True Dead
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Summary
Jane Yellowrock goes back to the city where it all began in the newest installment of this thrilling New York Times bestselling series。
Jane used to hunt vampires， but now she’s their queen。 She’s holed up in the mountains with the Yellowrock Clan， enjoying a little peace， when a surprise attack on her people proves that trouble is brewing。 Someone is using very old magic to launch a bid for power， and it’s all tied to the place where Jane was first drawn into the world of Leo Pellissier—the city of New Orleans。
Jane is compelled to return to NOLA because someone is trying to destabilize the paranormal world order。 And because she now sits near the top of the vampire world， the assault is her problem。 She will do what she must to protect what’s hers。 Her city。 Her people。 Her power。 Her crown。
Jane used to hunt vampires， but now she’s their queen。 She’s holed up in the mountains with the Yellowrock Clan， enjoying a little peace， when a surprise attack on her people proves that trouble is brewing。 Someone is using very old magic to launch a bid for power， and it’s all tied to the place where Jane was first drawn into the world of Leo Pellissier—the city of New Orleans。
Jane is compelled to return to NOLA because someone is trying to destabilize the paranormal world order。 And because she now sits near the top of the vampire world， the assault is her problem。 She will do what she must to protect what’s hers。 Her city。 Her people。 Her power。 Her crown。
Reviews
Eaweishaupl
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Faith Hunter never disappoints Jane Yellowrock， former vampire Hunter， now Queen of all Mithran vampires must leave her North Carolina home to attend a wedding and all the intricacies of being the Dark Queen and the attendant vampire politics。 The former master of the city of New Orleans is dead， but being a master politician and strategist for centuries his plots， plans and blood enemies live on。 The vampires are a difficult species to rule and many are not happy that a skin walker non Mithran Faith Hunter never disappoints Jane Yellowrock， former vampire Hunter， now Queen of all Mithran vampires must leave her North Carolina home to attend a wedding and all the intricacies of being the Dark Queen and the attendant vampire politics。 The former master of the city of New Orleans is dead， but being a master politician and strategist for centuries his plots， plans and blood enemies live on。 The vampires are a difficult species to rule and many are not happy that a skin walker non Mithran rules over them。 The action is nonstop and many favorite characters return。 Assasination attempts， hidden magical treasures and beast’s angel hayyeil all play part in the intricate plotting and action packed adventure that Faith Hunter is famous for。 The twists， the turns， the surprises in the fourteenth edition of this saga were well worth waiting for。 Now we just have to wait for the fifteenth book in the series to see how it all turns out。 A page turner from beginning to end！ 。。。more
Anna Fox
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I have already ordered this book for my library system。 It was a great read。 There is a lot going on with vamps not accepting Jane as the Dark Queen and others conspiring against her。 Felt like my heart stopped a couple of times during some of the battles。 Love the series！Thank you to the author， publisher and NetGalley for my eARC in exchange for an honest review。
Michele bookloverforever
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Exciting， sad， amazing。 Cliffhanger。 Surprising。
Chrissy
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Plots Within PlotsI’d probably give this book 4。5 ⭐️ if I could。This is the 14th book of a continuing series。 You need to read the rest of the series before this book or it won’t make much sense。 There is a tiny cliffhanger， but the narrative ends at a natural break。Now Jane has been brought back to health and recognised the hardships her people have been exposed to in her absence， she is ready to head back to NOLA。 Though she’s still having a little trouble controlling her shifting， at least sh Plots Within PlotsI’d probably give this book 4。5 ⭐️ if I could。This is the 14th book of a continuing series。 You need to read the rest of the series before this book or it won’t make much sense。 There is a tiny cliffhanger， but the narrative ends at a natural break。Now Jane has been brought back to health and recognised the hardships her people have been exposed to in her absence， she is ready to head back to NOLA。 Though she’s still having a little trouble controlling her shifting， at least she’s no longer dying。She is returning in part for Wrassler and Jodie’s wedding， as well as to provide stability and protection to her people。 Before she leaves she has arranged a sweat with her brother Ayatas Firewind and her ‘Grandmother’。 Only once she comes face to face with the woman who made her into a War Woman she realises that maybe her Grandmother is not what she thought。With her return to NOLA there is a confluence of events that has been centuries in the making。 There are plots within plots within plots that reach into every aspect of Jane’s interactions with the vampires， except she has always been the wildcard that Leo named her， and she never reacts the way everyone thinks she will。There is a lot of complex plot manoeuvring in this book， covering things that happened in books way back in the series。 Long strings of incidents are tied together in a way that makes you ‘oooohhhh’ out loud。 This book is fast paced and as usual there is plenty of violence and fight scenes interspersed with complex and mighty magics。 Several new characters are introduced and recent characters become better known。There is not a lot of space for fun and relaxation in this book， which makes me sad for Jane and her family and things are definitely ramping up for the next book in the series， when Jane will have to face the ultimate puppet master。As always this is an entertaining and engrossing read that kept me turning page after page until I was done。 I wish I hadn’t read it as quickly because now I’m going to have to wait for ages for the next one。 。。。more
Bel steele
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Faith Hunter delivers yet another brilliant installment of what Jane Yellowrock did next！ The story weaves dynamically between a new adventure and an exploration of the past where perhaps answers lay long hidden。 I have been waiting with baited breath worried about who is dying a true death and who survives since book 13 and I haven’t been disappointed in the telling of this tail。 Sets everything up so brilliantly at the end for something big bad and maybe crazy， but we will just have to wait an Faith Hunter delivers yet another brilliant installment of what Jane Yellowrock did next！ The story weaves dynamically between a new adventure and an exploration of the past where perhaps answers lay long hidden。 I have been waiting with baited breath worried about who is dying a true death and who survives since book 13 and I haven’t been disappointed in the telling of this tail。 Sets everything up so brilliantly at the end for something big bad and maybe crazy， but we will just have to wait and see。 。。。more
