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maybeiwill's review against another edition
3.0
I'd have liked it more if it wasn't so long winded. Also it's very straight which is so weird for me. We did the audio book and may do some more just to keep in touch with Jenks.
oklahomapoet's review against another edition
3.0
Full Review - http://www.dishwaterdreams.com/book-reviews/dead-witch-walking-by-kim-harrison
Dead Witch Walking
Dead Witch Walking is the first book in a series of 13 books about The Hollows. Rachel Morgan is a witch and a bounty hunter. Her roomate Ivy is a living vampire. They live in a church with Jenks, a pixie, and his entire large brood of kids.
I have already read several books in this series before, but I never finished it. And I love the characters so I wanted to reread the entire series.
The premise of the books is that most humans were killed off by a virus created by biochemists and found in tomatoes. Since the Interlanders, witches, vampires, werewolves, fairies, pixies, and the like realized there were just as many of them as humans, they came out, so to speak. The Turn.
Rachel is a hoot. She has a defiantly independent streak a mile long.
While slightly campy at times, the characters are fun, the plot keeps you turning pages, and you won’t want to put the book down. At the same time, you don’t need a literature degree to follow along. An easy, fun read.
Dead Witch Walking
Dead Witch Walking is the first book in a series of 13 books about The Hollows. Rachel Morgan is a witch and a bounty hunter. Her roomate Ivy is a living vampire. They live in a church with Jenks, a pixie, and his entire large brood of kids.
I have already read several books in this series before, but I never finished it. And I love the characters so I wanted to reread the entire series.
The premise of the books is that most humans were killed off by a virus created by biochemists and found in tomatoes. Since the Interlanders, witches, vampires, werewolves, fairies, pixies, and the like realized there were just as many of them as humans, they came out, so to speak. The Turn.
Rachel is a hoot. She has a defiantly independent streak a mile long.
While slightly campy at times, the characters are fun, the plot keeps you turning pages, and you won’t want to put the book down. At the same time, you don’t need a literature degree to follow along. An easy, fun read.
ceena's review against another edition
5.0
Still totally love this book! Cannot wait to read the next one. :)
dmcke013's review against another edition
3.0
The first in Kim Harriosn's Rachel Morgan series of books, I found that, while the novel has a nice conceit, this book is actually quite hard to get into and was a little on the slow side. I think this is due, in part, to the dense prose used throughout: there were more than a few occasions where I caught myself wondering if I had previously missed something, and ended up skimming back to see if I actually had or not.
On the plus side, the world it is set in feels pretty 'real', the charcters (even the villains) are all pretty well developed, and it sets itself up well for the inevitable sequels.
On the plus side, the world it is set in feels pretty 'real', the charcters (even the villains) are all pretty well developed, and it sets itself up well for the inevitable sequels.
lynseyisreading's review against another edition
3.0
Slow starter
This is the first book in The Hollows series. I had been pre-warned by several different people that it was a slow-starter, but that the series gets better and better. Well, they weren't kidding! If it wasn't for my faith that it would, in fact, get better, I may not have got through the first 100 pages. It was such a slow start. The writing style doesn't flow, I kept stumbling back and forth and having to re-read bits. There is an inordinate amount of info-dumps—Harrison clearly has a very distinct world full of weird creatures and a society fully aware of supernaturals, and she wants to tell you about the whole thing all at once—and yet at other times she will mention something matter-of-factly, that you have absolutely no clue what she's talking about at all.
However, it did get better. I feel like perhaps this book is the mountain which you have to climb to get to the good stuff. You have to pay the reading piper for the privilege by slogging your way through about eight incredibly tedious chapters. (In fact, there was an escape-type scene about 8 chapters in, and I couldn't help thinking she should have started the book there, and just referenced everything that happened before that in retrospect, Sort of a "it all started when I quit my job" thing). Also, I don't feel like I know much about leading lady Rachel yet. She was kind of busy in this book running for her life, granted, but I couldn't really tell you much about her.
