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Summary: Wow, definitely worth the wait
Review: In the 11th installment of the Anita Blake series, Belle Morte, a member of the Vampire Council has sent her second in command, Musette, unexpectedly, to scout out the situation in St. Louis. At the same time, a rogue shapeshifter is slaughtering women in the area. Jean Claude and Anita have to deal with Musette and her entourage, while the third member of the triumvirate, the werewolf Ulffric, Richard is on a self destructive downslide. The only question is, will he destroy himself or them all. To make matters worse, the oldest vampire of them all is waking from a thousand year sleep, and noone knows what that will bring.This is a very intense novel, even more so than the last. The characters become more and more interesting as time goes on. Anita's character is vastly different from the first book, but she has grown in a natural(supernatural) manner with the development of her necromancer powers and just her life experiences in general. There is so much action here that it is difficult to put the novel down and I will definitely read it again very soon. This series keeps getting better and better and the first book was outstanding.
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Summary: Awesome!
Review: I should first say that I am a huge fan of the entire Anita Blake series. Having said that it is no wonder why I enjoyed this book so much. It is always great to see characters that you have become attached to come alive within a book. Sometimes the characters don't always act the way you like but that is an exciting aspect of reading one of LKH's books. You are never entirely sure how things will play out. I tried to draw out the reading of this book so that I could savor it, but that was asking the impossible. I certainly enjoyed the book as I believe most of the fans of the series will. I suggest that any new readers to the series begin with the first book, Guilty Pleasures. This way they can see how the characters evolved into the place that they are. I am almost envious of anyone beginning the series because they have a lot to look forward to.
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Summary: Anita Blake Keeps Getting Better
Review: Most series by the 11th books become dull, but not the Anita Blake series. Of course, there are some books in the series that I like better than other's, but I am never disappointed. How often can someone say that and mean it? That being said, "Cerulean Sins" is one of my favorite books in the series. Anita is really growing as a person and into her powers. Her relationships just keep getting more intimate, erotic, and enjoyable to read. What I liked most about Cerulean Sins is that Anita seems to be (at last) coming to terms with whom and what she is -- and appreciating the people in her life for who and what they are as well. While this is a stand alone book, this is a series that is worth reading in its entirety and in order. I would recommend going out and buying all of the books in the series and devouring them like a box of chocolates, if you have not any of the other Anita Blake novels.
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Summary: Best of the last couple!
Review: This was a pleasure to devour (bought it this morning, finished it this afternoon). Unlike the last book, Narcissus in Chains, this one is about Vamp politics, not shifter politics. Unlike Burnt Offerings, it wasn't edited with a weedwacker. Rather, it is smaller (400 pgs hardcover -- substantial but not mammoth) and much *tighter* on the plotlines. This one moves forward with the Vampire Council/Belle Morte plotline, and does so very nicely. Also, a lot of attention is paid to Asher and Dolph and Jason, as well as Anita herself. There was a lot less of the "Anita gets a new power this chapter" stuff that has been in the last couple, though a few new things pop up. Lots of good developments on the Asher/Richard/JC/Anita front, and some insightful therapy for Anita from, of all people, Jason. This is the best of the recent books, as LKH seems to be blending very nicely with her editor in this outing. And the introduction of Belle Morte & the new baddie -- sweet. The Dolph plotline is *very* interesting for how little screen time Dolph gets. This is easily my favorite entry since Bloody Bones which is my very favorite. But I am a bit biased as I am all-over tired of the Richard/shapeshifter angst. On the otherhand, Richard is very loatheable in this book, so I was happy there too!
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Summary: Anita gest down and dirty...and down right mean!!!
