Book: Dead Witch Walking
Author: Kim
Harrison
Pages: 358
Date(s)
Read: October 30th, 2026 to November 14th, 2026
Date
Published: April 29th, 2008
Rating: 5/5
Genre: Urban Fantasy, Witches, Vampires,
Demons
Characters: 5/5
Writing style: 5/5
Story: 5/5
Ending: 5/5
Cover: 3/5
Format: Hard Cover
Date Bought: November 9th, 2020
Book Cost: $25.00
Review:
Dead Witch
Walking is so good; I just got through my third read-through. This is urban
fantasy at its finest.
In Dead
Witch Walking Rachel Morgan is an underappreciated I.S. runner. When she leaves
the I.S. to go out on her own, with sexy star runner Ivy Tamwood she finds
herself under a death threat, dodging assassins, pixies, fairies, and
werewolves. Her only chance to get the I.S. to rescind their death threats is
to prove that sexy and mysterious councilman millionaire Trent Kalamack is
really a drug runner, but he proves to be more elusive than she anticipated,
especially with rogue hitmen after her.
The
characters here are so interesting, and the character relationships are
complicated and multi-layered. I found Rachel and Ivy's living dynamic fascinating;
who would have thought a witch and vampire would have so much trouble
communicating? Jenks is a complete blast; the banter between him and Rachel is
always scene-stealing. Trent is a formidable bad guy who's as sexy as he is
bad. Side characters are just as interesting and unique; you'll find yourself
equally invested in them.
The
world-building is astonishing. There's a deep mythology here and an intricate
magic system; even turns of phrase are made for this world. Everything about
this world is believable, deep, grounded, well thought out, and elaborate. The
Hollows is a vibrant urban city environment with a complete mythos of
unbelievable levels of detail.
The pacing
is perfection. This book is funny, fast-paced, and action-packed. There are times
where I went from the edge of my seat to kicking my heels up and giggling like
a little kid to laughing out loud. This is the book equivalent to a blockbuster
horror comedy.
If you like
witches, vampires, urban fantasy, and a kick-ass femme fatale, then this is the
book to read -- even if you only ever read one. It's seriously my favorite book
of all time.
