A Fistful of Charms: Library Edition - War in Iraq

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Manufacturer: Playaway

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Binding: Preloaded Digital Audio Player
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9781605146355
ISBN: 1605146358
Label: Playaway
Manufacturer: Playaway
Number Of Items: 1
Publication Date: 2008-03-15
Publisher: Playaway
Studio: Playaway

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The evil night things that prowl Cincinnati despise witch and bounty hunter Rachel Morgan. Her new reputation for the dark arts is turning human and undead heads alike with the intent to possess, bed, and kill her -- not necessarily in that order.

Now a mortal lover who abandoned Rachel has returned, haunted by his secret past. And there are those who covet what Nick possesses -- savage beasts willing to destroy the Hollows and everyone in it if necessary.

Forced to keep a low profile or eternally suffer the wrath of a vengeful demon, Rachel must nevertheless act quickly. For the pack is gathering for the first time in millennia to ravage and to rule. And suddenly more than Rachel's soul is at stake.

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Summary: Wonderful Series
Comment: This series just keeps getting better and better. I love how the author writes Rachel and the humor that is put into every book.

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Summary: continues with a full head of steam!
Comment: Fistful is probably the most 'streamlined' of the Hollows books to date (I know, I'm a bit late to the party!). While I enjoyed the previous three just as much, if not more in some cases, they tend to wander at times. Which is perfectly fine. While they have a central plot, many of the scenes are 'a day in the life of Rachael and her unusual assembly of friends', and it's great reading! Some of the day to day situations Harrison puts these colorful characters in are more entertaining than some books main plot by far.

Fistful does lean heavily on a central plot: Nick is in trouble. He stole an ancient artifact that could shift the power balance between weres and vamps in the hollows and cause a bloody war. Rachael, happy in her life but still fighting her own demons about how Nick seemingly left her high and dry decides that she's going to help out. There's one other thing that makes this even more personal for Vampiric Charms. Nick enlisted Jenks' oldest son, Jax to help out. Road trip for Rachael and Jenks! The run/rescue mission takes them up north, well out of the comfort zone of Cincinati.

There's plenty of action mixed in with some really great character development here as Rachael's inability to say no to a loved one (or ex loved one) has her crossing more lines than she ever thought possible. It's very engaging to see her work through her moral dilemmas, both with the type of magic she enlists to help people out of a bad situation as well as how she deals with a certain vampire who may want more than she can give. There are some scenes in the book that are truly heart wrenching.

This is really a great, action packed, thoughtful story. We learn a lot more about what makes Rachael tick, both good and bad. We see certain relationships moved forward on shaky ground and some come to unforeseen conclusions and all the while, Rachael is one mean runner, but is always entertaining and likable.

I'm excited to get into the next of the series to see what other surprises Harrison has in store for me. Four books in and so far so fun!

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Summary: I Just Don't Care Anymore
Comment: Like people have mentioned before the most annoying part of the Hollows series was the Rachel/Ivy issue. As far as I'm concerned that problem could have been fixed in Book 1...maybe 2 but thats it. The fact that it is still going in Book 4 was quite annoying. And after the scene in the van and everyone is whining and crying I just put the book down is disgust. I can only take so much whining before I get upset

Another thing is the plot in this book could have been so much better than it was. It started out interesting and quickly because boring. I love stories about werewolves as long as they are done well. (Patricia Briggs Mercy Thompson Series). The story was written poorly.

Also I liked how Harrison decided she didn't want to have Nick in the picture anymore so she comes up with a random plot for him. I liked the idea better that he left because of that bond thingy and not because he went to go steal something.

The characters I like the most were hardly in the book (well up to the parts I read). I just can't take it anymore and I honestly don't care. All the characters should just die in the end to save everyone the misery of having to hear their whining. I'm actually pretty upset that I invested time in this series because it started out so well and this book was such a let down. This is where I'll stop. I'll just remember that I liked the first 3 and pretend this book did not exist.

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Summary: Another great book for the series.
Comment: This is a great addition to the series. I won't spoil the book and give details like other reviewers do....

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Summary: Well, crap on toast
Comment: I was really enjoying this series, and even this book right up until for some bizarre reason, Rachel decides to let Ivy bite her. Up until now, she's supposedly been terrified of this, and now she welcomes it out of curiosity--because she wants to show Ivy she trusts her--to "help" Ivy? Stupid. And the whole bi-curious thing is not something I'm enjoying reading about either. If these books are going to start going the way of LKH's Anita Blake books, all sex and smut and no plot of substance, then I will be bitterly disappointed. Oh, and now Rachel also decides she's going to let Ivy continue to bite her and after she sucks her blood and almost kills Rachel, guess what--they're still best buds. Blech. I wish someone would just stake Ivy. Twice.

I thought the idea of giving Jenks a potion to make him full size was a really interesting, fun idea--really enjoyed that. I like the characters of the Hollows and how the story was going in the first three books--I want to know more about Trent and to see how Rachel creatively manages to stay a white witch and stay out of danger, despite the temptation of demon magic.

Why do these authors have to go in a negative direction in the name of character progression when the books start out so great? Do they just run of out ideas? Makes me sad, I was really enjoying the storyline until now. Why do the vulnerable but strong heroines have to take a nose dive into self destructive and jaded nymphos.

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