulous.......2007-05-14

The book was sooooo good you won't put it down. Read it in 2-3 hours.

Interesting..........2007-04-18

The book turned out to be better than I expected it too. It was interesting. I am waiting for the third part to finally come out! You go Wendy!

YOU MUST READ.......2007-04-12

I DID'NT THINK I WOULD LIKE THIS BOOK BUT LET ME TELL YOU THIS A MUST READ BOOK IT WAS VERY GOOD AND I FINISHED IT IN ONE DAY AND I CAN NOT WAIT FOR THE NEXT ONE TO HIT THE BOOK STORES.THIS IS A MUST READ CAN'T SAY IT ENOUGH.

a good read.......2007-04-10

If your a Wendy Williams fan, you will enjoy the book. It was a little slow getting into it, but once you get a few chapters in, it gets really good. I would recommend all of her books. Her books reflect her colorful commentary of her show! 107.5 NY NJ Connecticut 2-7pm, shes also syndicated in other cities.

Dead Man Rising (Dante Valentine, Book 2)

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Buy this book!!
Dante's Dark Past
Loved it as much as the first one!
Number 1 on My List
Fascinating!

Dead Man Rising (Dante Valentine, Book 2)
Lilith Saintcrow
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ASIN: 0446616710

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Buy this book!!.......2007-10-03

Dante "Danny" Valentine is angry, confused, has a bad past (what bounty hunter doesn't?), obsesses about her dead lover, and deals with her problems and feelings by trying to avoid them. She's no Buffy, although she does have a run-in with some vampires. All in all, an intelligent, well-thought-out universe, a rip-roaring story, and just enough confusion about what is going on in this future history to make you work harder to understand the motivations and actions of the characters. I wish I had written it!

Dante's Dark Past.......2007-09-26

The novel is Dante's backstory served up with a serial killer murder mystery plot. The witty quips that gave the first novel panache are replaced by an atmosphere of serious angst at unspeakable deeds. Compared to the humor/action/drama balance of book one, this novel was more ordeal than enjoyment. It fills out the world of the Hegemony, but also introduces overdone supernatural elements like vampires (Nichtvren) and were(cain). An average novel, hoping later books are as good as the first.

Loved it as much as the first one!.......2007-09-05

Love Dante's character in this series. Couldn't wait to read this sequel to Working for the Devil to find out what problems arose for her this go round! I was not disappointed. If you love Dante Valentine you'll love this one. Lot's of action, suspense, tears, anguish, pain, *happiness*...it was a read on the edge of your seat kinda book. The Devil has come looking for her again. Dark and edgy.

Number 1 on My List.......2007-08-09

You can read any one of the 50 or 60 plot synopses on the reviewers page, but let me cut to the chase. This book is about grief: gut-wrenching, oh-god-make-it-stop, end-of-the-word grief.

Saintcrow's Dante Valentine is one of the most "beat-up" characters I've ever encountered in a book. She is so inundated by loss, she goes through the entire story afloat on a sea of emotional agony, most engendered by the loss she experienced in the last book (also a good read, but not as emotional), but much by the resurrected ghosts of her own past that she must deal with in this installment. Either way, Valentine's in a world of hurt, and Saintcrow's writing draws you into that pain, tosses you about on the waves, and lands you, cathartic, on surprisingly soft shore.

The story is fast-paced, the characters interesting and sympathetic, and the world enticing. This is dark urban fantasy at its best.

Fascinating!.......2007-07-28

In Lilth Saintcrow's latest Dante Valentine novel, the scene is set for about a year later, several months and Dante is still mourning over the loss of Japh. She keeps his urn that is filled with his remains and tries to keep herself busy with hunts so that she won't think about Japh. Not that she needs the money that they provide, for she is still set for life from the devil's payment from last time.

But suddenly people Dante knows from her past are dying. They are the same people that suffered with her at the horrendous Rigger Hall and the devious and evil headmaster, who was brutally murdered by some of the students one fataful night and it is these setudents involved who are being killed. Dante doesn't want to take the case at first, because than she would be forced to remember Rigger Hall and all its horrors, but eventually complies. Still having Jace live with her, together they set out and do the research required to solve the case. But things start to getr serious.

