Trouble With the Cursed
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Summary
Rachel Morgan must keep her friends close—and her enemies closer—in the next Hollows novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Kim Harrison。
Rachel Morgan， witch-born demon， has one unspoken rule: take chances， but pay for them yourself。 With it， she has turned enemies into allies， found her place with her demon kin， and stepped up as the subrosa of Cincinnati—responsible for keeping the paranormal community at peace and in line。
Life is 。 。 。 good？ Even better， her best friend， Ivy Tamwood， is returning home。 Nothing’s simple， though， and Ivy’s not coming alone。 The vampires’ ruling council insists she escort one of the long undead， hell-bent on proving that Rachel killed Cincy’s master vampire to take over the city。 Which， of course， Rachel totally did not do。 She only transformed her a little。
With Rachel’s friends distracted by their own lives and problems， she reaches out to a new ally for help—the demon Hodin。 But this trickster has his own agenda。 In the end， the only way for Rachel to save herself and the city may be to forge a new understanding with her estranged demon teacher， Al。 There’s just one problem: Al would sell his own soul to be rid of her。 。 。 。
Rachel Morgan， witch-born demon， has one unspoken rule: take chances， but pay for them yourself。 With it， she has turned enemies into allies， found her place with her demon kin， and stepped up as the subrosa of Cincinnati—responsible for keeping the paranormal community at peace and in line。
Life is 。 。 。 good？ Even better， her best friend， Ivy Tamwood， is returning home。 Nothing’s simple， though， and Ivy’s not coming alone。 The vampires’ ruling council insists she escort one of the long undead， hell-bent on proving that Rachel killed Cincy’s master vampire to take over the city。 Which， of course， Rachel totally did not do。 She only transformed her a little。
With Rachel’s friends distracted by their own lives and problems， she reaches out to a new ally for help—the demon Hodin。 But this trickster has his own agenda。 In the end， the only way for Rachel to save herself and the city may be to forge a new understanding with her estranged demon teacher， Al。 There’s just one problem: Al would sell his own soul to be rid of her。 。 。 。
Reviews
Melissa
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5
Chrissy
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Another great installment in the Hollows series。 16 books in， and 3 books past what was originally meant to be the ending， and this series is still going strong。 I love spending time with these characters and I already can't wait for the next one！ Another great installment in the Hollows series。 16 books in， and 3 books past what was originally meant to be the ending， and this series is still going strong。 I love spending time with these characters and I already can't wait for the next one！ 。。。more
Sonya
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Rachel Morgan is back in the 16th book of Kim Harrison's The Hollow's series。 Like usual， Rachel's life is thrown into chaos。 As the new subrosa she is trying to maintain the peace among the different paranormal groups。 Her friends are along for the ride。 Readers are treated to the usual cast of characters as well as a return of Ivy Tamwood。 As Rachel tries to navigate her own responsibilities， her friends are experiencing troubles of their own。 Off course， these problems are are connected to Ra Rachel Morgan is back in the 16th book of Kim Harrison's The Hollow's series。 Like usual， Rachel's life is thrown into chaos。 As the new subrosa she is trying to maintain the peace among the different paranormal groups。 Her friends are along for the ride。 Readers are treated to the usual cast of characters as well as a return of Ivy Tamwood。 As Rachel tries to navigate her own responsibilities， her friends are experiencing troubles of their own。 Off course， these problems are are connected to Rachel in one way or another。 With Vampire Constance somewhat out of the picture， the vampires send a master vampire from DC to investigate if Constance is still in charge of running Cincinnati。 This leads to Rachel turning to the demon Hodin for help。 As usual， things go totally sideways。 Rachel scrambles to figure out where betrayal lies， protect the ones she loves， and ensure peace。 I think Troubled with the Cursed is a great addition to the series。 Harrison jumps right into the action with this book and had me questioning who she could trust and who had their own agendas。 I loved seeing the return of Ivy as well as the introduction of new characters like the dark pixie， Getty。 Readers are treated to a bit more of Al， though there is still a lot of sorting out in that former teacher/student relationship。 Rachel is still a bit of a mess， but I love her ingenuity and the support she receives from her friends。 I see a bit more growth in Rachel as she comes to terms with her hopes in relation to reality。 Overall， a fun read。 Harrison has a great grip on her characters and a wonderful way of connecting them all to each other。 It's something that definitely has kept me enamored with the series and looking forward to each new installment。A big thank you to NetGalley and the publisher， Berkley， for the advanced readers copy as well as the opportunity to read and review Trouble with the Cursed by Kim Harrison。 。。。more
