A Perfect Blood

The Hollows, Book 10

By: Kim Harrison

Narrated by: Marguerite Gavin

Length: 16 hrs and 48 mins

Publisher's summary

New York Times best-selling author Kim Harrison returns to the Hollows with the electrifying follow-up to her acclaimed Pale Demon!

Ritually murdered corpses are appearing across Cincinnati, terrifying amalgams of human and other. Pulled in to help investigate by the I.S. and the FIB, former witch turned day-walking demon Rachel Morgan soon realizes a horrifying truth: a human hate group is trying to create its own demons to destroy all Inderlanders, and to do so, it needs her blood.

She's faced vampires, witches, werewolves, demons, and more, but humanity itself might be her toughest challenge yet.

©2012 Kim Harrison (P)2012 HarperCollinsPublishers

Second time listening!

This is my second time around listening to the series. I'm enjoying it just as much as I did the first time... Which is a lot.

Rachel... Rachel... Rachel...

.... what in the Demon spawn runs through your head woman? Lord, she's like a middle child who gets ignored all the time. However, she is a total bad-arsed demon witch who can.... do earth magic. She's got on charmed silver which basically cuts her off from lines and the demon collective.

She's hiding from the demons, and I don't really blame her. After everything that's happened to date she's been put through the ringer, ring out and put out to dry. She doesn't realize just how much she needs her magic until.... she's in trouble. Working with the I.S. And FIB is dangerous work all on its own. Add Rachel to the mix and things get deadly.

While working a case she's kidnapped, caged and... used. It's then that she realizes what she's been cut off from. Making her fight to stay alive so much harder on her. She's got to find a way out, alive, and help save others from the fate she has Stowe's upon herself.

One thing is for sure.... the kicker to this story is that Rachel learns a lot about herself, as a witch and as a demon. But, most importantly she learns just how many allies and friends she really has. With Trent front and center things get to pay truck in a while new way.

It's no longer Rachel against the world. It's Rachel and Co.

Delightful Witchy witch

Really enjoy this series, especially the colorful characters and great interlaced humor. Looking forward to the next next

hanging in there

took me longer to get thru this one than the others. idk. just kinda getting the same ol same ol. i love the series. and came back to it always so it did stay with me. idk. maybe it was just me and my tastes wanting something different. good story. good narration. I've been here since the beginning and i WILL be finishing it.

Not as Bad as others imply!

Before I got Pale Demon I saw a lot of reviews saying how much they didn't like this book of the series. I considered momentarily not even reading it, but was convinced by some fellow fans to get through it. Im glad I listened!!!

It was not nearly what I thought it was going to be based off of the many bad reviews I had read. Rachel is simply as she always is (yes, stubborn as hell but not more so) and it really was a huge step forward for her in terms of character development, even if not really so in advancing the overarching plot.

I think the bad reviews came from the fact that it may have seemed she was being codependent, but it was absolutely necessary for the character arc. Like someone had said, it's really 2 steps back but a huge leap forward in the end. That's all I'm going to say to avoid spoilers.

Additionally, Perfect Blood set the stage perfectly for the Rachel Morgan in Ever After. That book may be my new favorite so far!! I've been waiting 11 books for the Rachel on Ever After!

Love me some Rachel Morgan!

I am a huge fan of the Hallows. If you enjoy a story with excellent character development and a fun, fast passed story line ... you will love this series!

Awesome as always

What made the experience of listening to A Perfect Blood the most enjoyable?

I love the depth to all of Kim Harrisons characters. The Narrator did a great job. I had a hard time putting it down.

Who was your favorite character and why?

I hated Trent till this book, now he is finally turning around and I can't wait to see what happens with him in book 11.

What does Marguerite Gavin bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

The characters come alive as she acts them out. She did an awesome job:-)

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

I enjoyed the back in forth dialoge between Racheal and Trent.

Any additional comments?

I hope book 11 comes out soon

Very Good

I found this was an excellent addition to the series. As per usual the story keeps you interested till the end. I would recommend this series to anyone who likes this genre.

Characters acting like dingbats

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes, despite the flaws in this particular book, I still enjoyed it, I just wish the characters behaved more like they do in the other stories instead of like clueless dingbats.

How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

The normally quite resourceful and clever characters make trivial mistake after trivial mistake in this story (unlike the other ones, where they seem a lot more sensible). It's irritating to hear the characters that it seems like I know should be smarter just make such poor choices and not learn from their mistakes.

It feels a little like the characters are being railroaded into these strange situations and decisions to force the story to take a particular direction, rather than making decisions and plans that would seem to be more inline with what we know of their behavior.

Which character – as performed by Marguerite Gavin – was your favorite?

Winona was particularly brought to life as an interesting character by Marguerite.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

No, I like to extend them out and enjoy them over a week.

Wanting more

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I would recommend the series to a friend. Each book builds on the previous book or books. Some might consider each book as a standalone, but I got so much more out of the series.

What about Marguerite Gavin???s performance did you like?

Her performance was excellent. She has a comforting tone and her inflections are on the mark.