Jeaniene Frost

Magic Graves

Sarah Escorsa

I have to admit I mostly bought this book because I wanted to read the Kate Daniels prequel. Still, I’d never read anything by Jeanine Frost before and I thought it would be a good idea to start with one of her short stories before giving one of series a try. Well, I can’t say I’m impressed. There is some action, some trying-to-be-funny dialogues (which didn’t even make me smile) and that’s about it. I’m not into vampires much so that probably didn’t help. The characters did nothing for me either, Bones in particular. Way too patronizing for my taste. Besides, the author seems to think that having him say words like “luv” and “mate” every 5 seconds will turn him into this sexy vampire, just because he is British. Very annoying. Kat was just meh and I didn’t connect with her character at all. This story definitely doesn’t deserve more than two stars but I’m glad I read it since it means I can now take this series off my wishlist!

Now, Kate Daniels. She is it. What can I say, I’m a gushing fan girl when it comes to her! I really enjoyed A Questionable Client because it tells of Kate’s days as merc and of her first encounter with Saiman. This story also features the volvhs (which appear later on in the series) and we get a sneak peak at Kate’s background (and of developments to come) with the mention of Voron. As in the rest of the series, I really liked the introduction of mythology and folklore as part of the plot. Great action, great fun! As usual, Kate kicks ass while being funny as hell:Skinny, flabby, filthy, with breasts dangling to her waist like two empty bags, she tossed back grimy tangled hair and hissed at me, baring stumps of rotten teeth. "That's nice. Fuck you, too.""What happened?" "You fell." "Really? What did I fall into?" "My fist.""You must ask the question or it will kill all of us." The cat showed me its teeth again. For anything I asked, there would be a price. "Ask," the cat said, its voice laced with an unearthly snarl. "Ask, Kate," Saiman prompted. "Ask!" one of the volhvs called out. I took a deep breath. The cat leaned forward in anticipation. "Would you like some milk?"The girl just kills me!

Well this story definitely gets a four from me, which means an overall rating of three for this book.

Magic Graves

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