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kathydavie's review against another edition
5.0
Thirteenth in the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter erotic urban fantasy series starring Anita Blake in an alternate St. Louis, Missouri. Although, this story plays out in Philadelphia.
My Take
Short and fascinating, as Micah doesn't involve any other men than Micah since it takes place out of town. This one is a conflict for me. I love that Anita finally has time to spend with Micah. Just Micah. He is such an incredibly great guy who gives Anita all the space and support she needs. He even arranges for a fancy hotel so the two of them can enjoy being on their own, together, for hours. Not just the two hours or so when they go on a date. And what does Anita just have to do?? Yup, she's gotta try and ruin it. She freaks out when she has to experience another emotional "challenge" and her darkest secret is threatened.
I mean, c'mon. Micah books them into the Four Seasons and Anita gets mad because they're in a nice hotel with a nice room? She questions and badgers him. Poking and pushing, trying to prod Micah into a fight. What is her problem!?
I sure am glad Anita is getting therapy these days. I just wish it worked a lot faster. On the external side, the injuries she suffers in Micah means everybody knows. Lord knows how this will affect her working relationships.
The Story
Larry Kirkland has a crisis — his five-months-pregnant wife, Tammy, is going into labor and Larry is supposed to be on an 8am flight to Philly to raise a witness for the FBI.
Reluctantly, Anita agrees to take the assignment. She'll have to fly…damn. Worse, she'll have to take "food" with her as it will be a two-day trip. How is she supposed to explain bringing one of her men with her?
The Characters
Anita Blake is one of the most powerful necromancers in the United States, possibly the world. The vampires know her as "The Executioner"; she has more kills to her name than anyone. She's also the human servant to Jean-Claude, the Master of the City of St. Louis, and she's infected with the ardeur, a hunger for lust that needs to be satisfied every four to six hours.
Micah Callahan is the Nimir-Ra to Anita's Nimir-Raj. A leopard king to her queen. He's also the go-to guy for the Furry Coalition, which means he's as busy as Anita. Thankfully, they have Nathaniel, a stripper at Guilty Pleasures, who just loves playing house. Cooking. Cleaning. Baking. Decorating. It's the ideal arrangement for all three of them.
Special Agent Fox was the investigating agent when Micah was bitten by the rogue leopard. Now he's the agent in charge for Anita's witness raising in Philadelphia. Special Agent Franklin (from Obsidian Butterfly, 9) is his partner. The guy who has been filling his head with negativity about Anita.
Arthur Salvia is a mob lawyer and intends to question, eventually, Emmett Leroy Rose, the deceased accountant.
Animators, Inc is...
...the company of which Anita is a part. Bert is their amoral manager. Larry Kirkland is a fellow animator who just got married to Tammy, a St Louis detective (Incubus Dreams, 12).
The Cover and Title
I have no idea what the cover is supposed to be about. Obviously, it's meant to be Micah since the cover model has long blonde hair but the hair isn't curly. It's only wavy. And he just looks too big to be Micah. It also looks like he's crawling up a wall. What's with that?
The title certainly makes sense since Anita is finally having some alone time with Micah.
My Take
Short and fascinating, as Micah doesn't involve any other men than Micah since it takes place out of town. This one is a conflict for me. I love that Anita finally has time to spend with Micah. Just Micah. He is such an incredibly great guy who gives Anita all the space and support she needs. He even arranges for a fancy hotel so the two of them can enjoy being on their own, together, for hours. Not just the two hours or so when they go on a date. And what does Anita just have to do?? Yup, she's gotta try and ruin it. She freaks out when she has to experience another emotional "challenge" and her darkest secret is threatened.
I mean, c'mon. Micah books them into the Four Seasons and Anita gets mad because they're in a nice hotel with a nice room? She questions and badgers him. Poking and pushing, trying to prod Micah into a fight. What is her problem!?
"I took a deep breath and let it out, then nodded. 'It's a beautiful room, Micah.'Well, duhhh, of course it means a lot to him that she appreciates the effort he's made. Jesus, what a b*tch! I so wanna smack her sometimes…!
He smiled, and this time it reached his kitty-cat eyes. 'Just like that you'll try.'
I nodded. 'If it means that much to you, yes.'"
I sure am glad Anita is getting therapy these days. I just wish it worked a lot faster. On the external side, the injuries she suffers in Micah means everybody knows. Lord knows how this will affect her working relationships.
The Story
Larry Kirkland has a crisis — his five-months-pregnant wife, Tammy, is going into labor and Larry is supposed to be on an 8am flight to Philly to raise a witness for the FBI.
Reluctantly, Anita agrees to take the assignment. She'll have to fly…damn. Worse, she'll have to take "food" with her as it will be a two-day trip. How is she supposed to explain bringing one of her men with her?
