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Hellhound by Nancy Holzner
4.0
Besides the first book in the series, this is my favorite sequel of the group. While the first was unique and addictive, the follow-ups have been a little hit and miss. Thankfully the fifth book regains a lot of the charm and heart of the series. Vicky is back in Boston where she belongs, but this time instead of battling demons in other people’s dreams, she’s disturbed by the visions in her own.
The politics with the city’s zombies is interesting enough, but the ending with two long-standing demonic villains is where the book won the most brownie points. Actually most of the series plotlines are tied up in this book, with a new one rearing its head for the sixth and last one. The series has a usual mix of vampires, werewolves, and zombies but the author does it all differently. The shapeshifters are banned to a three day a month camp, which Vicky is able to get out of soon since she’s a special and invented type of a shifter called the Cerdorrian. Vampires play a small role outside of comedic relief of her Shakespeare doted roommate. Zombies are done completely differently – they are humans with emotions, thoughts and traits, victim of a virus that randomly transformed who it chose to.
She and Kane have overcome a lot of their relationship issues and finally they have a strong connection that doesn’t feel as wobbly and uncertain. There’s that pesky agreement he made with the wicked hag to overcome, but it is resolved in a well-done manner. I was done with the uncertainty so it’s nice they admit their feelings more in force and have reached that other layer of bonding.
The aunt still overdoes the “child” in dialogue but she has become less obnoxious. Pacing wasn’t non-stop but it was mainly well-done and the writing as always is clever with humor doses injected in between the dark tension that’s well crafted.
An underrated series that kept up the steam and uniqueness of the series. There’s a tiny cliffhanger feeling with a development of a certain Goddess, but it’s awesome anyway.
The politics with the city’s zombies is interesting enough, but the ending with two long-standing demonic villains is where the book won the most brownie points. Actually most of the series plotlines are tied up in this book, with a new one rearing its head for the sixth and last one. The series has a usual mix of vampires, werewolves, and zombies but the author does it all differently. The shapeshifters are banned to a three day a month camp, which Vicky is able to get out of soon since she’s a special and invented type of a shifter called the Cerdorrian. Vampires play a small role outside of comedic relief of her Shakespeare doted roommate. Zombies are done completely differently – they are humans with emotions, thoughts and traits, victim of a virus that randomly transformed who it chose to.
She and Kane have overcome a lot of their relationship issues and finally they have a strong connection that doesn’t feel as wobbly and uncertain. There’s that pesky agreement he made with the wicked hag to overcome, but it is resolved in a well-done manner. I was done with the uncertainty so it’s nice they admit their feelings more in force and have reached that other layer of bonding.
The aunt still overdoes the “child” in dialogue but she has become less obnoxious. Pacing wasn’t non-stop but it was mainly well-done and the writing as always is clever with humor doses injected in between the dark tension that’s well crafted.
An underrated series that kept up the steam and uniqueness of the series. There’s a tiny cliffhanger feeling with a development of a certain Goddess, but it’s awesome anyway.