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Bloody Bones

(Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter #5)

Laurell K. Hamilton (Goodreads Author)

4.11 · Rating details · 65,115 ratings · 1,202 reviews

In Laurell K. Hamilton's "New York Times" bestselling novels, Anita Blake, vampire hunter and animator, takes a bite out of crime-of the supernatural kind. But even someone who deals with death on a daily basis can be unnerved by its power...
When Branson, Missouri, is hit with a death wave-four unsolved murders-it doesn't take an expert to realize that all is not well. B ...more

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Published November 1st 2005 by Berkley Hardcover (first published 1996)

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May 20, 2016 HFK rated it liked it · review of another edition

Recommended to HFK by: Jessica

Shelves: paidkindle, fantasies

Our Anita Blake marathon and buddy read with Jessica continues with the fifth installment in the series.

Bloody Bones is the best installment so far for me, and it is mainly that because Ms. Blake (Anita is very strict of her being called as Ms. instead of Miss, which is pointed numerous times within the story, and perhaps this is the touch of feminism I have heard so much about around the hoods) is out of town, and every page is not fillet with the awkwardly awkward love triangle that is getting Our Anita Blake marathon and buddy read with Jessica continues with the fifth installment in the series.

Bloody Bones is the best installment so far for me, and it is mainly that because Ms. Blake (Anita is very strict of her being called as Ms. instead of Miss, which is pointed numerous times within the story, and perhaps this is the touch of feminism I have heard so much about around the hoods) is out of town, and every page is not fillet with the awkwardly awkward love triangle that is getting pretty old before even fully starting, so there is always that.

As usual, the background story and the mystery is pretty solid, though formulaic, and keeps it easy for me to turn the pages. There is more discoveries behind the veil of Blake's personal traits, which makes her more understandable, but really doesn't wash away my disliking towards her.

Anita Blake has all those traits that are usually connected to romance novels where an alpha man, a strong man, is also an huge brownie point asshole. Ms. Blake is indeed a rude, overprotective pushover, judgemental personality who has the self confidence of an delicate flower without actually being one. This is the normal case of assholiness equals strongness, which is too much used trope in every book that has some romancing in it. However, this is not really a problem with me nor do I really whine about, it is just worth of a mention. Besides, I am pretty sure Ms. Anita Blake has a magnificent vagina, that will make up for a lot in my books.

And then to the editing:

- this installment has more errors, misspellings than usual, and this is probably because the constant gun talk, Nike's were overshadowed by coveralls, and that might confuse the author, getting out of the formula.

- the dialogue is extremely repetitive, and it goes on and on, missing the stop sign.

- the thought-flow is too long, Ms. Anita Blake is a prisoner of her "same record"-mind.

- some of the parts require re-reading, and as much I would want to take blame for this, I think I am not the only one, considering the average reading time with Kindle is quite high for an average length book.

- there is a problem with Kindle version, it is addicted to a sign "<" for reasons unknown to me.

Overall, this installment had more gory glory in it, which is something I like, and does show this is not a book for kiddos, but it really doesn't tickle a person like me, one who has gotten used to the sicko, and requires more and more to get really excited about.

But maybe the coming sexy times will make up the loss of blood. I would... fancy that. ...more

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Jun 07, 2012 Crystal Starr Light rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: urban-fantasy, audiobook, hello-my-name-is-mary-sue, fashion-accident

"Why do I put up with you? You insult me at every turn."

Well, LKH broke the formula with this book. Anita actually TAKES a client and leaves St. Louis to head to Branson, Missouri, where she is being paid to raise an entire graveyard to see who owns the property (because, of course, Anita is the only one in this entire world who can do anything). While she is there, she learns that something is killing young boys AND a vampire is on the loose.

This book, more than any of the earlier books, set my ...more

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Nov 05, 2015 Jilly rated it liked it

Shelves: werewolves-and-other-furry-shifters, vampires, urban-fantasy, paranormal-mystery, faeries-fae

So, the name of this book is Bloody Bones, right? Well, it is named after a restaurant in the book called Bloody Bones. I have to wonder how many of us would be willing to eat at a place with that name. Seriously, they need to fire the person who came up with that one, cuz yuck.

and mooing...

Oh, and I found another fun fact about this book. Anita actually says a word more often than "Nike." It's "Browning", and apparently it's some kind of gun that she really really likes. The word "Browning" is ...more

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Jun 15, 2016 Elise (On The Bookshelves) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Anita is such a badass as usual!

