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A review by amandamccormick
Burnt Offerings by Laurell K. Hamilton
5.0
Onward with my review of the Laruell K Hamilton novels.
"Burnt Offerings continues the adventures of Anita Blake, as she attempts to solve a series of arsons and other crimes, and deal with a threat to her lover, the vampire Jean-Claude, as he fends off a political challenge from the Vampire Council. As with the other later novels in the series, Burnt Offerings blends elements of supernatural, police procedural, and erotic fiction." - From the Wikipedia Page
I really enjoyed Burnt Offerings, though there was a distinctly different reason. This novel expanded into the world of the vampires more - something that I really love in these novels is the social structure that the vampire world has... and we get to see it in this novel as the council comes to visit Jean-Claude after the death of the Earth Mover. We are introduced to some of the major players of later novels, such as Asher!
Asher. <3 I have never had such a wonderfully adoring relationship with a character before. I think that I love his character because he DOES have such a flawed personality, he does have hangups, he does have issues. It makes him so much more real than so many other characters... and it's something that I adore. from this novel, i was so excited to just see more of what happened with this particular character, how he developed, how his story changed!
Also, I adore the character Warwick - I think that they did a fantastic job with him; I feel for him the same that I did for Asher. There's something so human about his character, as opposed to the shining vampiric perfection that we're so used to. I really, really adored him, and I think that he was a wonderful addition to the book.
Overall, I think that Hamilton once again did an amazing job. Her language is amazing - Anita is quippy, sarcastic, defensive and kick-ass... as usual! I think that this novel was amazing for world building, and opened us up to so many new plots to be discovered in later books! I adored the character development that happened. I just really, really liked this novel... not to mention that the romance between Anita and Jean-Claude is very established, and I can't help but to squeal for it.
Overall, 4/5 stars. I think it was wonderful, and I very, very happily re-read it!
"Burnt Offerings continues the adventures of Anita Blake, as she attempts to solve a series of arsons and other crimes, and deal with a threat to her lover, the vampire Jean-Claude, as he fends off a political challenge from the Vampire Council. As with the other later novels in the series, Burnt Offerings blends elements of supernatural, police procedural, and erotic fiction." - From the Wikipedia Page
I really enjoyed Burnt Offerings, though there was a distinctly different reason. This novel expanded into the world of the vampires more - something that I really love in these novels is the social structure that the vampire world has... and we get to see it in this novel as the council comes to visit Jean-Claude after the death of the Earth Mover. We are introduced to some of the major players of later novels, such as Asher!
Asher. <3 I have never had such a wonderfully adoring relationship with a character before. I think that I love his character because he DOES have such a flawed personality, he does have hangups, he does have issues. It makes him so much more real than so many other characters... and it's something that I adore. from this novel, i was so excited to just see more of what happened with this particular character, how he developed, how his story changed!
Also, I adore the character Warwick - I think that they did a fantastic job with him; I feel for him the same that I did for Asher. There's something so human about his character, as opposed to the shining vampiric perfection that we're so used to. I really, really adored him, and I think that he was a wonderful addition to the book.
Overall, I think that Hamilton once again did an amazing job. Her language is amazing - Anita is quippy, sarcastic, defensive and kick-ass... as usual! I think that this novel was amazing for world building, and opened us up to so many new plots to be discovered in later books! I adored the character development that happened. I just really, really liked this novel... not to mention that the romance between Anita and Jean-Claude is very established, and I can't help but to squeal for it.
Overall, 4/5 stars. I think it was wonderful, and I very, very happily re-read it!