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Bantam (2005), 528 pages
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Fantasy. Fiction. Romance. HTML:THE CONTINUING ADVENTURES OF THE SMART, SEXY �?? SUPERNATURAL �?? WOMEN OF THE OTHERWORLD Eve Levine �?? half-demon, black witch and devoted mother �?? has been dead for three years. She has a great house, an interesting love life and can�??t be killed again �?? which comes in handy when you�??ve made as many enemies as Eve. Yes, the afterlife isn�??t too bad �?? all she needs to do is find a way to communicate with her daughter, Savannah, and she�??ll be happy. But fate �?? or more exactly, the Fates �?? have other plans. Eve owes them a favor, and they�??ve just called it in. An evil spirit called the Nix has escaped from hell. She feeds on chaos and death, and is very good at persuading people to kill for her. The Fates want Eve to hunt her down before she does any more damage, but the Nix is a dangerous enemy �?? previous hunters have been driven insane in the process. As if that�??s not problem enough, the only way to stop her is with a… (more)
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LibraryThing member hailelib
The story of Eve Levine. Eve died early in the series and this story gives us the skinny on the Afterworld for Supernaturals. Eve's Ghostworld is run by the Three Fates and they are calling in the favor that Eve owes them. They want her to track down and help capture a particularly dangerous
It helped that I was somewhat familiar with Armstrong's particular universe even though I haven't read all of the books that proceed Haunted. I'm not sure that the book could stand on its own. Still, for fans of the Otherworld series this is a must read.
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Supernatural called a Nix. It has the nasty habit of inhabiting mortals and inciting them to become serial killers; various Angels have tried to confine the Nix without success.It helped that I was somewhat familiar with Armstrong's particular universe even though I haven't read all of the books that proceed Haunted. I'm not sure that the book could stand on its own. Still, for fans of the Otherworld series this is a must read.
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LibraryThing member ToxicMasquerade
Eve is really funny, to me at least. I love the whole idea about going from being just a ghost to being an angel. I actually think I started to cry at the end. I've said it before and I'll say it again: Kelley Armstrong is awesome. She never lets me down.
LibraryThing member Tudorrl
As other reviewers have mentioned - it took me a while to warm to the central character in this book, Eve Levine.
She is already dead, and narrating the story from that perspective can cause some initial confusion (at least for me anyway.....)
Once I settled with the concept I have to admit I really
I know the next installment of the Women of the Otherworld series shifts focus back to Elena, the only female Werewolf, and I believe that the one after that is about Jamie Vegas (the necromancer) - however, I hope that Kelley Armstrong can find time to re-visit Eve in a later book.
She is already dead, and narrating the story from that perspective can cause some initial confusion (at least for me anyway.....)
Once I settled with the concept I have to admit I really
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really enjoyed the book - and I actually found that Eve is a character I would dearly like to see again.I know the next installment of the Women of the Otherworld series shifts focus back to Elena, the only female Werewolf, and I believe that the one after that is about Jamie Vegas (the necromancer) - however, I hope that Kelley Armstrong can find time to re-visit Eve in a later book.
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LibraryThing member SimonW11
This time the heroine is a ghost. The character a black witch who died in short story just prior to Stolen. is manouvoured into helping an angel track down a nix who has escaped hell to inspire various serial killers.A sympathetic view of a character who would freely admit to judging her actions
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according to whether they were expedient rather than whether they were moral. It is good while its on the mortal plane but the afterworld is unsuprisingly not very beleivable. Show Less
LibraryThing member CheriePie69
I didn't like this, Kelley's 5th novel in her Women of the Otherworld series, nearly as much as the first four. This book centers on Eve, and unlike previous stories, has little to do with any of the other characters I've grown to know and love.
Eve is Savannah's mother, and a ghost in the
The afterlife contains various dimensions, with the one inhabited by Eve and Kris specifically for supernaturals. In many cases, these worlds are very much like the world of the living, though they're often stuck in the time of their heydey, think 1920's Chicago, etc. The Fates govern this particular dimension, and decide to send Eve on a quest to hunt and banish an evil demi-demon Nix who has been taking up residence in the bodies of various women and inducing them to kill for the last hundred years. The three previous seekers they've sent have all failed, in one way or another, and the Fates are hoping that Eve can succeed where they have failed. She's assigned an angel partner, Trsiel, who can bring the Nix to justice once Eve has found her, and Kris lends a hand as well.
