These early shenanigans with the Weres lay the groundwork for the upcoming interactions (shenanigans) with the Weres, who play a HUGE role in this book. And by 'him' I mean Rachel, b/c she's the one who gets challenged by the alpha leader-backed female who wants to be David's alpha in truth *waggles eyebrows* (as opposed to on paper, like Rachel). The local alphas don't think much of David's loophole maneuver and decide to make an example of him. He forms a pack with Rachel, who won't hold him to the standard expectations that another Were would-relationships, babies, etc.-and problem solved. But I'll get to that later.Īt the end of book 3, Rachel signs on as David (the lone Were)'s female alpha for insurance purposes (b/c as an independent runner, Rachel is practically uninsurable), and as a quick fix for David who is getting hassled at work for being a lone wolf, and not contributing to the Were population.

the Rachel and Ivy nonsense came to a head, and as we all know, things that come to a head are wont to EXPLODE.Īnd explode it did. I've come to expect a certain kind of action-fueled, intricate, and well-crafted plot from Kim Harrison, and in A Fistful of Charms, the fourth installment of her The Hollows series, the breakneck pace and interconnectedness upheld all of my expectations.īut. His elfish butt better be in the 5th book! I don't think I'd care if something (anything) happened to him.īut Trent. I don't exactly hate him, but I am not too fond of him either. Nick can climb up the highest tree for all I care! I didn't like him when he made his appearance in the first book, I grew to dislike him even more in the second book, I barely tolerated him in the third one, but now I downright HATE him! Geez, every time he makes an appearance he makes me feel ashamed of my being a simple human. (Have to admit I am not precisely too great a fan of Ivy either.)

He is by far one of the most interesting characters of this series, along with Jenks, Ivy and of course Rachel herself. Where the heck is he? I am only a few chapters away from finishing the book and still fondly waiting for him to make an appearance. He is probably off getting his elf butt married to that cold-hearted lady of the previous installment, but still.

A fistful of charms