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THE WITCH WITH NO NAME

Written by Kim Harrison

Narrated by Marguerite Gavin

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It’s Rachel Morgan’s ultimate adventure . . . and anything can happen in this final book in the New York Times bestselling Hollows series.

Rachel Morgan has come a long way since her early days as an inexperienced bounty hunter. She’s faced vampires and werewolves, banshees, witches, and soul-eating demons. She’s crossed worlds, channelled gods, and accepted her place as a day-walking demon. She’s lost friends and lovers and family, and an old enemy has unexpectedly become something much more.

But power demands responsibility, and world-changers must always pay a price. Rachel knew that this day would come –and now it is here.

To save Ivy’s soul and the rest of the living vampires, to keep the demonic ever-after and our own world from destruction, Rachel Morgan will risk everything . . .

LanguageEnglish
PublisherHarperCollins
Release dateOct 9, 2014
ISBN9780007493944
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Kim Harrison

The only girl in a large family of boys, former tomboy Kim Harrison invented the first Brigadier General Barbie in self-defence. She shoots a very bad game of pool and rolls a very good game of dice. When not at her keyboard, she enjoys lounging on the couch with a bowl of popcorn watching action movies with The-Guy-In-The-Leather-Jacket. She plays her Ashiko drum when no one is listening, and is hard to find when the moon is new.

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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    A satisfying ending to the series and I'm even okay with not getting the epilogue in my e-galley, since I thought the last chapter worked well as a finale. (As it should, since an epilogue is a bit of a bonus.) I've enjoyed this series, but it almost felt like there was too much going on in this final volume--an attempt to tie up every loose end ever--and some of the relationship stuff suffered as a result. What's kept me coming back are not the world-building and plotting, but the relationships between Rachel and the people around her. Maybe the epilogue satisfies some of this lack, but the main narrative feels more focused on big stuff happening than on who these characters are to each other. It was a fine ending to the series and didn't leave me with lingering questions, but, for me, it lacked something on an emotional level.
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    Book was great as always but the recoding was terrible. Destorting and sometimes cutting off mid word
  • Rating: 1 out of 5 stars
    1/5
    There’s something wrong with the audiobook. I’ve tried playing it using wifi, downloading and cellular. It’s choppy
    . Please fix so I can hear it
    !!
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    i really loved it guys this book is the best for us fantasy, sci-fi ,magic lovers
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I liked this book! This book is where the series originally ended and I may have looked at it a little differently if I read it thinking that it would really be the last book. Since I waited, I know that the series has continued and I will only be waiting a couple of weeks to read more instead of years. I did think that things were wrapped up well. I found this to be a very entertaining read.Rachel needs to figure out how to help the vampires keep their souls without wanting to walk into the sun. This is no easy feat but Trent, Jenks, Al, and the rest of the gang are there to help her out. I have really enjoyed watching this group of characters grow and change over the course of the series and I think that Trent is a good match for Rachel. The highlight of this for me was Al. I loved the part that he played in this story and I think that he has shown the most growth over the course of the series. This book had all of the action and excitement that I hoped for plus a whole lot of heart.Marguerite Gavin does a phenomenal job with this series. I love the various character voices that she uses which really helps to bring this story to life. I thought that she added a lot of emotion and excitement to her reading which increased my enjoyment of the story. I definitely feel like audio is the way to go with this series, at least for me.I would recommend this series to others. I had a great time watching this group of characters that I have grown to love over the years tackle another impossible situation. I cannot wait to read the next book in the series to see what happens next.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I hate that this is the last book in the wonderful Hollows series, but if it has to be the last book, at least it is a well written, mile-a-minute, crazy plot driven, nailbiter of a book. Rachel Morgan is just as determined as ever to both save the world and make it better despite insurmountable odds. She kicks ass, the unexpected way through is found, and she may even believe in her own romance by the end of it. Also, lucky book thirteen? Well played, Miss Harrison, well played.

