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Summary: Re-read the series twice I enjoyed it so much!!
Review: I just finished reading this series for the second time and it still captivated me enough to finish all 7 in a little over a week. An awesome read! Anita Blake, Jean-Claude and all the shape-shifters are truly wonderful characters. I loved it!! A fascinating look at an alter reality, and What if....
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Summary: It was worth the wait
Review: Burnt Offerings is the latest in the Anita Blake series. The signature action continues along with the character developments. Anita is a character to be proud of, a hero in the truest sense of the word. This book is so engaging that to read it in one sitting is no chore.
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Summary: Anita Blake has reached an all new level of weirdness.
Review: Anita Blake is a monster. I like her this way, a refreshing change to innocent girl. Maybe not so innocent. I'm glad that she didn't get with Richard, he was getting on my last nerve, and I was ready to slap him silly. The plots, though are getting weirder and stranger. The regular characters are missing, like Edward. He was a piece of work. Will he and Anita work together again? Hope so. Should Hamilton put Anita, Jean-Claude, and Richard together next time and make them work out their differences? Could it work?
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Summary: Looking forward to the next one!!
Review: Despite the side stepping into the vampire council issue, this book continued to evolve the characters and their relationships. Richard has turned into a spoiled brat in regards to Anita and JC. Makes you wonder how he would have been if they had gotten together. Would he have thrown a temper tantrum every time he didn't get his own way?? JC has continued to be more "human" in his relationship with Anita. It was interesting to learn of his relationship with Asher & Julianna. I missed not seeing or hearing about Edward. I hope he is in the next book. Oh by the way, does this woman work anymore?? Not one mention of work in this book, although Larry is briefly mentioned. I also found it very interesting that Anita is keepin up with both the werewolf pack and the wereleopard pack. Hmm!!
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Summary: Give us something new!
Review: I love the series, like so many others, but have lately felt let-down by the character development, or rather character degredation, of Anita. With Richard it felt like she had a chance at happiness, not the typical marriage and 2.5 kids, but definately not a nose dive into the true human monster, as she seems to be headed to with Jean-Claude. Blue Moon sounds like a big make-up session for them, and I can't wait. Also, I find Hamilton's descriptions of the weres intriguing, and it makes the vampire community boring in comparison. The weres are more like lost souls, looking for comfort, family, love, and understanding, while the vampires (with some exceptions-Willie McCoy, the new Asher, and on occasion Jean-Claude) sound like a broken record - Blood! Sex! Violence! POWER!! are their only words. I'm hoping that Hamilton will Finally tie some ends up and move on to new ones, but overall I still enjoy rereading all the books and will devour the ones to come!
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Summary: Not the Best Offering
Review: Burnt Offerings covers very little new ground in the overall picture of the Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series, but it does prove that our heroine's actions have consequences, and those consequences have consequences. The firebug plot is pretty much a comma in the main story of the Council of Vampires coming to town to discuss the little matter of the death of one of their number at Anita's hands. The can of worms opened in the tub near the end of Killing Dance gets examined and stirred around into a different sort of mess. My main gripe about the novel is that Ms Hamilton has handled as many plot threads as Burnt Offerings has in the past, and a lot better. Burnt Offerings is definitely readable, but after the events of Killing Dance, I think we all expected more than that.
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Summary: I COULDNT PUT IT DOWN!
Review: This is the first Anita Blake book i have ever read-its really great! The book isnt a wonder of literary masterpieces-its not trashy and poorly-written either. Its your basic vampire hunter type book-not a deep huge plot, but enough plot. Anita can be a little annoying-why not share blood? Or join Richard naked in the shower? I couldnt put the book down-the characters are rather chilling--"you smell like pack" will haunt me for a while. A good book!
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Summary: Good but not as good as its prequels
Review: The summary of the book is misleading. The book is not Anita Blake investigating some pyromaniac intent on destroying vampires. The plot is that the three main protagonists have to answer to a more powerful force for actions which happened in one of the prequels (Circus of the Damned).The main reason why this book disappointed me was that instead of the book being a supernatural detective novel, it was far more of an adventure story. The heroes lurched from one life threatening situation to another, with very little mystery. The other reason why I felt let down is that Anita Blake's powers seem to be far too powerful. Unlike earlier books, where you felt that she was a human with a little something extra, she now ranks with the top monsters. This book is still an enjoyable read, just don't expect it to be as good as the prequels.
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Summary: Weak...I expected so much more
Review: This is to me the weakest of the whole Anita Blake series. Too much ugliness for too little plot. I read it completely through once, and I can't reread it, while I have reread all of the others more than once. This book does not give Anita any real character growth, and it does not support either Richard or Jean-Claude. Weak,weak,weak.
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Summary: Not the best in the series
Review: Anita has changed, and not necessarily for the better. The series was once a unique idea, one in which the heroine didn't fall into bed with the sexy vampire at the first glimpse of fangs. Now instead of something original, with most of the horror remaining "mental," we get buckets of gore, rapes and more. Just like tons of other vampire fiction out there. There is such a thing as character development, but to me this falls into character destruction. Anita has long looked into the abyss, and is becoming a monster herself. Some readers may like this new anti-heroine, but I find myself pitying her more than anything. The plot of Burnt Offerings was not as advertised. The "mystery" was mentioned in the first few chapters and the last one, wrapped up with an "Oh yeah, the *firebug* storyline!" attitude. I'm not giving up on the series, at least not yet. I still see a lot of potential, if the author can reign in the excessive gore and sex! and return to the heart of the series, a mystery. I'm not against the gore or the sex, it's just become way too much of a focus of the series, when there is so much else to explore. I won't even go into Anita's membership into the "New Power of the Month" club. :)
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