Reading Challenges: 2022 Backlist Reader Challenge, 2022 Beat the Backlist, COYER 2022 It is worth noting it kept me awake on night shift, so it wasn’t a waste of time, but any enjoyment in the story was almost destroyed by the ending.This book may be unsuitable for people under 17 years of age due to its use of sexual content, drug and alcohol use, and/or violence. I can’t say that I recommend it any more than any other PNR books. I did enjoy one scene with a disagreeable ghost, and even laughed out loud at the end of it. The heroine had normal to above average amounts of TSTL moments. The family back story took a vaguely interesting angle on the heroine’s background. Halfway to the Grave is best summarized with an equation: Blade meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer, minus Buffy’s compassion, intelligence and self-esteem. immortal issueġ) Substitution of ‘real world’ for world-building Should include a hawt-but-naughty vampire and an Evil vampireĥ) Clueless government representative (evilness optional)ġ) Female lead needs to learn to trust rakish male lead while male lead needs to fall in LOVE with femaleģ) Female needs to discover her sexual identityĤ) Semi-scandalous sex scene (if you are thirteen)ĥ) Couple challenged by immortal vs. Preferably has under-developed magic or physical powerĢ) Sexxy, hawt (insert other modern adjective) arrogant male lead who dresses wellģ) Dull/clueless boy-next-door admirer (of the female lead)Ĥ) Vampires (sparkling optional). Unfortunately, Frost has done nothing to change my opinion of the genre.ġ) Alienated but speshul female lead who is insecure about her looks, inexperienced with dating, and trying to build identity away from her family.
In this case, a number of friend reviews, particularly Mimi’s review and the fact that Ilona Andrews, co-author of one of my favorite UF series, is besties with Frost, inspired me to give her a try.
I occasionally get tempted to try paranormal, searching for that one story to surprise me. But I suggest moving on to another review, because I’m going to be very blunt: I remain unimpressed by paranormal romance, and Frost’s Halfway to the Grave seems a rather mediocre example of the genre. I’m happy you and Frost have found each other, and I wish you many hot and heavy installments. Read August 2014 Recommended for fans of paranormal romance ★ ★
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