Badh
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I always look forward to reading the new Jane book， and it was no different with this one。 I'd been looking forward to it since I finished reading the last one， and I was not disappointed one little bit。 We get to see Jane in a new light in this one。 She's really struggling with who she is right now and what she has to do。 I mean， when you look at it， her life has changed drastically since she first came to NOLA to work with Leo et al。 It's really hard for her to deal with all the changes， becau I always look forward to reading the new Jane book， and it was no different with this one。 I'd been looking forward to it since I finished reading the last one， and I was not disappointed one little bit。 We get to see Jane in a new light in this one。 She's really struggling with who she is right now and what she has to do。 I mean， when you look at it， her life has changed drastically since she first came to NOLA to work with Leo et al。 It's really hard for her to deal with all the changes， because she still thinks of herself as that BAMF vamp killer。 I'm not saying she isn't still that， but she's more now too。 I have enjoyed Jane's journey through the entire series， and I think that she took a huge leap in this book。 I can't wait until the next one comes out， because I'm pretty sure it's going to be so good。 。。。more
drey
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If you’ve been here before， you know I’m a huge fan of Faith Hunter’s Jane Yellowrock series – and I couldn’t wait to read True Dead。 Jane/Beast faced some gnarly stuff in Dark Queen and Shattered Bonds， and her slow recovery is worrying EVERYONE。 Especially with non-friendlies closing in， chafing against the audacity of a vamp killer wearing le breloque （instead of a vamp， of course）。There’s a lot of history in True Dead， including events that begat the events that started way， way back in Skin If you’ve been here before， you know I’m a huge fan of Faith Hunter’s Jane Yellowrock series – and I couldn’t wait to read True Dead。 Jane/Beast faced some gnarly stuff in Dark Queen and Shattered Bonds， and her slow recovery is worrying EVERYONE。 Especially with non-friendlies closing in， chafing against the audacity of a vamp killer wearing le breloque （instead of a vamp， of course）。There’s a lot of history in True Dead， including events that begat the events that started way， way back in Skinwalker （book 1） – and that’s only what Hunter has chosen to reveal to us。 It makes one wonder what one might’ve missed by not doing a complete re-read prior to picking up True Dead。 Or maybe it just makes one want to do a re-read now， to see if all the newly-revealed nuggets will lead to different perspectives on favorite or hated characters？ （That’s a completely rhetorical question; a re-read is never a bad idea， whether its done before or after checking out the latest installment！）There’s also a lot of action in True Dead， and sometimes you wonder “well， how the heck are Jane/Beast supposed to do anything when they’re so busy dealing with plots and more plots and all that jazz？” But Jane goes on as she always does – one step at a time， even if sometimes she has to go backwards in order to move forward again。Every book in this series brings out more about Jane， her background， her powers， and so on。 True Dead is almost brutal in all the stuff it dumps on her， and I’m amazed that she’s managed to cope as well as she has。 Not perfectly by any means， but I’d be curled in a ball and she’s gearing up to take on more baddies。 And the surprises – oh my the surprises。 I’d need more than tea to deal with some of what Hunter dishes out。 As it is， Jane’s growth as a person from Skinwalker to True Dead is what I love about this series。 She’s not just a skinwalker， not just a vamp-killer， not just。 She’s gained perspective and insight， and the more she learns the more she understands how her choices have consequences。 Even if they didn’t seem like a choice in the first place。I looked forward to True Dead for so long that it’s almost anticlimactic when you’re done with the book。 Then you have to re-read right away in case you missed something。 Then you do a series re-read in case you missed anything else。 And you rue the day you finished this book， because now you’ve got another long wait before the next one。Definitely add this series （and book） to your TBR if you haven’t yet。drey’s rating: Excellent！ 。。。more
WycEd Reader
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Check out our full post for TRUE DEAD on Wicked Reads。Reviews by the Wicked Reads Review TeamErica – ☆☆☆☆☆TRUE DEAD is the 14th installment in the Jane Yellowrock series。 It absolutely cannot be read as a standalone or out of series order。 Not only is the world building complex， crafted from SKINWALKER （Jane Yellowrock book one） onward but it's a continuing story arc throughout all the novels。 Extreme confusion would be had for new readers。 Start at SKINWALKER。Eagerly anticipated and well wort Check out our full post for TRUE DEAD on Wicked Reads。Reviews by the Wicked Reads Review TeamErica – ☆☆☆☆☆TRUE DEAD is the 14th installment in the Jane Yellowrock series。 It absolutely cannot be read as a standalone or out of series order。 Not only is the world building complex， crafted from SKINWALKER （Jane Yellowrock book one） onward but it's a continuing story arc throughout all the novels。 Extreme confusion would be had for new readers。 Start at SKINWALKER。Eagerly anticipated and well worth the wait， I savored TRUE DEAD， thrilled to move forward in Jane Yellowrock's universe。Healed from a form of magical cancer， heavy is the head that wears the crown。 Our Dark Queen， Jane is used to being the first to run into battle， used to being the cannon fodder for political monsters， a pawn maneuvered on the Southeast territory's game board。 With Leo's death， with the crown choosing to rest upon Jane's head， she is the Dark Queen， and it's beyond difficult to switch gears from the underling to one of the most powerful， wealthy， and influential beings on the planet。Based in North Carolina， Jane and company are prepared to journey back to NOLA for Wrassler and Jodi's upcoming nuptials。 A large portion of the beginning， around the first third， the reader joins Jane as she tries to get her footing in North Carolina。 Make no mistake， those pages are filled with action and the gamut of the human condition as Jane struggles。 Not only is she having trouble adapting， her human form is a cost paid via the healing of the magical cancer。 