Anne - Books of My Heart
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Review June 16
Kim
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I have been with Rachel， Jinks， and Ivy since the beginning back in 2009， and while I love this series， always recommend it to fantasy lovers， and will continue to read it， I am a bit fatigued。 I tried to figure out why and I think it’s because while the series has been around for 13 years， Rachel and friend’s time span in the books is over just four years。A lot， and I do mean a lot， has happened to Rachel over those four years， but yet it’s only been four years in that world and she’s still fin I have been with Rachel， Jinks， and Ivy since the beginning back in 2009， and while I love this series， always recommend it to fantasy lovers， and will continue to read it， I am a bit fatigued。 I tried to figure out why and I think it’s because while the series has been around for 13 years， Rachel and friend’s time span in the books is over just four years。A lot， and I do mean a lot， has happened to Rachel over those four years， but yet it’s only been four years in that world and she’s still finding her footing and realizing she does deserve to be loved。 But it’s been 13 years for me， and by now I feel that she should be at least 95% secure in love and life… but she’s still only around 75%。。。 more when it comes to love and less when it comes to life。When the scenes repeat about her feeling insecure or not having more control over her magic I have to remind myself that it’s only four years in her time。 But does the reader really want to have to keep reminding themselves that and pulling themselves out of the story？That being said， Trouble with the Cursed， book 16， finally ties up so many story arcs that have been floating around The Hollows， and for that this was a great book。 This is not a series you jump in anywhere but book one， so those of you who are reading this have also been along for the wild ride too。 I really don’t want to say what happens because you’re going to want to read it， but I will say the band is getting back together， along with some new players。 And sweet baby Bis is so much closer to being back in all of our lives… like he should be。 。。。more
Lynn
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Rachel Morgan is a pantser extraordinaire when it comes wrangling all of her responsibilities which include as Subrosa keeping the paranormal community on the straight and narrow especially the demons， dealing with her roommates， and trying to have a relationship with her Elven boyfriend， Trent。 When the ruling vampires in D。C。 send a lacky to accuse Rachel of doing away with Cincinnati’s top master vampire， Rachel’s troubles start to mount because though she has offered help and shelter to Hodi Rachel Morgan is a pantser extraordinaire when it comes wrangling all of her responsibilities which include as Subrosa keeping the paranormal community on the straight and narrow especially the demons， dealing with her roommates， and trying to have a relationship with her Elven boyfriend， Trent。 When the ruling vampires in D。C。 send a lacky to accuse Rachel of doing away with Cincinnati’s top master vampire， Rachel’s troubles start to mount because though she has offered help and shelter to Hodin， he is turning out to be a major liability and maybe even much worse。Just when Rachel thinks things are going pretty well， she has trouble coming at her from several places including the I。S。， the local head witch， Jenk’s issues with a new pixie， her hopes for Ivy’s coming home permanently being held hostage to politics， and Trent having business issues。 Ivy is accompanying the long-undead troublemaker who is accusing Rachel of perfidy while she is trying to walk the line between rules and help Rachel achieve her goals。 We know Constance is alive， but not in the same skin as before。 Rachel has been trying to get Al back on her side， but as long as she lets Hodin live in her home， that cannot happen。 Al knows some things about this most hated felon that he has not shared with Rachel。 She will need him， Trent， Jenks， and all her allies to combat these new and old issues because if Rachel fails， she will lose all she holds dear。 Another major issue for Rachel is trying to bring back the gargoyle， Bis， who had sacrificed himself to save her and now is in a kind of torpor locked together with a Baku。 Rachel is also often torn between being with Trent who lives an hour out of the city， but not wanting to leave her home behind so she has several issues to resolve while learning to deal with major threats on the fly。In this story some long held secrets are revealed and efforts Rachel has been making on Ivy’s behalf ramp up。 We also find out more of Al and Hodin’s history and why he is so reviled causing Rachel a lot of angst for sticking up for him。 Trent is more present than the last book and it is enjoyable to see thing working together when he is not distracted by his work issues。 It is also Rachel’s birthday and as usual plans to celebrate it go awry， but then， something very special happens。 This is book sixteen in the Hollows series so definitely not a standalone 。。。more
Shelley
