I haaaate Anita Blake.She is rude. She is arrogant. She is pushy, bitchy, violent, frequently obstinate, has incredibly poor impulse control, and she does not strike me as particularly smart. Unfortunately, I think the author thinks Anita is smart, and so I end up reading passages that are meant to show Anita getting some sort of insight, when no. There's nothing there, sometimes literally the author will insert the idea that Anita's picked up on some nuance that is not there. That's not valid -...

WARNING: SPOILERS AFOOTOkay, so these books are marketed like steamy romance vampire lover novels, right? Well, The Killing Dance is the seventh book in this series that I have read, but the first where she sleeps with Jean-Claude, the vamp. I'm a little miffed cause if she was gonna sleep with either of them, I was hoping for Richard, the wolf. Or, at least hoping she would sleep with him before giving it up to Jean-Claude.Now, here's the thing: in books 1-4, Anita is painted as taking the high...

Anita Blake has a hit out on her in this book. And, the person who put the contract on her is offering a half a million dollars. Hell, I'd do it for a candy bar and a bottle of wine. It could even be a box of wine. Really, she's pretty unlikable.She finds out about this through Edward, one of my favorite characters, a professional hitman. He was offered the contract first, but didn't take it. As a matter of fact, he even decides to protect her from the hitman who does try to kill her. Anita asks...

My public service announcement for the day is this:If you read 'Anita Blake' books beyond this one, you've only got yourself to blame.I've put a little effort into putting my finger on where this series went wrong. Somewhere along the line it went from being 'Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter' to 'Anita Blake: Supernatural Porn Star'. It was either this one or the next ('Burnt Offerings') where it all went penis-shaped.Don't get me wrong. I like sex, and I also like porn.However, when I buy a book abo...

“There was a look on Jean Claude’s face that was hard to describe. The devil must look like that after you’ve signed on the dotted line and given away your soul. Pleased, eager, and a little hungry.” 3rd Listen: “My life was a cross between a preternatural soap opera and an action adventure movie. Sort of As the Casket Turns meets Rambo.” 2nd Listen: Still such a good time.Turning point!There’s a hit out on Anita Blake.Who could hate her that much?Edward’s back in town to play bodyguard. Everyt...

This is probably my favorite book of the whole series. It cuts out all of the BS and we get to the meat of what everybody wants to see. There is so much focus on Anita, Jean-Claude, and Richard and by book 6 it was needed. Of course, she's got a half-million dollar bounty on her head that she needs to figure out in the process of trying not to get dead. Richard's dealing with his own pack issues; he isn't seeing eye to eye with his co-alpha, Marcus. That climaxes in an unbelievable scene.Of cour...

Again another great book in the Anita Blake series, and this one is probably one of my favorite in the series. Finally in this book we see a conclusion to head battle between Jean-Claude and Richard. Vampire or Werewolf? Which one will Anita pick? Can one woman successful be with two men and not lose herself? I found "The Killing Dance" to be one of the sexier books in the series, not because there is sex in the book, but because of all the sexual tension that is built throughout the book betwee...

***3.5 "Have Sex Already" Stars***Anita "the prude" Blake is back! She's dating her werewolf boyfriend, Richard, and Jean Claude, Master Vampire of the city. Unfortunately she's such a prude that she hasn't had sex with either. Thank goodness that changes in this book because I was ready to hit her over the head with a big fat dildo and scream "fuck somebody already". The sexual tension has been ridiculous and neither Richard or Jean Claude have had sex for over seven months because Anita does't...

Ok, they need to add a zero to the selection so that you can warn others to not bother with a book. Sorry to say, but after the 5th of the Anita Blake books, Laurel just totally gives up on being an AUTHOR and goes over to porno. If the smut were removed from the rest of the books, then all of them together might make a single novel. Otherwise they are short (very short) stories with lots of sex, sex scenes, people talking about sex and thinking about sex. . .Sorry, but if I wanted all that sex

In The Killing Dance Anita Blake discovers someone has put out a serious hit on her life, she’s still torn between Richard the werewolf and Jean Claude the vampire and she’s drawn deeply into the tangled politics of the were-pack. There’s isn’t much in the way of police work, just a lot of pack power struggles, increased sensual tension and a visit from Edward. Ahhh, Edward’s here so I can deal with the lack of Anita working. She needs a bit of a break after Bloody Bones anyway. If Bloody Bones

Anita Blake, vampire hunter and animator. A fiercely loyal friend with survival instincts that would make your blood freeze and coil. There is so much rage in this woman, she makes the Hulk look like Stawberry Shortcake! I went for the hallway and the sound of screams. As always, the murder scenes in the Anita Blake series are impressive and stunningly delicious. I find myself anticipating certain aspects of these books. Am I looking forward to the lust triangle moments or the brains dripping fr...

Book 1: Start Book 2: GoBook 3: GoBook 4: GoBook 5: StopBook 6: Stop Reading!!! STOP like your life (or sanity) depends on it!

Sabin and his human servant, Dominic, approach Anita with a problem. Sabin tried to go vegetarian for the love of his life, but now he's rotting. Can Anita help?Sure, no problem! Only...Anita promptly drops that thread, and it's only a sheer coincidence (though a rather clever one, I'll admit) that it ever comes back into the story.Anita is dating both Jean-Claude and Richard--supposedly because "She was forced to date Jean-Claude", but honestly, we all know she actually wanted to, because she's...

This is where the story died, methinks. I wish I could write myself into so that I could kill Anita. She has become one of the worst characters I've ever read.I loved her in the first couple of books (what kind of woman doesn't like a bad-ass chick?) But now she just annoys me with all of her whining.Another thing Hamilton tends to do is create mountains out of molehills... Why? To create filler. This ENTIRE freaking book was filler... Of course how many people would sit down to read 'Anita choo...