    Advanced reader's copy provided by Edelweiss.
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    I think at one point, I actually found the vampires in the series interesting. I am well beyond caring, because the entire vampire-soul plot was unbearably boring.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Synopsis:The vampires want their souls, the demons want out of the ever-after, and everyone else wants their race to come out on top. All Rachel really wants is that Ivy, Jenks, the elves, and everyone else is safe, 'Up until The Witch With No Name, Rachel was supported in this endeavor by Rynn Cormel, undead master vampire of Cincinnati, former U.S. president, and author of a wildly successful how-to book on safely dating vampires. But at the beginning of the book, Cormel, tired of waiting for salvation, raises the stakes (badum-tsh!): He marks Ivy for death in order to force Rachel's hand and speed up her timeline. Already caught between elf and demon politics, hiding from a Goddess of wild magic who wants to destroy her, and full of unexpected feelings for a new boyfriend, Rachel now has to fend off assassination attempts on her best friend — while figuring out how to save the vampires from themselves.'Review: I hate that this series is over. I liked the ending of the book with everyone seeming to get what they deserved, both good and bad.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Delightful end to a great series! I don't know how I missed that this was published several years ago, but I just now found it, read it, and greatly enjoyed it. Wow!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Very bittersweet to finish the series. Wrapped things up nicely, however. It took some unexpected turns, and revisited older characters without making it obvious they were a run down nostalgia lane. I was tempted to dock it a little due to my general dislike of happy endings for everyone. I also as a general rule dislike when heroines end their stories getting happily married and having kids, mostly because it happens soooo often, but the kids part especially was something Rachel expressed a desire and longing for throughout the series that I was prepared for it. Buuuut, I do know of the author's fondness for that sort of thing, and I've read enough books lately that give me nicely satisfying messy endings that I can overlook that. Also, I just really fucking loved this series, and it wrapped things up satisfyingly enough that I can overlook some flaws (sue me, I've read two thirds of the series on release day or within a week of release, I might be a little biased in its favor :) )
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I really enjoyed this book! The only character that I wished we had the opportunity to see one more time was Eden's son. I also wished the epilogue had an actual baby for Trent & Rachel, just not the hope of one. Otherwise, the story did not disappoint.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
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    Aus, vorbei und Ende! Mit „Blutfluch“ geht nach dreizehn Bänden Kim Harrisons „Rachel Morgan“ Serie zu Ende und ich bin gleichzeitig traurig und begeistert, denn damit stellt dieser Roman das Ende einer meiner absoluten Lieblingsserien dar, aber es ist ein so gelungenes Ende, das zumindest für mich eigentlich keine Fragen oder Wünsche offen geblieben wären, weshalb ich mich jetzt wirklich auf Kim Harrisons nächstes Projekt, die „Peri Reed Chronik“, deren erster Band im Original diesen September erscheint.

    Um niemandem hier irgendetwas zu spoilern, will ich auf den Inhalt von „Blutfluch“ gar nicht mehr weiter eingehen. Wer auf der Suche ist nach Urban Fantasy, in der es neben Romantik, die zwar zentraler Bestandteil der Geschichte ist, aber nicht das tonangebende Element, vor allem um Action geht, für den ist Kim Harrisons Serie definitiv eine Empfehlung wert. Mit viel Witz und Humor stürzt ihre Heldin Rachel Morgan von einer Katastrophe – oder einem Abenteuer – ins nächste.

    Dabei spielen die Geschichten in einer Welt, in die die Autorin einfach mal so ziemlich alles hinein schmeißt, was das Genre der Urban Fantasy so zu bieten hat – seien es Dämonen, Hexen, Werwölfe, Vampire oder Elfen, parallele Dimensionen oder Menschen ausrottende Tomaten. So einen Überfluss an Elementen muss man mögen, ansonsten wird man mit dieser Serie wohl nicht viel anfangen können.

    „Blutfluch“ ist ein großartiger Abschluss für diese Serie, hier geht es quasi um alles oder nichts und Rachel steht vor ihrem bislang größten Abenteuer. Es geht gewohnt rasant zu und man ist sofort wieder drin in der Geschichte, die sich leider viel zu schnell dem dafür umso gelungeneren Ende nähert.