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*Source* Publisher*Genre* Urban Fantasy *Rating* 4。0*Thoughts*Kim Harrison's Trouble with the Cursed， is the Sixteenth installment in the authors Hollows series。 Witch-born demon Rachel Morgan and her friends fight to protect the inhabitants of the city of Cincinnati--including humans， werewolves， vampires， demons， witches， elves， and pixies。 For the past 4 years， Rachel has been a licensed runner （bounty hunter） tracking down those who break the law。 For the past 4 months， Rachel and vampire Pi *Source* Publisher*Genre* Urban Fantasy *Rating* 4。0*Thoughts*Kim Harrison's Trouble with the Cursed， is the Sixteenth installment in the authors Hollows series。 Witch-born demon Rachel Morgan and her friends fight to protect the inhabitants of the city of Cincinnati--including humans， werewolves， vampires， demons， witches， elves， and pixies。 For the past 4 years， Rachel has been a licensed runner （bounty hunter） tracking down those who break the law。 For the past 4 months， Rachel and vampire Pike Welroe have been running Cincinnati and it's mostly gone smoothly。*Full Review @ Gizmos Reviews*https://gizmosreviews。blogspot。com/20。。。 。。。more
Marielle Authier
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Expected publication: June 14th 2022 by Ace
Michelle
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Another satisfying installment in the Rachel Morgan series （wow-- the 16th！） Bonds are tested and Rachel has to figure out if Hodin is on her side or not。 We get more Jenks and Trent and even a tiny bit of Ivy in action as they help her keep the city safe with Pike。 And Al finally comes back into the picture （yay！）
Deborah Kehoe
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Trouble with the Cursed is the sixteenth novel in the Hollows series with my favorite heroine and witch-born demon， Rachel Morgan。 Rachel is back living in the church with Jenks， but that’s the only thing that seems slightly normal。 Her roommates are the demon Hodin， and her friend Stef。 Hodin has driven a wedge in between Rachel and the demons， a wedge that gets more complicated as this story unfolds。 Rachel， as the sub-rosa for the demons， has the tough job of keeping the peace in Cincinnati。 Trouble with the Cursed is the sixteenth novel in the Hollows series with my favorite heroine and witch-born demon， Rachel Morgan。 Rachel is back living in the church with Jenks， but that’s the only thing that seems slightly normal。 Her roommates are the demon Hodin， and her friend Stef。 Hodin has driven a wedge in between Rachel and the demons， a wedge that gets more complicated as this story unfolds。 Rachel， as the sub-rosa for the demons， has the tough job of keeping the peace in Cincinnati。 Something that she’s been able to do with the help of vampire scion Pike， but it all seems to be getting out of hand。 The demons are in disarray， her boyfriend Trent’s business deal has gone awry， and Jenks is developing feelings for a new pixie。 Plus Ivy is headed back to town with a DC vamp named Finnis who needs to be convinced that Cincinnati’s master vampire， Constance is still alive （she is but she’s now a mouse）。 Rachel is a people pleaser and wants everyone to be happy， but she may have bitten off more than she could chew with this one！Trouble with the Cursed ties up a LOT of loose ends and I’m wondering where Kim Harrison is going to take my favorite heroine next？ The “is he or isn’t he” on Rachels side when it comes to the much maligned demon Hodin comes to a head and everything quite literally hits the fan in the most wondrous and fascinating way。 Rachel’s version of “I’ve got this！” does not follow a straight line and the fireworks that follow light up the city and paranormal world。 This book ends with a big bang and I can’t help but think that the world as our heroine knows it will be much different in the next novel。 The only things that I’m completely confident in is that Rachel’s friends have her back and she would absolutely die for them as well。 I can’t wait to find out what happens next。 ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️I received a copy of this book through NetGalley for my honest review and it was honest！ 。。。more
Kell
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Trouble should be Rachel's middle name！ I just finished reading the ARC I won， and that's the only coherent thought I have right now。 I don't want to post spoilers so I'm just going to say READ THIS ASAP！！ I'm a little sad though because this one isn't even out yet and I want the next one。。。like， now。 Trouble should be Rachel's middle name！ I just finished reading the ARC I won， and that's the only coherent thought I have right now。 I don't want to post spoilers so I'm just going to say READ THIS ASAP！！ I'm a little sad though because this one isn't even out yet and I want the next one。。。like， now。 。。。more
Louisa
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Oh， man， loved all the developments， this was an amazing book， and I loved the solutions that Rachel and co。 found！
☕️Kimberly
