Kim Harrison, A Book Review

Two books in one actually! This was suggested by a couple friends to me when I first started my new author hunt and talk about a GEM! The first of the series is called Dead Witch Walking. There are a few things that struck me as amazing about this book – the main character is hilarious! The world is very well thought out and complex… I was instantly in love with the main characters really… the earth witch Rachel, her living vampire friend Ivy and Rachel’s pixie partner (business only) Jenks. I absolutely LOVE Jenks… 

Two books in one

The two titles

I don’t want to give away too much plot but in the first two books there is magic, demons, weres, pixies, faeries and so much more… Relationships are complex, friendships even more so… there are death threats, vampire run restaurants and a ton of action, tension, and adventure. The bad guys are not always bad and the good guys have to walk the line of good and bad… oh and the magic… amazing.

There is some sex in the books and of course violence so be forewarned, this is not as cozy as my first review and more along the lines of my manga review but with more magic and less Asian feel. The descriptive language is terrific, the jokes fly freely and you get so caught up in it you just have to have MORE! In fact, as I write this I am completing the FOURTH book in the series and have requested the 5th (the library had 1-4 and 6 or 7 I think but not number 5). Let me tell you – #4… A Fistful of Charms is just as good as book #1. So seriously check out Kim Harrison‘s Hollow’s series. 

2 thoughts on “Kim Harrison, A Book Review

  1. That looks good! I’m looking for books for my girl who’s back home schooling(YAY)…how descriptive are the sex scenes? I don’t believe in censorship myself, but depending on the detail it might make her feel uncomfortable and heaven forbid I make her feel any more uncomfortable than I already do! ;p

  2. I would say in the first two books the violence is more detailed. She does describe the encounters but the emotions connected to the moment are more important. I think it would depend on the age of your daughter… I loved them and I am not huge on sex in books… though it is a little gritty due to the vampires, werewolf, etc … check out her site, you can read the first chapter I think…

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