Anyway, onto what I did like, which can almost be summed up in a word: Jenks! I love him. He's a 4-inch tall pixy and he just completely rescued this book for me. His dialogue is hilarious and I just can't wait to see more of him.
We met a villain (I think) whose motives I'm not really sure on at the moment, so I want to find out more on him. There's a potential love interest character as well, but he leaves me a bit cold to be honest. Rachel's vampire room-mate is also up to something, so I want to know more about that. And the guy that lives over the road... yeah, something fishy about him, too, I reckon.
So it seems quite a few little seeds of intrigue have been carefully planted despite my reservations, which will make me pick up the next one. Let's hope it starts a heck of a lot faster than this one did!
(Edit: Two years later... This review is now hilarious to me considering this is now one of my all-time favourite series (I'm at book 11 now). So I guess I can safely confirm it does get better! I stand by my review, however, because that's how I felt at the time).
This is the first book in The Hollows series. I had been pre-warned by several different people that it was a slow-starter, but that the series gets better and better. Well, they weren't kidding! If it wasn't for my faith that it would, in fact, get better, I may not have got through the first 100 pages. It was such a slow start. The writing style doesn't flow, I kept stumbling back and forth and having to re-read bits. There is an inordinate amount of info-dumps—Harrison clearly has a very distinct world full of weird creatures and a society fully aware of supernaturals, and she wants to tell you about the whole thing all at once—and yet at other times she will mention something matter-of-factly, that you have absolutely no clue what she's talking about at all.
However, it did get better. I feel like perhaps this book is the mountain which you have to climb to get to the good stuff. You have to pay the reading piper for the privilege by slogging your way through about eight incredibly tedious chapters. (In fact, there was an escape-type scene about 8 chapters in, and I couldn't help thinking she should have started the book there, and just referenced everything that happened before that in retrospect, Sort of a "it all started when I quit my job" thing). Also, I don't feel like I know much about leading lady Rachel yet. She was kind of busy in this book running for her life, granted, but I couldn't really tell you much about her.
Anyway, onto what I did like, which can almost be summed up in a word: Jenks! I love him. He's a 4-inch tall pixy and he just completely rescued this book for me. His dialogue is hilarious and I just can't wait to see more of him.
We met a villain (I think) whose motives I'm not really sure on at the moment, so I want to find out more on him. There's a potential love interest character as well, but he leaves me a bit cold to be honest. Rachel's vampire room-mate is also up to something, so I want to know more about that. And the guy that lives over the road... yeah, something fishy about him, too, I reckon.
So it seems quite a few little seeds of intrigue have been carefully planted despite my reservations, which will make me pick up the next one. Let's hope it starts a heck of a lot faster than this one did!
(Edit: Two years later... This review is now hilarious to me considering this is now one of my all-time favourite series (I'm at book 11 now). So I guess I can safely confirm it does get better! I stand by my review, however, because that's how I felt at the time).
theadjectiveone's review against another edition
3.0
Keep in mind this was published in 2004. I had to overlook some offensive things to enjoy the rest of the story.
Edit: The author does calm down over time but she remains problematic throughout the series. Dropped another star.
Edit: The author does calm down over time but she remains problematic throughout the series. Dropped another star.
zyriana's review against another edition
3.0
I wanted to start a new series, and I chose Kim Harrison - I'm glad I did. Since this is her first in this series, I am hoping the following Hollows series add a bit more *oomph* to the characters.
ktuck1379's review against another edition
5.0
Amazing detail and well written! She creates a whole world that is unparalleled and I recommend to all readers. No sex scenes and although low on romance it feels like a build up book.
hauntedjen's review against another edition
4.0
Incredibly enjoyable characters, world, mythos and story. With the exception of the hundred or so pages that the heroine spends as a ferret, the book is amazing!!
bl0ndekitten's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0