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Summary: Anita Blake: Sexual High Priestess of Greater St. Louis?
Review: I had a friend who actually read "Narcissus in Chains" first, even though I explained repeatedly it was the 10th and latest Anita Blake novel. She said, "I know why you like this so much. It's porn." Of course, if you start from the beginning of the series like a normal human being then Anita Blake's descent into erotica is a bit more subtle. The good news is that there is apparently, possibly, maybe a resolution to the Anita-Jean Claude-Richard love triangle. The bad news is that Hamilton is covering the same ground: Anita has new powers, they come in handy at the right moment, power struggles abound, love life is in tatters, etc. Then again, I have to admit that Anita becoming comfortable with her sexuality would be "new." But to tell the truth I read these books for the horror and violence, at which Hamilton is a master. I just hope this series does not become like John Norman's Gore series when the sex overwhelmed the characters and plot. Unfortunately, I am afraid, I am very afraid...
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Summary: 90% Sex, 10% Crime/Mystery
Review: I started the Anita Blake series during my senior year of high school. I was totally hooked. I am now entering my junior year of college, and I have become very disappointed since I read Narcissus in Chains.The story is full of mindless sex. I enjoy sex in novels; it's great, but most of these sexual scenes are out of nowhere and not tied to the actual plot. More and more, I can't stand Nathaniel. He's a whiny little baby who looks to Anita for EVERYTHING. It's like someone suddenly yells FREEZE and the plot suddenly halts because Nathaniel needs something. I'm surprised that he isn't dead yet, really. The villian in this novel was terrible. LKH pushed aside almost all of the plot's mystery so she could present us with smut. Suddenly, as the book is winding down, she has the gang drive over to the club and the gun fight is on. It's just too random. There was no extreme detective work. And LKH presented the villian as though we were supposed to know who it was all along. What the hell? The series was wonderful when she was animating, solving crimes, and suffering under the weight of the sexual tension. LKH uses the arduer as a poor excuse for all the sex in her novels now. This is the worst of all the novels in this series in my opinion. I'm going to read Incubus Dreams because I've already been a long time fan, but I don't have much hope for it.
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Summary: Soft Porn for the supernatural lover
Review: While I understand the evolution of Anita's life, this book takes her love life well into the porn field. If you like a half dozen scenes of sex, including group and S&M sex (biting), then you'll appreciate the entire book. Otherwise, if you overlook it, you can still enjoy the book by skimming those sections you don't wish to read. I like Laurell Hamilton's writing, but perhaps she should develop other new worlds of fiction to explore.
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Summary: Because I can't give it 4.5 stars
Review: I liked this book with the one major exception of the introduction of a new romantic lead that is one of the worst uses of CPD-- Although, I don't like this new character and hope that he will eventually be written out of the series. I still liked the book. There was some obvious editing problems with this book and there were other issues, but it still was an entertaining read. I would not start with this book first.
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Summary: pleasantly surprised
Review: After reading the negative comments about this book, I was worried that Narcissus in Chains would be a let down. I have been an Anita Blake fan from the beginning, but Obsidian Butterfly and Narcissus in Chains have been my two favorite books of the entire series. If you have enjoyed the series so far, don't stop because of the negative reviews. This book is 5 stars all the way.
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Summary: The worst book I ever read
Review: So many other reviewers have explained the flaws with this book, that I can't really add anything to their comments. I'd just like to suggest that if the book is republished, they print it on toliet tissue so the book can be of some practical use.
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Summary: What happened to Anita
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I miss the Anita form the series thru "Blue Moon".
I spent time getting to know and care about Richard and Jean Claude but they are almost forgotten. Why Hamiliton decided to turn such a good character as Richard into a whinning one, I have no clue but am very disappointed.
I hate the audeur. That was just an easy way for Hamilton to turn Anita into an easy lay. She no longer has any of the morals she once had. I prefer a little romance with my sex. The sex can be wild since we were dealing with a vamp (Jean C.) and a wolf (Richard) but I do like a little romance with it. Now all I get is the ardeur.
Lastely, I get it alreay, Micah is huge. I don't want to read about repeatedly. I guess the ardeur and Micah are ways for Hamilton to live out her fantasies. As a reader I hope she forgets about her fantasies and gets back to what made the series so good from Guilty Pleasure's to Blue Moon. Until then, I'm off to read someone else's work.
By the way, I thought I'd give her another chance and bought the Princess Merideth series and all I'll say about those is she used an eraser and just wrote the name Merry where Anita's name was(and unfortunately it's would be the Anita we now have with the ardeur. It wasn't the type of writing I received during the good part of the Anita book series)
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Summary: Getting back on track
Review: The series is getting back on track in my opinion. While certainly not the weakest book in the series (I have read them in order and am finishing up Cerulean Sins) it isn't my favorite.
Things are just resolved too quickly. I wish LKH would spend less time building up the less than satisfactory sex scenes and spend more time on Anita's inner turmoil as she grapples to come to terms with what she is becoming. (On the other hand, noone really seems to know what she is becoming so maybe that is a moot point.)
The previous book had a scene I found so distasteful I almost returned the rest of the books in the series, but I decided to give it another go. No nasty little hospital scenes in this book (If you read Obsidian Butterfly you know what I am talking about) and there is the introduction of a new love interest for Anita, one I find infinetely more interesting than whiny ole' Richard.
What I found most interesting what the 'big, bad guy' but alas Hamilton just didn't give him enough page time. The idea and what he was was very interesting, but again like Bloody Bones, he seemed almost an afterthought.
Less sex....more turmoil please.
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Summary: great book why all the negative reviews?
Review: I could not put this book down and I have read all the earlier Anita Blake series. I just think the author is trying to make the charactor grow. I mean we do not all stay the same. Its been like what?, 4 years thru the series of this particular person and it seems everyone wants to read the same plot. I thought the book was great i could not put it down. I was a little disappointed that the Richard charactar can't seem to except himself and the end. All and all i still love this series and find Anita even more fascinating with all her newer powers coming into the story.
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Summary: Way better than Obsidian Butterfly
Review: The reason that I gave only **** stars is because I felt like I was getting a lesson on how to get a gun permit. The reasons that this book in my eyes is a good read are that it's fast paced, exciting and for now we are finally rid of the ever boring Richard.
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