Ugh! I'm going against my rule and talking specifics (a.k.a., spoilers), because I just... I.... Agh! I'm having a hard time with words. So just to make things clear: since I'm at the tablet and I can't hide my review from here... you've been warned: SPOILERS AHEAD.I'm not sure why, but I don't like Richard all that much, he never made me swoon, he didn't seem "right" for Anita and, heck! I've been rooting for Jean-Claude since book 1. So believe me when I say, I don't care that Anita slept with...

I basically enjoyed this book. 1) Anita being hunted by an assassin, pretty cool2) Much Edward LOVE3) Bad clothing like normal4) Anita being a bitch, like normal5) Werewolf drama- pretty cool6) Necromancy awesomeness- Anita raising vampires is pretty cool, enjoyed the Sabin/Cassandra/Dominic thing even if it was predictble.7) Robert dying and have to deal with Monica- blah who cares? Anita HATES this bitch.6) The reason this book got two stars instead of three Anita freaking cheats on Richard an...

So much happened in this book. Anita is almost killed many times. Edward wasn't even able to keep her safe all the time.She was almost killed in the john. O.o What a way to go!She went to the premier of the club and now her family knows she's dating Jean Claude. I don't see the issue but obviously she is uncomfortable with that.Raina, Marcus, and Gabriel are dead. Good. They deserved it. I do almost feel bad for Marcus though as the stupid shit actually love Raina. :/

Is it sad that at this point I'm more interested in the mysterious Edward's backstory than I am in Anita's romantic travails? After a while, Anita's dithering and trust issues get stale - at least this one involves some progress on this front.

Well it finally happened. I knew that book 10 of this series the focus would shift from Urban Fantasy to Supernatural Romance/soft porn. It's been slowly edging that way for a book or so now. I was hoping for a few more books before we topped the hill but the two main characters gave in and did the deed. So now I expect the next 4 books to begin a rapid downhill slide before the full shift over to the soft porn style that I know occurs. I am not mad at the writer, she is just giving the public w...

I bought Laurell K. Hamilton's first Anita Blake novel, Guilty Pleasures, because a friend told me the first few books in the series are good. Apparently after that, they shift from mystery to erotica. I found the first book entertaining, although Anita feels a bit two-dimensional. Clearly, there is enough intrigue to keep me reading, as I've quickly made my way through six books thanks to the ease of Kindle ordering. But all the time I am reading, I keep wondering why.The love triangle between

Loved this installment in the Anita Blake series. Finally some action between our heroine and her two paramours. Go Team Jean-Claude! I really enjoyed the fight between the werewolf alphas. Great story ARC.

This book really starts to delve into Anita, Richard's and Jean Claude's relationship. I also like how we are really getting into Anita's powers.I'm glad that Marcus is dead. He let Raina influence him way too much. I'm also glad that Raina and Gabriel are dead and that Anita was able to get away. I was sad that Anita wasn't able to accept Richard and his werewolf. I can't blame her. Even Richard wasn't able to accept his wolf. But I'm glad that she and Jean Claude are together now. He is much b...

FINALLY! This book was exactly what I was waiting for for... well... the last 3 books :-) I know I usually give really short reviews, basically just saying whether or not I liked the book, but I found myself thinking about this one, and wanted to write summore (with spoilers).So this book is where Anita finally makes a choice between Jean-Claude and Richard. It also pushed at the threesome thing a little bit, which made me groan and think she might never make a firm decision. So I read and read

The first several novels in the Anita Blake series are great. Funny, scary, a touch gory and a touch sexy. As you read each book, you can really see the character development as Anita becomes more sure of herself and more comfortable with the "monsters". However, some the later books have deteriorated into little more than soft porn for women. Not that there's anything wrong with that. However, I feel it cheapens the series, which features a great role model in Anita as a women who has accepted

Whee! Anita finally gets some lovin'!

5/5 ⭐️ This book was a bit slow at the beginning but it picked up quickly. I so want to jump right into the next book with that ending!

I rarely read series so the fact that I made it to book 6 of this one is a rare feat. I love Anita and her tough as nails facade. She’s a badass and I find her shoot first, ask questions later mantra refreshing in a sea of helpless heroines. It’s kind of like when Wonder Woman with Gal Gadot was released and women everywhere were like... ohhhh, no wonder men feel so empowered. They have these heroic and fearless characters to look up to from an early age. Basically Anita Blake is my Batman. I ha...

Someone wants Anita dead. So she asks Edward to help keep her safe since he won’t accept the bounty on her. This also gives Richard and Jean-Claude a chance to work together to keep Anita safe. It works for a little while. Richard I find wants to change Anita but he wants her to be herself but not it’s odd. And Jean-Claude just wants Anita I don’t know if he wants Anita for herself or if he wants her to serve him… Sex happens!! Can you guess with who? What an ENDING! Liking the narration :)

CONTENT WARNING FOR ATTEMPTED RAPE and graphiic sex scenesThis is the last Anite Blake novel I'm going to read, I'm officially done with this series. I know I promised to read through what I have, which was book seven, but this was just Too Much to handle. I'm so tired of being pulled into Hamilton's rape fantasies, and having actually interesting characters sidelined in favor of talking about Anita's hair, or her guns, or her Nikes for the hundredth time. Then we have Jean-Claude's constant use...

3.5 *stars . I know eventually this series plunges more into eroticism than anything else (but finally in newer books starts to revert back towards the horror mystery feel of these earlier ones), but here it is very easy to see Hamilton shifting her narrative from that of the noir-laden horror mystery (with some romantic entanglements) into a full blown paranormal romance. The book starts out strong with Anita being hunted down by an assassin, but about midway through we lose part of that story