For one thing the Devil has been calling upon her asking for Japh, who is dead. Dante is furious and confused by this. Why would he call asking for Japh, when it was he who killed him? As Dante gets closer to discovering the mystery behind the murders another death close to home occurs. It is then Dante has had enough and decides that she will do this hunt alone and finish it, even if she loses her own life. But when it comes to the final battle some unexpected help comes her way.

Overall a great book. At times it did run a little slow, like the characters were going in circles, but eventually after a few pages the action does pick up. The next Dante novel is due out in Sept. Then another in Nov. And the last one in Jan. 08!

Dead and Dateless: A Novel of Vampire Love (Dead End Dating, Book 2)

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Lil is back!
Didn't love it, didn't hate it = 3 stars
Vampires & Romance
my kind of fun paranormal
More like -- Shallow and Plotless

Dead and Dateless: A Novel of Vampire Love (Dead End Dating, Book 2)
Kimberly Raye
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ASIN: 034549217X
Release Date: 2007-01-30

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SHE’D LIKE HER BLOOD BOTTLED, PLEASE!

The sassiest vampire in all of Manhattan, Lil Marchette, is the owner of Dead End Dating–a matchmaking service for hip, intelligent singles like herself. After only three months, business is booming, and she can finally pay her bills (or, more important, feed a hungry cosmetics addiction). But when one of her clients turns up dead (as in never coming back), Lil is named as the prime suspect.
Murder?

Sure, she’s a vampire, but she can’t even work up her nerve when it comes to blood-sucking. Hacking somebody to pieces is so out of the question.

To make matters worse, Lil must also contend with a pack of werewolves who ask–no, demand–that she find each one a tall, dark, and handsome mate before the next full moon. Plus, the to-die-for-if-I wasn’t-already-dead Ty Bonner, a lusciously sexy lover but totally unsuitable eternity mate, is never far from her midnight fantasies. But Lil has no time for such thoughts. She must prove her innocence and focus on pairing off the dead and the furry–and maybe stake a claim to her own tasty true love.

“Kimberly Raye is hot, hot, hot!”
–Vicki Lewis Thompson, author of Nerds Like It Hot

Customer Reviews:

Lil is back!.......2007-08-07

And she's shaking things up yet again. Her business is great, but she's on the run from the police, who say she's wanted for murder! Raye comes back with Dead and Dateless, making us howl at Lil's thoughts and actions. While Lil is on the run, she has to keep her business up and running, (how else will she get that new Prada bag?) keep herself from falling in love with a made-vamp, and evade the cops. What's a girl to do? Anyone who knows Lil from Dead End Dating knows she's not the murder, but with no other suspects, she'll have to solve her own case, with the help of luscious Ty, of course. This one will have you wanting an early release for "Your Coffin or Mine?".

Didn't love it, didn't hate it = 3 stars.......2007-07-30

I am pretty ambivalent about this book. It fell somewhere in the middle. Plot was ok .. interesting mystery trying to determine who framed Lil for murder. The writing style is very casual and relaxed, lots of (comments in asides). It began to get a little annoying.

But, the story is interesting. There is heat between Lil and her vampire bounty hunter, and it's fun to watch the characters fight the chemisty between them. Lil's mom is a hoot.

Overall, it's not a keeper, but I'm still glad I read it. Hoping that book 3 can grab me the way the first in the series did.

Vampires & Romance.......2007-06-28

I love the first book and I loved this one as well. I was worried that it would be a repeat or wouldn't hold up to the mustard like the first. But, it did. Lil (or wonderful born vamp who even breaths like a human - or at least tries) is back and just as lovely as the first book. The story starts off with a bang and keeps you guessing as to the killer throughout. As a matter of fact, I didn't know who the killer was until the very end. Lil is up to her old dating games and of course the hunky bounty hunter is back. The story ends and you will wish that you had the third book. A great summer read.

my kind of fun paranormal.......2007-06-11

Dead and Dateless: A Novel of Vampire Love This book is so zany and fun to read, that you will not put it down. I loved how the heroine talks and thinks (style baby style!) of fashions and then how to afford them! Too funny!

