White Witch, Black Curse (The Hollows, Book 7)
by Kim Harrison
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Author: Kim HarrisonEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-11-24
ISBN: 0061138029
Number of pages: 576
Publisher: Harper Voyager
Book Reviews of White Witch, Black Curse (The Hollows, Book 7)
Book Review: I wanted to like it, really I did...
Summary: 2 Stars
From the get go for myself the Hollows series was just a distraction after having gotten through a fantastic series. What I have loved is many of the characters and their interactions and the fast pace of action. These books have often made me laugh as well.
My issues though are not only with this book but with the series in general at this point.
I am sure there are spoilers coming so read at your own risk.
- I have loved the characters, but they are continually introduced and now we have a ton of characters that are often unmentioned in any given book. I am not asking that they are all part of it because that would be chaos but it seems that many of the plot 'leaps' will pull random character x into the fray just to get through something difficult to explain.
- Plot 'leaps'. I really suggest getting better readers before publishing these books who can be completely honest. There hasn't been a book in this series where I wasn't like "where the heck did that come from?" Jenks and the forget potion to me never made any sense along with countless other items. Even though you are dealing with the fantasy genre, it doesn't mean that people will accept that kind of well fantasy. I don't like it when something feels forced.
- Series - Is there a direction? One of the things that I marvel at in some of these series is how well and interconnected the stories are and how well they can go back on draw upon previous plotlines that fit stunningly into the newer plots. To me this is about having a vision for the entire series and the characters in it. I am SURE it is difficult to write a really good book, and thus more difficult to write a really really good series (which this has been good or else I wouldn't have come this far) but the challenge that the books have to seemlessly merge into 1 great story. This has started to feel like the telenovellas where every season the soap operas use the same actors and recast them in totally different stories.
- Rachel - While waiting this book I started the Anita Blake books. When I came back to this series I felt like Rachel is a whiny, boy crazy, 13 year old. I suppose she is almost more real because she is indecisive and inconsistent but I guess I expect more from my fictional characters than that part of reality. As others have suggested it's her lack of decision making and wisdom that she ends up in trouble. And she is often dead set against something and then will do an about face and dive into it usually for some terrible reason that makes no sense i.e. 'I am going to teach Al to respect me blah blah blah'. Her getting 'involved' with Marshall and then kicking him to the curb in the book didn't make any sense either and again cheapened Rachel.
This Book - And while many of the books have started already in motion, this book started nowhere. Maybe it's just me, but I truly felt the first 3rd of this book nothing happened. I took over a month to read the entire thing which in the past I have gotten through the books in a weekend. I thought when it picked up it was ok but like the others the banshee thing seemed like such a new idea to be introduced at this time. There are so many possiblilities such as getting mixed up with another cities master vampire, like some sort of rivarly that Rachael becomes the key to or something...gang wars with Cleveland lol. I just was caught off gaurd by how out of the blue Banshee seem to trump rock, paper, and scissors without batting an eye. I mean, do undead vamps have auras?
Characters - You have some very good characters. I love Jenks and Ivy. I love that even though Ivy is so bad that she actually looks to Rachel (although I don't know why sometimes because Rachel does come across like a leaf blowing in the wind). I hate that Jenks is about dead. If his wife is gonna go just do her in already. Rynn is interesting I look forward to more of him, and Al is one of my favorites. I felt Pierce was completely forced into the story here and why Rachels Mom would suggest she be with him and how she even knows enough to make that distinction never made sense to me.
Despite all my "whining" I have overall enjoyed the series and will pick up the next book. I just think that it could be cleaned up plot-wise, series-wise and turned back into something special. You have the characters and the following, I just think having some serious critical thinkers go over the story lines and details could definately help bring it into focus. I personally like my fantasy mixed with reality and some depth in the stories. The best lies are those mixed with truth!
Summary of White Witch, Black Curse (The Hollows, Book 7)
Kick-ass bounty hunter and witch Rachel Morgan has crossed forbidden lines, taken demonic hits, and still stands. But the death of her lover struck her harder than she ever thought possible. She won't rest until his murder is solved . . . and avenged.
But a new predator is moving to the apex of the Inderlander food chain?and now Rachel's past is coming back to haunt her.
Literally.
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