This Side of the Grave (Night Huntress, Book 5) [Mass Market Paperback]

I've finished "This Side of the Grave" the 5th book in her Night Huntress series by Jeaniene Frost.

Product Description

The highly anticipated continuation of Jeaniene Frost's New York Times and USA Today bestselling Night Huntress series, in which Cat and Bones face an enemy unlike any they've met before.

Danger waits on both sides of the grave.

Half-vampire Cat Crawfield and her vampire husband Bones have fought for their lives, as well as for their relationship. But just when they've triumphed over the latest battle, Cat's new and unexpected abilities threaten to upset a long-standing balance...

With the mysterious disappearance of vampires, rumors abound that a species war is brewing. A zealot is inciting tensions between the vampires and ghouls, and if these two powerful groups clash, innocent mortals could become collateral damage. Now Cat and Bones are forced to seek help from a dangerous "ally"--the ghoul queen of New Orleans herself. But the price of her assistance may prove more treacherous than even the threat of a supernatural war. ...to say nothing of the repercussions Cat never imagined.

Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Avon (February 22, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0061783188
ISBN-13: 978-0061783180

My Review:

Cat has some unique abilities that some of the members of the supernatural community feel threatened by.   The leader of the ghouls is targeting Cat, so Bones and Cat enlist the help of the ghoul queen Marie of New Orleans as well as Cat's old team and their group of vampire friends to stop the crazy Apollynon from bringing war that would net massive losses on both sides.
 
Cat has grown alot since Book 1 and finally trusts Bones with her life and heart.  They have a group of friends that has grown into a family who are always willing to help them out when needed.
 
Loved that we got to see Spade and Denise and Mencheres and Kira and to catch up on what happening in their lives.
 
Vlad had a bigger part in this book and he's always a delight to read!  He's a great friend to Cat and always helping her out and getting her out of scrapes!
 
I definately recommend reading Chapter 21 which will give Chapter 32 a run for it's money!  Now after reading that I will not look at wax the same way again (I mean in a good way), LOL!!
 
5/5
 
Thanks Shannon from HarperCollins Canada for sending me this book to review, greatly appreciated!