The Outlaw Demon Wails
Product Description
When you dance with demons, you lay your soul on the line . . . In the Hollows, where the natural and the supernatural co-exist—not always peacefully—desperate times often call for unorthodox measures. But bounty hunter-witch Rachel Morgan did the absolutely unthinkable to save the lives of her friends: she willingly trafficked in forbidden demon magic. And now her sins have come home to haunt her. As Rachel hunts for the truth behind a terrifying murder, the discovery of a shocking family secret is about to throw her entire life into question. And the long-lost ancient knowledge she seeks resides in the demonic ever-after. But there are some lines that should never be crossed—like the one Rachel Morgan’s… More >>
If you read the first two books you’ve read them all. Granted I have not read 3, 4 or 5 but after reading number 6 and seeing that it is exactly the same as 1 and 2 I’ll bet you a hundred buck 3, 4 and five are repeats as well.
Turns out only one year has passed in 6 books! So the characters are static. Rachal and her buds never growup or outward. They never learn much from their mistakes. There isn’t time too.
And Ms. Harrison, give the blood lust a break. Man oh man.
Every time Ivy makes an appearance Harrison goes into overdrive discribing her barely under control blood lust and sexual lust for Rachal and Rachals paralyzing fear and confliction regarding same. It’s juvenile . We don’t need constant reminding. Just padding out the word/page count are we Ms. Harrison?
Same with Rachals dead boyfriend Kisten. Any contact with any male Rachal has in this book brings up comparisons to Kisten. Hey, we get it she misses him (tho she only actually knew him for a few months so how realistically could she miss him). She feels bad about his death (that I can very well understand) but Ms. harrison has her endlessly pining. Again stop wasting our time over an over with it. STOP PADDING!
It’s all the same story. Demon after Rachal. Rachal being conflicted, being stupid, living in constant fear…..lucking out.
Rating: 1 / 5
I picked up this sad excuse for a novel (my stomach turns to even mention that word in this review) at a hotel used book store. The store was chock full of what tourists pick up at the airports and leave behind. I picked it up having never heard of Kim Harrison, costing me $2. I decided that the plot may have been interesting enough to keep me occupied during a 4 hour flight after a two hour layover. So I started it five minutes into my flight and had to put it down after the first ten pages. Then after landing and waiting on the tarmac for four hours (thanks IAD) I tried reading another ten pages and couldn’t.
Kim Harrison is a terrible author. That said, you could find more reputable high school fan fiction filth with more prose than this despicable drudgery. [...] Those young kids have more sense than Ms. Harrison when it comes to literary knowledge. I am no scholar but even after the simile “like Snow White” I gagged and put down the book.
The first thing you learn in how to write a decent story is to learn that you never tell a reader anything. YOU SHOW THEM!!
I wasted more time on this review than she did on literary devices or actual writing. God help those people who gave this 5 stars.
Rating: 1 / 5
This is by far the worse book of Ms. Harrisons to date. She once more features the same shallow characters who seem to all be bipolar misfits. A prime example is Rachel, who decides in this book that she cannot allow Ivy to bite her because she would lose her free will. Then she go’es on to sell herself (part time) to a demon? Come on its insane. Ivy of course continues to be the tormented sex kitten who can’t control herself in most situations. Odd for a women who makes a living bringing in bad guys alive. Jenks is the only character with any depth, but he alone cannot carry this book. One last item, whats up with the author photo on the book jacket? Did Ms. Harrison not review it before publication, or was it her intent to come off a fashion reject? I know the wanna be goth crowd will eat this up, but Id advise you to buy anything by K. Armstrong, or P. Briggs, either have fully developed characters and well thought out plots.
Rating: 1 / 5
well, this is the last one i buy. It keeps hashing the same old things over and over. It has been boring the last couple of books.
I really enjoyed the first two, but they went downhill from there. Too many problems, too predictable.. to boring.
Rating: 2 / 5
Cincinnati based bounty hunter Rachel Morgan remains in shock following the unsolved murder of her boyfriend (see FOR A FEW DEMONS MORE). She plans to solve the case, but neither her mundane hunting skills nor her witchcraft abilities have helped her achieve her objective.
Meanwhile Elf politician Trent Kalamack presses her to perform a special mission in the spiritual realm. Master vampire Rynn Cormel makes demands on her too. Finally her friend Ceri is pregnant; something that never happens to former demons unless the partner is of a certain species. Finally with her failure to track the killer, Rachel begins to doubt her witch magic rationalizing dating and living with a vampire cost her everything; though deep down she knows using demon magic even in a good cause is the probable reason as the means never validates the end. Mom and Rachel’s pixy partner Jenks help her cope with the mortal and paranormal crisis tossed at her.
The latest Hollows fantasy is an exciting entry as Rachel is facing a series of calamities in her usual amusing sexual innuendo manner. The story line is filled with several subplots in which none stand out as prime yet coherently come together centering on her investigating the homicide while the demands of the paranormal leave the heroine without a respite. Although lacking the dramatic climax of the previous stunner (Kim Harrison will have a difficult time topping the end of FOR A FEW DEMONS MORE), fans will enjoy Rachel’s escapades as THE OUTLAW DEMON WAILS is an entertaining tale.
Harriet Klausner
Rating: 5 / 5