Review: I greatly enjoyed this story!! Ms. Hamilton has done a wonderful job on this book!! I picked this book up after work, got home and read it non-stop and finished in under 5 hours!! I'm sure you'll love it!!! Why I liked this book... Vampire politics is always interesting to say the least, add into the mix a murder mystery, a good dose of unease all around as the full moon is coming (when isn't it?). A load of erotic tensions, a menage a trois and new critters. Well thats just part of what makes this book the latest and greatest of Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake series!!! Jean-Claude and Anita must find a way to save Asher from Belle Morte, who is out for revenge upon Jean-Claude and Asher. Anita finds out that she does actually love her vampires even though she tries not to. A hitman wants to hire Anita to do a annimation, and Dolph needs a vacation bad before he goes over the line! And Anita learns that she still can be afraid of the dark when the Mother of all Vampires lets Anita know that she really isn't sleeping, just waiting for something "interesting" to come along, and that she finds Anita fascinating. The world of Anita Blade is a dangerous, exciting and twisted one. It is the very fact that this "Anitaverse" is lightyears distant from our own, yet right around the corner at the same time, is what makes the Anita Blade series such a wonderful read!This book was definately worth the reading time!!
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Summary: Where's Larry and Ronnie and Animators Inc and Louie and...
Review: I am a HUGE fan of the Anita Blake series. NIC was starting to break from the usual excellence of the line, Cerulean Sins is even further off the mark. The book was still well written which is why I gave it 4 stars, but I miss the elements that made the first 7 in the series excellent. There isn't much in this book about Anita's 'work,' only a few gratuitous mentions of her side-kick Larry, and NOTHING about Ronnie. There is a lot of sex though. While some sex is fine (since ALL the main guy characters are hotties) but time after time gets old. Please, have Anita controlling the ardeur by the next book and fill the pages with a true story, not just sex. If the next book doesn't veer back on track it may be my last.
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Summary: Hamilton continues to Succeed!
Review: I have been a fan of Hamilton's work since her first book. Her series has grown and changed; it has gotten progressively finer. Writing this I consider it an oxymoron, bearing in mind, her first book was one of the best I've ever read. With her newest book, she has continued the tradition. Anita Blake is a tough, savvy, character. Her most recent role as guardian in the story is a role I enjoyed immensely. While some people might be disappointed because the newest book has continued in the vein of the last few books I believe that Hamilton has just begun to plumb the depths of this winning streak. Of any author I have ever read Hamilton is the most capable of bring the characters and the very story to life. The story is so life like we can almost see the blood fly.
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Summary: Another entertaining installment in the Anita Blake universe
Review: Cerulean Sins features the further development of Anita's relationship with the vampires Asher and Jean-Claude when the head bloodsucker of their line sends her representative to St. Louis. Anita finally has some measure of control over the ardeur, which again plays a fairly major role in the movement of the plot, and she and her guys (pretty much all of them) interact in various ways (violently, sexually, emotionally, and otherwise), which has always been interesting. A secondary subplot features a gruesome werewolf serial killer, an international terrorist, and an assassin who all want Anita to raise a certain someone for them. I find that the mystery sections and the sex/romance/paranormal relationship segments have become less and less integrated as the series has come along. They can pretty much be read as separate but unequal stories. However, if you like paranormal romance, this is definitely a series to read, as it is much more interesting and imaginative than a lot of others out there. And as always, it's entertaining and a lot of fun.
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Summary: Fast-Paced and Interesting
Review: Cerulean Sins finds Anita Blake back at work as an animator. She's also been given federal marshal status, so she's back on the job. For those who found Anita's last outing to be too constrained, this is really good news. The plot of an Anita Blake book always seems better when Anita is balancing work with the more supernatural aspects of her life. Mussette, one of Belle Morte's lieutenants, has arrived unexpectedly for a visit with the Master of the City. Before long, Anita and her preternatural friends are up to their eyelids in vampire politics. At the same time, Anita has to come to grips with her feelings for Asher, a new string of brutal murders, a coworker who is losing his grip, the problem of the local Ulfric, the definition of sex, and a group of assassins in the city. Quite a bit to juggle in one book, but Hamilton succeeds well. The weirdness just never stops when you're Anita Blake. I found this to be a much better, more involving book than Narcissus in Chains, and would have rated it at four and a half stars if it were possible.
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Summary: not her best work
Review: I'm a big Anita fan and the latest work is not up to Laurell K. Hamiltion's usual standards. The story itself is VERY weak; the plot jumps from seb-plot to sub-plot. It doesn't feel like there even is a main story; it's all just an excuse to throw Anita into strange sexual encounters.
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