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Sep 21, 2009 Megan rated it did not like it

Shelves: vampires, urban-fantasy, not-mine-library, zombies

Although I never really learned to like Anita Blake, she was always tolerable ~ until Bloody Bones. Didn't Anita complain about all of the Were's alpha fight/dominance nonsense in Lunatic Cafe? Really, she is no better than the Were's here. If you take out all of the "I'm a bigger badass than you are" scenes & descriptions of corny outfits, you are left with nothing more than a short story. Granted.... I do like Hamilton's story telling. But at this point I feel as if I am wading through the Although I never really learned to like Anita Blake, she was always tolerable ~ until Bloody Bones. Didn't Anita complain about all of the Were's alpha fight/dominance nonsense in Lunatic Cafe? Really, she is no better than the Were's here. If you take out all of the "I'm a bigger badass than you are" scenes & descriptions of corny outfits, you are left with nothing more than a short story. Granted.... I do like Hamilton's story telling. But at this point I feel as if I am wading through the same crap I have read over and over again in every other Anita Blake novel.

Hamilton should give her fans some credit ~ by now we know Anita sleeps with guns surrounding her, and oversize clothes hide her multiple weapons in custom made holsters. We know she wears polo shirts, black jeans, Nike's and sleeps in oversize t-shirts. Must we continue to read this in every chapter? Really?! Furthermore, how does Anita always win every stupid ass contest she begins? I'm not talking about showdowns with the bad guys/monsters. I mean every other character she encounters. The woman has no humility, no shame, no reflection on her actions. Why is Larry so loyal to her? Why do Jean-Claude and Richard love her? She is an asshole. Outwardly and even in her private thoughts.

Solidifying my disgust with the entire series was the afterward to the novel. Hamilton gave Anita Blake full Mary Sue status by pointing out all of the similarities between the two of them. I don't know why it irritated me so much, but it did. Perhaps, because in Bloody Bones I realized that despite being so self-righteous, Anita is also a hypocrite. Or maybe it is because I had a crappy weekend and only slept four hours last night? Whatever the reason, I am done with this series for a long time ~ possibly for good. If Anita's boss were to fire her, or Larry turned his back on her... leaving Anita to do some soul searching and change her ways a little... that would be an interesting novel. Really, story line to make her change her attitude. But to know that she will continue to have the last word and solve all problems with guns ... well, I have read that already. No need to read it again. ...more

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Oct 27, 2011 Tilly Slaton rated it liked it

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The creativity that seeps into Laurell Hamilton’s book is astonishing.

With that said, Bloody Bones is one of her books in the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series that really doesn’t do it for me.

There are parts of this book that make you read super fast in anticipation of how a scene will turn out! Unfortunately, those scenes are few and far between in this book.

Bloody Bones is a wonderful book filled with profound imagination and lingering betrayal. The twists in this book are interesting, but ...more

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Apr 29, 2010 Bark (Has Atrocious Taste) rated it really liked it

Shelves: audiobook, horror

Bloody Bones is one of the more brutal outings in this series. A huge portion of the book follows Anita Blake as she’s working and this time she’s called in on a case that is particularly gruesome. Three teen boys are brutally slain, a young teen girl is left for dead and a young boy has been kidnapped, possibly by a deviant sexual predator of a vampire who enjoys toying with children. It’s dark and painful to read the grief instilled within some of these pages.

Anita must also raise an entire gr Bloody Bones is one of the more brutal outings in this series. A huge portion of the book follows Anita Blake as she’s working and this time she’s called in on a case that is particularly gruesome. Three teen boys are brutally slain, a young teen girl is left for dead and a young boy has been kidnapped, possibly by a deviant sexual predator of a vampire who enjoys toying with children. It’s dark and painful to read the grief instilled within some of these pages.

Anita must also raise an entire graveyard of the dead for a client with only Larry the apprentice as backup. Even she realizes this may too much to handle and is struggling with how she’s going to do it without a human sacrifice. As if all of this weren’t enough to handle, she has to deal with a fey being that may or may not be a bad guy. The only thing she knows for sure is that he’s screwing up her latest assignment and is using magic when he shouldn’t be.

