Halfway to the Grave (Night Huntress, #1)

by Jeaniene Frost

Half-vampire Catherine Crawfield is going after the undead with a vengeance, hoping that one of those deadbeats is her father - the guy responsible for ruining her mother's life.

But when she's captured by Bones, a bounty hunter and a vampire, she finds herself forced into an unholy partnership.

In exchange for his help in finding her father, and still astonished she hasn't ended up as his dinner, Cat agrees to train with the sexy night stalker until her battle reflexes are as sharp as his fangs. But that's not all Bones has to show her - Cat's starting to believe maybe vampires aren't all evil after all, especially ones as cute as Bones. She's half-convinced that being half-dead doesn't have to be all bad.

But before she can enjoy her newfound status as confident kick-ass demon hunter Cat finds herself, and Bones, hotly pursued by a band of killers. She's is going to have to pick a side - and fast ...

• ISBN10: 0061245089
• ISBN13: 9780061245084
• Publish Date: 30 October 2007
• Publish Status: Active
• Out of Print: 24 April 2009
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
• Imprint: HarperCollins
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 386
• Language: English

Reviews

[kimbacaffeinate]

Cat is half human, half vampire. At 21 she hunts vampires and kills them while searching for father. The vamp who is responsible for giving her life and ruining her mother. When she is captured by Bones a vampire bounty hunter, she strikes a deal to save her life. Bones promises to help find her father and in exchange Cat works with him. I was captivated by them both and look forward to reading the rest in this series.

[mitabird]

4.5 stars

Update: 5/10/11: My previous review stands. This was just as good the second time around. I love Cat and Bones.

Original review-8/15/09: I was pleasantly surprised by Halfway to the Grave. I had no expectations when I started it, but when I was halfway through (no pun intended), I realized how much I was really enjoying it. I thought Cat and Bones were wonderful together. They made a great couple, both on and off the field. I felt that their feelings for each other were genuine. Cat annoyed me with her whole "all vampires are evil" spiel (thanks to her mom being raped by a vampire, thus resulting in Cat), though she started to see the light because of her relationship with Bones. There were some moments of extreme violence, but I thought it worked well with the situation at the time. I have to say that I was slightly disappointed with the turn of events in the end. I look forward to see how the author plays with it in the next book.

[Linda]

Just the kind of mystery/paranormal/romance novel I LOVE!

[Hixxup]

Great book! So loving this couple...shitty ending though.

[wyvernfriend]

Pretty predictable story of a half-vampire Catherine Crawfield who has been brought up to hate vampires and now hunts them, is found by Bones a vampire bounty hunter who wants to make her focus. They're attracted to each other but can she get past the years of programming?

It's readable but nothing special.