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Summary: It's not as bad as you think
Review: This book has a more... shall we saw sensual tone then all the other books. You could obviously tell that it was headed in that direction. Having read A Kiss of shadows, her other series, there are obviously similarities, but I think that's just how the author writes. Strong womam who feel in control are her specialty. Other than the power thing, they aren't very similar at all. I recomend reading the first books in the series first, then you would probably understand why there's such a conflict with the sex issue. It's not the best book She's ever written, but it's not the worse.
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Summary: Surprisingly good
Review: From the vibes I've been getting about this book, you'd think it's some piece of junk. After finally reading, I'm pleased to say it matches well with Ms. Hamilton's excellent standars. This book, however, is different in flavor from most of the other Anita Blake novels. It is kind of written in the same flavor as A Kiss of Shadows. Lots of sex. Being a young American male, I had absolutely no problem with that. Anita remains more conservative than Merideth Gentry. There are a lot of very violent fight scenes as usual. Firearms are used more liberally. Curiously absent this time around are details of her job with Animators Inc. Her round the clock activities seem to indicate that she either doesn't work anymore or she's on extended vacation. Powerful new characters are also introduced. A major reevaluation of her relationship with Richard also occurs. Anita continues to gain new powers. In all, Ms. Hamilton's latest addition to the Anitaverse is an exciting look into the world of the undead and lycantrophes.
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Summary: Absolutly Breathtaking!!!!!
Review: I have never read a book like Narcissus in Chains,EVER!It was capitvating and I could not put it down. I recieved it as a Christmas gift and I finished it in two days. This was the first book that I had even read from the Laurell H. series but it was easy to catch on, I could not bear to stop. Each character had their own special qualities and althoug others may disagree, I'm glad her and Richard are over, he's such a pain. Also, I'm probably not the only one that thinks this, but the relationship she had with Nathaniel was so cute,throughout the whole book I kept thinking he was going to die, but he didn't,:)I don't think I could have handled that. Hopefully in her next novel there is more of Nathanial, Damien, and Gregory, it seems that they were just left hanging. I can't wait for the next instalment. Until then I will definatly go back and read the previous novels, hopefully they are just as good as this one!!!!!!!
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Summary: A Little Disappointed
Review: I just finished this book (after a marathon reading session) and while I enjoyed the book, there was something missing. I like Anita Blake, she is a strong woman with a lot of awesome powers and a confusing life. I like that she has had strong moral beliefs (no matter what they are) and that as her powers develop and her personal relationships change the beliefs are moulded to fit her life. However, this book just seemed out of place for her. No one knows her better than Laurell as the creator, but all of what Anita has been about in the past seems betrayed by the number of sex scenes in this book and that seems to weaken the character. I really hope this new 'power' gained from Jean Claude will go away! I miss the Anita of the first five books- the raising-the-dead Anita, who was friends with the cops and had a lot fewer kills to her name. I hope that if there is an 11th book there will be more featured Animator work, or a good explanation for why she isn't doing that anymore.
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Summary: Bondage, murder and vampires...what more could we ask?
Review: Haven't read an Anita Blake book yet that wasn't worth a second, third and fourth read and this one is no different. Jean Claude and Richard are BACK!... Jean Claude as sexy as ever and Richard still doing a credible imitation of Reilly from Buffy the Vampire Slayer (no I didn't like Reilly)...Narcissus in Chains is perhaps the most gothic of the series and shows a continuing improvement in wardrobe all round (recall horrid 80s clothes from early books). While I fail to see how anyone could be offended by sex, I do agree with other reviewers that this one isn't for the modestly minded. I will continue to mourn our lady's (Anita) chastity as it gave the early stories a sensuality (mouth watering) hard to match, but the development in the wereleopard pack and particularly Nathaniel shows particular insight on the author's part.... nothing stales a series quicker than characters that don't grow. Having said that, I can see an ending in the making and so encourage you all to enjoy every last word. I read the first book when I was 12 and would not be surprised if I read the last one before I hit 25.