I really loved this format for the books. I’m so PO’d that it has been screwed with so much in later books. Anyway, as we all know Anita is still dating Richard and Jean Claude. And, surprise, surprise she has to call in Jean Claude for assistance on her vampire case. Once he arrives in his triple poofy armed shirt and spiffy cravat the story takes a little detour from hard boiled vampire executioner and zombie raising mayhem to Anita fending off sexy Jean Claude’s flirtations and dealing with vampire politics and protocol and a new master who uses Anita’s past to heart-breaking effect.

This book here is Jean Claude’s book, all you Richard and Edward fans have been warned. It’s pretty easy to see which guy Anita is really digging here. The “monster” line begins to get real fuzzy for Anita and the sexuality is ramped up a notch but I’m still okay with that because there is a plot to this book and it moves. I was always entertained and never bored, irritated or lost. Hamilton excels at keeping all of these plot threads going without confusing her reader all the while giving us tantalizing new tidbits about her main characters. The only thing missing is the darker edged humor that I enjoyed in the first few books. Bloody Bones was so intense it really would have benefited from some well placed sarcasm and dark humor.
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Jul 06, 2018 Lena rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: audio, horror, shifters, vampire

“Come to me, child, and I will always be with you. I will hold you forever.”
- Serephina

The most terrifying monster can see into your heart and give you all you’ve ever wanted.

Anita has been called to the next town to raise the very old dead and hunt a child killing vampire. It will mean dealing with another Master of the City, a woman Jean Claude never wanted to see again.

Anita is pretty awful to Jean Claude in this book but the vampire has long term plans... and they’re working.

Some of m ...more

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Mar 13, 2018 Danielle is rad rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Wow.

The ending was so sad. I cannot stress this enough, it made my want to cry on Anita's behalf even knowing it wasn't true.

I loved this book as well as the rest, this series is so good, like I said I cannot stress this enough. This is by far one of my favorite series I have ever read. I have yet to encounter a book series like this in which I never can assume ahead of time the outcome. Everything links up and makes the series melt together, I love it so much. I don't know now which book I pre ...more

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Apr 13, 2009 A.M. rated it it was ok

Shelves: fiction, fantasy, vampires-werewolves

I keep giving the series only 2 stars, yet keep reading. Why? Because I like the plot. However, Hamilton's writing style just makes me skim through large chunks of the story until I get to the interesting bits, so it's a love-hate relationship.
I like the love triangle between Richard, Anita, and Jean Claude. The introduction of the fey was interesting as well.
Also, finally Anita is behaving like a religious person (or at least more so than before), although as yet she still hasn't been to church ...more

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Mar 18, 2017 Büşra Öztürk rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Sabırla okuyorum , heyecanla Jean - Claude bekliyorum. *_*

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Jun 24, 2010 Regina rated it really liked it

Shelves: urban-fantasy-uf, audio-also-listened-to

4.5 Stars. This is my favorite book in the Anita Blake series so far. This is the first AB book that I listened to the audio of rather than reading. In Bloody Bones, Anita begins to bend from her very rigid moral code, which is a good thing. We learn about Jean Claude's background before he was a vamp and his beginning as a vamp. Learning about JC's background makes him seem more like a person, and it was sad but I also saw him as a victim. I still haven't seen a reason in any of the books (exce ...more

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Aug 08, 2015 SuperHeroQwimm rated it really liked it

Most enjoyable. And she seems to be getting closer to Jean-Claude. Yippeee

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Mar 11, 2016 Donna rated it really liked it

Shelves: crime-mystery

I have enjoyed this entire series so far and this one was no exception. I like that the characters are in constant motion. They seem to be moving forward, even if at times it feels like they are moving slowly. But it seems that by the end of the book, they have all learned something new and have adapted. Usually in series, that is hard to keep up, but this author has figured that part out.

These have been a fun escape for me. I have a couple more that I hope to get to soon.

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Aug 10, 2017 Sarah (A Weebish Book Blog) rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: immune-to-powers, vampire-hunter, purchased-copy, read-in-2017, ebook, enemies-to-lovers, necromancers-and-zombie-queens, 2017-reviewed, 3-and-a-half-stars, sequel

This review publishes on A Weebish Book Blog on 11/08/2017.

When Anita Blake is asked to raise 300-year-old zombies to settle a land dispute in Branson, Missouri, the job becomes a lot more interesting than she originally expected. A psychotic vampire begins committing murders in the area and Blake must call on her fanged boyfriend for help.