The Characters
Anita Blake is one of the most powerful necromancers in the United States, possibly the world. The vampires know her as "The Executioner"; she has more kills to her name than anyone. She's also the human servant to Jean-Claude, the Master of the City of St. Louis, and she's infected with the ardeur, a hunger for lust that needs to be satisfied every four to six hours.
Micah Callahan is the Nimir-Ra to Anita's Nimir-Raj. A leopard king to her queen. He's also the go-to guy for the Furry Coalition, which means he's as busy as Anita. Thankfully, they have Nathaniel, a stripper at Guilty Pleasures, who just loves playing house. Cooking. Cleaning. Baking. Decorating. It's the ideal arrangement for all three of them.
Special Agent Fox was the investigating agent when Micah was bitten by the rogue leopard. Now he's the agent in charge for Anita's witness raising in Philadelphia. Special Agent Franklin (from Obsidian Butterfly, 9) is his partner. The guy who has been filling his head with negativity about Anita.
Arthur Salvia is a mob lawyer and intends to question, eventually, Emmett Leroy Rose, the deceased accountant.
Animators, Inc is...
...the company of which Anita is a part. Bert is their amoral manager. Larry Kirkland is a fellow animator who just got married to Tammy, a St Louis detective (Incubus Dreams, 12).
The Cover and Title
I have no idea what the cover is supposed to be about. Obviously, it's meant to be Micah since the cover model has long blonde hair but the hair isn't curly. It's only wavy. And he just looks too big to be Micah. It also looks like he's crawling up a wall. What's with that?
The title certainly makes sense since Anita is finally having some alone time with Micah.
interrobangda's review against another edition
1.0
I love you, Laurell K. Hamilton, but I have some serious reservations about the direction this series is going in. I miss Jean-Claude. I miss ass-kicking Anita who could take the monsters down sans supernatural powers.
knod78's review against another edition
1.0
What a waste of a character. This was the book that was really going to delve in to the relationship between Anita and Micah; however, it was only sex and nothing more. And now Micah is back in the back with Nathanial and the rest. And he's probably one of the most interesting characters besides my beloved Andrew!
dajoyofit's review against another edition
2.0
Okay. Here goes.
Empty calories are all fun, but after awhile, you get malnourished, starve, and die.
I really enjoyed the introduction of Micah's character to the series. He was refreshing after reading Richard and Claude. So I had high hopes when I opened this book. I was hoping to get a better sense of Micah and to see perhaps his relationship with Anita deepen. But none of it happened. Yes, we got a little bit of a preview into Micah's background. But not much else happened other than sex. I guess I was just hoping for more of a connection; some clarity and maybe some growth. Wait, maybe some real plot. I should have known better considering the direction that Ms Hamilton has taken her series.
Like someone caught in a destructive cycle, I kept reading the series. After Micah's first introduction to the series (I picked up the series this year), when I found out there was a book titled Micah, I endured it in hopes of reading Micah's role developed. Then I get to Micah (the novella really) hoping to see Micah's role in Anita's life finally blossom more fully, but nope. None of that. Just Anita screwing.
I'm done with Ms Hamilton's series. I hope somewhere in nonfiction world, that Micah is spreading his wings, healing, finds his life partner, and is a strong and just leopord king.
Empty calories are all fun, but after awhile, you get malnourished, starve, and die.
I really enjoyed the introduction of Micah's character to the series. He was refreshing after reading Richard and Claude. So I had high hopes when I opened this book. I was hoping to get a better sense of Micah and to see perhaps his relationship with Anita deepen. But none of it happened. Yes, we got a little bit of a preview into Micah's background. But not much else happened other than sex. I guess I was just hoping for more of a connection; some clarity and maybe some growth. Wait, maybe some real plot. I should have known better considering the direction that Ms Hamilton has taken her series.
Like someone caught in a destructive cycle, I kept reading the series. After Micah's first introduction to the series (I picked up the series this year), when I found out there was a book titled Micah, I endured it in hopes of reading Micah's role developed. Then I get to Micah (the novella really) hoping to see Micah's role in Anita's life finally blossom more fully, but nope. None of that. Just Anita screwing.
I'm done with Ms Hamilton's series. I hope somewhere in nonfiction world, that Micah is spreading his wings, healing, finds his life partner, and is a strong and just leopord king.
devansbooklife's review against another edition
3.0
Why do I keep reading Laurell K Hamilton books? I mean lately it is just smutty, written porn. Literally, Anita mudt have sex and a lot of it to survive. The last book kinda had me saying I was moving on, but here I am again. But in truth, they are so easy to read. And to give credit, this book had substantially less sex. I just breeze through those scenes normally anyways.... or try to. Sometimes the repetition of words makes that difficult. This was okay. The ending was really exciting and reminded me of days past when Anita was just quirky and bad ass. I guess I will try the next book and make my final judgement on this series. I know I am a sucker...
samanyana's review
dark
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
4.25
jenirox77's review against another edition
4.0
Not my most favorite of this series but it was enjoyable.
afelder's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
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? No
5.0