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I LOVE this book I read it a few years ago gave that copy to a friend as a must read and bought another one I have all of the books in the series. I really hate reading but will read these books over and over again. : ) I love how Sebastian is portrayed hes soo realistic. He seems to have his deep scares that only garnet can mend but he will never let anyone know his feelings for her including himself. I love well made characters.


Tags : Tall, Dark & Dead (Garnet Lacey, Book 1) [Tate Hallaway] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. <b>The line between magic and sanity is very thin. That’s part of why I, Garnet Lacey, quit cold turkey. Never touch the stuff. No exceptions.</b></i> But magic is so addictive...and my inner Goddess Lilith is hard to resist. Besides,Tate Hallaway,Tall, Dark & Dead (Garnet Lacey, Book 1),Berkley Trade,0425209725,FIC027020,Humorous,Romance - Contemporary,Fiction Romance General,Fantasy - DarkHorror,General,Fiction - Fantasy,Fiction - General,American Light Romantic Fiction,Horror Fiction,Booksellers and bookselling,Vampires,Fiction,Romance: Modern

Tall Dark Dead Garnet Lacey Book 1 Tate Hallaway 9780425209721 Books Reviews

The title heroine runs an occult book store while carrying within her the goddess Lilith who may burst out and wreak havoc at any time when provoked; pursued by witch hunters, finding herself attracted to a dead guy, Garnet is not living a straightforward life, but the book's cheerful energy is very enjoyable. Do not confuse this with the Twilight series. Same author wrote the excellent "Precinct 13".
Garnet Lacey is a good witch who hosts the goddess Lilith in her womb after calling down the dark powers a while back to defeat the team of witch killers that slaughtered her coven. Single, she has a thing for vampires, who are apparently quite rare although they have a large following among goth circles in Madison, Wisconsin. She's got her sexy vampire ex, Parrish, who is a dependable rock when it comes to hiding bodies and has recently come drifting back into her life. And she's got blood-sucking Sebastian, a daywalker who recently visited her shop in search of a vital ingredient for his life-sustaining magicks.

And Garnet is madly, passionately, devotedly in love with whichever vampire happens to be with her at the time. She trusts the one she's with, mistrusts the one she's not and has sex with whomever's closest.

"Tall, Dark & Dead" has a few problems, and Garnet's fickle heart is least among them. One is the overall presentation of witchcraft. Garnet pretends to be a new-agey witch poseur to throw pursuers off her track, and yet the actual performance of her craft is drawn from those very same neopagan sources.

The story obviously needs a villain, and author Tate Hallaway (a.k.a. Lyda Morehouse) demonizes the Catholic Church to provide one. Perhaps it's just me, but when her protagonist is a member of a religion that prioritizes religious tolerance, it seems unwise to slam another faith so blatantly. In this case, the church employs psychics to hunt and murder witches, and is considering creating an army of Catholic vampires to strengthen the hunt.

Problems aside, I enjoyed "Tall, Dark & Dead" much more than I expected. Even the problems mentioned above were amusing in a good-natured but exasperating kind of way. Hallaway is a graceful writer who knows her way around a sentence, and she's building a strong supporting frame for Garnet Lacey's world. I hope the coming sequel, "Dead Sexy," works out the kinks and focuses on Hallaway's strong points.

by Tom Knapp, Rambles.(n e t) editor
A fun read of a palate cleanser. This is a great book to pick up and read between heavier fare. There are hundred of vampire books and dozen of books with witches as characters. This fun little twist is a nice afternoon read. Garnet is an interesting character with a dark secret. Mix her with Sebastian, a seriously hot ancient vampire with a twist and you get swept into a midwestern town that has unexpected depth to it. Well worth the read.
Perfect antidote for "Twilight" nausea. The heroine is on the run from a shadowy organization that wants to kill her, but she isn't a victim; kind of like Jason Bourne in that regard. Oh, yeah, and there's romance and clothes and makeup and froo-froo coffee and other girly stuff, too. But it doesn't bog down the story. I also appreciate the practical element that the heroine needs to hold down a job while she's dealing with vampire boyfriends and paramilitary killers and whatnot.
I really enjoyed this book. The characters are very well written and there is a good supporting cast of minor characters including Garnet's friends and co-workers. The story line is fast paced with plenty of action and a lot of humor that had me laughing out loud in places.
This book I bought on a whim.
This book features Garnet - a witch that has a goddess living within her.
Parrish an ex-boyfriend thats return
And Sebastian whom is Tall, Dark .. & Dead )

There is always something going on and its quite action filled, never a dull moment and the chars are rather wonderful - I liked William, which I think many people can relate too, just trying to find the right belief thats suits him.

Now this book can get confusing quite easily if you skip parts, which I love in a book that every moment is important and never dull.

I gave this book 3 stars for 1 reason ... I could not at all get into Sebastian. He was suppose to be Tall, Dark, which he was and sounded quite wonderful but he was cold and quite unlikable. He never showed much affection towards Garnet, except for occasional jealousy.
Actually half way thru the book he was romancing and hung up more on his dead wife then Garnet herself.

This is a good book to read and all but it really has no real passion and romance in it that I found, although it is a wonderful book and lots of action and never a dull moment, it is not a book to close your eyes and sigh over a truly romantic novel.
I LOVE this book I read it a few years ago gave that copy to a friend as a must read and bought another one I have all of the books in the series. I really hate reading but will read these books over and over again. ) I love how Sebastian is portrayed hes soo realistic. He seems to have his deep scares that only garnet can mend but he will never let anyone know his feelings for her including himself. I love well made characters.