More like -- Shallow and Plotless.......2007-06-03

Wow, I don't think I've ever read a more shallow professionally published book. The main character is great -- if you can stand for her to tell you so over and over and over again. Can you say, in Lil speak, T-E-D-I-O-U-S? The love interest is kind of fun but lacks depth, as does the plot. If you want characters with more than one dimension, look elsewhere.

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Good read
Entertaining vamp chick lit...
May I Have Another Bite, Please!
The Wiccan Chick Rides Again!
Witches, Vampires and Zombies, Oh My!

Dead Sexy (Garnet Lacey, Book 2)
Tate Hallaway
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ASIN: 0425215083

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From the author of Tall, Dark & Dead, the second in the paranormal series featuring "a gem of a heroine" (Mary Janice Davidson).

Tall, Dark & Dead introduced Garnet Lacey, a bookstore manager/witch who accidentally unleashed the dark goddess Lilith on Vatican assassins. Now she has other things to worry about-like pesky frat boy zombies, a gorgeous FBI agent hot on her trail, love spells gone wrong, and keeping her vampire boyfriend a safe distance from her vampire ex-boyfriend. There's just no rest for this Wiccan...

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Good read.......2007-05-22

I liked the first book in the series, Tall, Dark & Dead, and this one was a great continuation. The plot kept going, the characters were likable, there was a little suspense, a little romance, some humor, so overall a good read!

Entertaining vamp chick lit..........2007-05-16

I thought it was better than Tate's first Garnet Lacey book, and way better than a lot of vampire chick lit titles out there. No, it's not "serious" literature. No, reading this book won't change your life. But, yes, it will entertain you and maybe even make you laugh in a few places. The setting (Madison, WI) is believable, and in spite of the snarky comments of some other reviewers, I find it very easy to believe that a few zombies have registered for classes at UW-Madison. (Thinking back on my 7am Intro to Psychology class at Madison many, many years ago - maybe more than a few. And then there were the guys in the end dorm room...) Buy the book, it's a lot of fun!

May I Have Another Bite, Please!.......2007-05-16

Hallaway keeps us dancing along in this fast-paced tale of frat-boy zombies, an FBI-agent-lust-entaglement (think the ultimate uniform turn on, plus a well-placed gun), and a little fox in the hen-house tussle in the hay in the form of an old vampire/boyfriend sleeping days in Garnet's basement--unbeknownst to her current boy-toy, Sebastian.

You don't just piss off a thousand year-old vampire.

And live.

Hallaway serves it up in style, though, from the return of blessed-be but damn-it-all William to the smokin' after-echoes of Sebastian's presence and an utterly unexpected spell gone wild when Garnet tries to defend herself on the sly. If you liked Tall, Dark & Dead (Garnet Lacey, Book 1), you've GOT to read Dead Sexy!

The Wiccan Chick Rides Again!.......2007-05-16

I was delightfully surprised by this second installment in the Garnet Lacey series. Hallaway has furthered the plot while introducing new elements and new characters to enjoy.

As for our oldie but goodie characters, I thought Garnet and Parrish's relationship was adequately explored and was left at a very satisfying place for me. Sebastian continues to be an A1 HOTTIE and I think it's incredibly brave for an author to continue to explore the ups and downs and growing pains of a relationship, rather than going the easy route and just setting up a different pair of characters. It can't be easy to continue past that first blush of romance, when nine out of ten authors would have just left it at "happily ever after" at the end of book one. I have a lot of respect for Hallaway's decision to continue to explore Sebastian and Garnet's romance. It makes both characters seem more real.

Garnet continues to be the plucky, powerful heroine she was in "Tall, Dark, and Dead," and in this book, we get to see her dive into other paranormal action happening in her world. It's made the whole Garnet Lacey universe expand and I am eager to encounter what new surprises lie in store for Garnet.