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Summary: You Guys Don't Get It
Review: i've read many of the other reviews listed regarding this book and wonder if i'm the only person who saw this book as a set up? i felt like hamilton had plans for her characters but needed to set up some foundation for those plans to be plausible and doable...and so she gave us narcissus now i do agree with the people who say this was not the best of the series...the best of the series was probably obsidian butterfly (or at least it was for me)....but my complaint regarding this book was that it was too short and we waited too long... since i saw this as a plot foundation/transition piece i wonder why she just didn't keep going...i would have preferred a 1000 page book that took me somewhere and took me through some real emotion than one that just kept me thinking "oh that's something she can build on" i would recommend this book only to people who had read all the books in the series...otherwise the reader would walk away wanting... additionally, if you read between the lines and check out her dedication you maybe could draw the same conclusions i did...her namir (if i'm spelling it correctly) is the man she refers to... i hope hamilton can come to grips with whatever her problems with the men in her life are...i hate to see richard punked out so badly b/c it..i really hated to see jean-claude punked out so badly as well...
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Summary: More please, I can't wait for the next book!
Review: I love the Anita Blake series and I can't wait for the next book. I think that some of the reviews complaining about how different this book was, and wanting to know what happened to the old Anita are totally ridiculous! I mean characters change. That is what happens...character development. If every book were exactly the same and Anita never interacted with any new characters then the same people would be complaning that they wanted a change. This book (Narcissus in Chains) was a great installment to the Anita Blake series and Laurell K. Hamilton is an excellent writer...I can't wait for the next book and am eagerly anticipating the changes and growth that the characters, old AND new, will go through. Keep 'em coming Ms. Hamilton, you rock!
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Summary: series turned soap opera
Review: I have been a fan of this series since it started.
However as it has progressed the series has become more and more like a soap opera with far too many characters and the plot line far too convoluted.
When it started the plot lines were a mix of horror, dime detective, humor and romance. Not an easy combination to pull off. Yet Hamilton was able to do it so adroitly I couldn't wait for the next book.
Now the humor is long gone, the detective work is glanced over and the horror lacking. The romance has turned to softcore porn on it's way to hardcore.
Hamilton needs to stop endowing Anita with more powers lest she become unbelieveable. Even some of the people in the stories are begining to become skeptical.
The number of charactors needs to be whittled down and originals brought back into play.
Anita needs to get back to being a reanimator rather than saviour of every and any monster she happens across. The subtitle of the series says she is a vampire hunter, not saviour.
Most importantly cut back on the sex. I'm far from a prude but enough is enough.
No one who has not read the earlier books should attempt to dive into this series with this title. You will be lost and unable to understand let alone enjoy the book.
I myself was tempted to stop reading at one point until the storyline took a turn back to the original plot, after a long departure into soap opera territory, and rekindled my interest.
Hopefully the personal life sidebars will not reoccur in the next title.
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Summary: Disappointed doesn't cover it
Review: The teaser I read in Out of this World is the only reason I started reading this series. Between August and October, I read all of the Anita Blake books and became hooked. And then, October comes and NIC hits the shelves. And I was ready to throw it at the wall. Poor sentence structure isn't even the beginning, but her editor needs to seriously brush up on her editing skills. Little plot, little mystery, very little thrills (unless you count pointless meaningless sex). A waste of money. This will probably be the last book of hers I buy.
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Summary: anita grows up!
Review: I Have to say that before i read this book i went to read the reviews people had written about it at the amazon page. We get the books much later in the UK, so i try to get as much info as possible before i read the book. I personnaly love the Anita Blake series and couldn't understand why people seemed to dislike this book so much. I mean i thought it was really great once i read it. The main complain seems to be the end of the Richard story but come on that has been going on since the begginning of the series and frankly i thought it was getting old. Honestly does he really love her that much if he can't accept what she is, if you need to change your partner you don't really love them!Jean-Claude might be a vampire but he's never lied about who/what he was and he's always liked Anita for who SHE was!!!!!
There also seems to be a lot of complaining about Anita "loosing" her morals or the excess of sex in the book. Ok first of all this is a series of books so it follows that we consider Anita as a person and we like to know what happens in her life. In real life we all grow up and change, that's what she's doing. she doesn't work 9 to 5 in an office typing letters, her lifestyle and her job will definitly have repercussions on how she behaves. Plus we don't want a stuck up prude for our heroine ( BOOORING!)
in the end we know that LKH style is horror with some love and sex mixed into it, if you don't like that don't read it but people stop putting bad reviews on a REALLY GREAT BOOK!!!
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