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I will be the first to admit I am happy for more of Rachel and the gang。 There were some threads I needed closure too， and it’s always good to check in on everyone。 After the intensity of the last story， I should preface my review with the warning that this series should be read in the order of its release。 You are emotionally cheating yourself if you do otherwise。With one nasty vampire in a cage， and Rachel accepting her role as subrosa of Cincinnati， she and vampire Pike Welroe have the city r I will be the first to admit I am happy for more of Rachel and the gang。 There were some threads I needed closure too， and it’s always good to check in on everyone。 After the intensity of the last story， I should preface my review with the warning that this series should be read in the order of its release。 You are emotionally cheating yourself if you do otherwise。With one nasty vampire in a cage， and Rachel accepting her role as subrosa of Cincinnati， she and vampire Pike Welroe have the city running smoothly。 However， the D。C。 undead believe Rachel murdered one of their own and they send Finnis along with Ivy to investigate。 Now， this is trouble enough， but it seems some demons have decided that rules and agreements are stupid and humans are going missing。 Then there is Hodin。 Is he practicing dark magic？ Was Al right？Trouble is Rachel’s middle name， and I had a blast devouring this from the demons to the vampires I wanted to stake。 Jenks is dealing with a problem in his garden， Ivy is under Finnis’s thumb and something is keeping Trent occupied， so it’s up to Rachel and Pike to handle everything。I loved seeing Al back in the picture， and quickly became caught up in all the threads， trouble and ideas Rachel bounced around。 It was brilliant， fun and a little suspenseful。I wept at the end。 Not gonna lie。 You’ll have to read it for yourself to discover why。 Not sure if this was the last book， but I enjoyed slipping back into this world。 Now I am craving a tomato pizza from Piscary’s。 This review was originally posted at Caffeinated Reviewer 。。。more
Roxanne Rhoads
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I was so happy when Harrison returned to the Hollows。 When the series first ended I felt like I was saying goodbye to a friend。Returning to Rachel Morgan’s adventures is like hanging out with an old friend and catching up on their crazy shenanigans。 Things seem to be going pretty good for Rachel personally- the church has been rebuilt， her relationship with Trent is going smoothly， and Ivy is coming back to town。But business-wise Rachel has her hands full。 And boy is she in some trouble。 In the I was so happy when Harrison returned to the Hollows。 When the series first ended I felt like I was saying goodbye to a friend。Returning to Rachel Morgan’s adventures is like hanging out with an old friend and catching up on their crazy shenanigans。 Things seem to be going pretty good for Rachel personally- the church has been rebuilt， her relationship with Trent is going smoothly， and Ivy is coming back to town。But business-wise Rachel has her hands full。 And boy is she in some trouble。 In the last book， she transformed the master vampire Constance into a mouse。 Now Rachel and her vampire partner in crime Pike are trying to keep that from the vampires in DC who will only send someone worse to take over the city。 So Rachel and Pike are secretly running Cincinnati， acting in Constance's name。 But the vampires seem to know something is amiss and want to meet with Constance。 What is Rachel going to do？And as if dealing with the vampires wasn't enough Rachel， acting as the demon Subrosa， has to keep the rest of the city’s supernaturals in line， which isn't easy， especially once she realizes the demons are misbehaving again （shocker） and seem to be abducting mortals。Her hands are full。 She needs her friends more than ever。But things keep coming up and Rachel's friends are consistently distracted dealing with their own lives so Rachel has to take on demons and vampires seemingly on her own。 It's a wild ride from start to finish。 Action-packed in Rachel Morgan style。 Trouble with the Cursed is a great addition to the Hollows series。 。。。more
Steven
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Review to come upon release。
Lisa Kidder
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Once again， witch-born demon Rachel Morgan finds herself in a hornet’s nest of supernatural trouble。 As Cincinnati’s subrosa， the demon ringleader unofficially in charge of keeping all paranormal factions in line， it is Rachel’s job to maintain control amongst the various vampires， werewolves， witches， elves， and demons of the city。When the vampire council sends a long undead master vampire from Washington DC to Cincinnati to confront Rachel and accuse her of killing Cincy’s previous master vamp Once again， witch-born demon Rachel Morgan finds herself in a hornet’s nest of supernatural trouble。 As Cincinnati’s subrosa， the demon ringleader unofficially in charge of keeping all paranormal factions in line， it is Rachel’s job to maintain control amongst the various vampires， werewolves， witches， elves， and demons of the city。When the vampire council sends a long undead master vampire from Washington DC to Cincinnati to confront Rachel and accuse her of killing Cincy’s previous master vampire， Rachel must defend herself and her right to rule the city while also trying to figure out which demons are in her corner and which are plotting against her。 With her usual flare for improvisation in navigating dangerous situations， Rachel works to own and fix past mistakes while strengthening alliances amongst both friends and adversaries。“You’re going to rot for that，” he said， face red as he hunched in a pupil-black-eyed frustration， but he didn’t dare make a move against me。 