    Alles in allem hat Kim Harrison mit „Blutfluch“ einen großartigen Abschluss für ihre „Rachel Morgan“ Serie geschrieben, der Fans der Serie sicherlich überzeugen wird. Mir jedenfalls hat dieser 13. Band absolut großartig gefallen, auch wenn ich es natürlich wirklich schade finde, dass die Serie nun vorbei ist.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    As usual, Rachel has tons of problems to solve before she can get to her happy ending in this final book of the Hollows series. The elves want to kill the vampires and the demons. The old vampires want to get their souls back despite the fact that regaining their souls would make them walk into the sun. The Goddess is searching for Rachel and wants to kill her. She loves Trent but feels that she isn't a positive in his life. You know, typical problems ranging from the personal to the world destroying.One of Rachel's more personal problems has to do with the relationship between Ivy and Nina. They are in love but Nina is still being controlled by an old vampire named Felix who is going insane. Cormel has demanded that Rachel find a way to reunite vampires with their lost souls. Rachel discovers that the souls are in the Ever After but finding them and reinserting them causes more problems than it solves.Then there is Landon who convinces the vampires that he can free vampire souls from the Ever After but doesn't mention that his technique will also free the demons and destroy the Ever After and end all magic on Earth. This book was packed with excitement as it ties up the loose threads from earlier books in the series. I breathed a sigh of relief when I got the end and think other long-time readers will feel the same way. I enjoyed this series and really enjoyed the place where Rachel ended up when the story was over.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    This was indeed Rachel Morgan’s ultimate adventure. The long awaited, series finale, The Witch with No Name, was everything it promised to be and then some.

    Rachel has got to be one of the most well-written characters in the Urban Fantasy genre. She has grown up so much throughout the last 10 years, and we’ve grown up with her. Crying for her when things go wrong, and cheering for her when everything goes right. Reading this final book in the series was like saying goodbye to old friends – laughing and crying all the way through.

    Rachel has made some incredible friendships on her journey, from just about every race on the planet. Her heart of gold has brought them all together for one final adventure.

    The action leaps off the page from the beginning, for a crazy incredible ride, as Rachel tries to find a way to rejoin the undead with their souls, while saving the demons from a life stuck in the Ever After. An Ever After that is shrinking and may just wink out of existence at some point. As always Ivy and Jenks have her back, along with Trent, Al, and Bis, each providing assistance in their own unique way.

    The love between Ivy and Rachel is so much more palpable than the love between Rachel and Trent, even though that love was destined from the first book. Ivy and Rachel have been through so much together and Rachel will not stop before she finds a way to save Ivy’s soul, even if means her own death.

    Jenks is once again hilarious. I think he has some of the best quotes of the entire series in this one. “Well that’s about as comfortable as finding a naked fairy in your son’s bed” or “Tink’s last will and testicles! You should have been there Ivy!”

    I was torn between wanting to swallow it whole, and taking my time to make it last. I put it down many times, afraid to finish it too soon, but in the end it was just too good to put down for very long. There were moments that were so intense that I wanted to cry (and did). There were moments of action where my heart beat so fast I thought it might pop out of my chest. There were moments I wanted to scream at Rachel for not trusting that Trent loved her, regardless of the fact that he could not continue his elven race with her. I wanted Rachel to realize she did deserve him, she did deserve his love, and this was her moment to show everyone. Of course that means making herself completely vulnerable and until she can admit she loves him too, she isn’t ready to do that.

    Without giving anything away and, as long time readers, you probably already know this, Rachel does get her happy ending. There is no way Kim Harrison could end this beloved series any other way. Although there were so many intense, edge of your seat moments, you wished you could stand up and fight with her. But Rachel didn’t need our help, not with her tight group of friends.

    It is so fitting to see her help Trent raise Ray, the beautiful little girl that Ceri so obviously named after her, along with Trent’s biological daughter Lucy. To realize that no matter what kind of family you have, 2 moms, 2 dads, or 2 elves, a witch, a vampire, a demon, and a pixy, all that matters is that you’re loved… if that’s not the perfect example of family, and the perfect backdrop to a story that took years in the making, I don’t know what is.

