[HB1]⇒ PDF Free Unbound Kim Harrison Melissa Marr Jeaniene Frost Vicki Pettersson 9780061699931 Books

Unbound Kim Harrison Melissa Marr Jeaniene Frost Vicki Pettersson 9780061699931 Books

Download As PDF : Unbound Kim Harrison Melissa Marr Jeaniene Frost Vicki Pettersson 9780061699931 Books

Unbound Kim Harrison Melissa Marr Jeaniene Frost Vicki Pettersson 9780061699931 Books

Jeaniene Frost "Reckoning" The novella's main character, Bones, is from Jeaniene's Night Huntress series. Bones accepts a contract to hunt down a psychotic-murderous pair of ghouls down in New Orleans. It seems the couple have been ruthlessly and heinously torturing, eating and killing innocent citizens (in that order, btw). This was my favorite story from this anthology. I am a sucker for Bone's quick and twisted humor (he always reminds of Spike from Buffy, yet not). For those Bones and Cat fans, this story takes place a few years before Bones and Cat are to meet, so she isn't in this novella; however, the story is no less interesting. The story is eerie, fast-paced, smoothly done and felt complete. 5/5

Kim Harrison "Leyline Drifter" I bought this anthology specifically for this novella. This short story is influenced from the world in Kim Harrison's Hollows series. It was so nice to see Jenks, Madalina and their kids interact from day-to-day. Jenks, a pixie and third partner to Ivy & Rachel of Vampiric Charms Investigative Agency and Bis, a gargoyle who rents roof-space on top of the agency's church make a dynamic duo, when Jenks is hired by another pixie to investigate the death of one of his kids and also the possession of his daughter by an unknown entity. The novella was a nice creative Hollows teaser and also very interesting, with smooth transitions and lots of excitement. 4.5/5

Vicki Pettersson "Dark Matter" This novella is a prequel from Vicki's Sign of the Zodiac series, before Joanna goes through her transition and becomes an agent of light. J.J. is an agent of light and Solange, an agent of Shadow, both are sworn enemies but destiny has something else in mind for them. J.J. and Solange try to break the notion that evil and good can not coexist and even fall in love. This story had moments of dry parts but it also had a lot of excitement and action. I loved the twist at the end! 4/5

Jocelynn Drake "The Dead, The Damned and the Forgotten" I stopped reading Jocelynn's Dark Days series after book 2, it doesn't bode well when you'd rather the "bad guys a/k/a naturi/fae" win, instead of the heroine. I can't say that this novella made me want to reach out and pick up where I Ieft off from the Dark Days series but I did enjoy this novella nonetheless. Mira, the head vampire of Savannah, GA investigates several gruesome deaths in her area. Someone has been setting vampires on fire during the day while they are "dead asleep". This novella didn't knock my socks off but it was interesting and smoothly done. 3/5

Melissa Marr "Two Lines" I've never read anything from this author but judging her by this novella alone, were she to release an adult novel, I probably wouldn't read it. However, there's just something about this author that makes me want to give her a second chance. Eavan, a glaistig (glaistigs are supernatural beings of the Scottish Highlands, with the upper half of a woman and the lower half of a goat) stalks a flesh peddler; who drugs women, kidnaps them and then sells them to the highest bidder. Now a storyline like this is just twisted enough to get my attention but for some reason, this novella did not. I just wasn't thrilled with this story. To be honest, most of the times I found it confusing. 2.5/5

I thought this anthology was well done. I was excited to get a snippet from Jenks life, I loved seeing how Bones lived before he met Cat and the twist at the end of Vicki's novella was a nice treat.
I also recommend:

Halfway to the Grave (Night Huntress, Book 1)
Dead Witch Walking (The Hollows, Book 1)
The Scent of Shadows: The First Sign of the Zodiac [SCENT OF SHADOWS] [Mass Market Paperback]
Must Love Hellhounds
Strange Brew


Tags : Unbound [Kim Harrison, Melissa Marr, Jeaniene Frost, Vicki Pettersson] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Not all hunters are bound by human laws . . . Revisiting the paranormal realms they've made famous in their wildly popular fiction,Kim Harrison, Melissa Marr, Jeaniene Frost, Vicki Pettersson,Unbound,Harper Voyager,0061699934,Anthologies (multiple authors),Fantasy - Collections & Anthologies,Fantasy - Contemporary,Fantasy fiction,Fantasy fiction, American,Good and evil,Love stories,Magic,Man-woman relationships,Occult fiction, American.,Occult fiction.,Short stories,Short stories, American,Short stories, American.,Supernatural,American Science Fiction And Fantasy,FICTION Anthologies (multiple authors),FICTION Fantasy General,Fantasy,Fantasy - General,Fiction,Fiction - Fantasy,Fiction Fantasy Collections & Anthologies,Fiction Fantasy Contemporary,Occult fiction, American,Science Fiction And Fantasy

Unbound Kim Harrison Melissa Marr Jeaniene Frost Vicki Pettersson 9780061699931 Books Reviews

Overall, I liked this anthology but it wasn't my favorite.

"Ley Line Drifter" was a cute story from Jenks' perspective with Bis as backup, but I missed having Rachel around. It was nice to see Jenks interact with more of his children and to learn a little more about each of them. This one should be read before A Perfect Blood (The Hollows, Book 10) as it introduces the character of Daryl, who has a small role in the novel. 4/5 stars

"Reckoning" was a story about Bones' background. It was interesting to see his life prior to Cat, but I felt like the story was missing the sizzle without her. Also, I felt really really bad about what happened to Becca. 4/5 stars

"Dark Matters" was an interesting story, but I really think you need to have read at least some of the Zodiac series to understand the real significance of this story. 3/5 stars

I actually skipped "The Dead, The Damned, and The Forgotten" because I am planning to read the Dark Days series soon want to read it in order. So, I will return to this story in the future.

