I have read all of theirs books(series) .I had a hard time getting though this one.It wasn't like the other ones where I couldn't put it down.It was OK.I'm reading Frostbitten now hope this one is better.

When I began reading this series I was floored at how much I loved it!! I couldn't put it down or any of the other books! I was feeling a little lost after I finished reading the Twilight Saga, twice, and when I stumbled upon this series I was so excited to be back in the supernatural world! Can't wait for more!

I found Living With he Dead to be a complete let down, and for those of you who absolutly loved this book and see that I didn't like it, can not roll your eyes and say I'm "picky" because I'm not.

I have read every other story in this series as I'm sure most of you have and loved all the other ones. I think Robyns' prespective was boring as I did also with Finns'. Hopes and Colms were better, and Adeles weren't exactly compelling.

That brings me to another "downer" to this book. The ever changing views of the story. You adjust to there being 5 prespectives, but at first I felt a little annoyed. Kelleys last book- Personal Demon- was the first book that had more than one view, it was Lucus who was incorporated into Hopes' story. It was a very exceptional novel but I wasn't loving the two views.

It's not just the prespectives that made me not like the book, I've read alot of books with different sides and enjoyed them. But I found Living with the Dead boring and uneventful. Well, I shouldn't say uneventful, but theres just an undercurrent of the book that makes me feel like nothing fun is happening.

I'm not telling you to not read this book, nor am I implying it. In fact I think you should read this book, but only because it's part of the series and you still need it to make sense of the next one. I think there was really only three reasons why I finished this book:
1-I really don't like giving up on novels.
2-It's part of the series.
3-I thought it would get better...it didn't.

Living With The Dead is Kelley Armstrong's ninth novel in her popular Women of The Otherworld series. It features half-demon Hope and werewolf Karl (the protagonists of the previous novel Personal Demon) as well as introducing some new characters into the series (the most interesting of which is Finn - the homicide detective who can see dead people).

Robyn Peletier (a mere mortal), recently moved to LA after the tragic death of her husband. Living in a haze of apathy, she has taken the thankless job of PR agent for a for a spoiled, little rich girl 'celebutante' (think Paris Hilton type), Portia Kane. When Portia is found dead, a series of events unravel and soon Robyn finds herself on the run, pursued by the killer as well as the police who see her as a suspect. Lucky for her, her best friend Hope is in town on a work exchange, and so she and her boyfriend Karl, ride to the rescue to help Robyn clear her name.

Besides having a *gasp* human as the main character, Living With The Dead also departs from Armstrong's usual style of writing. Normally her books are written in first person with one character's point of view. Personal Demon was slightly different in that it was written in first person from a couple of different points of view but Living With The Dead extends this further and is written in third person from the points of view of five different characters. Unfortunately the finished result is a somewhat choppy story that never seems to gain any real momentum.

As a possible offshoot of the whole idea of having a human as the main character, the main element of the story is also less fantasy based and more grounded in reality. Apart from being clairvoyant the 'bad guy' (or in this case gal) behaves much the way any human villain would. She shoots people, she lies, she plots and schemes, and she has no conscience or consideration of others. Just like your standard human psychopath.

With its confusing mixture of changing perspectives and odd combination of crime and fantasy plotline Living With The Dead is (in my opinion) just an okay book and certainly not up to the standards set by the other books in this series. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed it and was entertained by it, I just didn't feel like I had been taken for a thrilling ride like some of Armstrong's others books have done.

Of all the Kelley Armstrong, I wasn't sure how I felt about this particular one. All I know for sure is, I cried when Robyn detailed the events leading up to her husband's death. I mean, who wouldn't? What happened was so . . . . pointless, almost ridiculous. Nonetheless, the book is a solid addition to the Armstrong collection, and I did enjoy reading this story.

This newer book of Armstrong's was pretty good. It was another story with Hope Adams, the 1/2 demon supernatural. I thought it dragged on a little bit but it was bearable.

While it took me two tries to get into this novel, once I did, I was addicted. To be honest, I'm not sure what it was that stopped me from reading it the first time. Probably because, during the first few chapters, I was screaming in my head, "DON'T DO THAT, YOU IDIOT!" And of course the main character did.

But as I read on, the story got more twisted and interesting. The tapestry woven is indeed complex, and sometimes the ideas within the plot are so convoluted I had to go back and read some parts over again for risk of losing a plot point or being confused, and that can get tiring after two or three times, but it was still worth it.

Armstrong took a risk, as this is the first WOTO that is purely third person, but I think she managed it well. She only lapsed in it twice, when she went impersonal like her usual first person style, but I only caught it because I'm snobby.

Kelley Armstrong is a fantastic author. I found this book to be a fast read. I didn't want to put it down! Very excited for her next one.

This was a nice re-start to Armstrong's Otherworld series. The tone and rhythm was different without deterring entirely from the rest. In many ways, this was appropriate, because for the first time Armstrong used a human protagonist.

Free from sex, the plot amped up into the mystery/thriller aspect. I could have done without the constant chapter headings that told whose perspective we were listening to. (Everything's in third person, so I'm not sure they were needed at all.) I also felt like there were a couple of stutter-starts in this…were I'd read a stretch full-out, then just suddenly lose interest. Luckily the plot would quickly regroup itself and charge onward again.

Elena has always been my favorite character for the Otherworld, and I missed not having a glimpse of her. Still, I'm excited at where Armstrong is taking her readers. After 9 books, I'm not feeling like I'm reading the same drivel over and over again. That alone makes this one highly recommended.

This book was great. You really get to see Hope and Karls relationship grow and evolve from the last book and you get to see Hope grow up. She has to make some tough decisions at the end of the book so it leads into the next book. This book also introduces some new characters. I definite must read for all Kelley Armstrong fans and new ones.

Once again we get to dive into the world of the Kelley Armstrong, and the dive is a perfect 10. This book deals with the mixing of humans and those with otherworldly powers in a fun, exciting and intesnse story that will keep you reading and wanting more. The 'otherworld' series are not to be missed.