Not when I was pissed。 Not when I had a ley line burning through me， itching for direction。 It was just him， and me， and whispers from the front room。 I could smell the old blood on him， the danger， but after living with Ivy， I could tell he was small potatoes。 And now， he knew I knew。“Rot？ Maybe someday， but not because of you，” I said softly， and he knocked my hand away before I could smooth his shirt。 “If you don’t have a little blood on you， your bosses will know all you did was sit in the car。 I’m the demon subrosa， and I will not have my I。S。 mole under suspicion of misconduct because he took credit when credit was clearly not due。 Now you look like you did something。 You’re welcome。”– Quote from Chapter 1 of Trouble with the Cursed I relish immersing myself in the world of the Hollows， reading about the latest escapades of these well developed characters and their latest adventures。 While the plot， characters， and world building in Harrison’s stories proves endlessly entertaining， I find myself sometimes wishing a fraction of the tone would mature a bit as Rachel ages throughout what promises to be an immortally long life。 However， despite her straight-from-the-80s catch phrases （“Yeah， right”）， Rachel’s choices and outlook on life has evolved considerably。 At this point in the series， she now maintains a stable supportive romantic relationship with the powerful leader of the elves， Trent Kalamack， and she has learned that the key to solidifying her leadership is strengthened by relying on her network of trusted companions， from her best friends， vampire Ivy Tamwood and pixie Jenks， to her demon mentor Al and her new second-in-command， vampire Pike Welroe。While Harrison indicated that she had wrapped up the series with a happy-ever-after ending in book 13， The Witch with No Name， the Hollows series has indeed continued with new story arcs featuring all the old main characters and several new ones。 Trouble with the Cursed now marks book 16 in the series， and it is clear there’s room for more to come。I was sent an advance review copy compliments of Goodreads and Berkley at Penguin Random House Publishers with no obligations for my impartial review。In addition to reviewing seven other Kim Harrison books for my Damian Daily blog and other news and media outlets， I also once had the pleasure of meeting and interviewing bestselling author Kim Harrison。 。。。more
Jessica （a GREAT read）
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I received this ARC from the publisher in exchange for an honest and voluntary review。 I was in no way compensated for this review。Kim Harrison returns to the epic series that is The Hollows with Trouble with the Cursed！ The Hollows was one of the first series I remember reading when I was looking for more “adult” books to read。 It was one I became quickly addicted to because it is complete awesomesauce！ I love that Kim has continued the series after a few years gap in our world。 It’s like no t I received this ARC from the publisher in exchange for an honest and voluntary review。 I was in no way compensated for this review。Kim Harrison returns to the epic series that is The Hollows with Trouble with the Cursed！ The Hollows was one of the first series I remember reading when I was looking for more “adult” books to read。 It was one I became quickly addicted to because it is complete awesomesauce！ I love that Kim has continued the series after a few years gap in our world。 It’s like no time at all has passed in the Hollows though。Naturally， things in Rachel’s life are still utter chaos。 There’s still a lot that needs to be done， such as rescuing her gargoyle familiar， Bis from the demon baku that is trapped with him。 She’s also trying to work the cure to help the vampires keep their soul when they die for the second time。 But all that gets cast to the side when things start to go very wrong with her demon roommate， Hodin。When Rachel and Hodin were trying to work a curse together， Rachel is left covered in smut。 She also notices her other roommate， Stef， is looking rather ragged lately and other signs point to not good things happening with her and Rachel gets suspicious that Hodin might be the cause。But not everything is too terrible， as Ivy comes in for a visit of sorts and I positively loved seeing Ivy， Rachel， and Jenks together again！ Though， there are not necessarily happy vibes going on since trouble keeps seeming to find them at every turn。 Trent is having real estate related problems， Pike’s enemies have found his new hiding spot in Cincinnati…leaving Rachel almost vulnerable to attacks。This book was simply amazing！ I loved every moment of it though I was surprised by the turn of events。 I had been expecting the danger to be something more detrimental to society at large， and while it mostly certainly could’ve led to that， it was more of a danger that Rachel had to face head-on in her own time。 Granted， the book takes place over a handful of days， so it’s not like it was a year-long problem or anything。Oddly， I did find myself wishing that Rachel and Trent could have more together time。 I still look back and feel shocked that these two ended up together but since Trent did start to grow on me as the series went along， I was happy that they found each other。 But alas， they hardly got any page time together in this one。 