Just Read: Dead Witch Walking
My New Year’s Eve festivities were cut short last night when, shortly after VH popped open a bottle of bubbly, my body began shaking with chills that turned into a raging fever in the blink of a runny red eye. Next thing I knew, I was essentially imprisoned in the bathroom for the remainder of the evening by a nasty stomach bug that’s left me shaky, wrung out and otherwise feeling like crap.
Apparently, it’s becoming a tradition for me to be sick on New Year’s Eve and Day. What fun.
Right about the time they dragged out Dick Clark’s corpse for its 15 minutes of fame for the year, I was finally able to crawl to the bed and collapse with a book. I only knew it was midnight because The Big-Eyed Boy insisted on hooting and hollering as he raced through the house, jumping on my bed and knocking over the bowl I’d been keeping on my nightstand “just in case”. (Thank goodness I hadn’t needed it recently.)
Still, I did manage to enjoy the evening, thanks to a very fun, entertaining book: Dead Witch Walking
Set in an alternate version of Cincinnati where a virus carried in genetically engineered tomatoes wiped out a huge portion of the human race and revealed that there have always been fantastical, and dangerous, creatures living among us: the Inderlanders.
Vampires, werewolves, fairies, pixies, witches and warlocks (the latter two of which shouldn’t be confused) all vie for power now, with many crossing the lines of benign magic to traffic with demons. Rachel’s job, and that of her vampire and pixy roommates, are to stop those who dabble in such devilry, a feat which she performs whilst clad in black leather.
Dead Witch Walking tells how Rachel left Inderland Security to become an independent agent, earning herself a bounty on her head that takes more than one nasty encounter to escape from. Fans of Buffy the Vampire Slayer must love the way Rachel kicks ass but doesn’t necessarily pause to take names.
A fun, fast-paced read and an absolutely perfect to kill time. No pun intended.
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Feel better. Try reading The Historian.
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Thanks, Dan. That book looks intriguing! I’ve added it to my Wish List and my library queue.
Maybe it’s living here, but somebody based a book in Cincinnati?! and made it interesting. Must be talented
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I thought you’d get a kick out of that. Having never been to Cincinnati, I don’t know how accurate the geography in her books are. She writes of a place called “The Hollows”, across the river. That’s where the Inderlanders mostly live.
Like I said, it’s an alternate history of the place. It’s a fun read, though!
I have the first 3 books of this series (maybe the only 3 I don’t know), but haven’t read them yet. Glad to hear a good review. I was about to start a Patterson book, but I might dig this one out & finally read it!
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Hope you feel better soon! Those books sound intriguing… “Dresden”-y? I have The Historian. Good book and might be time for a second read…
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Kind of Dresden in heels, and equally fun.
The Hollows across the river would have to be Kentucky. I bet it’s a play on “holler” and that is just TOO funny.
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Sorry you rang in the new year sick! That book series sounds good…LOVE Buffy over here, in fact I won S1-7 on eBay this weekend
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Happy New Year, Kate!
Get better. Being sick is the pits…….
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If you like her work check out Patrica Briggs(Moon called, Blood bound, Iron Kissed) Is very like the Gentry novels and VERY well written. The few remaining copies of her first novel are going for silly prices on Ebay.. I definately reccomend ‘When Demons Walk’ and ‘Steal the Dragon’ for Fantasy readers (note probably not for kids)
Jae, that really is too funny!
Trish, I never caught a Buffy episode when it was on TV for some reason, which is odd since I usually like that kind of stuff.
Flap, thanks! It really has been awful, but at least I’m finally starting to feel better… just in time for my in-laws to arrive.
Larry, I appreciate the recommendations. I’ll look for them!
I hope by the time I write this that you’ve recovered from the bug. I also hope the inlaws enjoy your spare bedroom. Hahahahahaha!
Unfortunately, my husband wasn’t able to find heavy duty ceiling hooks for the spare room so it still has a bed in there. For now.
I’ve read all the Kim Harrison books - I met her in person last year; she’s pretty cool. I prefer Laurel K. Hamilton’s Anita Blake series more though. I just started reading the Stephenie Meyers series that starts with Twilight. It’s definitely different! I can’t wait for the movie to be released this new year. I’m just your average vampire junkie though.
Bridget, I’ll have to look into all of those series. I’m a vampire junkie, too, even if I didn’t see/read the Buffy stuff. (I confess, it’s because I don’t like SMG.)
Thanks for the recommendations!