Narcissus in Chains (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #10) in SOS: Serious Overload of Series

May 18, 2011 Regina rated it liked it

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

This is often noted as the first book in the great decline of Anita Blake, but I noticed that it many of my GR friends have given it 4/5 stars. For me, this book was a weak book. It was weak because it lacked the horror and fear element. My favorite Anita Blake books are the ones with a very strong horror background. This was also a weak book for me, because really I couldn’t figure out why there was the conflict. It seemed to be a weak set up. And finally, the back and forth between Richard and ...more

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Mar 15, 2010 Jesse rated it really liked it

Shelves: urban-fantasy

I really liked this book. I know there are several Hamilton readers who stopped liking the series when she started incorporating more sex. I don't think the sex took away from the book and I won't lie...I appreciate a steamy read! I guess my only complaint, if you could call it that even, is that I felt like some of the intimacy was lost. I'm not talking about sex, I mean intimacy between characters. But, just because there are some steamy scenes in this book, I realize that it is not a romance ...more

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Aug 16, 2010 Yulia rated it really liked it

Shelves: urban-fantasy, vampires, paranormal, werewolves, shape-shifters

I guess I came to the point that so many decided to drop it, and I can kind of see the reason why.
Until now every book has a certain structure that is messed up in this one. The usually is someone getting into shit and Anita having to help out, the books just started with shit happening somewhere. But in this one the shit is kind of pushed back and instead we get lots of the other kind of action, that really boarders the lint into the erotica genre. The killing is kind of not the same, I guess.. ...more

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