Eve's quest to find the Nix is the basic premise of the book, and thus very few characters from the previous book are here. Only Paige, Lucas, and Savannah come into play a little, but not nearly enough. Perhaps that's one of the greatest reasons I didn't enjoy this book as much as the others. Still, Kelley's a talented writer, and it was good to find out more about Eve and what makes her tick.
Eve is Savannah's mother, and a ghost in the
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afterlife. She's unsettled and is having a difficult time leaving her mortal life behind and embracing her new "afterlife" with Kristof Nash, Savannah's father whom we met in Dime Store Magic. Even though Eve cannot manifest to interact with Savannah, she still obsesses about a way to make that happen, despite Kris's attempts to convince her to move on.The afterlife contains various dimensions, with the one inhabited by Eve and Kris specifically for supernaturals. In many cases, these worlds are very much like the world of the living, though they're often stuck in the time of their heydey, think 1920's Chicago, etc. The Fates govern this particular dimension, and decide to send Eve on a quest to hunt and banish an evil demi-demon Nix who has been taking up residence in the bodies of various women and inducing them to kill for the last hundred years. The three previous seekers they've sent have all failed, in one way or another, and the Fates are hoping that Eve can succeed where they have failed. She's assigned an angel partner, Trsiel, who can bring the Nix to justice once Eve has found her, and Kris lends a hand as well.
Eve's quest to find the Nix is the basic premise of the book, and thus very few characters from the previous book are here. Only Paige, Lucas, and Savannah come into play a little, but not nearly enough. Perhaps that's one of the greatest reasons I didn't enjoy this book as much as the others. Still, Kelley's a talented writer, and it was good to find out more about Eve and what makes her tick.
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LibraryThing member lewispike
This made a damn fine read, as so many of Ms. Armstrong's books do. Eve, Savannah's mother in case you've forgotten, is dead, and owes the fates a favour (from Industrial Magic, although it's not really vital you've read that, or any of the others). Eve's asked to repay the favour by hunting a
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demi-demon that manages to keep escaping from where the fates have tried to imprison it. There are twists and turns, and a pretty detailed look at the afterlife if you're otherworldly. The steps and sacrifices to get to the end of the quest are many and various and nicely paced. Show Less
LibraryThing member teharhynn
This book was good. It had been awhile since I’ve read any Kelley Armstrong, and for some reason, when I started this one a while back I put it down about 150 pages in. When I picked it back up, it was really good. There was a lot of interesting things about the book, including a bit of Dante’s
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ideas of hell. It was a good read. Show Less
LibraryThing member bookwormteri
This is a weird premise for a book. A supernatural ghost (meaning a ghost who was a witch when alive) is "hired" by the fates to track down a demi-demon who is wreaking havoc in the living world. I have to admit that I haven't read any others in the series, so had to play catch up on the
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characters. I think I would have enjoyed this alot more if I already was immersed in the series. Not bad, but just a little odd. Show Less
LibraryThing member honnoria
I love this author. She writes beautiful strong woman who can do. I have enjoyed everything I've read of hers and am looking for more!!!
LibraryThing member hoosgracie
Very good story in the Women of the Supernatural series. In this one we follow Eve in the afterworld on an assignment from the fates to catch a wayward spirit. This is one of the best in the series.
LibraryThing member reannon
Fifth in Kelley Armstrong's Women of the Otherworld series. The narrator of this one is Eve, mother of the young powerful witch Savannah. Eve really does her best to protect Savannah, but her task is made difficult by the fact that she's dead, and ghosts are a bit limited in what they can
This one gets a bit too dark for me when she goes to the prison dimension for serial killers, but overall it is a good book.
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accomplish. The Fates giver her a task that might suit her strength of character and her creative solutions... she is to capture the Nix, a supernatural creature who takes up residence in ther brains of female psychopaths and encourages them to act on their homicidal tendencies. Aiding Eve is Trsiel, an angel, and her dear love, Kristof Nast, who is also a ghost.This one gets a bit too dark for me when she goes to the prison dimension for serial killers, but overall it is a good book.