In all, reading "Dead Sexy" was a wonderful diversion, and I can't wait to get my hands on Book 3.

Witches, Vampires and Zombies, Oh My!.......2007-05-15

One year ago Garnet Lacey's inner Goddess, Lilith, murdered a group of Vatican witch hunters after discovering they had killed her entire coven. With the help of her vampire ex-boyfriend, Parrish, she had buried the bodies. Now, with some unforeseen weather issues, the bodies have surfaced. Garnet Lacey's past is catching up to her, leading the way is the good looking psychic FBI agent, Dominguez. He has come to Madison, Wisconsin to investigate the recently discovered dead bodies.

Garnet has her hands full in this, the second book of the series. Along with dealing with the FBI and trying to beat a murder rap, she has some conflict and issues with her current vampire boyfriend, Sebastian; one of those issues includes her ex-boyfriend, Parrish. Garnet has also discovered that the town is crawling with zombies carrying and using really old money.

I wasn't that crazy about the zombie portion of this story, it seemed a little far fetched to me and I had a really hard time believing or buying into it. I think Ms. Hallaway really wrote a tale with a lot of feeling this time around. There is so much going on between Garnet, Sebastian, Parrish and Dominguez, emotionally, and she writes it beautifully on each page. Garnet must come to terms with and say good-bye to her past and there are several heartfelt moments that made this reader weepy.

This was an excellent follow up to the first book, I really enjoyed Dead Sexy, and it was a hard book to set down. The ending is a bit of a cliffhanger, leaving this reader hoping Ms. Hallaway is a fast writer and will be coming out with the third book, soon. Enjoy!

Left for Dead: A Young Man's Search for Justice for the USS Indianapolis

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Excellent book!!
Left For Dead was a fantasic read
Interesting Read. Enjoyable!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
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Left for Dead: A Young Man's Search for Justice for the USS Indianapolis
Pete Nelson
Manufacturer: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
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ASIN: 0385730918
Release Date: 2003-11-11

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It's an unlikely beginning to what became a momentous, history-changing history fair project. Eleven-year-old Hunter Scott was watching Jaws one day when he first heard about the World War II sinking of the USS Indianapolis. Intrigued, he investigated further, and discovered a shocking, heartbreaking story behind what should have been a tale of heroism and patriotism. Torpedoed by a Japanese submarine, the Indianapolis went down in minutes, taking more than 800 sailors with it. Several hundred survived, but only after spending days in the open sea with sharks diminishing their numbers hourly. This is only the beginning of the tragedy, however. In an effort to make an example of the ship's captain, and in order to deflect blame from itself, the U.S. Navy unfairly court-martialed the captain, painfully changing the lives of all the men involved.

Basing much of his text on young Hunter Scott's research, author Pete Nelson does a fine job of presenting this story through the eyes of many of the survivors. Old and new photos allow readers to know many of the men of the ship, and personal accounts reveal the horrors of those days in the ocean--and later in the courtroom. A bittersweet ending will leave the reader pensive and deeply moved. (Ages 12 and older) --Emilie Coulter

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Just after midnight on July 30, 1945, the USS Indianapolis was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine. The ship sank in 14 minutes. More than 1,000 men were thrown into shark-infested waters. Those who survived the fiery sinking—some injured, many without life jackets—struggled to stay afloat in shark-infested waters as they waited for rescue. But the United States Navy did not even know they were missing. The Navy needed a scapegoat for this disaster. So it court-martialed the captain for “hazarding” his ship. The survivors of the Indianapolis knew that their captain was not to blame. For 50 years they worked to clear his name, even after his untimely death. But the navy would not budge—until an 11-year-old boy named Hunter Scott entered the picture. His history fair project on the Indianapolis soon became a crusade to restore the captain’s good name and the honor of the men who served under him.

