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Up From The Grave
Series: Night Huntress #7
Author: Jeaniene Frost
Publisher: Avon
Published on: January 28, 2014
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
Provided by: Borrowed

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The Grave Ends Here.

Lately, life has been unnaturally calm for vampires Cat Crawfield and her husband Bones. They should have known better than to relax their guard, because a shocking revelation sends them back into action to stop an all-out war...

A rogue CIA agent is involved in horrifying secret activities that threaten to raise tensions between humans and the undead to dangerous heights. Now Cat and Bones are in a race against time to save their friends from a fate worse than death...because the more secrets they unravel, the deadlier the consequences. And if they fail, their lives--and those of everyone they hold dear-- will be hovering on the edge of the grave.

Final novel in the Night Huntress series.

I approached the final Cat and Bones book with equal parts excitement and trepidation; I was thrilled at being reunited with one of my favourite Urban Fantasy couples of all time but also a little scared that Jeaniene Frost needed more than one installment in order to wrap-up this series to my liking. But, we can all rest easy now because UP FROM THE GRAVE ties up all loose ends, gives the characters the HEA that they deserve, and stays true to the NIGHT HUNTRESS roots. This finale is bloody satisfying and tear-jerkingly wonderful!

The lid is blown wide open on all of the secrets that Don, Cat’s uncle, has been keeping from his niece and her vampire family, and the depth and level of his treachery will astound you. The original government operation that Crawfield was a part of back in her Red Reaper days has been warped to the point of it being practically unrecognizable. The corruption is more widespread than I ever imagined and the real motivation behind it all is to cause an all-out war between vampires and ghouls. However, as heinous as the big bad’s evil scheme turns out to be, there’s a silver lining hidden beneath it that just might be the key to Cat and Bones’ happily-ever-after.

There’s no shortage of drama or shocking revelations in this installment, and all of this series’ phenomenal characters come out to play. Cat and Bones are as spectacular as ever―playing off of each other’s strengths and weaknesses, even when they aren’t necessarily on the same page. Frost also ensures that this duo gets at least one more memorable romp in by putting Crispin’s telekinetic skills to good use (*swoon*). There’s a brief break in the action to attend Vlad and Leila’s wedding which was a nice tie-in to the spin-off NIGHT PRINCE series, and Ian doesn’t disappoint with his man whorish ways and rather impressive ghoul killing skills. Then there’s of course Spade, Denise, Fabian, Marie, Tate, Mencheres, and last but definitely not least Katie. She’s an unexpected but brilliant surprise!

I read this book in one sitting while alternating between cheering, screaming, laughing, and crying. No NIGHT HUNTRESS novel would be complete without a few close calls, Cat getting peed on, and a couple of death threats between friends. I loved that Frost stayed true to this series’ roots, gave meaning to every character’s journey, and ended their adventure on the highest of high notes. Cat and Bones’ HEA was better than expected, better than anything I could ever have imagined. And, by the last page I felt like I was right there alongside everyone watching the happy family sail off into the sunset. Thank you Jeaniene for making me feel like I was a part of this journey, and thank you for doing the characters that I have grown to know and love justice. Your work here is done!

UP FROM THE GRAVE left me feeling satiated, complete, and fulfilled but also slightly optimistic that we haven’t seen the last of Cat and Bones. So, I refuse to say good-bye, and instead am opting to go with I’ll see you soon. I hope. Again, thank you Jeaniene, you killed it!!!

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