Peace, Blood, and Understanding (Half-Moon Hollow, #9.7)

by Molly Harper

• ISBN10: 150115138X
• ISBN13: 9781501151385
• Publish Date: 2019
• Publish Status: Unknown
• Format: eBook
• Pages: 260
• Language: English

Reviews

[EBookObsessed]

It was so great to be back in Half-Moon Hollow again.

Meadow Schwartz was not born by that name but her story is one you hear everyday. She was raised a rich debutante to an illustrious family who raised racehorses until their luck turned and they used their vast property and barns to cook meth. Things were great until they crossed the wrong people who turned their only daughter to teach them a lesson. Since having a vampire daughter wasn’t yet something the socially elite did yet, they abandoned their daughter to her anger and she then left a trail of blood as she tracked down the people who did this to her. You know — normal rags to riches or rich to vampire story.

Under the tender loving guidance of The Vampire Council, Meadow lucked out by having her probationary period (better known as don’t screw up or we’ll stake you) supervision under Jane Jameson and Dick Chaney in Half Moon Hollow. In Half-Moon Hollow, Meadow has embraced pacifism and become a “hippie-dippie” as Dick likes to call her. Her naturally blended teas have become very popular amongst vampires who like to blend them with their blood to promote better vampiric health. She is also the stand-in for the Council Chapter’s archivist who is on a semi-permanent vacation.

Meadow has finally gotten her undead life together and found some peace at least until Corporate Jackass Erik Weston arrives in Half-Moon Hollow to audit the leadership of Dick and Jane. He is so pompous and takes every opportunity to bad mouth everything from the Town to the people in it. Of course, someone is taking advantage of Weston’s arrival to make Dick and Jane look really, really bad which is not helping matters. Meadow will do whatever she has to do to save their jobs because not only could Meadow be shipped under the supervision of another vampire who isn’t so caring as Jane but her friends in Half-Moon Hollow have become her new family.

I always enjoy returning to Half-Moon Hollow. I like Jane Jameson and all of our favorite characters from this series. This is also one of my favorite audiobook series Amanda Ronconi does such a great job.

[Melanie]

4.5 stars

While I’ve had a lot of fun in Mystic Bayou, I’m so happy to be back in Half Moon Hollow. I just love Jane and the gang. This book follows Meadow Schwartz a fairly new vampire under the care and supervision of Jane and Dick Chaney. Meadow had some issues in her past and has more family issues than most, but she’s really gotten her life together now in Half Moon Hollow. Things are really looking up.

Now Erik Weston has come to town to investigate Dick and Jane’s (how did I not notice the Dick and Jane thing before, we need a Dick and Jane vampire kids book. LOL) unconventional management of the vampires in Half Moon Hollow and the surrounding area. He will now audit everything for the council and determine if Jane and Dick team should be replaced and new management brought in.

Some weird things are happening (because there are always weird things in Half Moon Hollow), but it is worse because Weston is here to see it all. But I think it ended up only showing them how good Dick and Jane are at their jobs. They are able to take it all in stride and keep the area safe.

This is another fun story. There are two things that really brings me to this series, the characters and the humor. Yes, there is romance, and I generally like the romances. There is also usually some sort of mystery that must be solved. And I enjoy that too. But it is the extreme fun characters and their sense of humor. They are characters that I would love to spend a weekend with (I wish it was a real place to take a vacation). If you haven’t tried this series, I highly recommend it (though I would start with the Jane Jameson Urban Fantasy series, which is only four books long and takes place, chronologically, before this series, but part of that is I like to start at the beginning of all series.).

Narration
I think Amanda Ronconi really takes this from a good to a great series. She has a great ability to bring the humor out in a story. This series also has a very large cast, which Ronconi appears to handle with ease. If you’ve never listened to her read a story you’re really missing out.

**I'd like to thank the publisher for providing me with a copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.