    I am going to miss Rachel, but I look forward to rereading the series, just so I can go back and say hi to an old friend.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Review courtesy of Dark Faerie TalesQuick & Dirty: Emotional and touching ending to a very great series! Rachel’s journey to save Ivy comes to a head in a surprising twist.Opening Sentence: Neck craned, I squinted up between the shadowed apartments.The Review:The Witch With No Name is the final book in the awesome and dark urban fantasy series, The Hollows. This is one of the series that really gave me a love for the urban fantasy genre during its highs and lows. I cried, I got angry and I fell in love. There were so many moments in this series that really spoke to me, so it was with a heavy heart that I picked up this book. It took me a long time to read this book because I really didn’t want my favorite series to end.Cormel, the unspoken leader of the vampires in the Cincinnati area, has had enough of Rachel’s stalling. He wants the vampires to have their souls back and he has no problem threatening Ivy to get Rachel to do want he wants. Rachel has no idea how to give the vampires back their souls but with Ivy’s life on the line she has no choice. Cormel believes the threat of death is Rachel’s only motivation so she is constantly avoiding attacks and explosions throughout Cincinnati and the Hollows, even risking going to the Ever After to save herself and her friends.Rachel’s problems don’t just include the vampires hunting her down. She has the Elves risking a power play by removing the vampires from existence so they are undermining her when she says that the vampires should not have their souls back. Of course, things play out just as she thought they would.The demon Al has turned his back on Rachel, so she has to be very careful when she seeks refuge in the Ever After. The Ever After is also not immune to the trouble that the Elves are causing so once again Rachel and the demons have to work together. Rachel even gets help from some unexpected places. Who knew Rachel’s mom was so badass?The Witch With No Name was quite action packed. There was a lot going on and since it is the final novel the loose ends had to be wrapped up. I’m sure something was forgotten but as of right now, I can’t think of anything.I have really enjoyed Rachel throughout this entire series. Although I have questioned some of her decisions I haven’t been terribly turned off by her character. I wasn’t too happy for her doubting of her and Trent’s relationship. I guess she really hasn’t had the best luck with her relationships so she was waiting for the other shoe to drop, but I wasn’t sure what else Trent could do to prove to her that he really loved her.As the last book in a series that I have really loved, I had a hard time finishing this book. I kept putting it down because I didn’t want it to end. But I made myself keep going because I didn’t want it ruined for me. I kept telling myself to be prepared for tears and an ugly cry like when Kisten died but thankfully that never happened. It was a perfect happy ending for Rachel and I wasn’t entirely sad about it. Although I did have some reservations about the ending, I really didn’t like how the whole vampire story line played out. I really envisioned something else and when that didn’t happen I was sorely disappointed and a little confused. But other than that I really don’t have any complaints.Overall, I have enjoyed The Hollows so much that I would reread this series again. The Witch With No Name was a satisfying conclusion to a wonderful series.Notable Scene:“Trent!” I shouted, realized Bis was on my shoulder, his wings open as he kept his balance. “I think we can do this!” I wouldn’t have to leave my church. I wouldn’t have to abandon the only place I’d ever felt was mine.His expression was wild. He met my eyes, and something plinked through me. He loves me, I thought, knowing he’d do anything if it would keep me safe, even if that meant letting me do something stupid like try to save my church.A head poked up behind the smoldering couch, visible past the broken wall. There was a sudden flurry of motion, and five bodies dove out of the open back door. The one remaining slowly stood. Smirking, he dropped something heavy. I watched it fall as if in slow motion.Trent grabbed me, spinning me down and around. Bis’s wings flapped madly as we hunched into a ball.The last vampire launched himself at the door, fleeing.I gasped, trying to figure out what was going on.“Now, Bis! Trent shouted, and the world exploded.The roar of the fire washed over us, eating away the bubble Trent has thrown up.And then it was gone, the pulse of heat vanishing into the hum of the lines and then evolving into the shush of water on a beach. Bis had jumped us, and I had no idea where we were.FTC Advisory: I purchased my own copy of The Witch With No Name. No goody bags, sponsorships, “material connections,” or bribes were exchanged for my review.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Strong finish to a great series. Even the epilogue was masterful, and I usually find them cheesy. All the loose ends get tied up nicely, but a rich future still remains for the characters.