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LibraryThing member ravenfire
Everytime we change narrators I worry that I'm not going to enjoy the book as much. I was double worried this time since we hadn't had a lot of exposure to Eve. I don't think I'll make the same mistake again, I'm pretty sure that all of the books in this series will be awesome.I never would have
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thought that I could like Kris that much but he grew on me really quickly. And I both loved and hated the ending! Show Less
LibraryThing member autarkia79
“I love the narrator of this story, Eve the ghost. She's an enjoyable character and I like the concern she shows for her daughter. Plus, I love studying female criminals throughout history, so I liked the aspect of this story that revisits some evil women (even though some names have been changed
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they're recognizable). I liked the pace of the story, the romance between Eve and her former lover ghostly sorcerer Kristoff, and the battle of an unlikely heroine to save the world. Eve kicks major supernatural ass! Show Less
LibraryThing member demure
Definitely my least favourite so far of the series. Having said that, it wasn't bad. I guess I just never thought of Eve Levine as a leading character. I just wasn't excited about her adventures in the ghost world. We didn't get to see her and Kris's relationship grow because they already went
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through that part of their relationship. It wasn't great and it wasn't bad but I am very excited for the next book as I hear Elena is back! Show Less
LibraryThing member susanbevans
Eve Levine is a black witch with a disregard for following the rules, and "kick-butt-ask-questions-later attitude" - it matters very little that she is a ghost. Eve has been inhabiting the ghost world for the past three years - popping out to check on her teenage daughter Savannah from time to
In Industrial Magic, the Fates did a little favor for Eve and now they're ready to collect. Eve must capture the depraved demi-demon the Nix, and return her wicked soul to the hell she so richly deserves. To find and defeat the Nix, Eve will need the help of celebrity necromancer Jamie Vegas and an angel named Trsiel. If Eve completes her task, she will quite literally earn her wings. If she fails, the Nix will send her to a place where she'll never be seen or heard from again. The stakes are high, and Eve thought she had this afterlife stuff all figured out...
I wasn't all that excited to start this book. I knew it was about Eve, and I just wasn't interested in her. She was killed in book 2, Stolen - a victim of a madman with more money than he knew what to do with. And I was ok with her story ending there. Fortunately though, I'm a "completest" - I can't just stop reading a series that I'm invested in. Otherwise, I would have missed out on a wonderfully entertaining story.
Haunted is every bit as good as its predecessors. Armstrong's writing gets better and better with each new book. Haunted is a truly original story in a series that is chock-full of original stories. She weaves together a masterful tale of the paranormal world that leaves the reader breathless with anticipation for the next book!
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time, and generally being resident pain-in-the-tookus to the Fates. In Industrial Magic, the Fates did a little favor for Eve and now they're ready to collect. Eve must capture the depraved demi-demon the Nix, and return her wicked soul to the hell she so richly deserves. To find and defeat the Nix, Eve will need the help of celebrity necromancer Jamie Vegas and an angel named Trsiel. If Eve completes her task, she will quite literally earn her wings. If she fails, the Nix will send her to a place where she'll never be seen or heard from again. The stakes are high, and Eve thought she had this afterlife stuff all figured out...
I wasn't all that excited to start this book. I knew it was about Eve, and I just wasn't interested in her. She was killed in book 2, Stolen - a victim of a madman with more money than he knew what to do with. And I was ok with her story ending there. Fortunately though, I'm a "completest" - I can't just stop reading a series that I'm invested in. Otherwise, I would have missed out on a wonderfully entertaining story.
Haunted is every bit as good as its predecessors. Armstrong's writing gets better and better with each new book. Haunted is a truly original story in a series that is chock-full of original stories. She weaves together a masterful tale of the paranormal world that leaves the reader breathless with anticipation for the next book!
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LibraryThing member Black_samvara
All part of a Women of the Otherworld series featuring werewolves, witches and demons. Not startlingly well written but enjoyable and the characters grow on you.
LibraryThing member TheBooknerd
I really like Eve's character, so I enjoyed this book even if the plot lost my interest from time to time. Plus, the interaction between Lucas and Eve-Wearing-Paige's-Body was fun.
LibraryThing member LisaMaria_C
I'm a fan of Armstrong's Women of the Otherworld series, supernatural urban fantasy usually told through a first person female point of view. I think all the books are good, entertaining reads, the kind you can devour in a sitting. I think how much you like any particular book depends on which
Except that's pretty far from how you might describe Eve--which is part of what makes her story all the more an entertaining read and among my favorites in the series. I think Armstrong is good about making the books in the series stand alone, so you wouldn't have to get the earlier books before reading Haunted, but I'd recommend them. They're good reads and there are some spoilers here for those earlier books. The recently published Tales of the Otherworld has a novella prequel to Eve's story you'd want to hunt up if you like this novel.