What I enjoyed:

- Anita Blake finally stops thinking of Jean-Claude as a monster anymore, and finally sees him as not just a powerfully seductive vampire, but ...more

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Jul 06, 2016 BOOKAHOLIC rated it liked it

Shelves: horror-mystery-thriller

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Apr 15, 2018 taveena kade rated it liked it

it was a little all over the place near the end, but i still like it so far

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Sep 18, 2017 Jennymort ♔ Dark Lordette rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2017-read, favorites, for-science, i-have-no-chill, love-triangle, menage-a-trois, own, part-of-a-series, shut-up-and-take-my-money, smut

Another one done and I loved how it felt as if I was reading this for the first time.

And my love Jason is now firmly in the series. I love that mutt.

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Sep 24, 2018 Dez Nemec rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: 2018, horror, audiobook

I read a short story in a zombie anthology where Anita raised the dead, and I thought: "Cool!" So I grabbed a couple of these books. This was okay, but I am so over vampires, especially french vampires. I did rather like the fey and Bloody Bones. But I don't know if I can handle another in the series. If you like vampires though, go for it!

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Jul 13, 2018 Nick rated it really liked it · review of another edition

This was a really good story, powerful vampires, conniving humans and some fae thrown in for good measure. Not to mention un-dead pedophiles....yeah that's a disturbing one.

Anita and Larry get the full limelight and it's a really good team story, the dynamic with Jean-Claude is fun too and although the subject is there the 'who-to-choose' romance isn't at the top of agenda.

There's the usual mix of good and bad characters, odd individuals and true bad guys. There's guns and magic and blood and go ...more

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May 12, 2012 Fangs for the Fantasy rated it liked it

Anita Blake has been called out to an animating job in Branson, far away from her usual connections. But she’s the only one in the country who may be able to do it – raise an entire graveyard full of 200 year old bodies, preferably in one night.

As if that weren’t a big enough problem, the motivations of the parties involved is far from clear – and the presence of fae magic in the graveyard, and faeries willing to guard it, raises many more questions.

And there are vampires running amok – as the n Anita Blake has been called out to an animating job in Branson, far away from her usual connections. But she’s the only one in the country who may be able to do it – raise an entire graveyard full of 200 year old bodies, preferably in one night.

As if that weren’t a big enough problem, the motivations of the parties involved is far from clear – and the presence of fae magic in the graveyard, and faeries willing to guard it, raises many more questions.

And there are vampires running amok – as the neighbourhood vampire expert, Anita is called in but the local police are far from welcoming. The resulting lack of communication is beyond difficult when there seems to be 2 separate vampire killers.

Negotiating with the local vampires, of course, requires getting further involved with Jean-Claude and he never keeps anything simple

Like in previous books, this has several storylines intertwined – but also like the previous books, they all come together. From her original job to raise the graveyard, to the vampire death, to the serial killer all three plot lines are paced really well. If I had a slight criticism, it would be that her job to raise the zombies was put too far on the backburner. It was her actual reason for being in Branson in the first place and it seemed extremely low in her priority list. I can understand that since she was dealing with serial killer cases, but I’d have least expected Sterling or someone to ask where she was and what she was actually doing while they were paying her to complete a time sensitive project. Still, it was understandable given the circumstances and doesn’t bog down the story. I really like how all three storylines come together, how they’re all linked and make up important aspects of the whole – and can all be handled in one big finale that doesn’t feel contrived.

Having read both the books before and the books after this one, I’m left with the feeling that this book is vaguely filler. Because they’re pulled out of St. Louis we’re not advancing a lot of the plot or relationships. And the creatures in this book are fae. Now, don’t get me wrong, I like fae in a book, they’re some of my favourite supernatural beings. But the fae here appear briefly, with precious little foreshadowing or depth, do some shiny stuff then disappear again, never to be heard of again. Short of giving Anita an extra-special shiny vampire to kill, I’m not sure what the point of the fae even were – and a powerful master vampire could probably have filled Xavier’s spot just as well. Because of that, I don’t think this book added anything to the world building – while technically introducing whole new creatures, it just doesn’t fit the overall theme and shape of the series.

We had some development of her relationship with Jean-Claude, but it was mainly her letting him closer to her more than anything. Still there’s closer connections and we also see some more fleshing out of Jason as he grows further into the full character he will become. But largely that’s all it is, we don’t get especially new insights into either characters and they’re mainly around more to show that, yeah, they’re around more.