"Two Lines" Was a different story. I have never heard of a glastig before and I'm still not exactly sure what it is. This story wasn't really my cup of tea. 2/5 stars
1. Ley Line Drifter by Kim Harrison
(Story takes place after White Witch, Black Curse.)
If you're a fan of the Hollows series, you'll definitely want to read this short story. It feels like it's set the groundwork for these characters to appear in the main series (similar to how Pierce was introduced in a SS). While you may enjoy this without reading any of the other books in the series, you'd defiantly enjoy it more if you have. There are several references to things that happen in WWBC that you might not get if you haven't read it yet.

2. Recknoning by Jeaniene Frost
(Prequel to Night Huntress series Starring Bones)
This can be read this without having to read any of the other books in the Night Huntress series. Not bad, but definitely not as good without Cat in the story.

3. Dark Matters by Vicki Pettersson
(haven't read yet)

4. The Dead, the Damned, and the Forgotten by Jocelynn Drake
Prequel to Nightwalker (Dark Days, Book 1). You can definitely read this without having read any of the other books in the series. After reading this SS, I read the other books in the Dark Days series and thoroughly enjoyed them.

5. Two Lines by Melissa Marr
(haven't read yet)
I read and listened to the stories. My favorite was Jeaniene Frost with a Bones story set in New Orleans, just before he meets Cat. Kim Harrison's focuses on Garden Fairies (or pyxies--I tend to rename them). There were more--and they were all interesting, but those two stood out for me.
The narration was fine--but not done with any change of voice or accent. All the men sounded the same, all the females sounded the same. I have been spoiled--especially for the Jeaniene Frost story--I was used to Bones having the Cockney accent. Oh, well, lesson learned. If you like these authors, this is a nice set of stories. I will say the narrator was smooth, and the cadence was good.
Jeaniene Frost "Reckoning" The novella's main character, Bones, is from Jeaniene's Night Huntress series. Bones accepts a contract to hunt down a psychotic-murderous pair of ghouls down in New Orleans. It seems the couple have been ruthlessly and heinously torturing, eating and killing innocent citizens (in that order, btw). This was my favorite story from this anthology. I am a sucker for Bone's quick and twisted humor (he always reminds of Spike from Buffy, yet not). For those Bones and Cat fans, this story takes place a few years before Bones and Cat are to meet, so she isn't in this novella; however, the story is no less interesting. The story is eerie, fast-paced, smoothly done and felt complete. 5/5

Kim Harrison "Leyline Drifter" I bought this anthology specifically for this novella. This short story is influenced from the world in Kim Harrison's Hollows series. It was so nice to see Jenks, Madalina and their kids interact from day-to-day. Jenks, a pixie and third partner to Ivy & Rachel of Vampiric Charms Investigative Agency and Bis, a gargoyle who rents roof-space on top of the agency's church make a dynamic duo, when Jenks is hired by another pixie to investigate the death of one of his kids and also the possession of his daughter by an unknown entity. The novella was a nice creative Hollows teaser and also very interesting, with smooth transitions and lots of excitement. 4.5/5

Vicki Pettersson "Dark Matter" This novella is a prequel from Vicki's Sign of the Zodiac series, before Joanna goes through her transition and becomes an agent of light. J.J. is an agent of light and Solange, an agent of Shadow, both are sworn enemies but destiny has something else in mind for them. J.J. and Solange try to break the notion that evil and good can not coexist and even fall in love. This story had moments of dry parts but it also had a lot of excitement and action. I loved the twist at the end! 4/5

Jocelynn Drake "The Dead, The Damned and the Forgotten" I stopped reading Jocelynn's Dark Days series after book 2, it doesn't bode well when you'd rather the "bad guys a/k/a naturi/fae" win, instead of the heroine. I can't say that this novella made me want to reach out and pick up where I Ieft off from the Dark Days series but I did enjoy this novella nonetheless. Mira, the head vampire of Savannah, GA investigates several gruesome deaths in her area. Someone has been setting vampires on fire during the day while they are "dead asleep". This novella didn't knock my socks off but it was interesting and smoothly done. 3/5

Melissa Marr "Two Lines" I've never read anything from this author but judging her by this novella alone, were she to release an adult novel, I probably wouldn't read it. However, there's just something about this author that makes me want to give her a second chance. Eavan, a glaistig (glaistigs are supernatural beings of the Scottish Highlands, with the upper half of a woman and the lower half of a goat) stalks a flesh peddler; who drugs women, kidnaps them and then sells them to the highest bidder. Now a storyline like this is just twisted enough to get my attention but for some reason, this novella did not. I just wasn't thrilled with this story. To be honest, most of the times I found it confusing. 2.5/5

I thought this anthology was well done. I was excited to get a snippet from Jenks life, I loved seeing how Bones lived before he met Cat and the twist at the end of Vicki's novella was a nice treat.
I also recommend

Halfway to the Grave (Night Huntress, Book 1)
Dead Witch Walking (The Hollows, Book 1)
The Scent of Shadows The First Sign of the Zodiac [SCENT OF SHADOWS] [Mass Market Paperback]
Must Love Hellhounds
Strange Brew