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characters you favor as well as which world you find most entrancing. Werewolves? Sorcerers and Witches? In this case, the point of view character is Eve Levine and we get a look at...well, heaven. She's kind of an angel.Except that's pretty far from how you might describe Eve--which is part of what makes her story all the more an entertaining read and among my favorites in the series. I think Armstrong is good about making the books in the series stand alone, so you wouldn't have to get the earlier books before reading Haunted, but I'd recommend them. They're good reads and there are some spoilers here for those earlier books. The recently published Tales of the Otherworld has a novella prequel to Eve's story you'd want to hunt up if you like this novel.
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LibraryThing member simmererdown
I like Armstrong's illustration of 'the after-life'. The book lets readers learn more about Savanna's parents.
LibraryThing member RebeccaClareSmith
Thus far, this is my least favourite book of the Otherworld series so far, but not because it lacked in story telling ability. Far from it. The story line was wonderful and as thought provoking as ever; however, I didn't feel as connected as I normally do with Armstrong's books, which was through
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no writing fault but simply because I found it hard to grasp some of the details of the ghost world and, of course, because it was in the ghost world for the majority of the book. Perhaps I will connect to it more when I'm finally in the right place to understand it better ;P Show Less
LibraryThing member daveskinner
Kelly Armstrong has become a favorite of mine in the last few years, but I had trouble with Haunted. I found the first 50% to be slow and a chore to read. I actually gave up at the 49% point and read another book before I came back to it. The last 50% was great. The same type of action and
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involvement I have come to expect from her. That is why it got three stars from me. Show Less
LibraryThing member crazybatcow
I wasn't going to read anymore of Armstrong's "witch" books because the last two (Dimestore Magic and Industrial Magic) were so boring they weren't worth the time, but ended up reading this one anyway - lucky for me it turned out to be significantly more interesting than the earlier two
It is a little more complicated than I'd like - lots of traveling between dimensions and hither and thither to meet a new character/ghost/supernatural being in order to introduce another aspect of this ghost world. I would have preferred to have more story/plot and fewer tangents about how powerful and varied the supernatural world is.
Also, a little bit of moralizing got slipped in here (if you were wondering how Armstrong feels on the subject:: it's a VERY bad thing for women to kill members of their own families.)
Otherwise, it was good story and quite suspenseful with a little bit of humor.
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non-werewolf books in this series.It is a little more complicated than I'd like - lots of traveling between dimensions and hither and thither to meet a new character/ghost/supernatural being in order to introduce another aspect of this ghost world. I would have preferred to have more story/plot and fewer tangents about how powerful and varied the supernatural world is.
Also, a little bit of moralizing got slipped in here (if you were wondering how Armstrong feels on the subject:: it's a VERY bad thing for women to kill members of their own families.)
Otherwise, it was good story and quite suspenseful with a little bit of humor.
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LibraryThing member Suzanne520
While I love Kelley Armstrong's writing, and I have been in love with this particular series, this book just didn't do much for me. I don't know why exactly, but I just didn't feel as attached to the character, and therefore, not as attached to the story. This book just seemed long to me, and it
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was too easy for me to pick up another book (or three) to read instead of this one. All in all, not her best work, but not terrible either! Show Less
LibraryThing member RavenswoodPublishing
Kelley Armstrong is a progeny when it comes to supernatural writing. Her books leave you breathless with their racy romances, the constant struggles, and the exciting stories. She does all of this effortlessly and you have no choice but to plummet without stumbling straight into her world. She has
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created such a strong presence in all of her characters that everything about them makes them seem real! You get so caught up in their stories that you feel you are a part of them. I cannot say enough good things about Kelley! Show Less
LibraryThing member Nikk1s
At first I was surprised that Eve's story came up at this point of the series. I thought the ordering was weird and I din't think I would like it. But she quickly became one of my favorite ladies (following Elena and Jaime) and I loved this story. I loved the relationship with Eve and Kris. I
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finished the story feeling sad that Eve had died so early in the series because I think it would be interesting to read interactions with her and the other living characters. She is wicked funny and sarcastic and confident in her abilities and she knows so much about all the species and their powers. Her ethical boundaries are a little blurrier than Elena and Paiges when it comes to survival and protecting herself and it makes for great story telling. Show Less
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Awards
P.E.A.R.L. (Honorable Mention — Fantasy — 2005)
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Original language
English
Original publication date
2005-05-31
Physical description
528 p.; 4.15 inches
ISBN
0553587080 / 9780553587081