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Anita Blake is a vampire hunter/necromancer. SO her life is always full of things that go bump in the night. But recently her life is darker than usual. When the cities master vampire wants Anita to discover who is killing the cities vampires Anita cant say no. And if she does she will not like the consequences. But things are not as black and white (or red) as the appear and the more Anita learns the more her life is in danger.
This is a reread, I originally read this book in 2007 and really lik ...more
This is a reread, I originally read this book in 2007 and really lik ...more
Like Harrison, I'm only reviewing the first book, though I have read the whole series.
I enjoy Anita Blake's take-no-prisoners, no bullshit attitude. I think that she is the definitive bad-ass heroine, though she can be overly tough at times, Hamilton is smart enough to give Anita the required self-reflection that gives any character, especially over a long series, depth and believability.
As the series moves on, Hamilton takes on more and more sex as Anita becomes embroiled in the very world she ...more
I enjoy Anita Blake's take-no-prisoners, no bullshit attitude. I think that she is the definitive bad-ass heroine, though she can be overly tough at times, Hamilton is smart enough to give Anita the required self-reflection that gives any character, especially over a long series, depth and believability.
As the series moves on, Hamilton takes on more and more sex as Anita becomes embroiled in the very world she ...more
Anita Blake is the female, vampire-slaying, zombie-raising version of wizard Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden of Butcher's Dresden Files. She is sarcastic, committed, has questionable fashion sense and literally laughs in the face of danger. In this first novel, we are introduced to female Dresden as she tries to solve some recent vampire murders. Apparently for her there is a fine line between murdering vampires and killing them legally and she will stop at nothing to find the murderer, mos
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A pretty good book. A little too much "tough girl trying to prove how tough she is". Hopefully there will be more personality as the series progresses.
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Sep 17, 2009
Christy
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mystery-suspense
This was a fun and entertaining adventure. I'm sure I'll read more in the series. The heroine is likable and sufficiently tough.
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Apr 14, 2009
Tara Lynn
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