The Other Half of the Grave

Night Huntress, Book 1.1

by Jeaniene Frost

⭐⭐⭐⭐ /5

Over 2 years ago I was turned onto Jeanine Frost’s Night series and I was immediately a Stan! I loved all the books and obsessively read them all- some more than once! So, this re-telling of the meeting/ start for the series between Cat and Bones being told from Bones perspective was a real treat!

For starters, one does not need to have read the read of the series to start here. We are given an event by event re-telling of Halfway to the Grave, but just from the MMC’s perspective, other than the MFC (Cat) as the original series perspective.

I lived getting Bones’ thoughts and processes from his side. One of the main things that bothered me about the Night Huntress series was the one-sided narration. There is a lot going on in this story, so having both side of the coin revealed was very revealing. On the flip side, still reading this story from one perspective, did leave me wishing that is just told in a dual narration format.

This book was like reading a blast from that past, and as I was going through it, I found myself anxiously awaiting specific events and happily seeing them from this alternate side. Also, speaking of the past, I could’t help keeping a lookout for time period specific details that matched up with the original 2007 story. That was 15 years ago- mind blown!

One thing that I didn’t love about this retelling was Cat’s representation. She seemed really whiney and lacked the strong, independent, kick-butt attitude that personifies Cat for me. BUT I will say, that I think a re-read of Halfway to the Grave would be the true tell in this situation. She is new and learning her strengths and abilities ere, so I will also chalk this up to her character not being the fully developed Cat that we see as the series progresses.

Overall, this was great addition to the Night Huntress series! As a fan of Bones, I loved getting an all Bones book and I would definitely be on board to have the next book retold from his side!

The Other Half of the Grave by Jeaniene Frost is scheduled to release April 26th, 2022.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from the author through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

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