Book Description: Today's hottest urban fantasy authors come together in this delicious brew that crackles and boils over with tales of powerful witches and dark magic! In Charlaine Harris' 'Bacon,' a beautiful vampire joins forces with a witch from an ancient line to find out who killed her beloved husband. In 'Seeing Eye' by Patricia Briggs, a blind witch helps sexy werewolf Tom Franklin find his missing brother - and helps him in more ways than either of them ever suspected. And in Jim Butcher's 'Last Call,' wizard Harry Dresden takes on the darkest of dark powers - the ones who dare to mess with this favorite beer. For anyone who's ever wondered what lies beyond the limits of reality, who's imagined the secret spaces where witches wield fearsome magic, come and drink deep. Let yourself fall under the spell of this bewitching collection!
Review:
I’ve read several books in Rachel Caine’s Weather Warden series (I’m looking forward to starting her Morganville Vampire series soon too), so I expected something good from this talented writer and that’s exactly what I got with Death Warmed Over. Witch Holly Caldwell is not that dissimilar to early Anita Blake: both occasionally work with the police to raise the dead. This time, the case intimately affects Holly in more ways than one because the dead man they want her to raise has been raised before, and when Holly lost Andrew last time, she lost her heart as well.
My only disappointment with Death Warmed Over is that it appears to be the only Holly and Andrew story that Rachel has written (please let me know if I’m wrong). I thought for sure reading it that it was the second story featuring these characters. I hope Rachel does write more about Holly because she does have that early Anita vibe that I love so much. There is more of a romantic focus in this story but it doesn’t overshadow the paranormal elements. Death is easily one of the best in this anthology.
Sexual Content: None
*Death Warmed Over is part of Strange Brew: An anthology of stories edited by P N Elrod. I will be reviewing the other stories in this anthology in separate posts.
Product Description:
Paperback: 384 pages
- Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin; (July 7, 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0312383363
- ISBN-13: 978-0312383367
I don't usually read anthologies and I'm not sure why. Great way to sample new authors. The cover alone says I need to check this out. :) Since I've never read anything by Rachel Caine, maybe I'll check this one out. Thanks for the review.
ReplyDeleteEvery now and again I get in an anthology mood. This does look good.
ReplyDeleteI love Rachel Caine.
ReplyDeleteI am addicted to her 'Weather Warden' series (Dijn David is so hot!) but I am OBSESSED with her 'Morganville Vampires' series. I would very much like to read your opinion of that series.
I'll give you guys a heads up: I just hit 100 followers and I'll be posting a mega giveaway tomorrow that might include a copy of Strange Brew...
ReplyDeleteDanielle I'm hoping to start Glass Houses soon. Money is tight so I'm waiting for it on PBS. I hope we both like it, but if not I hope you'll send me your review for another 2nd Opinion Review :)
I have Strange Brew, I really need to read through it. Several authors I've been wanting to try out are in it, including Rachel Caine.
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