This Side of the Grave by Jeaniene Frost

They've always been worried about her gaining ghoul abilities, and now that she's shown that she has full vampire abilities plus retained some of her humanity, 's not out of the realm of possibility. Now, she's the freaky vampire that no one knows what to do with. First it was because Cat was the freaky half-breed that no one knew what to do with. The big plot has been hinted at for awhile now. He doesn't even make an appearance until the last handful of pages! He had potential, but he was just a puppet to get the series' overarching plot kicked into gear.Īnd that's why I still liked This Side of the Grave despite it feeling like filler. He's trying to incite a war between the vampires and ghouls, but when it comes down to it, he's a nobody. At least Gregor was interesting, even if he came the heck out of nowhere. It's just Cat and Bones going from place to place and doing stuff and learning stuff. In fact, the plot doesn't really kick in until more than half way in. A string of interesting and exciting things, not a cohesive story. There's a lot of interesting and exciting things that happen here, but that's exactly what they felt like. I may have liked it more than Destined for an Early Grave, but it does suffer from some of the same issues. Add that to the fact that I didn't even review this one, even though I reviewed all of the other books, including the spin-offs, and well, that shows how much I think about this installment. And I didn't even remember it was in this specific book, just that it happened, until near the end. I read This Side of the Grave for the first time six years ago and remembered exactly one event, which doesn't even happen until the final page. Or at least, the potential for her freak abilities.

Of course, this pulls them into the vampire-ghoul war, which is being centered around Cat and her freaky abilities. Cat and Bones are investigating the disappearance of some vampires, reported to have been killed by ghouls. This Side of the Grave picks up about a year after the events of Destined For an Early Grave and soon after the two spin-off books. This book contains blood, gore, death, murder, mind control, cancer, and mentions of rape. Written on 3 of 5 stars Proceed With Caution:

This Side of the Grave by Jeaniene Frost