Jane's half form is becoming the natural skin she wears， taking a toll for her to try to maintain a human form for more than a few hours。Where Faith Hunter shines is the connections she's created for Jane。 The orphan has constructed a large， extended family of chosen confidantes who accept Jane for who she is， people willing to lay their lives down for her。 They're frustrated with her， because Jane is the ultimate alpha predator， believing she needs to be between her loved ones and danger， when with her death it will bring destruction to all they know and hold dear。 They're the fodder now， but they're too valuable emotionally for Jane to lose。The familial connection， the romantic entanglement Jane has with her mate/consort， the camaraderie and laughter between them all， especially the uncanny thought process of Beast， this brings levity to a very deep and heavy novel， lessens the stress felt on every page， as the reader empathizes with Jane's plight。The enemy of my enemy is my friend。 No matter where Jane and company reside， the target is firmly resting upon her head。 Greed and lust for power， the European vamps are in cahoots with a surprising faction of supes， which I will not name as that would spoil the reader's journey。 Both factions seeking Jane's magical artifacts for their own gain。Set to the backdrop of a NOLA wedding， Jane is in danger on every page。 The title – True Dead – had fear in my heart for the entire time， many of Jane's nearest and dearest in peril。 There are hard hitting deaths， surprisingly fitting twists， new positions created and held， and a slight cliffhanger as readers ravenously await what this new connection made means for Jane and another。As always， the best parts of the novel feature Beast-speak。 Beast is a separate entity in her own right， with her own emotions， desires， needs， and drive， and she pushes Jane sometimes for Jane's benefit and sometimes to her detriment。I won't lie， I got majorly choked up when Jane stepped foot into the foyer at HQ。 I won't explain， as I hope readers have a similar， shocked emotional reaction。The twist。。。 holy crap， Batman！Have some tissues handy， tears from shock， grief， and emotional overload will undoubtedly fall。On the negative side。 I spent a large portion of the novel just rolling with it。 Bear in mind， I just reread all 14 novels back-to-back in two weeks' time， the world building and events firmly in my mind。 Some of the world building， the jumps in logic， the actions of enemies， I was totally lost on what was occurring。 Maybe I'm head-blind after reading nonstop， but it felt as if Hunter managed to connect A to G， without leaving breadcrumbs from B to F for readers to follow。 This left me confused， where I just had to take it as face-value and roll with it。 Too much information dumped， where Hunter tried to explain a simple plot with a very complicated explanation， featuring hundreds of years’ worth of political maneuverings。Now the wait begins anew， where I eagerly await what will happen next for Jane and Beast， along with all they call their own， targeted by their enemies both near and far。Reviewers received a free copy of this book to read and review for Wicked Reads。 。。。more
Hobart
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★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 （rounded up）This originally appeared at The Irresponsible Reader。---WHAT'S TRUE DEAD ABOUT？ Jane and the rest of the Yellowrock Clan are headed for New Orleans after a little excitement near her new home。 There are two things that bring her to her old hunting grounds and her "freebie house。"The first is a new， looming threat to her as Dark Queen， Master of New Orleans， and pretty much every Mithran in North America—at least those who are her loyal subjects。 It's a threat that has roo ★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 （rounded up）This originally appeared at The Irresponsible Reader。---WHAT'S TRUE DEAD ABOUT？ Jane and the rest of the Yellowrock Clan are headed for New Orleans after a little excitement near her new home。 There are two things that bring her to her old hunting grounds and her "freebie house。"The first is a new， looming threat to her as Dark Queen， Master of New Orleans， and pretty much every Mithran in North America—at least those who are her loyal subjects。 It's a threat that has roots in ancient vampires， magic that Jane hasn't encountered before， and possibly a tie to the "liver eaters" of the Cherokees。 It's going to take more than a couple of sliver stakes， shotgun blasts， and a wicked grin to take care of things。The second reason to head for New Orleans is much more pleasant—almost as elaborate， it should be added。 Jane's strengths are best displayed in combat， figuring out what supernatural threat is out there， and that sort of thing。 But social events， diplomatic moves， and things like that？ Not what anyone thinks of when they think Jane Yellowrock。 For good reason。 Thankfully， she now has a staff。While dealing with new supernatural forces set against her and the big social event， something more immediate is plaguing Jane。 She's unable to control her shifts—she'll wake as the cat， or in half-shifted form。 She won't be able to change back when she wants to—and Beast isn't doing much better with it than Jane is。All in all， Jane's got her hands （or paws） full。BEAST Beast gets some great moments—possibly better than Jane。 She has her own agenda at points and is keeping secrets still。I feel like I should have more to say about Beast here， but I really don't。 Mostly because I wouldn't be able to avoid spoilers。 Also， I'm not sure when I'd shut up。Simply put， she's a delight。LEO'S LONG GAME Over the course of the book， Jane learns some things， pieces together a few more， and makes a couple of good guesses about what she calls Leo's long game。 What she comes up with helps her—and the reader—to see her arrival in New Orleans and most of what she's done in various situations for Leo in a new light。It's not as drastic as some other UF series have been when the chief protagonist learns that changes their understanding of pivotal moments in the series—but it is pretty significant。 You won't be able to think of the series and Jane's adventures in quite the same way again—you'll have a richer， more nuanced idea。I'm so glad she did that。SO， WHAT DID I THINK ABOUT TRUE DEAD？ This thing started off with a bang—a killer first chapter that had everything a Yellowrock fan would want。 When I saw the heading reading "Chapter 2，" I stopped cold。 How had she fit all that into a chapter？ I seriously thought I was wrapping up Chapter 3 at that point。 Sure， Hunter's chapters tend to be longer than many of the things I read， but anyway you cut it—Chapter 1 gets things rolling in a big way。It didn't stop from there—the hits keep coming， Jane's sharper than she's been in a couple of books。 Not that I'm complaining about the books， but Jane's been going through a lot lately—and now that's fairly settled。 