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Now this is how you end a series! Rachel Morgan is a witch who has been through a lot in the 12 books preceding this outstanding series finale. Cormel, the head vampire in Cincinnati, wants Rachel to find a way to save the souls of living vampires before they die their first death and their souls are relegated to the Ever After. Rachel is convinced it can't be done, but Cormel continues to threaten those Rachel loves unless she figures out a way to make it happen. The whole gang is back to try and either help Rachel figure this our or protect her from the vampires.In the last book Rachel and Trent, at first enemies, finally admitted their love for each other. Rachel continues to believe that their relationship can't last because it has cost Trent too much in terms of his financial standing and authority with this elves. It doesn't help that Trent's former fiancee and mother of his child hasn't given up her hopes that the two of them will still be married. Rachel also misses the demon Al who cut her off at the end of the last book because of this relationship. So, not only does Rachel have to handle the vampire problem but also some very sticky personal issues.As I've come to expect in Harrison's Hollows series novels, there is a lot of action but also plenty of great interpersonal relationships explored in this book. Most of the characters we've grown to love make a least a token appearance and there is an amazing epilogue that nicely closes up the series. A great big thank you to Ms. Harrison for this wonderful world she created and the particularly fitting way in which she ended it. This is one series I will sorely miss.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Beat of a Different Drum:I finished reading this final installment of the series at about 5:00a.m. this morning. I'd only intended to read a few pages before drifting off to sleep, but residents of the Hollows and Ever After obviously had other plans for me. I've been an extreme fan of this series since it's first installment, and the annual release has truly been an enjoyable and anticipated event in my home. Around the same time every year, I'd order two copies of the new book, so my husband and I could read them together, and then break into my, "I've got a Jenks book! Yeah, yeah, yeah!" happy dance on release day. I always have reservations and mixed feelings when a series is brought to a close. I wonder if the author will do the series and the characters justice, if the story will have a resolution, or if loose ends will remain unattended. My primary instinct, though, is one of sorrow and loss for the closing of a chapter. When you look forward to something year after year, it's like waking up on Christmas Day and being told, "Oh, sorry. We're not doing that anymore." Sure, I will often read other works by an author as they are published, but there's just never quite anything like that very first series that you just cannot get enough of. I love to see a balanced character growth over time, an evolution of choices, hardship, joy, and maturity. However, I'm never pleased when the character ends at a junction or destination that is just so far removed from where he or she started, that what made the character special to begin with is lost. In this case, I'm very pleased with the overall result.The characters ended up in roughly the exact place where I felt they belonged, but there were still enough surprises to keep it interesting without the ending being unbelievably positive. We were brought full circle, addressing issues that were ongoing from previous books in the series, and in this reviewer's opinion, given enough plot, action, and excitement to fill two or three books. It was a truly spectacular adventure. I will miss Jenks, Al, Newt, Rachel, Ivy, Trent, and the rest of the Hollows cast, but I applaud the author for her choices regarding this series. I still feel that there's an unaccounted for leprechaun wish floating around somewhere from one of the earlier books, so maybe I can use that to wish for a return to the Hollows, and these characters, in a later series. As for me, it's time to find a new author and a new song to dance to.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    This is the thirteenth, and final, book in The Hallows series. This has been one of my favorite urban fantasy series. There were a couple books mid series that got a bit slow, but then the series picked up again and was just as wonderful as when it started. I loved this book, it was just an absolutely perfect ending for this series. I admit I am pretty sad this series is over, but it ended beautifully. Cormel wants Rachel to figure out how to find his soul and return it to his body; he will stop at nothing to coerce Rachel to do this. When Cromel tries to kill Ivy in an attempt to force Rachel’s hand Rachel strikes a deal with him; she will attempt to find Piscary’s soul and join it to his body to see if it can be done but after that she is off the hook...Cormel agrees. Rachel and Trent are then set with the task of frantically