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caitythekitten's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Blood, Gore, and Death
Moderate: Car accident
dano1392's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
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? It's complicated
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Gun violence, and Violence
Moderate: Death
Minor: Sexual assault
tiffanyfernandez96's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Blood, and Gun violence
noellelovesbooks's review against another edition
3.0
Content Warnings: Violence, blood/gore, gun violence, injury, murder, graphic crime scenes, racism, sexism, sexual harassment, and fatphobia.
Since I originally read this series years ago [I'm about 5 books behind from everything released I believe] I've slowly been trying to re-read it and it has been eye-opening.
I first binged through everything up to Narcissus in Chains when I was 14 [the early 00s] and was in love with the badass-take-no-shit Anita Blake. As I'm now over twice that age it's been very interesting going back through these books and seeing Anita.
When I was young I LOVED stories where the main character wasn't like other girls but as an adult now I'm not a big fan of those kinds of stories. As the young outcast that I was I related to those characters whereas now as an adult I see them as divisive...a way to draw a line that separates women when really we need to find more ways to come together.
I plan to continue my reread and hope to pick up more of a shift in the way Anita looks at herself, those around her, and the world in general. In my first read, I never noticed the amount of racism, sexism, and fatphobia that were in these early books and I'm hoping that I'm able to see a BIG shift by the time I come to more recent releases.
Since I originally read this series years ago [I'm about 5 books behind from everything released I believe] I've slowly been trying to re-read it and it has been eye-opening.
I first binged through everything up to Narcissus in Chains when I was 14 [the early 00s] and was in love with the badass-take-no-shit Anita Blake. As I'm now over twice that age it's been very interesting going back through these books and seeing Anita.
When I was young I LOVED stories where the main character wasn't like other girls but as an adult now I'm not a big fan of those kinds of stories. As the young outcast that I was I related to those characters whereas now as an adult I see them as divisive...a way to draw a line that separates women when really we need to find more ways to come together.
I plan to continue my reread and hope to pick up more of a shift in the way Anita looks at herself, those around her, and the world in general. In my first read, I never noticed the amount of racism, sexism, and fatphobia that were in these early books and I'm hoping that I'm able to see a BIG shift by the time I come to more recent releases.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Sexual harassment, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Gun violence, Murder, Blood, Violence, and Fatphobia
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