She's adjusted （at least more adjusted） to her new role and position。 So now when trouble is on the horizon， she can throw herself at it。And， boy howdy， does she。 There are a few scenes that feel like vintage Jane—sure， given her new status she ends up dealing with things in a very non-vintage way。 Long-time fans will enjoy seeing Old School Jane。But New School Jane has more than a few surprises up her sleeve， and as fun， as it is to take a nostalgic look at how Jane dealt with problems， it's more fun to see the way Jane deals with them now。True Dead felt like a gift to the reader—not just because we get to see Jane tooling around New Orleans again with a vamp killer in hand， but because of everything else。 The new challenges are great—and watching all the members of Clan Yellowrock rise to them is just as great。 There's a lot of joy， some sweetness， a little romance （and a little of the stuff that accompanies romance）， we get to see some old friends--including a couple of pleasant surprises。 And there are some very unpleasant surprises， too。 Like every good writer of a long-running series， Hunter knows how to put her readers through the emotional wringer。What it sets up for book 15？ Ohh boy， I already can't wait。In the meantime， get your copy of True Dead as soon as you can。 If you've read this far in this post and don't know Jane Yellowrock？ Fix that and thank me later。My thanks to Let's Talk！ Promotions for the invitation to participate in this tour and the materials （including the book via NetGalley and Berkley Publishing Group） they provided。 。。。more
Heidi
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It really isn’t every long fantasy series that’s still fun to read by book 14！ Jane has had power creep over the length of the series of course but it’s all been reasonable and it’s served the changes in the story as it’s gone along。 If you haven’t read this series yet and enjoy an action based urban fantasy this one’s an enjoyable ride though of course it wouldn’t work well as a starting point for the series！
Lynn
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Jane Yellowrock， the reluctant Dark Queen， has been enjoying much needed peace and quiet with Bruiser and her people after being healed in the Rift。 As usual for Jane， the rest time is short lived since the vampires who want to rule just cannot leave her alone for long。 Jane and company head back to NOLA to shore up their defenses and get Wrassler and Jodie married in a big， splashy wedding at vamp HQ。 Jane is still dealing with problems associated with her ability to shift; she spends quite a b Jane Yellowrock， the reluctant Dark Queen， has been enjoying much needed peace and quiet with Bruiser and her people after being healed in the Rift。 As usual for Jane， the rest time is short lived since the vampires who want to rule just cannot leave her alone for long。 Jane and company head back to NOLA to shore up their defenses and get Wrassler and Jodie married in a big， splashy wedding at vamp HQ。 Jane is still dealing with problems associated with her ability to shift; she spends quite a bit of time in half form which seems to be controlled by her other half， Beast，…or maybe not。 Jane as a warrior has a difficult time reigning herself in when it comes to being right in the thick of fighting and taking out enemies。 If she goes down， Bruiser， the Younger brothers and every one of her followers will suffer。 Once in NOLA， she has to get accustomed to queenly duties and protocol which chafes Jane mightily。 Heavy is the head that wears the crown and， in this case， Jane’s stubborn resistance to the role Leo forced her into makes everything that much harder。This book has so many twists and turns including a certain vampire’s body being stolen， questions about whether Sabina survived the devastating fire at the mausoleum， Eurovamps still trying to conquer all， and spies in Jane’s own court。 Thankfully， there is a handy dandy timeline in one of the chapters that helps readers remember who is on first。 With so many enemies， Jane and Bruiser need a scorecard to keep it all straight。 Those of you who have been waiting for Jane to get into it with dear old granny will not be disappointed。 Jane and Ayatas still have a prickly relationship too; however， that will have to change when certain very difficult facts come to light。 Jane still has a lot of deep-seated hurt feelings when it comes to poor treatment by her family in the far distant past as well as now。With the usual high body and weapon count， it is no surprise that there are new and old enemies at every turn who want to take Jane out。 With a lot of help from her found family， the love of her life， and friends， Jane throws everything she had in staying alive and protecting her people。 This book is non-stop action with some events that will have readers so excited and doing the happy dance。 At book #14 and the penultimate in the series， Ms。 Hunter does a fine job of keeping her fans entertained especially with a big surprise or two。 。。。more
Liz （Quirky Cat）
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The time has finally come！ Jane Yellowrock #14， True Dead， is in my hands， and I couldn't be more excited if I tried。 Seriously， I think the neighbors heard me squealing with delight。 Written by Faith Hunter， our vampire hunter turned Dark Queen is back for yet another adventure， and this time the stakes （pun intended） are higher than ever。tJane Yellowrock， otherwise known as the Dark Queen， was supposed to be spending some much needed time up in the mountains。 Instead of a nice calm time up the The time has finally come！ Jane Yellowrock #14， True Dead， is in my hands， and I couldn't be more excited if I tried。 Seriously， I think the neighbors heard me squealing with delight。 Written by Faith Hunter， our vampire hunter turned Dark Queen is back for yet another adventure， and this time the stakes （pun intended） are higher than ever。tJane Yellowrock， otherwise known as the Dark Queen， was supposed to be spending some much needed time up in the mountains。 Instead of a nice calm time up there， she and her people are surprised by a sneak attack - one that launches a whole new series of deadly events。 tWe all knew that Jane's crown and title wouldn't go uncontested。 Not with so many power-hungry vampires – and especially not while the European vamp threat still lingered。 Which means it's time for this queen to prepare for battle。tt“Beast did not worry as stupid humans worried。 But Beast feared Beast had missed important thing。”tTrue Dead is arguably one of my most anticipated reads， not just of the series but this year。 I literally counted down the days until I could finally sit down and read this beauty。 And I know that I'm not the only one。tIt is time to take all of your expectations and assumptions， bundle them neatly into a little box， and dump them in the trash。 Because there is no way， those expectations will live up to reality。 