false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168063594m/30244.jpg 30244 10 Anita Blake, vampire hunter, is now herself a hunted woman. Who put the $500,000 price on her head--a man or a monster? It's not just her own skin she needs to save; the rivalry between her werewolf boyfriend, Richard, and Marcus, the other alpha werewolf in his pack, has come to full boil. And there's always Jean-Claude, the vampire who's been waiting for just the right moment to slip inside Anita's head and heart. Don't assume anything, though--Hamilton's probably got a few more surprises in store. 4197 book 1997 The Killing Dance (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #6) total:6165|5:2193|4:2174|3:1461|2:277|1:60| 6165 24658 7828 152 4 7 false false Thu Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Thu Aug 02 08:27:38 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 02 08:28:50 -0700 2007
Okay, 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 sle...more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 1997 Tue Nov 25 13:07:13 -0800 2008 Thu Aug 06 08:31:09 -0700 2009 Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series - set in an alternative world in which vampires, werewolves, and other preternatural creatures have been granted legal rights in the United States - The Killing Dance sees Anita racing to discover who put a hit out on her, w...more...]]> 4 2 false true Thu Jan 03 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Apr 28 01:50:24 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 28 02:00:56 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 3 false false Tue Jan 08 11:42:59 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 08 12:16:31 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 04 07:34:28 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 04 07:45:38 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Oct 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Nov 06 07:59:17 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 08:27:55 -0800 2009
This is the book where the series supposedly goes downhill and Anita starts bonking the preternatural populace with glorious abandon. The teenage pent up sexual f...more...]]> 5 1 false true Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 26 06:28:46 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 02 10:02:34 -0700 2009
So this b...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Apr 20 17:01:59 -0700 2008 Sun May 18 14:28:14 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Sun Apr 06 14:31:01 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 06 14:31:18 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false true Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Mon Dec 08 05:15:04 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 08 05:15:50 -0800 2008 1 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Tue Dec 02 23:48:30 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 04 15:32:32 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 3 false false Wed May 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun May 11 14:56:48 -0700 2008 Wed May 28 17:07:59 -0700 2008 5 1 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Mon Jul 23 10:28:42 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 23 10:30:59 -0700 2007 3 0 true false Wed Sep 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 08:37:59 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 03 06:59:33 -0700 2009 BTW, this series began LONG BEFORE Twilight was w...more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun Jan 25 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 21:28:56 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 21:08:49 -0800 2009 1 bookcrossing.com (Thanks to CheriePie for lending her copies out!) This was not my favourite of the Anita Blake novels, but it wasn't my least favourite, either. I would have liked more exploration of her job...more...]]> 2 1 false true Thu Jun 11 20:53:13 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 21:16:19 -0700 2009
Anita says she will marry Richard in a heartbeat if it wasn't for Jean-Claude threat to kill him. She doesn't sleep with Richard because she needs to see his beast. ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Apr 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 12:13:03 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 12:13:03 -0700 2009 The reasons why: Catherine makes a cameo appearance (living up to the 'best friend' title Anita is constantly giving her), the police start to wonder whether they should let Anita get away with murder, the true nature of the pack is exposed, and Edwa...more...]]> 4 2 false false Mon May 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 12:42:24 -0700 2009 Mon May 11 07:17:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false true Tue Jan 01 21:48:26 -0800 2008 Thu May 07 15:35:29 -0700 2009 4+
On my first read of this book, I came away with the impression "longest foreplay ever". I don't understand those who look at the early books and don't see that building sexual tension. It was there from the firs...more...]]> 1 0 false false Tue Oct 02 11:35:10 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 02 11:40:14 -0700 2007 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=30244