trying to a way to bind souls back to the vampires. Strangely the elf Landen is willing to assist them, he hopes that joining the vampires with their souls will cause them all to commit sunicide (willingly walk into the sun). As per usual this isn’t the only crazy stuff going and with all this playing around with souls the very magic of the world could be at risk.Rachel has come so far from the first book. She is so much more capable and mature than she was in earlier books. The only thing I didn’t really enjoy about this book was Rachel’s somewhat overdone insecurities about Trent. I mean Trent obviously loves her and would move the world for her. We saw that in the last book and we see it more in this book. I kept wishing Rachel would just get over herself already. Rachel does step up to the challenge though and does some awesome things in this book. She is finally learning to use her friends for support.Trent is awesome in this book as well. He is not only supportive and respectful of Rachel but he also does some awesome magic (who knew Trent was so powerful?) and is darn sexy too. You see a lot more of him as a father in this book too with his two elven kids (one his by blood and the other his by adoption).In fact all of the characters are awesome. They have all grown so much. Ivy has found an excellent partner in Nina. I also enjoyed the parts with the demons Al and Newt.The plot is very well done. We learn a lot more about the elven mystics, demonic magic, and the ley lines. We also learn a ton more about the curse the elves put upon the demons. There’s a lot of other drama woven in with the main plot, but it all comes together to make an excellent story.Overall this is one of the best urban fantasy series out there. While I was sad to see it end, I was happy that it ended like it did. There is a lot of hope and happiness at the end. I look forward to future series that Harrison writes and hopes she is considering doing more stories in this intriguing world at some point. Finishing this book just made me want to go back and read the whole series all over again! This whole series is recommended to those who love urban fantasy.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Decent ending to the series, ties everything up without too much angst or drama.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Rach is trapped as the vampires, demons, and elves manuever to control the US. A really good fun read and excellent rap up to the series.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    The focus is on the vampires and Rachel fulfilling the promise she’d made near the beginning of the series, to find a way to return a vampire’s soul. And Cormel, the vampire who took charge at the Turn is now forcing the issue. But no one quite understands the consequences.At the same time, Landon, problem elf from the last book, has a plan to not only kill off the vampires, but the demons as well so the elves can once again rule. Again, the overall consequences to his plan are a little bigger than he anticipated.More background information on all three species with the biggest threat to Rachel and her friends coming from Cormel. Plenty of action and some unexpected twists as Rachel does her best to provide balance and save everyone. And at her side is Trent throughout. As usual, the answers to how to solve impossible scenarios aren’t something you’d expect. I love seeing how much Trent has changed, partly as we’ve gotten to know him and partly due to his wanting to be a better person because of Rachel. He’s happier than he’s ever been which makes it somewhat annoying that in Rachel’s inner dialogue she keeps feeling guilty because he’s lost business, money and political strength since she’s been in his life. This is repetitious throughout the book. Ivy’s relationship with Nina is also an important aspect of the story. Unfortunately, it’s difficult to like Nina for most of it. But glad Ivy found someone to love.The last chapter jumps twenty-five years, so we do get somewhat of a recap on how things panned out. But we didn’t get the one thing I’d been hoping to read about and that is witches finding out the truth about their origins. We don’t know if that ever came out in Rachel’s world.Like the last book, this took me days to get through which is very unusual for me. I like how things got resolved, the action and Trent and Rachel’s relationship. But it’s definitely one of the books in the series that I enjoyed the least.