Bloody Bones

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Summary: Rawhead and Bloody Bones...
Review: You know, I always thought it was RAWHIDE and Bloody Bones....

Great installment! I gave it four instead of five because the 'main baddie' (he is in the title after all!) seemed to be an afterthought near the end. I enjoyed getting to know a little bit about fairies, I hope that they are in future installments. And like a number of other reviewers, I liked the fact that Larry was in the story. I almost enjoyed reading more about Anita's relationship with him, than I did her relationship with Jean Claude. I liked the character of Jason as well, thought he didn't get to change in this book.

LKH hinted that Larry has "an aura' all his own, and I am anxiously awaiting the results of that statement.

All in all, out of the five books I have read so far, I enjoyed this one the most. The characters were well fleshed out, and it was just fun.

CAn't wait to see what The Killing Dance has in store for me!

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Summary: Disappointing.
Review: This is the first book that I read in the series, and maybe that was a mistake, but it was the earliest one the library branch I went to had. Maybe it would have been much better if I'd read the first book before this one.

That said, this book does not do well on it's own. It was like reading an episode of Buffy. Given a huge, insurmountable problem/enemy, the gang of heros finds a way to accomplish what others throughout their history said was impossible. And then, everything is solved in a simple 'oops, I guess everything worked out' sort of way at the end.

This book may have been written as a launching pad for future novels, but I won't read them. I'd rather hunt around for a more intellectual series than try to force myself to like something falsly advertised as a sensual novel. You want sensual, go read the Kushiel series by Jacqualine Carey.

2c

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Summary: Now That Is What I'm Talking About
Review: Okay, kind of disappointing that there was no Richard, but I didn't really miss him.
I'm glad Laurell K. Hamilton gave Anita a chance to go out of town for awhile. It gave her a chance to get to know herself...and her feelings toward Jean-Claude. I was a little surprised when she called him instead of Richard but I was happy nonetheless. The small foreplay between Anita and Jean-Claude was hot but I was very upset when it ended. Anita needs to lighten up!
We got to know a character a little bit more who was in the last book. Jason. I like him a lot. If he shows up more in the series, he is likely to become my favorite character.
I like the brother and sister relationship Anita is building with Larry. I guess she needed somebody like that in her life to get a sense of watching over somebody.
Serephina scared me a little bit, so I was glad that she died. It would have really tortured Anita if she stayed alive anyway.
I don't know why but for some reason at first I could not believe Hamilton put fairies in the book. I don't know why I found that weird, but I'm glad she did it. It was fun learning about them.
Also, uh oh, Anita can raise vampires during the day? I can't wait for the next book.

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Summary: One of the best.
Review: Fifth in the "Anita Blake, vampire hunter" series, this book may well be the best so far. Which is really saying something, considering how good the others have been. As usual, the character of Anita is a compelling one, and the background world that Hamilton has set up is fascinating. The fact that we get the story first person from Anita's point of view works wonderfully, as it gives us a very intimate look at her engaging personality, and it also gives us a great deal of necessary information about the way supernatural things work in this world, as Anita is well-versed in supernatural lore, without knowing EVERYTHING and spoiling all of our surprises. But all of this could have been said equally about any of the books in this series; what makes this one special is getting a bit better look at the characters of Larry Kirkland (Anita's trainee in both necromancy and vampire slaying) and Jean-Claude, the vampire who has been trying to establish a relationship with her of one sort or another ever since book one. Also, we see a bit of the fay in this book, which doubtless provides a bit of a bridge to Hamilton's "Meredith Gentry" novels.

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Summary: Loved yet was disapointed
Review: I loved everything about this book, except that, though it was based outside Branson, MO, there was NO mention of Springfield, Branson would NOT have a Master to itself, it would have been a Master of the Sprinfield Metro area, which includes Branson. There just is not enough Kine to support a large Vampire population, But that's my V:tE "training" But besides the making Branson look like the only city, and larger than it really is, the book is GREAT, FAIRIES in the OZARKS! YA

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Summary: Zombies and worse
Review: No more sleep filled nights for me! My nights will be spotted with sleep because of the zombies and other night creatures contained in Bloody Bones. Ms Hamilton has captured and illustrated zombies at their best (or worst). This is a must have for your personal library! Spooky, scary,and it gets your heart pounding! I also recommend "Eternal Undying Love" by Brett Keane


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Summary: Way To Go Anita!!!
Review: The Anita Blake series just keeps getting better and better. And Jean-Claude, the Master Vampire of the City (St. Louis) is back in business. Anita has to leave her werewolf-boyfriend Richard and her vampire-boyfriend Jean-Claude (In a previous novel she agreed to date both of them to find out who she wants (to have sex with)) back in St. Louis, when she is asked to travel to another part the country and raise a whole cemetery. A builder wants to use some land, but a local family is agaist him, because they say that the old cemetery beneath the ground is their family-burial ground. Anita has to raise the dead and ask them exactly what their family relations are. All is well, until something starts killing young boys in the woods, and a teenage girl dies from a vampire bite in her room. Anita has to look into a lot of stuff, being helped by her assistant, vampire-hunter-in-spe Larry. She is away from her usual turf, and the police in this part of the country are not too happy about the famous vampire-hunter doing what they think is their job. Anita has to call for help, and the only one who can help her is Jean-Claude, the gorgeous vampire who wants Anita as his lover and human servant. Anita has resisted him for a long time, and she is not so sure what she feels. There is a lot of drama, a lot of bad vampires and the fey are introduced in this book, which make for some new and exciting ways to cheat, do magic and much more.
Another triumph for Laurell K. Hamilton

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Summary: She just can't stop!
Review: Laurell K. Hamilton's "Anita" series just keeps getting better and better. I cant put them down!