Granted， what time they did get was well spent， so it wasn’t as much of a loss as I might make it seem。 I just wanted more…as every reader does！I will admit that sometimes the pacing to this one did bring me down a little bit here and there。 While things were definitely intense and Rachel seemed to have a ticking clock running against her， there were times where it felt like things slowed down as Rachel and Co。 had to regroup and strategize。 Luckily， these moments were few and far between。The ending was by far more tantalizing than I expected！ I had thought things might end on a sweet and happy note， perhaps a moment between Trent and Rachel as they had a belated birthday celebration， but Kim gave us a far greater surprise than that！ Needless to say I am excited for what’s to come from future installments。As I might have said in past reviews of this series， especially in the last two years， this is definitely a series you will want to read from the beginning just to be familiar with characters and history。 While it may seem daunting to read fifteen books before this one， just think， you get to binge read 15 books before this one！Trouble with the Cursed continues Rachel Morgan’s journey as a the first demon-witch。 Where she’s going and what she plans to do is a future yet untold but I look forward to continuing her journey with all the familiar faces that come with it！ This is one of my favorite series and is a true staple in the Urban Fantasy genre！Overall Rating 4。5/5 starsTrouble with the Cursed releases June 14， 2022 。。。more
Lauren
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**Received ARC from Publisher**There's so much I want to say about this story， but alas。。。 it's not release day yet so I can't。 I will say， however， that this story is Rachel Morgan at her best。 The ups and downs are so worth it。And that ending， *chef kiss*。 Absolute Perfection！ **Received ARC from Publisher**There's so much I want to say about this story， but alas。。。 it's not release day yet so I can't。 I will say， however， that this story is Rachel Morgan at her best。 The ups and downs are so worth it。And that ending， *chef kiss*。 Absolute Perfection！ 。。。more
Kendra
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** Thank you Edelweiss+ and Ace for the advance copy of this book。 I freaking love these characters。 Every single time a new book comes out， it feels like coming home to family。 I just want to squeeze them all in a giant hug。 Even Al。 5⭐️
PamG
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Kim Harrison’s latest novel in the Hollows urban fantasy series is the sixteenth novel featuring witch-born demon Rachel Morgan。 The author is a superb storyteller who kept me on the edge of my sear with gripping scenes， a brilliant plot， and formidable characters。 Rachel is now responsible for keeping the paranormal community in Cincinnati in line。 Her best friend， Ivy Tamwood is returning home， but she is bringing a vampire with her who is intent on proving Rachel killed Cincinnati’s master va Kim Harrison’s latest novel in the Hollows urban fantasy series is the sixteenth novel featuring witch-born demon Rachel Morgan。 The author is a superb storyteller who kept me on the edge of my sear with gripping scenes， a brilliant plot， and formidable characters。 Rachel is now responsible for keeping the paranormal community in Cincinnati in line。 Her best friend， Ivy Tamwood is returning home， but she is bringing a vampire with her who is intent on proving Rachel killed Cincinnati’s master vampire to take over the city。 With her friends experiencing problems in their lives， she reaches out to a new ally for help。 However， he has his own agenda and things don’t go as Rachel expects。Rachel is a fiery， bold， and intense protagonist who occasionally needs her self-confidence boosted by her friends。 I enjoy the cast of supporting characters who have vastly different personalities and perspectives， but manage to work well together。 This novel brings back some old favorites as well as adding a couple of interesting new characters， especially Getty。 The chemistry between the characters creates a fun dynamic throughout the difficulties they face in this story。 As this is the sixteenth book in the series， settling in with characters who already had multiple adventures can be difficult if one hasn’t read at least some of the previous books。Kim Harrison’s creativity and great world-building stand out in this novel。 The author weaves another installment in this series involving relationships， friendship， lies， deceit， stress baking， new magical techniques， selfishness， and selflessness that keeps readers hooked from beginning to end。 The plot is twisty and absorbing with exciting scenes and an antagonist’s personality that is hauntingly memorable。 It brings together compelling characters and a rich storyline that had me wondering how much a person could take before giving up trying to make everything right。 Nothing is ever as it seems。 The conflict moves the story forward and through unexpected events。 The tension was so thick that I could almost feel it。 My only quibble is that the ending wrapped up a bit too quickly and could have been extended over a couple of more chapters to add depth。Overall， this was an engaging novel with suspense， action， adversity， and a little romance。 This story will help you escape the real world for a day of thrills and chills。 If you enjoy urban fantasies， then I recommend that you check out this series。 I am looking forward to finding out what happens next。Berkley Publishing Group – Ace and Kim Harrison provided a complimentary digital ARC of this novel via NetGalley。 This is my honest review。 Opinions are mine alone and are not biased in any way。 Publication date is currently set for June 14， 2022。 This review was originally posted at Mystery and Suspense Magazine。 。。。more
