Anita Blake by Laurell K. Hamilton

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Submitted by Jessica 
(Apr 28, 2010)

I am reading the same series? I just finished book 1 (Guilty Pleasures) and I was really disappointed. I thought the dialogue was lacking. The characters were confusing. Apparently they weren't memorable to me, because I would forget them and then when they came back I found myself wondering who they were. I feel maybe there was never enough interaction between the character and Anita for me to pin point them. She describes everyone’s height and hair color upon meeting them, but that isn't enough for me to picture the character. And I feel that Anita is a bit cold. I am all about an independent bad ass women, but I don't feel she has deep feelings. The character so far is a bit one dimensional. I just started book two (The Laughing Corpse). I am hoping the Jean Claude appears (soon) and warms her cold heart and maybe Edward too.

I was told by a friend to read these books after I finished the Sookie books (which rocked!), and I had hoped these books would be along the same lines (vampires, weres and othere ghouls), but so far...not impressed. I hope they get better.

Welcome to the world of Anita Blake, chock-full of slayers, vampires, lycanthropes, zombies, ghosts, and one skanky lamia. The St. Louis–based necromancer, vampire executioner, and mistress to both the master vampire of the city and the alpha werewolf never fails to dig up enough trouble to please. Hamilton’s series is compelling, fun, and sexy; one page-turner after anther. Each novel grows in complexity as the heroine precariously balances her tenacity, morality, and sanity through a gauntlet of action-packed and near-fatal calamities. Sadly, the steamy erotica that seems to all but overwhelm Hamilton’s latest offerings may turn off some readers, as the brash bad-ass Anita the readers of the series know and love becomes somehow, predictable. Ménage à quoi (yes, quoi) and S&M notwithstanding, the Anita Blake novels are a must-read for any vampire aficionado.

Anita Blake is the most kick-butt female character I have ever read about! She's so realistic, the way she thinks and feels her surroudings and situations. A friend of mine introduced me to Anita and now im hooked. It's like catching AIDS- better yet its like the adure. The lust is spreading, every one is catching Anita fever and spreading it! Who couldnt get addicted to a tough as nails lady like Anita. The books have everything: sexy vamps, tasty were-people, suspense, blood, guts, lustful encounters, and death. Who wouldnt want to fall in love with this deadly lady? (I really think there should be a comic book series of her)

I think Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake series are the best. It was pure luck that I happened to read even one of her books. I was looking for some other books by another author and I stumbled on the series. After reading Bloody Bones, I was hooked. It turns out I started reading in the wrong order but I soon corrected that. Still whether starting out of order or not, I still think the Anita Blake series is the BEST!!

For the past four years I have probably read all of the Anita Blake books two or three times. I find these books to be extremely entertaining and Laurell K. Hamilton's way of describing her characters is very well done. Her way of describing St. Loius, and the world as a whole, makes you wonder whether or not vampires, werewolves, and other monsters actually exist. All in all I find this series very entertaing and recommend it to anyone that likes the supernatural.