Faith Hunter delivered big time， proving once again that her novels will always be worth the wait。tAdmittedly， the last few years have been rather difficult for Jane Yellowrock fans。 The status of certain characters has been left up in the air， and it has been a very delicate form of torture， having to wait and see how it would all unfold。 That just made True Dead's release all the sweeter。t“On second thought， I'd like tea。” t“Too late。 You had your chance。 I don't negotiate。 I just bust skills， break arms， and collect vamp heads。”tI am constantly blown away by Faith Hunter's writing。 Her character design and worldbuilding are to die for。 Her worlds have always been expansive and fascinating （as any world with magical creatures should be）， but I feel like lately， she's really been upping the ante。 It makes me all the more excited to see what will be in store for readers next。tLikewise， the characters are pure perfection。 Not literally， of course。 Perfect characters are boring characters。 Every character in Jane Yellowrock's world feels very real， from the characters we love to the ones we love to hate。tThere were some fresh faces in this novel， which is always a delight。 And there are several character arcs in particular that really caught my attention， especially when combined with all of the politics of the world。tConsider yourselves warned: this is a book that will demand all of your attention， even after you've read the final page。 I speak from experience here， having already read True Dead twice （and with full intentions of reading it a third time before the week is out）。tThanks to Ace and #NetGalley for making this book available for review。 All opinions expressed are my own。 Check out more reviews over at Quirky Cat's Fat Stacks 。。。more
Louisa
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This was an amazing read， loved this story with more time with Jane， and I can't wait to see where the world goes from here with the developments that happened！ This was an amazing read， loved this story with more time with Jane， and I can't wait to see where the world goes from here with the developments that happened！ 。。。more
Anne - Books of My Heart
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This review was originally posted on Books of My Heart Review copy was received from NetGalley。 This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review。4。5 heartsTrue Dead was exciting and had a story I needed and wanted。 It has been almost two years since Shattered Bonds and that time gap hurt me。 I didn't remember some of the newer characters introduced there who were also key here。 I had forgotten how much happened besides Jane being healed。 She also started learning her rol This review was originally posted on Books of My Heart Review copy was received from NetGalley。 This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review。4。5 heartsTrue Dead was exciting and had a story I needed and wanted。 It has been almost two years since Shattered Bonds and that time gap hurt me。 I didn't remember some of the newer characters introduced there who were also key here。 I had forgotten how much happened besides Jane being healed。 She also started learning her role as Dark Queen。Jane continues to figure things out about her newer abilities， the etiquette and politics of her position。 She needs the history behind the making of her newest enemies。 She has some excellent tools to help her in Alex's computer skills， her own ability to scent magics， and various elders and diaries she can consult for more historical information。 They help her form her theories and confirm some things。Beast is both a help and a problem。 She is making some of her own choices which leave Jane weak or in trouble。 I love Beast but almost felt she was dangerous to Jane sometimes。 Beast is bigger on fighting and sex than she is smart strategy。 I hope they make a better understanding at some point to go forward。It was great to see some favorite characters and learn more about what others have been doing。 On the other hand， some characters are not around at all （the witches， Edmund）。 Of course， some characters die， not all of them the enemies。 There are some characters who should die， but have yet to be brought to justice。 The ending is a pause， before the next big battle they know will come。I've long been a fan of the Jane Yellowrock series。 I highly recommend this series， which does need to be read in order （like most urban fantasy）。 The fast paced action and complexity of the world and its magic systems is exceptional。 The strategy along with both the planned and spontaneous attacks is thrilling！ TRUE DEAD Q&A with Faith Hunter: Can you help me understand Jane and Gee's Goddess blood more？Answer: This is the first time I’ve been asked this in just this way。 Short answer—Le breloque will only accept a few beings as its own。 A very few humans throughout history， the arcenciels， and Jane。 Gee DiMercy knew that the crown would take Jane。 His blood and arcenciels’ blood is similar， as in they come from the same world and neither really belongs on Earth。 Jane was an outlier， the only skinwalker with two souls who had not been driven insane。 And … Beast knew an arcenciel back in the hunger times， so there was a connection。 A sharing of meals。 Perhaps … a sharing of blood。I'm listening to Shadow Rites （again） and it has made me wonder。 Is there any chance that you will do a series or follow-up novel in the future to let us know what happens with Angie Baby and Edmond once she is grown？Answer: Not planning at this time。 Not thinking that far ahead。 I have contracts through 2022， and after that I’ll decide what to do series wise。 I think about spinoffs all the time， but finding the character voices isn’t always easy。 I try not to promise books I may not have in me to write。When fighting the EV’s how did you decide who would win and who died and why？ （A few of my favorites were gone。）Answer: A few of my favorites were gone too。 I had no idea when I started who would live or die， except for the chicky who got burned up in the rising sun。 She had to go， and it had to be bad。 Why？ TRUE DEAD holds the answers。 Your books rollercoaster readers’ emotions， but what was the personally most emotional scene for you to write？Answer: I’ve been writing for over 30 years。 After all this time， the most emotionally difficult to write was the scene in BETRAYAL （by Gwen Hunter， first pub’ed in 1994） where my character waits for her husband to come after her to kill her。 He was abusive， dangerous， violent， and she knew with a certainty that he was going to kill her。 So she let him come。 That set-up scene， where she prepares herself emotional and physically and spiritually for what was to come， was powerful and empowering for me。 And still one of my best。It has already been established that Jane can travel to alternate universes if that's what we can call it when she met Joann and Papa Legba。 Could it be that she did again and the Sangre Duello actually took place not her time but in the other one？