I’m still all kinds of uncomfortable with how the relationship between Jean-Claude and Anita began. He constantly ignores her “no” and keeps pushing. Then she forces her to date him by threatening Richard’s life (because she has to give him a fair chance to seduce him? Why does she?) and then we continue with the constant boundary pushing regardless

Finally, there’s an ongoing issue with how Anita relates to other women. Other than villains and victims, Anita deals with 2 women in this book – Dorcas Bouvier and Sergeant Freemont. And in both cases Anita strikes sparks. It’s like strong willed, independent women have territories that need to be defended against other women like them. She had a similar worry in Lunatic Café when she saw Deputy Holmes – she could be a friend or, equally as much, they’d hate each other and this is before she even spoke.

Both women were also aggressive and hostile for little reason – or they overreacted in an aggressive manner with little provocation in a way that made Anita seem almost clam. It’s a strong case of Keillie Independence.

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Jan 25, 2012 Seth rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Recommends it for: Anita Blake fans, and paranormal crime mystery fans

Recommended to Seth by: Krystal Edwards

Shelves: ibooks, vampires, werewolves, book-boyfriends, fae, favorites

Ms. Anita Blake and I have had a very rocky history in the short time she and I have made acquaintances. For the first few books, I was absolutely enthralled with her take-no-prisoners attitude, her bravado, and her insistence upon keeping the monsters in check. However, with The Lunatic Cafe, she became absolutely frustrating in her passionate distaste for Jean Claude. That is not to say that I was not already getting annoyed with her before then with the way she was treating him when he was cl Ms. Anita Blake and I have had a very rocky history in the short time she and I have made acquaintances. For the first few books, I was absolutely enthralled with her take-no-prisoners attitude, her bravado, and her insistence upon keeping the monsters in check. However, with The Lunatic Cafe, she became absolutely frustrating in her passionate distaste for Jean Claude. That is not to say that I was not already getting annoyed with her before then with the way she was treating him when he was clearly in love with her; but, something had changed in that book. She made the infamous choice so many women in supernatural fiction seem to have to make lately: bestiality over necrophilia. And, this time, bestiality won. Richard was suddenly not revered as bestial, though a werewolf. This not only enraged Jean Claude, but myself as well.

I decided to take an undetermined amount of time to break away from Ms. Blake and reassess what I found appealing about her. In the meantime, I switched to dystopian literature, such as The Hunger Games Trilogy Boxset. This was perhaps the best thing I could have done to make my friendship with Anita prosper over her dumb choices. When I finally came back to the Anita Blake books, I had enough time to grieve, as it were, and accept that she and I will never see eye-to-eye, as I am male, and she is female. Our priorities and logic will always differ.

This book, Bloody Bones, has easily become my favorite in the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series for a plethora of reasons:(view spoiler)

I would recommend anyone who hasn't gotten this far in the series to tough it out and make it to this book. You won't regret it. ...more

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Jan 01, 2008 mlady_rebecca rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: series__anita_blake, author__laurell_k_hamilton__ab, genre__urban_fantasy, characters__vamps, characters__lycanthropes_shifters, 2002, read_more_than_once, 2009, abvh__us_pb_v2__bodyparts, fictional_series__traditional

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. "Bloody Bones" was the first of the out of town books. The key with the out of town books is who comes along for the ride. In this case, Jean-Claude, Jason, and Larry came along. Enough of the core people to keep it from feeling like one of the books that could be removed from the series without damaging the flow. (I'd argue that "Obsidian Butterfly" could be removed in that way. Maybe "Micah", as well.)

We also got a little bit of Richard before Anita left town, so we got both of our leading me "Bloody Bones" was the first of the out of town books. The key with the out of town books is who comes along for the ride. In this case, Jean-Claude, Jason, and Larry came along. Enough of the core people to keep it from feeling like one of the books that could be removed from the series without damaging the flow. (I'd argue that "Obsidian Butterfly" could be removed in that way. Maybe "Micah", as well.)

We also got a little bit of Richard before Anita left town, so we got both of our leading men. (From "Circus of the Damned" through "Obsidian Butterfly" we clearly had two leading men. After that? It's up for debate.)