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Hunter Scott, an 11-year-old boy in Pensacola, Florida, was watching the movie Jaws, listening to Captain Quint tell the story of the sinking of the USS Indianapolis at the end of World War II. "Eleven hundred men went into the water. Very first light, the sharks come cruising. . . ." Hunter had a simple question: Was this a true story?

The story of the USS Indianapolis, the worst naval disaster in American history, is indeed true. So is the story of the shameful court-martial of the ship's captain, shameful because the loss of the ship was not his fault, and the Navy knew it. Hunter Scott became the catalyst for the survivors' efforts to clear their captain's name and set the record straight. This is the story of the ship, her brave sailors, their wronged captain, and a young man's crusade to right an old injustice.

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Excellent book!!.......2007-03-13

If you want to give your students an inspiration to do more for others than for themselves, give them this book. Scott Hunter's work was important and I appreciate this author's choice to write the book for the left for dead navy soldiers.

Left For Dead was a fantasic read.......2007-03-08

This book was great. I absolutely loved it. I didn't give it full marks because the beginning was very slow. The excitement didn't come until the ship sank. After that it was great. I would recommend this book to everyone.
This book takes place mainly in the Pacific Ocean. The time is from 1945 to 2001. It ranges from the ship sinking to Hunter trying to fix the captain's name. There are two story lines in the book. (One is Hunter and the other is the crew) There were a lot of important events. Of course one of the most important was the sinking. Also when the captain was court-martialed it was huge.
There were a lot of conflicts in the book. Many of them happened in the water. For instance many men thought they saw a fantasy island. They would want to take a group of people and swim to it. The problem was that the others didn't see it, so they didn't want to leave the group. Sometimes physical fights would break out over weather or not to go. Eventually to solve the issue one guy would just swim out and see. (Of course they wouldn't find the island) some of them were attacked by sharks, while swimming away, and died.
Over all this book was great!!!

Interesting Read. Enjoyable!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1.......2006-05-31

From start to finish I enjoyed much of this novel. THere were times when i didn't understand all of the fancy language of the navy and ships, but it was a great read.
THis novel is based on the story of the U.S.S. Indianapolis. THis ship sinks during the world war and everyone points their fingers at the captain. But a young boy chooses to aid this man who has been accused of this nonsense.
This book is very interesting and every page had more detail and suspense that made it a great read. Usually I can't sit through
an entire book but i got through this one. I reccomend it toaanyone interested in suspense and tension. THis book is for you.

Book Review.......2006-04-26

Ben Olejniczak
English 9 PIB
4-22-06
Rosie Book Review

"A Simple Review of Injustice"

The novel, Left For Dead by Pete Nelson and Hunter Scott, is quite an interesting piece of work. The book is about the story of the USS Indianapolis disaster, possibly the worst the Navy has ever seen. The story is centered around the injustice that was directed towards the ship's captain. Captain McVay was court marshaled because of his so-called inability to get out of the situation the USS Indianapolis faced. Hunter Scott, a boy who saw the movie, Jaws, became skeptical. He went on a journey to prove that Captain McVay was innocent. Does Scott prove that McVay is in fact innocent? Or does his efforts fail him? Read this novel and the ending will astonish even the worst skeptics.
Quotes in Left for Dead show the reader that this book is worth reading. First, in the Preface, Hunter Scott says, "I am trying to honor a group of veterans to whom honor is everything." Hunter says here that he is going to great heights as well as disadvantages to fight for Captain McVay. Hunter has a mission and nothing is going to stop him from doing what he thinks is right. He is trying to make up for all the sacrifices those men faced in order for our freedom to be in stone forever. Suspense is prominent in this novel. Here, before chapter seven, a quote from Herman Melville, a man from Moby Dick, is stated. It reads, "Any man unaccustomed to such sights, to have looked over her side that night, would have almost thought the whole round sea was one huge cheese, and those sharks the maggots in it." Here, foreshadowing of the accident is given. This is important because it gives a sense of suspense to the reader. The horrific disaster is shown in a nutshell from this little quote. Toward the end of Left For Dead, Pete Nelson writes, "Three hundred and seventeen survived the sinking of the Indianapolis, which meant that there were 317 different stories to be told afterward." Pete Nelson is saying here that this story is a classic. All of the survivors would not have stories to tell if it was not an experience of a lifetime. Just another reason to read Left for Dead.
Left For Dead has its ups and downs. I really enjoyed the history behind the USS Indianapolis. I learned many new things from this novel and there is plenty of knowledge to share! Also, I love how Pete Nelson implemented a story theme to the novel. It was not just a documentary; it was a story that included documentary material. However, there were some downsides to this novel. I did not like the fact that it jumped around from story to information often. It would have been better if the novel would have one way or another; either all storyline or either all documentary. As you can see, Left For Dead is a great novel and I would recommend it to anyone if they are interested in history regarding the Navy or even American history.

