Danse Macabre: An Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Novel

July 5, 2006

In the last year I discovered the Anita Blake series and Laurell K. Hamilton. Fortunately, I read the series in its intended sequence so that I have watched Anita grow and progress as a character/person over time. What I've enjoyed the most about the series is that Anita is flawed, judgmental, opinionated, passionate, hyper-caring (to the point of having co-dependency issues, I think in many situations), funny, intelligent and young - esp. when we're 1st introduced to her; she's just in her...

July 14, 2006

I'm here to defend Laurell K. Hamilton's storytelling, so those of you who do not share my opinion may simply agree to disagree - your opinion makes no more difference to me than mine will to you. But I hope my comments will help those who have not yet formed an opinion or read this book by providing a different perspective. The sexual elements in Danse Macabre, for the most part, serve a purpose. Granted, there were times like the scene in the limousine, for example, where the author could...

June 28, 2006

I have been waiting for this book since December. I about freaked with excitment when I saw it was out! It is not as short as Micah. The only disapointing thing is that if you love all the investigating and Dolph and Zeberowski and the whole police crew scene, they are absent. I have decided that I find myself more and more interestingly bored. I cant put the book down, but I am falling asleep reading it in parts. She introduces a slew of new character, but fails to enlighten on some of the...

June 29, 2006

First : To those so called people who are upset with the series --- Don't read it if you don't like it. Move on to a series that you have passion for, don't waste your time in a world that you hate so much, and leave it to others who will enjoy it. As for my review: I really enjoyed this installment of the Anita Blake Series, and it's most likely my favorite so far. I think Laurell K. Hamilton has weaved an interesting world with a well crafted story arc which is masterfully threaded though out...

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