In general, I love the Rachel Morgan series because Rachel is fearless, fun and feisty. This book was kind of lame and Rachel was kind of lame. In fact, it was 500 pages of Rachel feeling sorry for herself. Talk about a Debbie Downer! Books are supposed to be an escape. If I wanted to be around people feeling sorry for themselves, I'd just go to work.

There wasn't a lot of action, there wasn't a lot of character growth. This felt like a typical middle book in a trilogy - the one you don't really like, but need to make your way through to get to the end. With that all said, I still want to know how it ends, so I'll be waiting for book 8. (It doesn't need to get here anytime soon ... I'm a little racheled out. ( )

This series just keeps getting better. Characters from previous episodes re-appear, get a well-rounded treatment, and leave again. The author has slowed down the pace a little bit by savoring each scene - giving the reader a "you are there" sort of feeling. Minor details are noted -- sometimes they pay off, sometimes they are just detail. We see Jenks' anguish over his aging wife. We see Rachel as student to the demon Al. We even see a character first introduced in a story when Rachel was 18. We follow some of Ivy's angst. We see her brother and mother, and close the chapter on Kisten.

In this chapter in the life of Rachel Morgan, she begins to understand some of the social consequences of accepting smut on her aura, even though the actions that got it there were motivated by a desire to rescue friends and not-exactly-friends. This is a very "slice of life" sort of book. Yes, there is a banshee to be captured, Kisten's murderer to be found, a friend-not-a-boyfriend to get to know better, a ghost to talk to, and always the next run. Quite enjoyable. She is getting to be a very powerful witch, but still concerned that she manages to get the people around her hurt as people try to get to her.

A solid entry in the series. ( )

I've been reading the series since the beginning & this is book 7. It got an extra star because it is still so engaging. It's entertaining fluff & fun. Our heroine, a witch, is still trying to do right & still coming up with nothing but problems. She no sooner gets one thing settled than two others pop up. Which problems get solved & which new ones will pop up is the mystery. After 6 other books, I knew there wouldn't be a clean, happy ending. Hopefully, she'll end the series on a good note one day, but until then, there is plenty of fodder for new books.She's had the opportunity to go the Hamilton route & bring lots of graphic sex into the story, but hasn't. I appreciate that.Here's the books in the Rachel Morgan series:1. Dead Witch Walking (2004)2. The Good, the Bad, and the Undead (2005)3. Every Which Way But Dead (2005)4. A Fistful of Charms (2006)5. For a Few Demons More (2007)6. The Outlaw Demon Wails (2008) aka Where Demons Dare7. White Witch, Black Curse (2009) ( )

Maybe not Harrison's best, but highly rated. Rachel is in good form here, as are the other characters. Explores Cincinnati's old subway tunnels. ( )

Reasonably good Rachel Morgan novel. Morgan sometimes gets close to being a whiner but there was enough action in this book to keep it moving along. It wraps up several of the arcs from earlier books and begins some new ones. ( )