I gave "This side of the grave" 5 stars like I've given to every other book from this series. But the truth is that for me this book was not so good, as others. 
 It still was really interesting. A lot of things are happening in it. And as always I had a lot of fun reading it. 
 But the problem for me was in the relationship between Cat and Bones. There was no dynamic at all. We love these books for great characters, fascinating world building, funny monologues and other things. But this is paranormal romance in the first place. And what we really love to see is Cat and Bones struggling for their love. 
 In the first book we read about Bones trying to win Cats' hurt, and Cat trying to overcome her prejudices against vampires. In the second book we get to see them trying to rebuild their relationship after four year break. In the third book Tate love for Cat add some tension in romance. In book four, because of Gregor, Bones and Cat have serious problems in their marriage. 
 In "This side of the grave" nothing happens. They are together. That all. Stasis. And while I am happy for them, I want to see at least some development. 
 There is one more problem I have with this book. Jeanine Frost created amazing characters and now she just doesn't use them. Let's take Justina for example. I always enjoy reading about her complicated relationship with Cat or her interactions with Bones. But in this book we see so little of her. Also there is Annette, who always brings worst in Cat. And don't forget about my favorite - Ian. It is so fun to read about him getting on Cats' nerves. I won't name them all, because there are so many of them. But in "This side of the grave" all story is about Cat, Bones, Vlad and Mencheres. I just wish that Ms.Frost wouldn't forget about her other characters too and will spare them more time in the plot.