Answer: Nope。 That alternate universe was a special situation， part of what is called a crossover story。 However， CE Murphy （author of the Walker Papers） and I might be talking into doing a second crossover story… Maybe。 😊 Excerpt:（Beast）Beast growled low， showed killing teeth again， eyes still on Koun。 Sat with cow meat between claws。 Ripped cover off meat and spat to floor。 Tore meat off。 Ate。 Swallowed。 Ate chunks。 Water-blood ran across floor。“You are angry。 So， the messy kitchen is a lesson for Eli。 What are you going to do to George？ Hack up a hairball onto his pillow？”Beast chuffed。 Ate more meat。 Belly was full。 Dead cow meat was gone。“Tell me， Vengeful Cat。 Would you like to join the vampire hunters？ The Chief strategist of Clan Yellowrock would be happy to follow you into battle。”Beast ear tabs perked high。 Venge-ful Cat。 Was good name。 Beast nodded as human does。“Do you go in cat form， or do you shift into Jane？”Most vampires and humans in Winter Court of Dark Queen did not know the I/we of Beast was not always Jane。 Most did not know how to talk to not-human-forms。 Koun knew how to talk but did not always act with knowledge。 Koun asked two questions at one time。 Could only ask one。 Beast waited。 Stared at Koun。Koun pursed lips， thinking。 “Do you hunt vampires in cat form？”Beast licked paws and muzzle free of blood， rough tongue getting all blood and meat-bits from paws and toes and off pelt。 Shook head no。“Shift then。 I’ll weapon up。” Koun turned and left kitchen， closing door softly。Beast looked at office area。 Met Brute eyes， blue as sun on ice。 Brute shook head and went back to big mattress in office corner。 Turned three times and curled into ball with lizard。 Beast raced up stairs and into sleeping room。 Went to place where Bruiser kept clothes。 Nosed open door。 Found Bruiser best shoes for dancing。 Carried one to empty room and hid in empty closet。 Could bite holes in dead-cow-skin-shoes with killing teeth， but did not want to make Bruiser sigh。 Hiding shoe was enough。 Chuffed。 Padded back to bedroom， to bathroom， and leaped into place where humans lay in hot water。 Was cold on Beast belly。 Took claws off of Jane。What the heck are you doing？ Jane shouted at Beast。Beast reached into Jane skinwalker magics and thought about Jane half form。 Did not know what would happen when shifted。 Did not know what form I/we would be。 Most of Jane people did not know of Jane shifting problems。 Some knew secret。 Beast liked secrets。 All cats liked secrets。 。。。more
Shelley
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Cliffhanger！
Ralph Smith
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Thank you to NetGalley。com， Berkeley Publishing Group， and the author， for allowing me to read an advanced copy of this book。*** Spoilers Ahead***This is book fourteen in the Jane Yellowrock series， so if you feel lost reading this， just remember there was much that happened before。So the tale picks up with Jane still having shifting issues， which is causing stress not only to Jane， but to her clan followers。 An attack in the clan territory emphasizes this， plus stresses the issue， because in tw Thank you to NetGalley。com， Berkeley Publishing Group， and the author， for allowing me to read an advanced copy of this book。*** Spoilers Ahead***This is book fourteen in the Jane Yellowrock series， so if you feel lost reading this， just remember there was much that happened before。So the tale picks up with Jane still having shifting issues， which is causing stress not only to Jane， but to her clan followers。 An attack in the clan territory emphasizes this， plus stresses the issue， because in two weeks， they are returning to NOLA for a wedding。 But that return to NOLA， Jane has to BE her titles: Leader of Clan Yellowrock， Master of the City New Orleans， and Dark Queen of the Mithrans。 In NOLA they discover a new enemy that is coming against them， and it involves Jane's true Native American， Skinwalker family。 Because she is the Queen， it is her duty to find the enemy and wipe it out。 Oh， did I forget to mention Leo is back？May have some spoilers ahead。。。。。I have really enjoyed this series， and was so happy to get an ARC of this one。 I was beginning to wonder if there was going to be any other Yellowrock books， and now know that there is room for the story to continue at least for another book after this one。 Plus， I think I might have read somewhere that there may be a second conglomeration book with CE Murphy as well。 But back to topic。。。。Janes character has changed so much through the storyline of fourteen books。 Being solely responsible for so long is hard to change， but she is learning now that is has to happen。 With a seeming lack of control on the her/Beast changes， whether to/from human/Beast/half-beast it comes randomly with different effects: pain， quickness of change， etc。 Her clan， and personal guards have to learn to let her know details of missions/plans to keep her safe otherwise Jane goes nutso and charges right in， putting herself at danger （sense she cannot shift on will， cannot heal herself quickly）。I don't believe there was much world-building going on in this tale。 NOLA had been pretty well set-up in previous books， though this time having the higher titles， obviously more money ， meant more properties around the town were owned by Jane。 There was more background built up on the Mithrans， as they uncover information of 'The Rule of Three' and I look forward to much more of that being shown in the next novel。 Also， this Heir， name being revealed， but what level of power are we talking about？ With Leo now a second-born， outclan priest， he has gained more power， but he was powerful before - and this Heir being of that line， could they have even more power？ Things to make one anxiously await the next book。Overall， I truly enjoyed this one。 This series has been one I have read for the past couple years， having binged through half the series or more to catch up。 I like Faith Hunter's writing style， and the way she tells her tale。 I am not a romance reader， and the author keeps it at a minimum， with an absence of explicit details （thank you！） that even older YA would enjoy to read。 Looking forward to the next book in the series！#NetGalley #TrueDead 。。。more
Steven