I couldn't put the book down.......2006-03-15

This book was recommended to me by a friend as a must read. After buying the book from Amazon, I couldn't put it down. The stories of the men who were left at sea and the struggle by the young man so many years later to restore the honor of the caption falsely accused is well written in this short book and should be on everyone's must read list.

Tall, Dark & Dead (Garnet Lacey, Book 1)

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Good beach read
Fun, Fangy and Sexy!! Great intro to the genre...
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Tall, Dark & Dead (Garnet Lacey, Book 1)
Tate Hallaway
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ASIN: 0425209725

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A delightful new comedy about witches, vampires, and the search for the perfect man.

Recovering witch Garnet Lacey manages Wisconsin's premier occult bookstore. And a fringe benefit of the job is getting customers like Sebastian Von Traum-piercing brown eyes, a sexy accent, and a killer body. The only thing missing is an aura. Which means he's dead. And that means trouble.

So what's a girl to do if she's hot for a dead man walking? Run like hell-and take full advantage of the nights

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Good beach read.......2007-09-04

This book I bought on a whim.
This book features Garnet - a witch that has a goddess living within her.
Parrish an ex-boyfriend thats return
And Sebastian whom is Tall, Dark .. & Dead :)

There is always something going on and its quite action filled, never a dull moment and the chars are rather wonderful - I liked William, which I think many people can relate too, just trying to find the right belief thats suits him.

Now this book can get confusing quite easily if you skip parts, which I love in a book that every moment is important and never dull.

I gave this book 3 stars for 1 reason ... I could not at all get into Sebastian. He was suppose to be Tall, Dark, which he was and sounded quite wonderful but he was cold and quite unlikable. He never showed much affection towards Garnet, except for occasional jealousy.
Actually half way thru the book he was romancing and hung up more on his dead wife then Garnet herself.

This is a good book to read and all but it really has no real passion and romance in it that I found, although it is a wonderful book and lots of action and never a dull moment, it is not a book to close your eyes and sigh over a truly romantic novel.

Fun, Fangy and Sexy!! Great intro to the genre..........2007-06-17

This book was so much fun to read. I love the characters, the passion and the very original story. This is a good intro book for anyone interested in the vampire romance genre.

goth chicks.......2007-06-10

very good book -nice storyline-quick read -enjoyed it immensely-waitng for more from hallaway

Fast-paced Action, Danger , and Laughs!.......2007-05-22

I loved the idea of the witch, Garnet Lacy, hiding in plain sight in an occult shop. It's a great set-up with lots of drama as she hides from the witch-killers who brutally slaughtered her coven. Garnet is a likeable, emotionally vulnerable character, and Hallaway's writing reads easily and is entertaining. There are some hot vampires, too. Garnet is kind of a mess in terms of her ethics and romantic instincts. I hope the character gets more mature and has clearer standards in the next book.

This isn't a history of the Catholic church and witchcraft. It's a funny fantasy novel and a very good beach read.

Interesting.......2007-05-08

It was worth reading, but I'm not sure I liked it. The characters weren't all there for me, I had a hard time liking Garnet and the others. It was a quick easy read, with enough humor to keep me going. I'll take another chance with the next one and make my decision to continue or not.

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