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Chaos reigns in Cincinnati again as the worlds only day walking demon Rachel Morgan, tries to save the world from it’s own stupidity in the last book of The Hollows series by Kim Harrison. The Witch with No Name continues the suspense from the last novel, The Undead Pool. Rachel is under the gun to figure out how to save the souls of the vampires before time runs out. Caught in a battle between the elves, the vampires, the demons and the humans, no one will be happy until the others are annihilated and magic is destroyed.I enjoyed every fast passed, cliff hanging word until chapter 31 happened. In every book there is a point where the author should just stop writing. For me, Kim Harrison’s last novel in the Hollow series, should have ended at chapter 30. I don’t want to reveal too much about the book and spoil it for those that have yet to finish reading her series but there are some spoilers ahead. So you are warned.Just about the whole crew is back and Harrison stayed true to her characters and the integrity of the storyline. However, some of the loose ends were just too quickly tied up. I still don’t feel that I truly understood Al’s hatred towards Rachel for her relationship with Trent. Yes, they talk about it but in an awkward, “He loves you but not romantically, but not really like a dad either” kind of way. I didn’t clearly understand Celfnnah’s role. Did she make the curse that made the vampires? What is up with Mark’s coffee shop? I was hanging on every word until that chapter. It just seemed silly. I don’t know why I am so disappointed. It had all the elements that I wanted, mainly what happens after the characters all go home after the action is done. Everyone is leading a great and happy lives and milestones are being achieved. I just wanted Rachel to have gotten over her fears of relationships and commitment. I wanted Trent to get his moonlight wedding in the stable. I wanted little Kalamack’s running around. I wanted to understand why Trent is still pretending to be Ray’s dad. I want to know how many times Rachel has had to do the transformation spell on Jenks for him to still be hanging around. I want to know more about how Al knew Trent’s mom. Why is Rachel’s prayer hat was so important that it was mentioned 3 times by three different characters? Is Trent King of the Elves again?In the end, I am left with more answers that I have questions. So I should be content that Harrison’s beloved characters are safely sent off into the future. It is sad to see a series end but I feel better knowing that it all worked out in the end.I give this a 5 star rating.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I love this series. I love it hard, and I absolutely could not wait to read the last book. My favorite part of the series has always been the lives of the demons (and, honestly, the awesome characters), so I was really excited to see that finally resolved here.I'm going to be critical, but most of this is harsh personal bias. I'm more interested in morally ambiguous characters, which Rachel definitely isn't, so that's part of it.I loved how everything balanced out in the end. I didn't believe I would ultimately be satisfied with any of that, but it worked out so well! That's a huge plus, because I wasn't as big a fan of the last novel, so I thought this wouldn't quite live up to my expectations, either.One of the things that's been bothering me for awhile is that Ivy, who's awesome, and served as this great best friend character who leans on Rachel and lets her lean on her, a partner, and a shoulder to cry on... has been pushed into the background, by necessity, the last several novels. But she's still there, next to Rachel, not having moved on with her life. And that's pretty cool in its way, except it means that Ivy is mostly just serving as a plot convenience. Something happens at the beginning of this novel, and it feels less like this huge emotional moment and more like something that had to happen in order to get the plot going. Ivy does help with some beat-downs throughout, and is a huge part of this novel. And I liked that. And I liked that Nina doesn't really get along with Rachel, because that's super-realistic. But because Nina is pretty flawed, and Rachel doesn't see her in a very positive light, the cathartic scenes with Ivy and Nina feel a little hollow. A lot of their development happens off-screen, between the two of them, so we can't really be super-involved in what's going on. Which would be great, except they're in the novel A LOT.Mostly as bait. I need to re-read and count the times that Rachel was in a "the world hinges on me" situation that she's only doing because Ivy had been captured, or presumed captured, or maybe in danger... probably only 3 or 4 times, but there's a lot of "Where's Ivy" throughout to make things happen.I say that, but where Ivy and Nina end up is AWESOME.The other thing that bothers me, and has been for the last several volumes, is that Rachel is supposed to be this big, bad-ass demon character with All the Magic. But, from the first, she doesn't like hurting people, and doesn't like using black curses. She comes to terms with the curses halfway through the series, since not all curses are bad. So the characters treat her like a big bad-ass demon with All The Magic, but she refuses to use anything stronger than a sleep spell and "balls of energy" offensively. She twists curses that do all sorts of fun things, but in situations where she's in constant danger of death, and Trent and Trent's infant daughters and those around her are certain to die because they are dealing with Very Bad Men that wouldn't think twice about hurting them... she uses sleep spells. In a splat gun. That are, apparently, easy to deflect.I kid you not, one of the big moral quandaries in this book is when