Armstrong's best work since Bitten

I was skeptical at first, wondering how on earth I was going to identify with a main character who has no physical form, but Kelley Armstrong got me again. By the third chapter, I was hooked.

Thanks to consistent and believable "rules" in the world of her work, Eve's afterlife came alive for me. I wanted to see her prove herself worthy of the task assigned her and redeem herself in the eyes of all the readers who saw her as less-than-honorable from Paige's perspective over the course of the last two books. And she didn't disappoint me.

We already knew Eve was a good mother. Even Paige told us that. But through HAUNTED, we come to learn that she is also a good person, with a strong, if a bit tarnished, moral code of behavior. Sure she kills, and she doesn't try to hide that fact or make excuses for it. But she only kills those who deserve to die, and by the end, I was wishing she could have added a few more notches to her belt, as there were several bad guys worthy of her particular brand of justice.

The best part of this novel by far was how incredibly real Eve's angst felt over being unable to help, or to let go of her daughter. I was literally brought to tears twice, once by her horror and frustration as Savannah faces death and Eve is unable to do anything but watch. And again when she is realizes the inevitable conclusion: that life is for the living and she must let Savannah go, for the good of them both. I couldn't help feeling that Ms. Armstrong was writing about her own reluctance to let go of her children as they grow up, and based on the dedication, I think I may be right.

In HAUNTED, Ms. Armstrong has given us all a gift, a truly touching story about a woman who recognizes life's precious moments for the miracle they are and learns to cherish them as she reaches emotional maturity just a little too late - in an afterlife that is anything but restful and boring. With her best work and most compelling heroine since BITTEN, Ms. Armstrong has claimed her place on my permanent bookshelf, and a little piece of my heart, as well.

I liked this book and I found it compliments her other books

I enjoy in how this series of books doesn't forget the characters of the other books and keeps the connections, but never so much that it takes away from main character of the book you're reading. Kelly Armstrong is, in my opinion, doing a good job of letting you see the characters through the eyes of others, and still the characters remain who they are. You as the read get a more 3 dimensional look at people. The good, the bad and what the character him or herself don't know about themselves. That's a tough thing to do, but Kelly seems to be doing it well.

Eve in this book helps to develop all the other worlds that Kelly has created. There are many dimensions and you get a good look at the complexity and how things are connected, but not connected.

I'll admit this isn't one of my favorite books of this series, but I do appreciate the enhancement and the intricacies of the relationships throughout this book.

Awesome book

I loved this book. I was a little hesitant about buying this book since i found the previous two barely decent. This story was excellent the plot was well developed and fast moving, the only thing that dissapointed be about this book is that there is no sequel. I hope that there will be a sequel.