Besides, you can't resist the appeal of "Bloody Bones" for humanizing Jean-Claude in Anita's eyes. The vulnerability of Jean-Claude sleeping in a hotel room with only curtains as protection from the sun. Anita willingly opening a vein to save his life. Anita learning that Jean-Claude was a whipping boy in his youth and seeing the scars on his back. Ending with Somehow Jean-Claude had crossed that line that a handful of other vampires had crossed. I don't think of him as a monster anymore.

"Bloody Bones" is also the first book where Anita learns of the vampire council.

Of all the vamps that have tried to "take" Anita by marking her, I think Seraphina was the first to try to change her into a vampire instead. Granted the only books where Anita held no vampire marks were the previous book, "The Lunatic Cafe", and this one. Necromancers and vampires really are drawn together, huh? *g*

I also loved learning more about Jason in this book. I think I half fell in love with him the moment he came on screen, but he too was at times scary and at times vulnerable here. Humanizing him the way Jean-Claude was humanized. Nothing demonstrated that more than when Anita feared that Jean-Claude drained Jason, killing him. First she fears for his safety, then she draws a gun on him, then she protects him from Jean-Claude's discipline.

Richard was the opposite. I mean Jean-Claude and Jason were both humanized after being seen as other. Richard started out as human and his otherness crept in along the way.

(Reviewed 05/06/2009.) ...more

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Feb 12, 2009 Nicole rated it liked it

For all the Anita Blake books - I started this series with my then friend, Meredith - she actually got me hooked that fateful summer of 2000 when I was living on her wooden floor in Brooklyn. We were both unemployed and bored and got hooked into this series. I loved Anita Blake because it was before I discovered the new genre - what I like to call "badass chicks who kick ass!" written in first person - and so she was all empowering and of course there were hot vampires and werewolves in it.

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May 31, 2013 Pete rated it really liked it

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Bloody Bones continues Anita Blake’s non-stop exploits in a book containing faerie characters and multiple story lines which added to the brilliant book. The gore factor is high in this book.(view spoiler) ...more

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Jul 22, 2010 Katherine Madison rated it it was ok

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Aug 02, 2011 Jody Mena rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fiction

My favorite in the series so far! Hamilton's take on fairie lore made for some intriguing twists. Serephina was an intriguing villain, I really enjoyed the imagery of her and her powers really made things interesting. The character development was exciting for me, especially Anita's internal struggle with her mother's death, as wel as learning more about Jean Claude's past. The only thing that tripped me up a bit was that Jason seemed different than in the previous book; this may be because he w ...more

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Mar 07, 2019 Laura rated it it was amazing

Eerie and brilliant as always, Anita Blake is called away from home for a Zombie awakening, While away she is asked by Police to investigate some local gruesome murders....

There was so much mystery and intrigue in this one, i really didn't know what to expect.... I have to Admit i wouldn't want a friend like Anita she is too bullheaded and is always right and knows best for me, But i don't think the reader is meant to necessarily like her just to understand her and as a reader i do, making her o ...more

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Apr 28, 2017 AndrewP rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2017-bookshelf-clearance, urban-fantasy, read-in-2017, audio-books, sff-tbr2017

Except for the excellent Rivers of London series, the last few urban fantasy books I have read have been pretty lackluster. I had forgotten how kick-ass the Anita Blake books are. Laurell K. Hamilton really has a skill highlighting the bio-polar aspects of the vampires. They may try and fit into modern human life and be understanding, helpful and sympathetic, but she never lets you forget that they are really horrible monsters underneath, even the good ones.

This is a fast moving story with plent ...more

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Jan 25, 2019 Jammin Jenny rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 2019-books, zz-gameofthrones2018, uno-blue, audiobooks, fantasy, contemporary, gothic, horror, paranormal, romance

I loved this episode in the Anita Blake series. I think of them as episodes rather than books because they play so well in your head. I was astonished (view spoiler). But who will she choose in the end - the hunky and hot werewolf Richard whose temper bursts and chauvinistic tendencies are as hot as his temperature, or the cool handsome Jean-Claude who can appear at a moment's n ...more

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Laurell K. Hamilton is one of the leading writers of paranormal fiction. A #1 New York Times bestselling author, Hamilton writes the popular Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter novels and the Meredith Gentry series. She is also the creator of a bestselling comic book series based on her Anita Blake novels and published by Marvel Comics. Hamilton is a full-time writer and lives in the suburbs of St. Louis ...more