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Shannon
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Anita Blake books are always fun reads for me. I don't have to do any heavy thinking. I can just sit back and enjoy the ride. These books were written in the early '90s and I really enjoy reading about Anita's pager and how every time it goes off she has to race to find a pay phone! If that isn't enough, she actually wears a fanny pack in this book. How can you not love that?

I love Anita because she is so fucking kick ass! She knows her weapons, can kill things th
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Jamie (TheRebelliousReader)
”“I am an animator. I am the Executioner. But now I know I’m something else. The one thing my Grandmother Flores feared most. I am a necromancer. The dead are my specialty.”

4 stars. This was so much better than book one. What a fun ride from beginning to end. This book had me absolutely hooked from the start. Anita goes through some solid character development so she doesn’t feel as robotic as she did in the last book. She has emotions and reacts to things which was great.

The world building
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Michelle
I started this off by not liking Anita Blake at all. In fact I really wanted a zombie to eat her and that be the end of the series, but since I see there are a zillion more, I know that doesn't happen. So what does one do when they dislike the MC? Keep freaking reading because your dumb ass is invested in the story because it's a damn good one. Anita is a loud, rude, dickish, and insulting. She never knows when to STFU and stop making threats against people. Sadly, I kinda like the other charact ...more
Marty
Jul 25, 2011 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Lisa Davidson
Nov 30, 2011 rated it it was amazing
Cathy Galloway
Feb 25, 2012 rated it really liked it
Shelves: series-are-us
Jonquil
Jul 14, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: paranormal, own
Mande
Jul 21, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Ashley Searcy
Jul 26, 2012 rated it really liked it
Rachel
Aug 18, 2012 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Candy
Aug 29, 2012 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: 4-star-books
Alisha
Oct 23, 2012 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Smrfett76
Dec 03, 2012 marked it as to-read
Nancy
Feb 02, 2013 rated it really liked it
Patty
Sep 21, 2013 rated it really liked it
Jasmiina F
Sep 29, 2013 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Lindsay♫SingerOfStories♫
Oct 21, 2013 rated it really liked it
Shelves: 2013-reads
Erin
Nov 10, 2013 rated it liked it
Kme_17
Sep 18, 2015 marked it as to-read
Sam
Jan 16, 2016 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: pre-2014, 2016
Christina
Jul 31, 2017 rated it it was amazing
Leslie Ann
Jul 13, 2021 marked it as to-read
Shelves: bingo
Almeta
Nov 26, 2021 marked it as on-ice