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A review by openandhostile
Destined for an Early Grave by Jeaniene Frost
4.0
This book did a good job of portraying the villain for the abusive, manipulative asshole that he is. He took advantage of a 16-year-old Kat by lying to her and grooming her before eventually trying to force himself on her.
Sometimes the logic of the events was hard to follow and it felt like the author had to make excuses to cover up plot holes. For example, the central conflict is that Kat is now married to Bones, but Gregor (however you spell the villain's name) is claiming he married her first when she was a teenager.
Obviously, this would bring up some issues, as this was never mentioned in the previous books and Kat had her first time with her human ex-boyfriend. So to solve this little contradiction, Kat had her memory wiped all those years ago, and drinking vampire blood repairs all your girly bits so you can bleed when you have sex for the first time.
Biological inaccuracies aside (because we don't have time to unpack *all* that), it seems like a rather convoluted excuse for the sake of the plot.
But the book was enjoyable and entertaining. There was a good balance of action and downtime for the characters to plan or react to what just happened. Also, all the characters are endlessly entertaining to watch and get to know. I'm kind of amazed at how unique everyone is.
Sometimes the logic of the events was hard to follow and it felt like the author had to make excuses to cover up plot holes. For example, the central conflict is that Kat is now married to Bones, but Gregor (however you spell the villain's name) is claiming he married her first when she was a teenager.
Obviously, this would bring up some issues, as this was never mentioned in the previous books and Kat had her first time with her human ex-boyfriend. So to solve this little contradiction, Kat had her memory wiped all those years ago, and drinking vampire blood repairs all your girly bits so you can bleed when you have sex for the first time.
Biological inaccuracies aside (because we don't have time to unpack *all* that), it seems like a rather convoluted excuse for the sake of the plot.
But the book was enjoyable and entertaining. There was a good balance of action and downtime for the characters to plan or react to what just happened. Also, all the characters are endlessly entertaining to watch and get to know. I'm kind of amazed at how unique everyone is.