{"id":9881,"date":"2012-03-10T14:19:03","date_gmt":"2012-03-10T19:19:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=9881"},"modified":"2016-07-05T21:51:22","modified_gmt":"2016-07-06T01:51:22","slug":"review-this-side-of-the-grave-night-huntress-5-by-jeaniene-frost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=9881","title":{"rendered":"Review: This Side of the Grave (Night Huntress, #5) by Jeaniene Frost"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Review<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Cat and Bones are back, baby! I freaking love this series. And while there\u2019s nothing new in the formula for this book, that doesn\u2019t stop it from being a highly entertaining read with lots of laughs, action, romance and paranormal awesomeness going on.<\/p>\n

This time around they\u2019re up against Apollyon, a power-hungry ghoul who is doing his best to incite a species war against vampires, and he\u2019s using Cat as his bait. So they are once again thrust back into action and intrigue as they try to find the bad guy and take him out before all hell breaks loose.<\/p>\n

But even with all of the action, this book has a feel of things settling down a bit. Cat is settling into her life, getting comfortable with who she is and all that that means for her. And after some angsty times in the previous books, Cat and Bones\u2019 relationship is strong and secure, and they are more in love than ever, standing strong together against the threats that they face, and they have some beautifully swoony moments.<\/p>\n

All the rest of the world could only kill or devastate my mind and body. Bones alone held the power to demolish my soul.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cNo matter what happens, you will never lose me,\u201d he whispered. \u201cI am yours forever, Kitten, in this life or the next.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And, of course, a WHOLE heap of hotness, including a reversal of the famous Chapter 32 with Cat (briefly) taking the reins in the bedroom \u2013 with some very panty-melting consequences.<\/p>\n

\u201cSweet bleedin\u2019 hell, luv, this was a smashing idea.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And through it all, the incredible Bones just continues to prove that he is MADE OF AWESOME. He\u2019s such a badass, nonchalantly doing anything he needs to do to get his job done, but he has a huge heart. He\u2019s also hilariously open about things that would embarrass or disgust others, and I laughed out loud at his antics so many times while reading this book.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat\u00a0<\/em>exactly\u00a0did Mencheres do?\u201d
\n\u201cHeld you immobile with his power while I shagged you in the back of the plane,\u201d he replied blatantly, a half shrug seeming to say,\u00a0<\/em>You wanted to know.<\/p>\n

Bones didn\u2019t share any of my qualms about suddenly holding an arm that wasn\u2019t attached to a body anymore. He just grabbed the ghoul by his other arm and began thumping him over the head with the loose limb. I\u2019d heard Bones threaten to beat someone with their own limb before, but I\u2019d always assumed that was a figure of speech. Apparently not.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And then he deadpans one of my favourite lines from the whole series\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cAsk me if I sparkle and I\u2019ll kill you where you stand.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The man is amazing, I can\u2019t get enough of him.<\/p>\n

Cat is her usual kickass, sassy self, and this time she is rocking some bizarre side effects following an encounter with Marie, the ghoul voodoo queen of New Orleans. But she is in full-on badass mode as she heads up the plans to bring down the bad guy.<\/p>\n

Mencheres and Vlad form a part of the action, with a little bit of Spade, Ian and Cat\u2019s team from her FBI days. And with all of the gang along for the ride there is a great amount of action – and it\u2019s both scary, heart-poundingly exciting, and hilarious in places.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf it makes some of you so uncomfortable you want to start shit with me about it, step right up and see if I don\u2019t eat the hell out of you next!\u201d
\nI\u2019d meant that last part as a threat, but somewhere in my impassioned declaration of independence from hiding what I was, I\u2019d neglected to think through my phrasing. I saw Bones raise a brow, a muffled snicker broke out from Ian, and then Vlad laughed loud and hearty.
\n\u201cWith that sort of invitation, Reaper, you might want to suggest the line form to your right.\u201d
\n\u201cThat\u2019s not . . . I meant eat them in a\u00a0bad<\/em>\u00a0way,\u201d I sputtered.
\n\u201cI think you made your point, luv,\u201d Bones responded, his face carefully blank.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This is a great addition to the series, I loved it! Just make sure you have read the Night Huntress World books featuring Spade and Mencheres before reading this one, otherwise there\u2019s a whole lot of stuff that won\u2019t make sense.<\/p>\n

5 stars.<\/p>\n

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See our Night Huntress series<\/a> page for more information including reading order, reviews and buy links.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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