Sheila
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So， I received an ARC and I must say that Kim has done it again！ I couldn't put this down。 Almost all of our favorites are back in form。 Mentions of a few of our other characters that we miss。 Some mysteries are solved and Rachel conquers again。 I now need to reread the whole series and then Trouble again， so I can savor instead of devour！ So， I received an ARC and I must say that Kim has done it again！ I couldn't put this down。 Almost all of our favorites are back in form。 Mentions of a few of our other characters that we miss。 Some mysteries are solved and Rachel conquers again。 I now need to reread the whole series and then Trouble again， so I can savor instead of devour！ 。。。more
Susan
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Rachel is trying to control Cincinnati with the help of Pike。 Seems like she can’t catch a break。 This is one of my all time favorite series。 I really can’t get enough of Rachel， Jenks， Trent， and Ivy。 Kim Harrison has done it again with this installment。 Can’t wait for more！*ARC provided by NetGalley for an honest review。
Jade12998
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I absolutely love this series！！
Teresa Raines
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As a longtime reader of this series I am please to write that this is a strong contender as best book in the Hollows series （so far）。 Rachel and her crew are maturing even as the stakes become greater than ever before。 You won’t find any spoilers here just know that this series is getting better as it ages， and this book has the sweetest outcome of one storyline。 I received a copy of "Trouble with the Cursed" by Kim Harrison to review from NetGalley。 #TroublewiththeCursed #NetGalley #berkleypubl As a longtime reader of this series I am please to write that this is a strong contender as best book in the Hollows series （so far）。 Rachel and her crew are maturing even as the stakes become greater than ever before。 You won’t find any spoilers here just know that this series is getting better as it ages， and this book has the sweetest outcome of one storyline。 I received a copy of "Trouble with the Cursed" by Kim Harrison to review from NetGalley。 #TroublewiththeCursed #NetGalley #berkleypublishinggroup 。。。more
Annie
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It’s always exciting when I can return to the Hollows world， so I especially excited to get my hands on TROUBLE WITH THE CURSED。As soon as I cracked this book open， it felt like meeting old friends。 The same banter is there。 The same familiar faces。 I enjoyed being back in Rachel’s head and seeing her get into trouble is always an entertaining ride。Harrison sticks to what she is good at and keeps readers on their toes by putting together a fast-paced and thrilling book。 Usually， I’m not one for It’s always exciting when I can return to the Hollows world， so I especially excited to get my hands on TROUBLE WITH THE CURSED。As soon as I cracked this book open， it felt like meeting old friends。 The same banter is there。 The same familiar faces。 I enjoyed being back in Rachel’s head and seeing her get into trouble is always an entertaining ride。Harrison sticks to what she is good at and keeps readers on their toes by putting together a fast-paced and thrilling book。 Usually， I’m not one for first-person narration， but I always make an exception for this series。It’s nice to see a classic Urban Fantasy series still going strong and TROUBLE WITH THE CURSED won’t disappoint its fans。 。。。more
Linsey aka Bibliofiendlm
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One of the strongest Hollows to date。 I am literally crying over the last page。 All the feels。 ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Sarah
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I received a copy through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。I read a Hollows book before many moons ago…like when they started。。。 and found it okay， but not something I could obsess over。 After nearly a decade I decided to swing back and give this one a go because my Mercy Thompson has been pushed back a couple of months for editing purposes。 The two books aren’t really comparable even though by synopsis they sound incredibly similar in principal。 Rachel Morgan is a witch born demon lad I received a copy through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。I read a Hollows book before many moons ago…like when they started。。。 and found it okay， but not something I could obsess over。 After nearly a decade I decided to swing back and give this one a go because my Mercy Thompson has been pushed back a couple of months for editing purposes。 The two books aren’t really comparable even though by synopsis they sound incredibly similar in principal。 Rachel Morgan is a witch born demon lady who works for a company that helps control the supernatural population of Cincinnati when they start doing some。。。