The Dead of Winter. Lee Collins
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780857662712 (0857662716)
Publish date: November 1st 2012
Publisher: Angry Robot
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Paranormal,
Science Fiction,
Urban Fantasy,
Historical Fiction,
Mystery,
Steampunk,
Horror,
Western,
Dark Fantasy,
Vampires
Series: Cora Oglesby (#1)
I tried. I really tried. I cannot get into the story. There’s just too much useless talk, and too few monster hunting. I’m what, 30-40% in, and it’s not getting any better. I can’t get myself to care about any of the characters. The story seems useless. I’m bored. I need more action.And Cora, the MC...
4.5 starsThis book was so good - a mix of the action I love, interesting characters, and a few kicks to the emotional gut.Cora Oglesby is a character I always want to read about - the older, experienced, battle-hardened female lead. Cherie Priest and Philippa Ballantine have done this so well, and n...
This book is a paranormal western. Cora and her husband Ben are monster hunters. They travel the frontier of the Old West hunting down monsters that plague the more isolated settlements – from hellhounds to vampires, they’re quick to respond with a silver bullet to put it down.Which seems simple eno...
3.5 StarsDead of Winter was an interesting read to say the least. It's a blend of several different genres: Western, Paranormal,Dark Fantasy,Historical … It's all in there. And it was done really well, actually. When I first started I was wondering how Collins is going to blend in any thing Paranor...
The person who wrote the blurb on the back of this book should either be fired or given a raise. Do the people that write them actually read the book, or are they given a synopsis that they reword into something polished enough to go on the back of the finished item, but I digress.I have to say that...
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