Halfway to the Grave

Night Huntress, Book 1

By: Jeaniene Frost

Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert

Length: 11 hrs and 18 mins

Publisher's summary

Half-vampire Catherine Crawfield is going after the undead with a vengeance, hoping that one of these deadbeats is her father - the one responsible for ruining her mother's life. Then she's captured by Bones, a vampire bounty hunter, and is forced into an unlikely partnership.

In exchange for help finding her father, Cat agrees to train with the sexy night stalker until her battle reflexes are as sharp as his fangs. She's amazed she doesn't end up as his dinner…are there actually good vampires? Pretty soon, Bones will have her convinced that being half-dead doesn't have to be all bad. But before she can enjoy her status as kick-ass demon hunter, Cat and Bones are pursued by a group of killers. Now Cat will have to choose a side...and Bones is turning out to be as tempting as any man with a heartbeat.

©2007 Jeaniene Frost (P)2010 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Critic reviews

“Take one half-human/half-vampire female with serious anger and parental issues, add in a sexy ancient vampire with his own agenda, and you have the makings for a truly combustible series. Sign me up for the sequel!” (Romantic Times)

Awesome reader

I wish I could give the performing reader 10 stars. perfect inflections, vivid acting, very captivating. I felt like I was listening to the character in the book tell her tale.

The storyline of the book was a bit predictable, but despite knowing what's to come, I find myself sitting at the edge of my seat, even for the romantic facets of the story.

Old favorites.. only easier.

This book is actually an old favorite that I’ve visited many times over the years. This is the first time I’ve had a Jeaniene Frost book on audio though. It was nice to have the story (which I love) served up to me like A positive to a vampire. It allowed me to ease into it, and just enjoy the flow. I fell in love with Cat and Bones all over again. It is really just a coming of age, rom-com romance after all and every girl needs that sometimes.
I took a star off because the narrator does voices and by halfway through the sexy south London accent had dissolved into ‘Brick Top’ from Snatch. While that’s ‘right menacing’ I think we can agree it’s not sexy.
Honestly anyone who looked twice at ‘Spike’ needs to buy this book AND the audible.

wow!!!!

amazing story and narration. the different character voices were A+ superb and kept me engaged in the story. I cannot wait to listen to more. ahhhh

Such A Good Reread!

It feels so good to reread a series that you love. I've been in a reading slump lately and one of the few things that will help me get out of it is rereading books that I know I adore. This series has officially stood the test of time. I would go so far as to consider it a classic of the urban fantasy/vampire genre.

I love Cat for her witty retorts and her stubborn streak. She's one of the first heroine's that I had the pleasure of meeting. She still manages to stand out today (several hundred books down the line). Though I still don't agree with her withholding important information from Bones, I can understand why.

Bones is incredible. Though he can come off as quite a jerk, I warmed up to him and his dry humor pretty quickly. I liked how the author portrayed the lengths he'd go to protect, help and save Cat as the book progressed. Though his voice in the audio book rubbed me the wrong way, I did eventually get used to it.

I still dislike the ending, but I know the adventure is only getting started. This whole series is written so well. I wished it had gone on for longer than seven books.

The Audio Book:

I enjoyed Tavia Gilbert's narration, but her voice for Bones still leaves something to be desired for me. His pitch is unusually high for a guy that it threw me for a loop. I did, eventually, get "used" to it but it still bothers me.

awesome story & awesome narration

highly recommend this book!!!! Story is entertaining and well written - However, the narration makes this book!!!

Awesome series

3rd time listening to the series and still love it. One of my favourite series.

Great first book to start a series...

What made the experience of listening to Halfway to the Grave the most enjoyable?

I really enjoyed Tavia Gilbert "british" accent when voicing Bones!

Which scene was your favorite?

Every scene that Tavia voices Bones.

Fantastic Start

I'm new reader to this author and so far I'm impressed! I've listened and read a lot of books and author's. so, this one has a good start a little bit of everything.

loved book 1, bought the series.

looking forward to hearing more of the escapades of Cat and Bones, and their vamp killing.

Amazing!

Loved it. Bones is definitely based on Spike from my FAVORITE tv series of all time Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The narrator SUCKS at a British accent or an attempt to mimic spikes voice. She does better as Spade. Though all I could focus on was the storyline after listening for only a few short minutes. I am excited to read the next book. Curious to see what else the author comes up with.