not so legal things。 The book actually starts with her busting into a vampire blood house filled with underaged ‘donors，’ shall we say。 This is designed to grab your attention， I believe。 What is really going on is that her friend Ivy is coming home， escorting a not so nice vampire who wants to pin a vampire master murder on Rachel。 Only the master isn’t dead。 Just transformed。 That WAS Rache's fault。 Rachel’s normal friends， who do dangerous things with her， are busy doing other things so she’s stuck asking for help from a demon named Holdin， who is obviously using her for his own ends。 Such as figuring out an old spell no one has successfully caste in centuries…。just an example！ Also， did I mention she also has to find a way to get her old teacher， Al， to talk to her again？ Only he absolutely seems to hate her guts。I have to say， these read the exact same way I remember them…。which I only remembered as I started reading this one。 There is nothing really wrong with it， per say。 I can’t quite put my finger on the full nature of the problem， but there is just something in the writing that keeps me from actually getting immersed in the story。Maybe it’s that， I think， the writing makes Rachel sound a bit whiny and I find it hard to like her even though she does some pretty awesome stuff。 She flip flops and kinda flounders and needs a friend to pull her up， refocus her on the issues at hand and spend her off。 There are a lot of support characters and return characters， I found。 The book is written well enough you can totally figure out what's up pretty quickly with each of them。 Some of them add extra side story， some of them are mentioned in passing and some just seem to be。。。there for a bit。 I probably would have been more excited about them if I had read what happened between books 1 & 2 and book 16， to be honest。 But I didn't。。。As a result of not really being invested in the story， I found this book relatively easy to pick up and put down at will。 But the story is decent。 I think there are tons of people out there who will absolutely love this！ Particularly people who have read several of the previous books。 ConclusionI definitely think this would be up other people’s alley。 It's pretty much a classic case for urban fantasy。 It just doesn’t seem to be up mine right now， for whatever reason。 I found it hard to get really invested so I was reading it like a fluff read and just picking it up and setting it down in spurts。 Not my ideal way to read urban fantasy。Not bad， but not binge read inspiring。 。。。more
Martha Avans
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I received an copy of "Trouble with the Cursed" by Kim Harrison to review through Netgalley。 #TroublewiththeCursed #NetGalley #berkleypublishinggroup I have read all of The Hollow series and have enjoyed most of the books。 I really enjoyed this one。 I'm loving where things are going with Rachel and the other characters。 Once you get hooked， you will not want to put it down。 I can't wait to see what happens next。 I received an copy of "Trouble with the Cursed" by Kim Harrison to review through Netgalley。 #TroublewiththeCursed #NetGalley #berkleypublishinggroup I have read all of The Hollow series and have enjoyed most of the books。 I really enjoyed this one。 I'm loving where things are going with Rachel and the other characters。 Once you get hooked， you will not want to put it down。 I can't wait to see what happens next。 。。。more
Mal
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In shocking news， after writing fifteen fun， entertaining books in her massively complex Hollows series， Kim Harrison publishes a 16th great beach read。 This review is a bit hard to write because I can't imagine anyone reading it without having read all 15 other books， and having read the rest of the series， there's really nothing surprising here。 It's good。 TROUBLE WITH THE CURSED is about the demons and the vampires， in this case， what happens when the demons finally stop with their improbable In shocking news， after writing fifteen fun， entertaining books in her massively complex Hollows series， Kim Harrison publishes a 16th great beach read。 This review is a bit hard to write because I can't imagine anyone reading it without having read all 15 other books， and having read the rest of the series， there's really nothing surprising here。 It's good。 TROUBLE WITH THE CURSED is about the demons and the vampires， in this case， what happens when the demons finally stop with their improbable good behavior and when the DC vampires finally send someone out to check on Constance。 It's been really lovely to see Rachel get to take on more mentorship roles， as the subrosa and a leader in the demon community， especially since she was such a mess in the first couple books。 As a shameless Al stan， I was delighted to see more of him in this book， and while the romance with Trent has been a lot less fun since they actually started dating， he wasn't central enough to the plot for it to matter。 I've been really impressed by Harrison's success with the unnecessary Hollow's sequels and while I at times wondered how long she'll actually be able to pull these off， I read it in a couple sittings and enjoyed every page。 。。。more
Emma
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Review to come 6/7/2022 ！
Reference
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