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Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
4.0
Welcome to the wonderful (cliche) world of vampires. TBH I read this book for the funny title but it actually surprised me.
It had a great blend of supernatural and urban fantasy world building – sexy, dark, romantic, witty, action filled plot, filled with fantastic characters.
So the plot *deep raspy voice* Its been years since Cat learned of her true despicable nature, and hundreds of people have died. Some by bad luck. Others by pure stupidity. I mean really, why would you CHOSE to go to a club full of vampires?
But that didn't bother the Cat none, she only cared about one thing and one thing alone: killing vampires. Because in a game of life or death, you either live or you die...
Our heroine Cat is a sexy, strong-ass woman who is half-vampire who is determined to kill....wait for it... other vampires!
She is brutally honest with herself about her homicidal tendencies but tends to block out any other feelings she may (but insists she doesn't) have...at least till the last possible second of denial.
“Life sucks and then you die” Her can-do attitude was honestly just so overwhelmingly optimistic at times(sarcasm) but it was pretty hilarious seeing her perspective as she encounters some crazy shit.
It's always refreshing when both you and the character are reviewing their actions screaming "YOU STUPID BiTcH wHyyyyy!?!?!"
Hehe. She was an entertaining character and I chuckled a couple of times. Basically she the more bloody Kate Daniels of the vampire world and I loved that. While she did have a little"special snowflake" going on, her strength was also a weakness which created a nice balance between kicking-ass and learning how mortal she is.
We all know that special moment when you meet your possible love- the dramatic music playing in your head, how you always say the right words, and, of course, wearing your best outfit! Cat's moment was a tad different....
Meet Bones: sexy ancient vampire....who kills other vampires....and has a British accent! Because ya gotta have something to differentiate him from the others...i'm embarrassed to say it totally worked
TEAM BONES AND CAT ALL THE WAY!! BACKOFF HATERS!
These two had some great banter back and forth in between all the blood and gore and fighting. I couldn't help but fall in love with these two characters. Thank gawd there was no insta-love! It took a while for them to tolerate, let alone trust each other!
I wish there had been a little more scenes like this, focused more on the comedy and working together. Would it be that bad to have little more character building and snark in between the death, death and more death?
There comes a time in every reader's life where the repetition of action-sex-supernatural becomes dull.
I know, I know, blasphemy!
After several attempts and almost killing each other, the two fell in love
But whats worse than admitting you have feelings for a dude? Admitting them to your mother!!!
The mother can fall in a hole and die for all i care. No more comments.
Now for the only secondary character I actually gave a shit about: Timmie!
I loved Timmie, he was so cute and college struggles(honestly I relate)
I really regret him not having more of an involvement. I thought for certain he would've gotten caught up in the action. It just felt like this book's character development was limited to Cat, her love interest, and whatever bad guys she came across.
Timmie was also the guy that pointed out the obvious to Cat and basically beat the sense into Cat when she started getting too "i want to but i shouldn't! Aaaaa men suck!"
But after his three scenes to help Cat, he faded away. RIP Timmie screentime
We've all had that one bad ex, but Cat's ex might actually take the cake. He was a total douche but it did help ground her character a little bit with some history, plus his worth to her is hilariously overestimated.
My biggest complaint is the ending. I HATE with a BURNING passion the- trope. Screw that noise, its a weak-punk move. Grow a vagina and figure out your shit babe!
Jeaniene Frost did a great job of building the paranormal world in this series. It was a typical vampire world with some extra details to keep it from cliche. The plot was action packed. There was blood, guts, spit, and ass everywhere. . It made me laugh, smile, swoon, jump up and down in excitement, and cry. This book had it all! Definitely Recommend
It had a great blend of supernatural and urban fantasy world building – sexy, dark, romantic, witty, action filled plot, filled with fantastic characters.
So the plot *deep raspy voice* Its been years since Cat learned of her true despicable nature, and hundreds of people have died. Some by bad luck. Others by pure stupidity. I mean really, why would you CHOSE to go to a club full of vampires?
But that didn't bother the Cat none, she only cared about one thing and one thing alone: killing vampires. Because in a game of life or death, you either live or you die...
Our heroine Cat is a sexy, strong-ass woman who is half-vampire who is determined to kill....wait for it... other vampires!
