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Grave Witch (Alex Craft) by Kalayna Price
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Grave Witch (Alex Craft) (edition 2010)

by Kalayna Price (Author)

Series: Alex Craft (1)

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Not even death can save her now. As a grave witch, Alex Craft can speak to the dead-she's even on good terms with Death himself. As a consultant for the police, she's seen a lot of dark magic, but nothing has prepared her for her latest case. When she's raising a "shade" involved in a high profile murder, it attacks her, and then someone makes an attempt on her life. Someone really doesn't want her to know what the dead have to say, and she'll have to work with mysterious homicide detective Falin Andrews to figure out why...… (more)
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Title:Grave Witch (Alex Craft)
Authors:Kalayna Price (Author)
Info:Ace (2010), 336 pages
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Grave Witch by Kalayna Price

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I’ve had this book quite a while and finally decided to give it a shot. This is about Alex (Alexis) Craft, a grave witch who is caught up in a sinister case where women are brutally killed and used for very black magic.

This world is an alternate timeline one where the Fae came out of hiding. Alex, as a grave witch, has the ability to call on dead peoples’ souls or essence? The book wasn’t 100% clear on what a shade actually represents. Anyway, she’s apparently really good at this but terrible at all other magic.

The characterization lacked some depth so I didn’t really feel like I knew any of the characters and thus didn’t root for or oppose in general. Hard to get me invested in the goings on of a character who lacked personality besides, yeah, she’s a grave witch with family issues and sees the world with grave sight.

So the romance part of this story suffers the same fate. Death is represented as some regular looking Joe but isn’t of course. Then you had Falin who was pulling the gruff cop, stay out it routine and suddenly they’re in the sack together. An entire chapter devoted to that. Ugh. Also Death is in love with her. Hmmm

Basically, it was an okay book. Not sure if I’ll continue the series or not. Three stars.
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  corliss12000 | Mar 16, 2024 |
More book in the series. Might try re-reading. Series with a really good story. ( )
  Renegadefx | Sep 22, 2023 |
I wasn't sure I would like this book. But the interesting approach to magic and the Fae was great. It was a great introduction into the world/series.
I'm looking forward to the rest in the series. ( )
  StarKnits | Jul 24, 2023 |
It is good. I hope for more of the Death character in the next books. ( )
  aeryn0 | Jul 23, 2023 |
Just stumbled across this at work one night and started it on my break. Glad I picked it up. I read a review when I first picked it up saying it was nothing new, but I would disagree with that-while it has elements of other urban fantasy series I’ve read, the author has created an original world with characters I already love. As soon as I finished, I went online to see if there’s another installment yet. Not yet, it turns out, but I’ll be a happy reader in July! ( )
  Harks | Dec 17, 2022 |
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To Abi, who’s bossy for a little brother, but who always pushes me to chase my dreams
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The first time I encountered Death, I hurled my mother's medical chart at him.
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Not even death can save her now. As a grave witch, Alex Craft can speak to the dead-she's even on good terms with Death himself. As a consultant for the police, she's seen a lot of dark magic, but nothing has prepared her for her latest case. When she's raising a "shade" involved in a high profile murder, it attacks her, and then someone makes an attempt on her life. Someone really doesn't want her to know what the dead have to say, and she'll have to work with mysterious homicide detective Falin Andrews to figure out why...

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Not even death can save her now. As a grave witch, Alex Craft can speak to the dead---she's even on good terms with Death himself. As a consultant for the police, she's seen a lot of dark magic, but nothing has prepared her for her latest case. When she's raising a "shade" involved in a high-profile murder, it attacks her, and then someone makes an attempt on her life. Someone really doesn't want her to know what the dead have to say, and she'll have to work with mysterious homicide detective Falin Andrews to figure out why.
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