a vampire, who has been sent to kill her, is trapped by Trent and is questioned with magic to make the vampire think he's being tortured. But he's not. The vampire is unharmed. But you wouldn't think that by Rachel's reactions. Making someone who is going to kill you believe he's being tortured, but not actually hurting him, then LETTING HIM GO TO JOIN HIS FRIENDS WHO THEN RUSH IN TO KILL YOU, is pretty awful. But we live in an awful world, so I guess it's okay, but I don't know, I still feel really bad. We should have just put him to sleep with a charm he probably would have dodged.Happily, Cormel realizes Rachel only makes empty threats about halfway through the novel, and calls her out on it. It's beautiful. Unfortunately, it doesn't really go anywhere.The demons are a big part of this novel, though they feel completely uninterested in their own fate, and don't really do anything one way or the other to help themselves. That was infuriating, since they seem to be the most powerful, and probably could have stopped all the bad curses, despite all the technicalities that kept getting thrown up. Though I will say that their forays into society here are exquisite. There's an awesome scene at the coffee shop that made the book for me.I think the point where I threw up my hands and realized I wasn't going to get my way was a scene where a human was publicly executed. This is meant to show just how mobbish things have gotten. It's outrageous, and Rachel makes a stand. As she's walking away, she realizes the man might be Okay.Seriously? No one else, not even bad people, can kill people?The epilogue was also a little too happily-ever-after for me. Everyone gets everything they ever wanted, and no bad things happened again, except that vampires fight amongst themselves, and who cares since you can't really kill them anyway.But seriously, this book was awesome, and this series was awesome. Kim Harrison writes awesome, awesome characters, which is why I'm so upset that Rachel doesn't meet my personal taste. Ivy, Jenks, and Al are all here, and all awesome. I don't even like Trent, but I have to admit he finishes like a champ here. He was the perfect sidekick throughout, and exactly what Rachel needed.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Review courtesy of All Things Urban FantasyTHE WITCH WITH NO NAME is a fond farewell to all of the brilliantly flawed and loveable characters we’ve come to adore in The Hollows series. It takes a special series to make you actually feel so emotionally attached to characters so I was a bit nervous that THE WITCH WITH NO NAME would not live up to my expectations of how I wished this series would end. Luckily this final book exceeded my expectations with some tough choices made, fantastical fight scenes, and loose ends tied up neatly and in a satisfying way for each of the characters we’ve come to care about so much.At the center of all of the delicious chaos of having to end multiple series long story arcs was Rachel Morgan who has grown so much since DEAD WITCH WALKING. Rachel Morgan is one of the most flawed heroines I’ve read and that fact has made me really root for her to have a happy ending of some sort. She is the epitome of the Tubthumping song lyrics “I get knocked down, but I get up again, you’re never going to keep me down”. By the end of THE WITCH WITH NO NAME, I am happy to say that Rachel finally is able to stay up and have her happy-ish ending.Looking back at the publication date of DEAD WITCH WALKING, this series has been going on for ten years. That means ten years of awesome writing, beautifully crafted worldbuilding, and amazing characters. THE WITCH WITH NO NAME was a bittersweet ending to The Hollows series which will always have a special place on my bookshelf. Unfortunately my ARC copy did not have the epilogue attached and I am waiting with bated breath to get my hands on a book with that last chapter to see how everything really turns out for Rachel, Ivy, Jenks, and everyone else.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    What a ride The Hollows series has been! Thirteen books, thirteen different ways I fell in love with the cast of characters. There has not been one book in this series that I didn't completely fall into. Did I say how sad I was that it's over? I really don't want to ruin the last book for anyone so this review won't entail much besides my final thoughts. I can't think of one character that has not grown through the series. I think if they went back in time they might not recognize the person they were. The series finale brings everyone together for a final knock-down, drag-out, disaster in the making. There is plenty of action and suspense so don't expect any lag. The ending, oh the ending, you won't be disappointed. All story lines have been tied off and you won't be left wondering. I didn't want it to end, but at least it ended fantastically.Ahh *tear*, a heartfelt thank you to Kim Harrison for sharing the story of Rachel, Jenks, Ivy and Trent with us. It was a wild and crazy ride but I loved every moment of it.* This book was provided free of charge from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.