“I'm saying that I'm a moody, insecure, narrow-minded, jealous, borderline homicidal bitch, and I want you to promise me that you're okay with that, because it's who I am, and you're what I need.”
She is brutally honest with herself about her homicidal tendencies but tends to block out any other feelings she may (but insists she doesn't) have...at least till the last possible second of denial.
“Life sucks and then you die” Her can-do attitude was honestly just so overwhelmingly optimistic at times(sarcasm) but it was pretty hilarious seeing her perspective as she encounters some crazy shit.
“Sonofabitch!” I shouted. Great, that was going to leave a mark. There’d be a bruise the size of my stupidity”
It's always refreshing when both you and the character are reviewing their actions screaming "YOU STUPID BiTcH wHyyyyy!?!?!"
Hehe. She was an entertaining character and I chuckled a couple of times. Basically she the more bloody Kate Daniels of the vampire world and I loved that. While she did have a little"special snowflake" going on, her strength was also a weakness which created a nice balance between kicking-ass and learning how mortal she is.
We all know that special moment when you meet your possible love- the dramatic music playing in your head, how you always say the right words, and, of course, wearing your best outfit! Cat's moment was a tad different....
"You were so nervous, you kept blushing. Never had someone try to stake me who blushed so much.”
Meet Bones: sexy ancient vampire....who kills other vampires....and has a British accent! Because ya gotta have something to differentiate him from the others...i'm embarrassed to say it totally worked
TEAM BONES AND CAT ALL THE WAY!! BACKOFF HATERS!
“Are you telling me bloody caramel apples and books taught you how to kill vampires? Is that what you’re saying? Well good thing most of the recent generations are nearly illiterate or we’d all be in serious trouble. Blimey!”
These two had some great banter back and forth in between all the blood and gore and fighting. I couldn't help but fall in love with these two characters. Thank gawd there was no insta-love! It took a while for them to tolerate, let alone trust each other!
“Lucifer’s bouncing balls, Kitten, not again!" Uh-oh. I squirmed, instinctively also trying to block Tony’s body from his view. As if that made him any less dead.”
I wish there had been a little more scenes like this, focused more on the comedy and working together. Would it be that bad to have little more character building and snark in between the death, death and more death?
There comes a time in every reader's life where the repetition of action-sex-supernatural becomes dull.
I know, I know, blasphemy!
After several attempts and almost killing each other, the two fell in love
“I love you.”
My mouth fell open and my mind briefly cleared of thought. Then I found my voice.“No, you don’t.”
He let out a snort and dropped his hand. “You know, pet, that is one truly annoying habit you have, telling me what I do and do not feel”
But whats worse than admitting you have feelings for a dude? Admitting them to your mother!!!
"Kitten, you still haven’t told her? Blimey, what are you waiting for?”
“The Second Coming of Christ!” I snapped. “And not a moment sooner! Here, in the closet!”
The mother can fall in a hole and die for all i care. No more comments.
Now for the only secondary character I actually gave a shit about: Timmie!
I loved Timmie, he was so cute and college struggles(honestly I relate)
“I’m sorry!” he choked, making it worse by trying to talk. More coffee emerged, spraying me in the face. His eyes bugged in horror, but I laughed so hard at seeing him leak like a thermos with holes that I started to hiccup.”
I really regret him not having more of an involvement. I thought for certain he would've gotten caught up in the action. It just felt like this book's character development was limited to Cat, her love interest, and whatever bad guys she came across.
Timmie was also the guy that pointed out the obvious to Cat and basically beat the sense into Cat when she started getting too "i want to but i shouldn't! Aaaaa men suck!"
But after his three scenes to help Cat, he faded away. RIP Timmie screentime
“My eyes narrowed as I considered my options. One: Put a stake through his heart. Appealing, but morally incorrect”
We've all had that one bad ex, but Cat's ex might actually take the cake. He was a total douche but it did help ground her character a little bit with some history, plus his worth to her is hilariously overestimated.
My biggest complaint is the ending. I HATE with a BURNING passion the
Spoiler
- I have to leave you so you'll be safe, but see ya in the next 7 books Jeaniene Frost did a great job of building the paranormal world in this series. It was a typical vampire world with some extra details to keep it from cliche. The plot was action packed. There was blood, guts, spit, and ass everywhere. . It made me laugh, smile, swoon, jump up and down in excitement, and cry. This book had it all! Definitely Recommend