Reviews

Burnt Offerings by Laurell K. Hamilton

taralurae's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

samanyana's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Racial slurs

frogglodite's review

4.0

I hate the Council. They're useless. This book was kind of a strange one for me, as things happened, but there really didn't seem to be any kind of solid plot. But Nathaniel is introduced, and that's a huge plus. I adore him.

ezismythical's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

meganmreads's review against another edition

4.0

I’m starting to enjoy this series and how Anita has grown and started to realize she has a lot of power and embraces the pack now.
I still hate that she thinks she knows everything and I hate that there are pages dedicated to talking about why she wore a certain outfit to carry a certain gun, but now I know she can change her mind about her opinions a little bit so I’m not as bothered.

that1creativelady's review

2.0

I simply cannot believe that Anita Blake just excels at everything she touches. Control over Vamps, Werewolves/Leopards/Rats, zombies, ghosts, and just about every person she argues with who happens to be twice her size? And this is only book number 7 out of 20+? I can only imagine how much more ridiculousness Hamilton will be able to conjure up for her super duper heroine. At this point it seems like the only thing that can bring down the Almighty Anita would be Kryptonite... but she might have some type of defense for that too... :-/

samanthamariereads's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

socialpsysteph's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Flying through this series because I just can't stop now. I am loving Anita's character progression and how she is developing. The basement scene was terrifying and I could picture the whole thing while reading. I don't want to say too much and spoil things. It's wonderful, loving it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Rape

kelbell182's review

4.0

Reviewing each of these books individually is something I am just not capable of doing. Each book intertwines with the other so completely that it is nearly impossible to separate them. The relationships are complicated and nothing is black and white.

It seems to me that after the first 4 or so books, the author developed a love of BDSM. The series takes a twist from Urban Fantasy and ends up in the Erotic Fantasy. At first, the story doesn’t suffer and the erotic moments are a part of the story rather than consuming the entire plot. That is at first though….

After about book 11 or 12, the erotic becomes the sole focus. Sure, other stuff is going on, but it is all pushed to the back burner. There are so many relationships that is gets hard to be invested in each one of them.

I had to just ignore the parts that described anyone’s clothing, it was that bad. Sure, the series started a long time ago, but even in the more recent books, there are shoulder pads… yeah, should pads. Ugh! Plus, all of the men have long hair. ALL of them!!

All of the supernatural beings stick pretty close the versions told throughout history. The vampires can’t be in the sun, the werewolves have a short temper and get protective, the demons are bad… no need to reinvent the wheel here people.

ctrlaltcassie's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75