At Grave’s End | Review

At Grave's End Published by Avon Also in this series: The Other Half of the Grave , Halfway to the Grave , One Foot in the Grave, Destined for an Early Grave , One for the Money , This Side of the Grave , One Grave at a Time
by Jeaniene Frost
Series: Night Huntress #3
on December 20, 2008
Genres: Adult, Fantasy, Paranormal, Vampires, Romance, Urban Fantasy
Pages: 342
Source: Purchased
Format: eBook
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Also by this author: The Other Half of the Grave , Halfway to the Grave , One Foot in the Grave, Destined for an Early Grave , One for the Money , This Side of the Grave , One Grave at a Time
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ISBN: 0061583073

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Some Things Won’t Stay Buried … At Grave’s End
It should be the best time of half-vampire Cat Crawfield’s life. With her undead lover Bones at her side, she’s successfully protected mortals from the rogue undead. But though Cat’s worn disguise after disguise to keep her true identity a secret from the brazen bloodsuckers, her cover’s finally been blown, placing her in terrible danger.
As if that wasn’t enough, a woman from Bones’s past is determined to bury him once and for all. Caught in the crosshairs of a vengeful vamp, yet determined to help Bones stop a lethal magic from being unleashed, Cat’s about to learn the true meaning of bad blood. And the tricks she’s learned as a special agent won’t help her. She will need to fully embrace her vampire instincts in order to save herself – and Bones – from a fate worse than the grave.

As with the others, this book picks up right off with the end of the previous book, One Foot in the Grave. Cat and Bones are married (in the vampire way only), their relationship is stronger than ever, and Cat is more badass than ever.

Of course, the quiet doesn’t last–as someone would really like to kill Cat. So, they spend most of the book dealing with that.

Tate, makes a drastic change in this one… Arguable, for Cat. Because, yes–much to Bones’ chagrin–he’s still very much in love with her.

“‘God, Tate.’ My voice wavered. ‘Are you sure about this?’

He attempted a smile, but it lacked its usual depth. ‘Don’t be spooked, Cat. You’d think you were the one about to die, not me.'”

One of the most intense scenes is when Cat is confronted by her evil father–who, of course, wants her dead. The whole scene was just so intense and even though I’ve read it before, I found myself on pins and needles. I think Bones summed it up best,

“‘Christ Almighty, Kitten…'”

One of the things I love about this book is that we get more of Mencheres–Bones’ grandsire and very old, powerful, Egyptian vampire. Eventually, Mencheres got his own book (which I loved) so while this one doesn’t give much away about him, there is way more to Mencheres than first meets the eye.

By the end of this book, the climax is unavoidable. There are some serious obstacles that Cat, Bones, and friends must face. I mean–zombies? Who would’ve thought?

But this ends on a bit of a sad note as some are lost. And I feel like the repercussions of this book will be a long time in coming.

 

 

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