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Thanks to Netgalley and Berkley Publishing Group for providing me with an advanced copy in exchange for nothing more than an honest review。FAITH YOU ARE A GENIUS。 You've given new life to an already amazing series。 You've sent some surprising shockwaves through Jane's world that are sure to massive consequences and reverberations throughout the rest of the Jane series and into Nell's series as well。 And you've just blown me away。I loved the heck out of this one。 More big bad setup。 Some storylin Thanks to Netgalley and Berkley Publishing Group for providing me with an advanced copy in exchange for nothing more than an honest review。FAITH YOU ARE A GENIUS。 You've given new life to an already amazing series。 You've sent some surprising shockwaves through Jane's world that are sure to massive consequences and reverberations throughout the rest of the Jane series and into Nell's series as well。 And you've just blown me away。I loved the heck out of this one。 More big bad setup。 Some storylines tied up， but in a way that means they were really threads of a bigger story。 Progress on some already setup plotlines。 Huge shocks。 More Jane-family。 More Beast。Needless to say， I am even more excited about the next （and final *sad face*） Jane book now， and I know that while it's a longer wait， it'll be worth it。Gosh， I can't rave about the Jane-verse enough！！！！GO READ THIS！ But if you've not read the rest of the series and it's Nell spinoffs， please read those too。 You'll be glad you did， both because they're awesome books and because there's so much history that you'd miss out on！ 。。。more
Erica Chilson
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I received a free copy of this title to read and review for Wicked ReadsTrue Dead is the 14th installment in the Jane Yellowrock series。 It absolutely cannot be read as a standalone or out of series order。 Not only is the world building complex， crafted from Skinwalker （Jane Yellowrock book 1） onward but it's a continuing story arc throughout all the novels。 Extreme confusion would be had for new readers。 Start at Skinwalker。 Eagerly anticipated and well worth the wait， I savored True Dead， thri I received a free copy of this title to read and review for Wicked ReadsTrue Dead is the 14th installment in the Jane Yellowrock series。 It absolutely cannot be read as a standalone or out of series order。 Not only is the world building complex， crafted from Skinwalker （Jane Yellowrock book 1） onward but it's a continuing story arc throughout all the novels。 Extreme confusion would be had for new readers。 Start at Skinwalker。 Eagerly anticipated and well worth the wait， I savored True Dead， thrilled to move forward in Jane Yellowrock's universe。 Healed from a form of magical cancer， heavy is the head that wears the crown。 Our Dark Queen， Jane is used to being the first to run into battle， used to being the cannon fodder for political monsters， a pawn maneuvered on the Southeast territory's game board。 With Leo's death， with the crown choosing to rest upon Jane's head， she is the Dark Queen， and it's beyond difficult to switch gears from the underling to one of the most powerful， wealthy， and influential beings on the planet。 Based in North Carolina， Jane and company are prepared to journey back to NOLA for Wrassler and Jodi's upcoming nuptials。 A large portion of the beginning， around the first third， the reader joins Jane as she tries to get her footing in NC。 Make no mistake， those pages are filled with action and the gamut of the human condition as Jane struggles。 Not only is she having trouble adapting， her human form is a cost paid via the healing of the magical cancer。 Jane's half form is becoming the natural skin she wears， taking a toll for her to try to maintain a human form for more than a few hours。 Where Faith Hunter shines is the connections she's created for Jane。 The orphan has constructed a large， extended family of chosen confidents who accept Jane for who she is， people willing to lay their lives down for her。 They're frustrated with her， because Jane is the ultimate alpha predator， believing she needs to be between her loved ones and danger， when with her death it will bring destruction to all they know and hold dear。 They're the fodder now， but they're too valuable emotionally for Jane to lose。 The familial connection， the romantic entanglement Jane has with her mate/consort， the camaraderie and laughter between them all， especially the uncanny through process of Beast， this brings levity to a very deep and heavy novel， lessens the stress felt on every page， as the reader empathizes with Jane's plight。 The enemy of my enemy is my friend。 No matter where Jane and company reside， the target is firmly resting upon her head。 Greed and lust for power， The European vamps are in cahoots with a surprising faction of supes， which I will not name as that would spoil the reader's journey。 Both factions seeking Jane's magical artifacts for their own gain。Set to the backdrop of a NOLA wedding， Jane is in danger on every page。 The title （True Dead） had fear in my heart for the entire time， many of Jane's nearest and dearest in peril。 There are hard hitting deaths， surprisingly fitting twists， new positions created and held， and a slight cliffhanger as readers ravenously await what this new connection made means for Jane and another。 As always， the best parts of the novel feature Beast-speak。 Beast is a separate entity in her own right， with her own emotions， desires， needs， and drive， and she pushes Jane sometimes for Jane's benefit and sometimes to her detriment。 I won't lie， I got majorly choked up when Jane stepped foot into the foyer at HQ。 I won't explain， as I hope readers have a similar， shocked emotional reaction。 The twist。。。 holy crap， Batman！ Have some tissues handy， tears from shock， grief， and emotional overload will undoubtedly fall。 On the negative side。 I spent a large portion of the novel just rolling with it。 Bear in mind， I just reread all 14 novels back-to-back in two weeks' time， the world building and events firmly in my mind。 Some of the world building， the jumps in logic， the actions of enemies， I was totally lost on what was occurring。 Maybe I'm head-blind after reading nonstop， but it felt as if Hunter managed to connect A to G， without leaving breadcrumbs from B to F for readers to follow。 This left me confused， where I just had to take it as face-value and roll with it。 Too much information dumped， where Hunter tried to explain a simple plot with a very complicated explanation， featuring hundreds of years worth of political maneuverings。 Now the wait begins anew， where I eagerly await what will happen next for Jane and Beast， along with all they call their own， targeted by their enemies both near and far。 。。。more
Laurie
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Jane Yellowrock is back！ Now recovered from cancer but still with issues， Jane returns to NOlA for a wedding and enemies。 ARC from NetGalley
Laura
