tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021473124623956380.post4341910978415466523..comments2024-01-07T04:24:04.319-05:00Comments on Breezing Through: Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost~ames~http://www.blogger.com/profile/17683205224039402987noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021473124623956380.post-26865259420296890302008-03-18T08:42:00.000-04:002008-03-18T08:42:00.000-04:00Now, I happened to REALLY like this book. Picked i...Now, I happened to REALLY like this book. Picked it up and there was no putting it down till I finished. <BR/><BR/>I thought the blend of urban fantasy and pranormal romance was refreshing and am looking forward to seeing how Frost explores the characters over the course of this closed-end series. She is promising an HEA at the end.<BR/><BR/>I only watched a couple of episodes of Buffy, so maybe because I didn't have that show in my head, I was able to sit back and enjoy this book on its own.Bev(QB)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03571585694956752892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021473124623956380.post-57662873241268192212008-03-07T15:44:00.000-05:002008-03-07T15:44:00.000-05:00I thought Bones was a lot like Spike. However, he ...I thought Bones was a lot like Spike. However, he was much improved over the Spike character, whom I loved when he was a sullen punk vampire and whom I hated when he was crybaby lovestriken sissy. <BR/><BR/>I loved the series. I liked the character Cat.fliphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16778574048526674171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021473124623956380.post-22368801204886548122008-02-27T09:52:00.000-05:002008-02-27T09:52:00.000-05:00Great review! Good points, esp. the idea of Cat le...Great review! Good points, esp. the idea of Cat leading a team.<BR/><BR/>BUT, I totally loved this book. Fell for it hook, line and sinker. Funny how some authors work better for some people than others. I was able to suspend all disbelief, and I didn't even notice most of what you mentioned.Devonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12526459179535104279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021473124623956380.post-25211743233934250402008-02-26T07:43:00.000-05:002008-02-26T07:43:00.000-05:00This was one book i just could not get into. Cat w...This was one book i just could not get into. Cat was one of the most unlikeable heroines I've personally ever run across. Her and Bones' interactions just left me rolling my eyes most of the time. I seriously wanted to pitch it cross the room and that's only happened to me a mere handful of times over the years. But hey, them's the breaks and books cannot please everyone. So many people liked this book though and have said so, so I'd begun to wonder if I was...crazy? LOL. No, just gonna chalk it up to it simply does nothing for me, except make me impatient to go on to a different book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021473124623956380.post-58376420480953228102008-02-20T02:37:00.000-05:002008-02-20T02:37:00.000-05:00Nath-I did enjoy the Jeanne C. Stein books and I w...Nath-I did enjoy the Jeanne C. Stein books and I will not tell you anything about the romance (or is there?). She twists her series in a way that is very interesting. You will not believe how the heroine becomes a vampire. It was...interesting. :)Bridget Lockehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01215550820824744529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021473124623956380.post-86396723376824794742008-02-19T10:50:00.000-05:002008-02-19T10:50:00.000-05:00CJ: OH YES!!! Sula showed me before she posted it ...CJ: OH YES!!! Sula showed me before she posted it and I was drooling. I have BBC America now, so hopefully I can watch some Torchwood episodes on the good old On Demand.<BR/>I have become to this Man Love things Sula and Lisa have going on. LOLKT Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15958121742156171756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021473124623956380.post-31517530357883709032008-02-19T10:47:00.000-05:002008-02-19T10:47:00.000-05:00Did you watch that clip on Sula's site? I bet you...Did you watch that clip on Sula's site? I bet you saw that. That was some incredible Spike action. <BR/>I need to check out that Torchwood.Carolyn Cranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17195853833116263029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021473124623956380.post-48000940162777058252008-02-19T10:43:00.000-05:002008-02-19T10:43:00.000-05:00The guy who played Spike is also on the BBC show T...The guy who played Spike is also on the BBC show Torchwood that Sula raves about. And he also is on Smallville from time to time.<BR/>I have it bad for Bones as I do Roarke.KT Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15958121742156171756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021473124623956380.post-12845389007047494852008-02-19T10:35:00.000-05:002008-02-19T10:35:00.000-05:00You want to know something funny? My husband and I...You want to know something funny? My husband and I rented Hairspray out of a love for Christopher Walken, but also Spike, and we read James Marsden on the box thinking that was the guy who played Spike (of course his name, I think is James Marster or whatever). So anyway, we went through the whole movie like, WTF? How did they make him look so different? Did he gain weight? Is he this other guy? Like idiots. <BR/>Finally we did some online research.Carolyn Cranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17195853833116263029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021473124623956380.post-44107103355792598782008-02-19T10:31:00.000-05:002008-02-19T10:31:00.000-05:00I'll be looking forward to it, too. And I'm starti...I'll be looking forward to it, too. And I'm starting to get it about Bones, too!Carolyn Cranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17195853833116263029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021473124623956380.post-48903083210280135272008-02-19T10:30:00.000-05:002008-02-19T10:30:00.000-05:00Katie-I'll be looking forward to your review of th...Katie-I'll be looking forward to your review of the next installment. :P~ames~https://www.blogger.com/profile/17683205224039402987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021473124623956380.post-84758522460159595852008-02-19T10:28:00.000-05:002008-02-19T10:28:00.000-05:00Nath: It may have been me because when I reviewed ...Nath: It may have been me because when I reviewed Halfway to the Grave I said in my review Bones reminded me of Spike.