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wisecraic's review
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
dashichka's review
2.0
I wasn't a fan of the plotline. Wasn't believable on so many levels (and yes, I did just complain about the unbelievability of a vampire book).
wondernikel's review
4.0
3.5! Where to begin! Another fun journey in the life and times of Anita Blake! BUT this story made her seem very much a pass around chick! It was not only overdone BUT also sleazy! I like the storyline otherwise...Excited to see where the next novel takes me!
levit8ting's review
3.0
I just got back into these books. It took me awhile to remember what was going on as I read it, but I picked up quickly. I also remembered part of why I quit reading. SPOILER WARNING: Anita is fickle. She leaves Richard, a werewolf, for Jean-Claude, a vampire. I had been rooting for Richard the whole time. He's a genuinely good guy. Then you have Jean-Claude who gets a little annoying. There's definitely the whole Twilight thing going on. Jean-Claude is overprotective of his little Anita in the same way Edward protects Bella in Meyer's Twilight saga. And then you have Richard, who might as well be called Jacob. He's a good guy, head over heels for Anita, but he always gets the short end of the stick. I don't know. Maybe it's my penchant for rooting for the underdog. Or maybe I just think it's weird that Anita Blake would rather sleep with a corpse than a werewolf.
One thing that gets a little tiresome in Hamilton's books is that Anita likes to throw her weight around. She's getting less annoying that way but there are moments you want to just beat her over the head for being so stubborn and loudmouthed. It's hard to picture her as attractive and beautiful as she's described when she's acting like a man all the time. So that begs the question: What does Richard and Jean-Claude see in this woman?
I'm mainly reading to get my vampire fix and to have some no-brainer reading for awhile. These books definitely fit the bill. I do like her way of bringing you into the story. And there are some definite good little quotes in her books because Anita is joyously sarcastic which makes it even more entertaining.
One thing that gets a little tiresome in Hamilton's books is that Anita likes to throw her weight around. She's getting less annoying that way but there are moments you want to just beat her over the head for being so stubborn and loudmouthed. It's hard to picture her as attractive and beautiful as she's described when she's acting like a man all the time. So that begs the question: What does Richard and Jean-Claude see in this woman?
I'm mainly reading to get my vampire fix and to have some no-brainer reading for awhile. These books definitely fit the bill. I do like her way of bringing you into the story. And there are some definite good little quotes in her books because Anita is joyously sarcastic which makes it even more entertaining.
zoevjester's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Grammar mistakes still, and quite gory, but it is all in keeping with the created world.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gore
andreah13's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
spongebobbiii's review against another edition
5.0
Again this was another good book in the Anita Blake series, however, I found this story to have a slightly different feel then the rest of the books. Definitely not a bad thing though! What I've really enjoyed in this series is how the characters seems to develop over time after different events have happened. Anita's values have changed since book one based on the events that occurred which is nice to see because it gives the stories an element of reality, even though it deals with vampires and other cool creatures.
The vampire council comes into town and causes quite a stir for Jean-Claude and his vampires. They seem to have one purpose and one purpose only, kill him and Anita, since they were responsible for killing a council member in an earlier book. Asher, a new character comes into play and helps provide some more back story for Jean-Claude. I found this particular story line fascinating and I'm hoping to find out more about in up and coming books. It looks like Jean-Claude has been "marked" or tied to other before which intrigues Anita. Richard also comes into play. His hatefulness towards Anita for how thing turned out makes part of the story really annoying (not in a bad way). It causes your view of Richard and the situation that happened with him and Anita to change.
Throughout the book, Anita learns new powers and goes up against the vampire council with force, but honestly who expects less from her :)
The vampire council comes into town and causes quite a stir for Jean-Claude and his vampires. They seem to have one purpose and one purpose only, kill him and Anita, since they were responsible for killing a council member in an earlier book. Asher, a new character comes into play and helps provide some more back story for Jean-Claude. I found this particular story line fascinating and I'm hoping to find out more about in up and coming books. It looks like Jean-Claude has been "marked" or tied to other before which intrigues Anita. Richard also comes into play. His hatefulness towards Anita for how thing turned out makes part of the story really annoying (not in a bad way). It causes your view of Richard and the situation that happened with him and Anita to change.
Throughout the book, Anita learns new powers and goes up against the vampire council with force, but honestly who expects less from her :)
dillywig's review against another edition
4.0
Not my usual choice of genre, but scratched an itch I didn't know I had. I binge listened it over the course of two days and enjoyed every minute.
heregrim's review
2.0
The fall out of Jean-Claude getting invaded is solved by Anita alone. Jean-Claude can't do anything, the terrifying master vampire is gone and Anita is all powerful. Plus all of Anita's problems are solved (both police and personal and vampire) by the solving of of task...they are always all tied together.
However, her growing responsibilities based on her previous actions and the dialogue of the others around her are still a strong positive for the series.
However, her growing responsibilities based on her previous actions and the dialogue of the others around her are still a strong positive for the series.