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Book Reviews of Summon the Keeper (The Keeper's Chronicles, No 1)

Summon the Keeper (The Keeper's Chronicles, No 1)
Summon the Keeper - The Keeper's Chronicles, No 1
Author: Tanya Huff
ISBN-13: 9780886777845
ISBN-10: 0886777844
Publication Date: 5/1/1998
Pages: 336
Rating:
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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4 stars, based on 161 ratings
Publisher: DAW
Book Type: Paperback
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14 Book Reviews submitted by our Members...sorted by voted most helpful

reviewed Summon the Keeper (The Keeper's Chronicles, No 1) on + 179 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 9
Claire Hansen, the Keeper, is summoned to the Elysian Fields Guest House to reseal a hole in the basement, which is literally an opening to Hell. The owner and monitor of the site disappears, leaving Claire stuck managing the place until the problem is solved. Her new employee, Dean McIssac, is a gorgeous Newfie who cooks, cleans, and lives the Boy Scout oath. Then there's Jacques Labaet: very French Canadian, very sexy, very dead. Jacques is a ghost who wants to be the man in Claire's life. Oh yeah, and there's Austin, a talking cat with attitude: "I barely know you, but I'm assuming you're human. I'm not saying this is a good thing, it's just the way it is."
reviewed Summon the Keeper (The Keeper's Chronicles, No 1) on + 126 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 8
A laugh out loud kind of book. It is fun and despite the intense plot it stays light hearted with the cynical main characture. It is quite amusing, with a ghost with fleshly desires still intact, a talking cat, a "good-ole-boy" handy man, rounded off with Hell that has some pretty interesting conversations with itself!!
reviewed Summon the Keeper (The Keeper's Chronicles, No 1) on + 76 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 6
Light, frothy, funny. You should read it just to meet the Hell that talks to itself.
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Helpful Score: 6
A slick fantasy read, at times laugh-out-loud funny. With the most annoying and adorable talking cat you've ever encountered.
reviewed Summon the Keeper (The Keeper's Chronicles, No 1) on + 110 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
I had a hard time getting into this book,I have never read anything like it,a talking cat threw me off,after about 100 pages I got into it and enjoyed.
pinkrose35 avatar reviewed Summon the Keeper (The Keeper's Chronicles, No 1) on + 40 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
I really loved this book. I want to find other books by this author as she has others that look interesting as well. She really hooks you and doesn't let you go.
reviewed Summon the Keeper (The Keeper's Chronicles, No 1) on + 82 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Very good read
AlisaLea avatar reviewed Summon the Keeper (The Keeper's Chronicles, No 1) on + 19 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
I loved this series.
reviewed Summon the Keeper (The Keeper's Chronicles, No 1) on + 34 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
This book is humorous and has great characters.
hummingbird108 avatar reviewed Summon the Keeper (The Keeper's Chronicles, No 1) on + 26 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Claire is a keeper. That is she's "of the lineage". In other words....she keeps all hell from breaking loose. Literally. And she's a bit conceited about her abilities. Austin is a cat. A talking cat who's always right. And pretty funny to boot. Dean is a drop dead gorgeous 20 yr old who cooks. And cleans. And works for Claire in the run down Bed & Breakfast Claire has been summoned to. Jacques is a lusty ghost who's been haunting the B&B for 70 yrs. And then there are the assorted guests who drop in. Beginning with a vampire and ending with an actual medium. There is never a dull moment in this book. Oh and did I mention there is a hole to hell in the furnace room?
reviewed Summon the Keeper (The Keeper's Chronicles, No 1) on
What a FUN book!!! Definitely will have to get the the other two.
reviewed Summon the Keeper (The Keeper's Chronicles, No 1) on + 21 more book reviews
Another good series of books, quick easy reads.
gt32cam avatar reviewed Summon the Keeper (The Keeper's Chronicles, No 1) on + 7 more book reviews
I really had a hard time getting into this book. Understanding all the levels of keeper, monitor, cousin, etc. was very confusing. It did get a little more interesting at the end, as most books do, but it was a difficult book for me to read.
reviewed Summon the Keeper (The Keeper's Chronicles, No 1) on + 122 more book reviews
Quick read and it keeps you interested.