<BR/><BR/>Chantal: You do have an excellent point! Bones is very much all man!<BR/><BR/>There was just something about this book I loved. When a book can make me laugh outloud multiple times, it is a keeper for me.<BR/>And you should all expect a review of the sequel One Foot in the Grave by April from me ;)KT Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15958121742156171756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021473124623956380.post-83053982367382720592008-02-19T10:03:00.000-05:002008-02-19T10:03:00.000-05:00I never got to watch Buffy - it wasn't on in Germa...I never got to watch Buffy - it wasn't on in Germany. :( I feel like I'm missing out big time. LOL<BR/><BR/>So I guess I didn't respond to Bones because he was like Spike - but for himself. He's a good character.<BR/><BR/>I didn't find Cat's banter with Bones witty at all.~ames~https://www.blogger.com/profile/17683205224039402987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021473124623956380.post-75523818968532221682008-02-19T08:39:00.000-05:002008-02-19T08:39:00.000-05:00Katie - Wasn't this book market or advertise as va...<B>Katie</B> - Wasn't this book market or advertise as vampire story with Spike-look-alike? Or did I pick up this from your and Kristie's post.<BR/><BR/><B>Bridget Locke</B> - Did you enjoy the books by Jeanne C. Stein though? Cos I have them in my TBR pile, I liked the covers... is there a love triangle in it?nathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02626894830238717124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021473124623956380.post-19786583314055423492008-02-19T03:29:00.000-05:002008-02-19T03:29:00.000-05:00Hmm...you know, I reviewed this book and gave it a...Hmm...you know, I reviewed this book and gave it a B-. However, after reading it again, some of the inconsistencies y'all commented on made me nod. I don't know, I guess I just like Ms. Frost's writing style. I think it was the witty banter that got me more than anything. That Kitten Tweety comment makes me giggle every time I read it. :)<BR/><BR/>Have y'all read the vampire books by Jeanne C. Stein? The first book is called The Becoming. Dark book & the bad guy...what a creep!Bridget Lockehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01215550820824744529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021473124623956380.post-26311712474792844142008-02-18T18:58:00.000-05:002008-02-18T18:58:00.000-05:00CJ: Bones reminds me so much of Spike from his Bri...CJ: Bones reminds me so much of Spike from his British accent to the color of his hair which is the same as Spikes and the way he originally treats Cat, much like Spike did with Buffy. Maybe it is just me, but Bones is one sexy undead man. By the end his bad boy attitude becomes more hero like.KT Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15958121742156171756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021473124623956380.post-54142401007745016722008-02-18T18:30:00.000-05:002008-02-18T18:30:00.000-05:00Love the review! This Bones character sounds pret...Love the review! This Bones character sounds pretty excellent, too. He reminds you of Spike, KB? Is that what people are responding to with him?Carolyn Cranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17195853833116263029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021473124623956380.post-48992502788534860702008-02-18T13:51:00.000-05:002008-02-18T13:51:00.000-05:00I so loved this book. It was one of my favorites f...I so loved this book. It was one of my favorites for 2007. I am so far gone over Bones. Perhaps because he reminds me so much of Spike from Buffy? :)KT Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15958121742156171756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021473124623956380.post-19514290224256870172008-02-18T13:45:00.000-05:002008-02-18T13:45:00.000-05:00Kris-I forced myself to finish this too.Kate-Thank...Kris-I forced myself to finish this too.<BR/><BR/>Kate-Thanks! Nath designed it. :P~ames~https://www.blogger.com/profile/17683205224039402987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021473124623956380.post-37610120387035054362008-02-18T13:43:00.000-05:002008-02-18T13:43:00.000-05:00Ooh... I'm enjoying the conversational format of t...Ooh... I'm enjoying the conversational format of the blog. This is great! Thanks for giving me a new site to add to my link list.<BR/><BR/>On a random note: love your layout!Kate Diamondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00987438202240646062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021473124623956380.post-39236507145862877692008-02-18T11:51:00.000-05:002008-02-18T11:51:00.000-05:00I read this but had to force myself to finish it. ...I read this but had to force myself to finish it. Cat annoyed me. I doubt I will continue this series, but you never know, I could be needing something to read when the next one comes out. Or maybe I should just re-read something at that point.Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02528009477053677039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021473124623956380.post-50287272003509305692008-02-17T16:30:00.000-05:002008-02-17T16:30:00.000-05:00I would say urban fantasy, because although there ...I would say urban fantasy, because although there is romance, its not the focal point of this story.~ames~https://www.blogger.com/profile/17683205224039402987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021473124623956380.post-87596146568525121582008-02-17T14:55:00.000-05:002008-02-17T14:55:00.000-05:00LOL, seems like a lot of ppl were like me, not sur...LOL, seems like a lot of ppl were like me, not sure about buying this book :) I'm glad I didn't. So would this be urban fantasy or paranormal romance?nathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02626894830238717124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021473124623956380.post-38178072047446251952008-02-17T13:59:00.000-05:002008-02-17T13:59:00.000-05:00Chantal-I agree! Sarah-I forgot to mention that, ...Chantal-I agree! <BR/><BR/>Sarah-I forgot to mention that, I kept getting that feeling too about this book, but then I read some good reviews. *sigh* I should have went with my gut.<BR/><BR/>Isabel-I'll bring you my copy! LOL~ames~https://www.blogger.com/profile/17683205224039402987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021473124623956380.post-11874514020425093062008-02-17T13:56:00.000-05:002008-02-17T13:56:00.000-05:00I love your review! lol. I was thinking about buyi...I love your review! lol. I was thinking about buying this book, I think i'll wait a while.Isabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08360916690769165229noreply@blogger.com