Ever After by Kim Harrison

Ever After (Hollows) by Kim Harrison

The eleventh book in the Hollows series is as fast paced and exciting as the first.  Someone is stealing babies who survive the Rosewood syndrome and the ley line created by Rachel's abrupt exit into the real world in the last book is acting as a black hole and sucking in the Ever After from the demon realm.  If all of the Ever After is gone then the only demons who will survive are those who can daywalk which is Rachel and the insane created demon Ku'Sox.  These are just two of the many wild problems facing witch / demon Rachel Morgan and her usual cast of intrepid friends.  The romance hinted at in the past between Trent and Rachel does move forward in a really sweet way for an urban fantasy novel.  This is a series that needs to be savored from the beginning to fully understand the vivid world and characters that Harrison has created.

Into the Woods: Tales from the Hollows and Beyond by Kim Harrison

Into the Woods: Tales from the Hollows and Beyond by Kim Harrison - 528 pages

This collection of novellas has seven set in the Hollows universe and four that are from outside of it.  All but one of the Hollows stories were previously published as part of an anthology or as an extra at the end of another book.  So don't be surprised if some seem familiar if you are an avid Hollows reader.  I enjoyed getting peeks into the backstories of the major and minor characters to gain a deeper understanding of their motivations.  I liked the "Million Dollar Baby" story best since it features two of my favorites, Trent and Jenks, and shows what was happening off stage in the book Pale Demon when they worked together to rescue Trent's baby.