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stephlunatic's review against another edition
4.0
I'm listening to this series over again and I enjoy this series and the characters so much. It's interesting what 6 years does in terms of my perspective though. I think Rachel makes some crazy decisions, some good, some bad, but all in all I love all these guys!
cab65's review against another edition
5.0
Another good book in the series, I just wish kim could write faster ;)
tiffanyxcc's review against another edition
3.0
Black magic sanction is book 8 in Kim Harrison's Hollows series. I have to disagree a bit with the book description above, about this being the most complex or emotionally charged adventure. That does not mean it was a disappointment, however. Does the book have it's tear jerker moment? Yes. Get a box of tissues ready. But, we've had a few equally as heart wrenching for Rachel and her friends.
Adventure wise, I would say this one is less action packed than other novels in the series. Mostly, Rachel just wants to escape the covens efforts to sterilize her, or imprison her in Alcatraz. Again.
There are quite a few interesting developments as far as Rachel's interactions with Al, who is a big part of this book. They are in the beginning stages of ACTUALLY trusting one another. Could be interesting...
Rachel's plan to get the coven off her back is equal parts ingenious and humiliating, but that is what she's great at, right?
I don't want to give away too much of this novel, as I feel there are only a few noteworthy points in this novel. It's just one of the slower novels in the series.
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Adventure wise, I would say this one is less action packed than other novels in the series. Mostly, Rachel just wants to escape the covens efforts to sterilize her, or imprison her in Alcatraz. Again.
There are quite a few interesting developments as far as Rachel's interactions with Al, who is a big part of this book. They are in the beginning stages of ACTUALLY trusting one another. Could be interesting...
Rachel's plan to get the coven off her back is equal parts ingenious and humiliating, but that is what she's great at, right?
I don't want to give away too much of this novel, as I feel there are only a few noteworthy points in this novel. It's just one of the slower novels in the series.
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jimbowen0306's review against another edition
3.0
This is a strange book. It's the 8th book in the Rachel Morgan series. In the books Morgan (a witch) works with Ivy Tamwood (a vampire) and Jenks (a pixie) as she battles the forces of the dark side.
In this book, the witches coven hear that Morgan works with demons to "do down" the baddies and decide that she needs to be reigned in. They tried "shunning her" at the end of last book. When that didn't work, they decided to be more proactive and attmpt to arrest her (and send her to Alcatraz) or lobotomise her.
The first half of the book is good. It sets up the arrest attempts well and I was thinking (at that stage) that this was the best book in the series. The problem is that I think that once she gets to the "dealing with the coven" stage, it takes too long to get to a conclusion.
Through the second half of the book, I was thinking "Come on, come on, get a fricking move on." In short, it dragged and that dragged down my view of the whole book to my mind.
In this book, the witches coven hear that Morgan works with demons to "do down" the baddies and decide that she needs to be reigned in. They tried "shunning her" at the end of last book. When that didn't work, they decided to be more proactive and attmpt to arrest her (and send her to Alcatraz) or lobotomise her.
The first half of the book is good. It sets up the arrest attempts well and I was thinking (at that stage) that this was the best book in the series. The problem is that I think that once she gets to the "dealing with the coven" stage, it takes too long to get to a conclusion.
Through the second half of the book, I was thinking "Come on, come on, get a fricking move on." In short, it dragged and that dragged down my view of the whole book to my mind.
darienjade's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
hirvimaki's review against another edition
4.0
The Hollows keep getting better and better. A very enjoyable read.