Customer Reviews
WOW - By: E. Gunn, 03 Dec 2008 
Other Reviews have DEscribe the story well, so for me my job is just to tell how addictive the whole series of books is.
Rachel has attitude, Jenks her pixie sidekick is HILARIOUS, his whole family of 46 is hilarious, Ivy & her vampire related problems, all entwinedin a marvellous series of 6, soon to be 7 books. I bought them 3 at a time, jsut to make sure i didnt go a day without it.
Kim Harrison has written a fantastic series, & anyone wanting the thrill of fantasy & the unusual, entwinedin a sort of modern day life, this is brilliant.
Slow start to the book and the series, but overall a good read - By: Jessica Simpson, 24 Oct 2008 
I started the 'Rachel Morgan' seriesin completely the wrong order & to be honest I'm glad I did. I first read 'Every Witch Way But Dead' & found it a gripping & unique book. After finishing it I decided to come back to the beginning & read 'Dead Witch Walking'. I did not like 'Dead Witch Walking' as much as 'Every Witch Way But Dead' but I did enjoy it. Had this been my first foray into Kim Harrison's writing I doubt I would be as interestedin the second bookin the series.
This book is very much an introduction to the series. The setting Kim Harrison creates is very ambitiousin that Humans now live side by side with paranormal speciesin their day to day lives. Bio-engineering caused a disease to run rife throughout humanity causing a pandemic, but this exposed all paranormal species as they were immune. Now, non-humans have been outed to the world & labelled as 'Inderlanders' & are mostly either feared or disliked. The web Harrison weavesin this novel is very cleverly done, she balances a steady plot with enough information to make this new world believable.
However, if the world created doesn't manage to grip you then the plotin itself is more than a little thin. Rachel Morgan (a witch) is a runner (agent)in the IS (Inderland Security) chasing down Inderlander criminals. She quits because her idiot boss is holding her back & leaving her to clean up after petty criminals. Fellow runner Ivy (a living vampire) leaves with her to start up an independent runner company. The big difference is, Ivy can afford to pay her contract with IS off where as Rachel can't. A contract is put out for Rachel's death & the book follows Rachel as she tries to avoid certain death at every turn. Now this sounds exciting &in places it is, but if I was as luckyin my day to day life & Rachel isin escaping her enemies, I would have won the lottery 7 times over by now. My only complaint is that very little of plot involves any skill on Rachel's part & relies heavily on chance, & being saved by MANY other people. Now I know this not to be true of the character form future booksin the series, she has some serious skills they are just not showcased wellin this book.
Would I recommend this book ? Yes. It's very different from a lot of the paranormal books out there & it will keep you interested for that fact alone. Will you be able to put it down? Yes but you will return to it. Is it Paranormal or Paranormal Romance? This book is very much on the paranormal side of things, but future booksin the series have far more romancein them.
It is very much worth reading as a start to what is a good & ever improving series. I hope you enjoy...
Dead Witch Walking - By: James Prouten, 19 Aug 2008 
-No Spoilers -
Like most readers I found this book difficult to get into -in fact I started reading the first few chapters & it didn't grab my attention so I put it down & I gave up on it! I started reading another book instead & went back to this as I run out of books to read - & I'm glad did!
Despite the slow start the story actually gets a lot better &in the end it turned into an addictive read they only way I can sum it up the first chapters are like a 1st movie that is good but the rest of the book is like a sequel which is even better but won't be so good with out watching the 1st movie!
I think the problem isin order to appreciate the character or the story you need to know her background story but the author takes her time to explain the ins & outs but once you have got through that the real fun begins!
The story is about Rachel Morgan who is a witch without giving it away has a bounty on her head & is trying to survive from the old company she quit from & trying to bringin a known drug lord down to clear her bounty!
If you have read Anita Blake - I have to say the story is similar to Anita Blake novel but not a complete rip off & has it own originality to it -I liked the concept of the ever-after which is featuredin the book!
Sorry If you haven't read Anita Blake but I can't help compare the two. The book is taken from Rachel point of view like Anita! She always gets trapsin situation she can't get out off like Anita! And the writing is so similar to L.K Hamilition if I didn't know I would have said that she wrote this!
The fact is I prefer Anita to Rachel as she is more kick-ass & where Rachel relies on others to save the day! Don't get me wrong I did enjoy this book!
To be honest I'm a fan of vampire literature & thought this was a vampire book through internet recommendations but it really isn't! It features a vampire but the story is not based on vampires so if you are looking for a vamp book try Anita Blake, Anne Rice or The Twilight series!
The book is really focus on Rachel & her being a witch! If anything this is like Charmed to Buffy with Anita Blake being the Buffy of books! If you want to read about witches this is highly recommend as it is a cool witch book instead book about spells & naff stuff - it has action! If you're a fan of Buffy & Charmed I would recommend this to read!
On the plus side once it gets going the action is non-stop as Rachel tries to survive not getting killed & bring down the big bad! As far as the character goes Rachel is ok but nothing brilliant as first point of view she never makes me laugh as compare to Mary Janice Dickson Betsy - who is sarcastic & witty or Anita - who is kickass & hard as nails!
To be honest I prefer the supporting characters like her roommate Ivy the vampire I would like to read a book from Ivy's point of view!
The author herself doesn't do a bad job at narrating from Rachel's point of view & this is the first time I have read a Kim Harrison book I will carry on with the rest of the series I just hope they don't start as bad this one did!
It is a good book once you have paced through the beginning if you are looking for a book full of action, supernatural fun & some kick-ass this will be right up your street! Worth-checking out!
Late to the party - By: Michael Watson, 16 May 2008 Given the book is four years old, I'm rather late to this particular party. The author was recommended by someone who shares my love of the Sooky Stackhouse stories (Charlaine Harris) so I knew what to expect - more or less. In fact, this book is hard work. The story itself is well reviewed elsewhere but, for me, the pace slowed with so many pages of detail (for example, dealing with Rachel's injuries after a tussle with a demon) that I decided to skip a few pages at other pointsin the book.
The premise is good; the fantasy world created by the author leaves several doors open for the following books & I shall be buying number 2in the hope that a solid base has been built from which to develop these characters - & my understanding of who can do what to whom & why!
Brilliant - By: Laura Best, 06 Nov 2007 This book has everything sexy vamps funny pixes & stubborn witches. really good defo worth a read
