Thursday, September 5, 2013

Sidekick Saturday [29] Living Dead

Sidekick Showcase, previously known as Sidekick Saturday, is a weekly bookish meme, hosted here by Jaclyn at JC's Book Haven. There are many secondary characters that are as great as the primaries. In some cases, the sidekicks actually steal the show and you like them better than the heroine or hero. Maybe they didn't have enough page time for how great they were. Anyone can play along! I will post my Sidekicks on Saturday, then whichever day during the week that you would like to post yours, you can put your link in on my page. Just do the following:
• Choose a sidekick *or someone other than the hero or heroine* that you would like to put in the spotlight that fit's in the week's topic
• Share a picture (if you can) and information about the character
• Give the title and author of a book the character can be found in
• Please don't include too many spoilers when describing why the character is such a great sidekick
• The day of your post, put your link in below and grab the code for your post so you can see the others that post their's throughout the week as well

"Are you kidding me?" was my mom's first reaction to hearing this week's challenge. She's in the middle of a Grisham novel right now, so just scum bags and lawyers probably. My sister was bummed she couldn't tap into Darynda Jones again. I instantly thought of the ghouls in the Night Huntress Series by Jeaniene Frost. I wasn't prepared for zombies when I fell in love with this series, but Frost created the coolest zombies ever. You don't just chomp on a living person and make a ghoul. Oh, no. There is all this prep required and then the dead hungry thing is still the same person with the same soul as before. I love Rodney. He helps Bones out when a body needs to disappear. Yep, go wild with your imagination there.

“You don't have body parts there do you?" my mother interrupted. "I don't want to open the fridge and find a head on the shelf"

Rodney laughed. "No Justina, it doesn't look like Jeffrey Dahmer's hideaway.”
Jeaniene Frost


“Brave words in a room full of pulseless creatures. Spade gave Don a disgusted glance while Rodney just licked his lips. No doubt he was mentally salting and peppering Don.”
Jeaniene Frost


p.s. You have to stop by JC's Book Haven for the coolest drawing of M from Warm Bodies.

6 comments:

  1. So cool! Rodney was actually the very first person in my head and who I made this topic thinking about. I love that you chose him :D The ghouls in this story are wonderful and Rodney is one of the best! Jaclyn @ JC's Book Haven.

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    1. I've only read the first three books so far, but I love how Rodney's character is developing (along with a certain shrieky snarly someone else). I'm on a Kate Daniels bender, but then I'm hitting Night Huntress and The Hollows again. Just wait, I'll be emailing you again for a book rescue and you'll fatten my TBR list once again.

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  2. OMG!! Rodney never crossed my mind! And he's totally awesome! I kinda figured Jaclyn was going for zombies with this theme but I haven't read too many zombie books. But ghouls...brilliant!

    I thought of something this morning that I wanted to tell you, but I can't think of it now. Darn 42 year old brain! I truly need an external harddrive for it! LOL Anyway, I'll tweet at you when it returns from the depths of my memory. :)

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    1. I'm still laughing at this as I click away. I'm not sure online forgetting has happened to me yet, but I circle my mom's kitchen with no clue why I'm there. John asks me everyday, "Did you just go in a circle?" "Yes because I have no idea what I'm doing here." "You're here to feed me." Okay then.

      I love the ghouls in this series. Totally cool idea and they get to keep their souls. That's my favorite aspect. Makes for better conflict too.

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  3. I'm glad you chose this series because now that I know about it, I need to read it. Stat. LOL Zombies? Ghouls? You know I'm there!! I love they get to keep their souls, too. I've never heard of that. In the movie Warm Bodies (I haven't read the book yet but own it of course, lol), I don't think the zombies kept their souls, but R, the main character, learns to speak again, well somewhat coherently, and has a conscience. As much as a zombie can have anyway, lol.

    Your pick is great, and it sounds so funny! I can't wait to read this series!

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    1. Oh my goodness, about 60% through the first book I hit a certain part that had me laughing and laughing. You'll love the characters. It's rooted firmly in paranormal romance, but there's violence and gore and unrepentant killing, pretty fun stuff. I'm not big on zombie books as you might know, but I can't seem to resist the movies. I'm on the waitlist for Warm Bodies at my library and I'm totally watching World War Z too!

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