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reviewed The Good, the Bad, and the Undead by Kim Harrison (Hollows (Rachel Morgan) (2))

Kim Harrison: The Good, the Bad, and the Undead (Hardcover, 2008, Eos) 3 stars

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3 stars

There is a serial killer on the loose and he/she is targeting witches that can manipulate ley lines. Rachel is sure Trent Kalamack is involved and does not hesitate to go after him.

I enjoyed the story and even though the killer was not hard to pinpoint, the chase was entertaining. Some mysteries were left open as they should and we learn more about some secondary characters, even catching a glimpse of future plots. I should have loved this book but I simply dislike Rachel. She is very self-centred and often childish in her actions, even after some "adult" explains to her what the problem is with doing whatever she wants. And I do not understand why the action sequences in the first half of the book were interrupted by flashbacks and/or descriptions of the scenery. Why would you break the suspense like that? I stopped reading several times because I was just mad at the break of pace or at Rachel's stupidity. I really hope she grows up in the following books and that the first half of the books gets better. Otherwise I am not sure I want to read the rest of the series.