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Jane， Bruiser， and company are back in NOLA。 Jane's cancer is gone but she's still having issues with shifting which means she could end up dead， for real。As the Dark Queen， she's trying to adjust and understand that she can't lead the charge any longer。 She and her team are trying to unravel plots that have been unfolding over centuries。I always love the inner dialogue between Jane and Beast - both have such well-developed voices and personalities。Despite Jane not leading the charge， mostly， th Jane， Bruiser， and company are back in NOLA。 Jane's cancer is gone but she's still having issues with shifting which means she could end up dead， for real。As the Dark Queen， she's trying to adjust and understand that she can't lead the charge any longer。 She and her team are trying to unravel plots that have been unfolding over centuries。I always love the inner dialogue between Jane and Beast - both have such well-developed voices and personalities。Despite Jane not leading the charge， mostly， there are plenty of battle scenes - lots of blood。Lots of snarky dialogue between Jane and her team - especially the Youngers。 A tender bit about Wrassler。With the team back in NOLA， there are some delicious food descriptions。 I've never been there but the books certainly seem to capture the flavor of NOLA。I appreciate that， unlike some urban fantasy series， Jane's powers don't seem to grow and grow exponentially。 I also appreciate a lack of orgies。Not a good entry point to the series if you're a newcomer。 Start at the beginning so you can appreciate the build-up to True Dead。 Long-time readers， we get some but not even close to all of our questions answered。 But don't despair， there are some great revelations that make it worthwhile。 。。。more
BookAddict ✒ La Crimson Femme
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This is the book I have been waiting for a long while。 In this series， we have seen Jane grow from a lone ranger to a person responsible for a small company。 At one point she becomes the de facto person in charge of all the security for the Master of the City， Leo。 The last couple of books have languished a bit for me because， well， *spoiler alert*， Leo DIED！ I keeled over and cried in shock with Leo passed away。 How could this be？ How could Ms。 Hunter do this to a pivotal character？ Why would s This is the book I have been waiting for a long while。 In this series， we have seen Jane grow from a lone ranger to a person responsible for a small company。 At one point she becomes the de facto person in charge of all the security for the Master of the City， Leo。 The last couple of books have languished a bit for me because， well， *spoiler alert*， Leo DIED！ I keeled over and cried in shock with Leo passed away。 How could this be？ How could Ms。 Hunter do this to a pivotal character？ Why would she do this？ Well， turns out there is method to her madness。To read the rest of my review， click on the image below to see it on my website。 。。。more
Hannah
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tAnother good addition to the Jane Yellowrock universe。 While this book is not as action packed as many of the earlier installments， there is still a good story line and many beloved characters。 tNot recommend for readers unfamiliar with the Jane Yellowrock books， but for the long time fans eagerly awaiting a new installment。 （As I was！） tI look forward to the next book （and any other books Faith Hunter writes）。（Thanks to Ace and Netgalley for the ARC）
Becky
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Another amazing book by Faith Hunter。 Jane and crew are back in NOLA and back to what they do best， hunting down the bad guys。 There are many surprise twist and turns in this book especially one that will have long time fans very excited。 I won't spoil it， but I am looking forward to what this might mean for future books。 Even though Jane was healed of the cancer in the last book she is still having a hard time with her shifting but as usual is too deep in trouble and trying to keep everyone ali Another amazing book by Faith Hunter。 Jane and crew are back in NOLA and back to what they do best， hunting down the bad guys。 There are many surprise twist and turns in this book especially one that will have long time fans very excited。 I won't spoil it， but I am looking forward to what this might mean for future books。 Even though Jane was healed of the cancer in the last book she is still having a hard time with her shifting but as usual is too deep in trouble and trying to keep everyone alive to address it。 We get a closer look at the new dynamics since Jane became the Dark Queen and how everyone it having to adjust。 If you are looking for everything to be tied up nice and neat by the end you will be disappointed as the book ended on a huge cliff hanger。 I am waiting with bated breath for the next book and what it might bring。I received this arc from netgalley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
RachelW （BamaGal）
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Why do so many authors （especially in pnr/uf it seems）， get about 6 or so books into a series and then completely change everything about it？The first 1/4 or so of the book wasn’t particularly interesting to me， I skimmed a lot。 After Jane got back to New Orleans the plotline picked up…for most of the rest of book。 There was less of the woo woo magic I do not care for， but that left room for more bloody， drawn out battles。 Jane spent way too much time in her head。 If I was playing a drinking gam Why do so many authors （especially in pnr/uf it seems）， get about 6 or so books into a series and then completely change everything about it？The first 1/4 or so of the book wasn’t particularly interesting to me， I skimmed a lot。 After Jane got back to New Orleans the plotline picked up…for most of the rest of book。 There was less of the woo woo magic I do not care for， but that left room for more bloody， drawn out battles。 Jane spent way too much time in her head。 If I was playing a drinking game with how many times she thought about how she didn’t want to be Dark Queen， I’d never have gotten this written。 The book was uneven， overly wordy， and not a particularly absorbing read （for me）。 Lots of time spent harking back to events of previous books， many of which I barely remembered。 Even the ‘big twist’ in this book failed to perk up my interest。 Not to say there weren’t a lot of good parts of the book， there were; just not enough to balance the things and parts I didn’t enjoy。I really miss the Jane and stories of the early books。 The plots/investigations were interesting and streamlined。 I haven’t liked the latter books of this series nearly as much。 This series has just gotten too bloated and weird for me。 At least there is Hunter’s ‘Soulwood’ series， I’m still enjoying that one… 。。。more
Robin （Bridge Four）
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Kindle Deal 31Mar21 - If you are a Yellowrock fan this is only $1。99 to pre-order today here Kindle Deal 31Mar21 - If you are a Yellowrock fan this is only $1。99 to pre-order today here 。。。more
✿~Danielle~✿
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Jane Yellowrock~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Steph
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August 2021 😩
Reference
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The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,True Dead&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0