This Side of the Grave

I started reading Jeanine Frost's Night Huntress series a couple of years ago. The series features Bones - an English rake of a vampire, and Cat, a half vampire half human vampire hunter. Phew, that was a mouthful. I absolutely loved the first 3 books in this series, the 4th wasn't as great, but still good, and her spin off series Night Huntress World is also def worth the read. Typical PNR's with HEAs.

When This Side of the Grave came out I was excited. I only have a handful of series I actively follow and this has been one of them. It took me forever to find it though - after stopping at Borders & Target, I finally went to Wal-mart (i do my best to avoid that store whenever I can) and got it there.

Unfortunately, not only did I give money to my nemesis, I also wasted 5$ on a mediocre urban fantasy. I started reading this series because of the love story between Bones and Cat. It was great. Wonderfully done sex scenes (most of them very spicy), passion, even my ultimate weakness: a rather powerful separation and reunion (I'm such a sucker for a reunion - think Jamie and Claire in Voyager....I have read and reread that book so many times...the entire Outlander series for that matter....but my declarations of my undieing devotion to Jamie and Claire is for another entry). Sorry - got a bit sidetracked there...  Anyways, so this book has def crossed from PNR to UF and with the change, robbed me of my romance.  I could barely finish it. After the first 2 chapters I just wanted to put it down.

If you like UF then you will probably enjoy this book - Jeanine Frost is a very talented writer and like I said, up until this book I have been a huge advocate of all of her work.  This just missed the mark for me. I will buy the next in her Night Huntress World series but I will not be buying any more of this particular series. I'll just wait til the library has it.

Amazon Product Description: Half-vampire Cat Crawfield and her vampire husband Bones have fought for their lives, as well as for their relationship. But just when they've triumphed over the latest battle, Cat's new and unexpected abilities threaten to upset a long-standing balance...

With the mysterious disappearance of vampires, rumors abound that a species war is brewing.  A zealot is inciting tensions between the vampires and ghouls, and if these two powerful groups clash, innocent mortals could become collateral damage. Now Cat and Bones are forced to seek help from a dangerous "ally"--the ghoul queen of New Orleans herself. But the price of her assistance may prove more treacherous than even the threat of a supernatural war. ...to say nothing of the repercussions Cat never imagined.