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What to say about Deadworld? I like Vampires and Ghosts and strong women characters so I thought this would be the perfect series for me. I started getting bored with the book about half way through, but since I had already read that much I forced myself to finish.

I just could not sympathize or connect with the main character, Jackie, I found her to be extremely foul. She had a filthy mouth, drank too much, was promiscuous, and was just too much of a "man" for my liking. The only feminine characteristic she possessed was having a cat.

I love fantasy but this story "jumped the shark" several times, even for fantasy. The storyline with Drake - Nick angle was really good and I liked the concept of it, but it was never fully explained, Nick explained it to the other characters however the author failed to explain it to the readers. Why was Drake tormenting Nick? I don't know the answer to that.

**Spoiler Alert***
I really feel like it would have been better if Nick had died and joined his family instead of coming back for Jackie. I was disgusted by his attraction to a woman of this caliber; men who have integrity usually aren't attracted to women who have NONE. Gwen seemed to be the complete opposite and Nick obviously still loved her so his attraction to Jackie left me feeling dirty. I'm not sure I even understood Nick's relationship with Shelby, did he turn her into a vampire? Why? I just wanted Nick to be a man, but I guess he didn't have to be since Jackie was apparently the man. Which left be confused when Nick saved the day while Jackie whined and cried in the corner.

Other questions I was left with: What happened with Archie's parents? What happened with the other kids' families? What happened to Reggie? Why were the vampires able to eat and walk in the sun, what kind of vampire is normal? Why did Jackie have to go to Deadworld? She was absolutely useless there and was more of a distraction than help. Why was Jackie so important to the FBI that she was allowed to do and say things that would not be permitted? I never understood her importance. That really irritated me. What kind of FBI agent would leave his wounded partner with a suspect? There are many, many other unanswered questions.

I don't think I will be reading the next book unless it has a completely different protagonist.


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Deadworld JN Duncan 9780758255662 Books Reviews

Jackie Rutledge is one hard-talking, hard-hitting, hard-drinking lady. She's the type of person you hope you don't run into in a dark alley when emotions are running high because she's known to hit first and ask questions later. She's also known for taking random men home to screw senseless. I like this lady already!

Things I liked that didn't involve Jackie, a bottle of alcohol, and nudity Sheriff Nick and his sexy coat (totally shallow, yes, but there's something about a cowboy that makes my heart skip a beat). Oh, and the worldbuilding was pretty fab also. Teeming with vampires, creeptastic serial killers, ghosts, and psychics, poor mortal Jackie really shouldn't fit in. Yet, her dogged determination and her personal demons (those are metaphorical demons, btw) make her a match for anything that's thrown at her during the course of this investigation.

Suitably dark (because dark is the new black...no, that's not right), I liked the brutality of this world. The deaths are coldly vicious, the bad guy is powerful and creepy, and these guys sure know how to hold a grudge. I can only imagine that the things Jackie faced in this book are going to cause problems in later books. I like problems. They make reading so fun.

-Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal
When I sat down to read Deadworld, I truthfully didn't expect to like it. Urban Fantasy is not my usual reading genre. I hate cop stories, vampires, graphic sex, etc. etc. etc. In all honesty, there was really no reason for me to buy this book, but since I had connected with the author through Twitter, I wanted to support him.

A lot of different readers have had varied opinions on Deadworld, ranging from hating it to loving it and everything in between, all for various and conflicting reasons. Some say the plot was gripping, while the characters were lackluster. Some say the writing is monotonous and disagreeable. Others say the exact opposite.

Jackie is hard to like at the beginning of the story. She's tough, vindictive, impatient, and excessively angry at pretty much everything. Laurel, her psychic partner, is Jackie's squishy counterpart, sweet, controlled, and kind. They apply the bad cop, good cop roles in the story. I loved Laurel from the very beginning. My inability to connect with Jackie because of her personality was rectified with Laurel. The hero, Nick, suspect in Jackie's case, is a calm, collected vampire--one that I like. The author did a good job taking the usual vampire stereotypes and turning them on their head without losing the essence of vampirism. While some readers claim the characters lack depth, I came to love the main characters, even Jackie. The author's characterization was phenomenal. I haven't been that emotionally invested in a group of book characters in a really long time. I felt their pain, happiness, and anger right along with them. I actually cried at one point. The characters are what made the story for me.

As I said in the first bit, there's a lot of graphic romance or mentions of it. One particular scene was painful to read, not because it was badly written, but just because of all the emotional baggage that went into it. I just felt bad for Jackie. That said, a decent romance blooms between Jackie and Nick, one where she's sober and not reliving her abusive past, so that was nice.

As far as the plot goes, it was so-so. The pacing was great for me, possibly slow for others, and the author put cliffhangers in the proper spots (I kept telling myself "one more chapter" for about thirty chapters while reading one night). I didn't find myself really caring about the plot itself. I was more involved with the characters. The bodies are piling up and both Nick and Jackie want to stop the killer. Nick's personally involved, and it's Jackie's job to catch the villain. I didn't find the villain particularly threatening, but he is deplorable.

The supernatural aspect isn't overwhelming as it is in most paranormal or urban fantasy stories. Even with vampires, ghosts, psychics, and the world of the dead, it felt like the world we live in, with just a little bit extra. The supernatural was a backdrop for the story rather than the story focusing on the supernatural bits. I liked that.

All in all, I really enjoyed Deadworld, more so than I expected to. It was a complete story for me with no real questions hanging over my head. I don't know if I'll read the sequel The Vengeful Dead when it comes out in October. The cover does look fantastic though.
What to say about Deadworld? I like Vampires and Ghosts and strong women characters so I thought this would be the perfect series for me. I started getting bored with the book about half way through, but since I had already read that much I forced myself to finish.

I just could not sympathize or connect with the main character, Jackie, I found her to be extremely foul. She had a filthy mouth, drank too much, was promiscuous, and was just too much of a "man" for my liking. The only feminine characteristic she possessed was having a cat.

I love fantasy but this story "jumped the shark" several times, even for fantasy. The storyline with Drake - Nick angle was really good and I liked the concept of it, but it was never fully explained, Nick explained it to the other characters however the author failed to explain it to the readers. Why was Drake tormenting Nick? I don't know the answer to that.

**Spoiler Alert***
I really feel like it would have been better if Nick had died and joined his family instead of coming back for Jackie. I was disgusted by his attraction to a woman of this caliber; men who have integrity usually aren't attracted to women who have NONE. Gwen seemed to be the complete opposite and Nick obviously still loved her so his attraction to Jackie left me feeling dirty. I'm not sure I even understood Nick's relationship with Shelby, did he turn her into a vampire? Why? I just wanted Nick to be a man, but I guess he didn't have to be since Jackie was apparently the man. Which left be confused when Nick saved the day while Jackie whined and cried in the corner.

Other questions I was left with What happened with Archie's parents? What happened with the other kids' families? What happened to Reggie? Why were the vampires able to eat and walk in the sun, what kind of vampire is normal? Why did Jackie have to go to Deadworld? She was absolutely useless there and was more of a distraction than help. Why was Jackie so important to the FBI that she was allowed to do and say things that would not be permitted? I never understood her importance. That really irritated me. What kind of FBI agent would leave his wounded partner with a suspect? There are many, many other unanswered questions.

I don't think I will be reading the next book unless it has a completely different protagonist.