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A Perfect Blood
The Hollows #10
Kim Harrison

Harper Voyager
February 2012 / 978-0061957895
Fantasy / vampires, witches, werewolves, demons
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Reviewed by Jan Fields

Rachel Morgan is officially a demon -- which is causing her nothing but headaches. She can't get a driver's license, for one thing. And on the day she tries, she finds the cold bureaucratic attitudes suddenly change when she's hustled in to meet a very old vampire inhabiting a young woman. The vampire pulls Rachel into a case involving humans with a hideous agenda that leaves a trail of mutilated and tortured witch corpses in its wake. Because Rachel has voluntarily dulled her new demon powers, she faces this new problem at the weakest point of her life -- and pays the price for it.

This is the third Hollows book that I've read and I'm always struck by how accessible this series is -- you can step in at any book and quickly find your feet in the interesting world of Rachel Morgan. I also liked having the "big bad" as human. Sometimes it's good to be reminded that it's hard to find a more unhinged evil than what ordinary people can provide with the right dose of fanaticism. Plus, the book worked as a stark reminder of just how "neutered" Rachel had become -- she got her butt repeatedly kicked by some relatively nutty humans. I enjoyed the book (though Rachel Morgan sometimes needs a smack to get her to think a little) and found it a quick read. As guilty pleasures go, The Hollows series is quite pleasurable indeed.

Other reviews in this series

For a Few Demons More, No 5
The Outlaw Demon Wails, No 6
White Witch, Black Curse, No 7
Black Magic Sanction, No 8
Pale Demon . No 9

Reviewer Jan Fields is the editor of Kid Magazine Writers emagazine and has written dozens of stories and articles for the children's magazine market.
Reviewed 2012
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