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Summary: Not Anne Rice Material
Review: Yeah well of course this is not Anne Rice material, I bought this book and the previous title at a discount after reading all the reviews I thought it would be a sexy dark read. Laurell K. Hamilton reads more like a gutsy thriller with a strong headed female protagonist (Anita Blake) and supernatural elements involved. It's a fast paced read and easy to digest, but Anita is a serious vampire hunter/neocromancer(raising the dead). She wears a cross and dislikes vampires in general, and yes of course she's a Christian. So it means she doesn't engage philosopical debates about life and death, she doesn't like erotic involvement with creatures of the night, she just shoots and kills.
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Summary: Great Fun!
Review: Circus of the Damned is a great addition to the Anita Blake series. This time around Anita is fighting against a rogue vampire, keeping at arms length with Jean-Claude, and becoming attracted to hunky werewolf teacher, Richard. The great thing about this book is that Ms. Hamilton is becoming a better writer. Her plot is well-crafted, suspenseful, and great fun.
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Summary: kept me into it, but let me down
Review: i read this book because a friend of mine had bought it but had not gotten around to reading it, so i did. i'll start with the bad things. It was way to much action. It seemed like it was just one big action scene after another. if your an action guy then this is a good book for you. if on the other hand you like your books with a little more depth and insight, then this would be a wasteful read. it also doesn't have a lot of character analysis and you dont have any sympathy or empathy for any of the characters. The ending was bit cheesy as well. It was unreal and it could have been played out better. Plus the author writes vamire lore to her liking to go along with the story, not with what is more widely known.What i can say for the plus side is that i was into the story and couldn't put it down (i finished it in 2 days and missed a days worth of classes.) the action scenes were well written as well and the author is very descriptive. i personally think that it would have been better if the book was longer so that we could get to know Anita Blake and the people invovled in her lives a little better. also it would allow a little breathing time between the action scenes. again, if you like action then buy it. it just wasn't in my taste of books.
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Summary: fun read
Review: I love this series! I love Anita Blake, she is one of themost entertaining lead characters I have come accross. You can't help but love her. Hamilton continues to develop, and bring us more and more into this world she has created in this series. I highly recommend this series, but don't start here you will have missed to much. Start at the beginning with Guilty Pleasures. You won't be disappointed
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Summary: A definite must read.
Review: Wildly entertaining. I am addicted to this series. I urge anyone out there who hasnt read them yet to dive on in. They are full of non stop action and sooo much fun! A definite keeper.
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Summary: Third Time's a Charm
Review: In the third installment of Laurell K. Hamilton's "Anita Blake" series, all doubts dissappear. This is great fun!
Where the first two books seemed a little "simple", this one really keeps you guessing. She brought in a fun love-triangle between Anita, Jean Claude and a new beau which heats up through the story.
We also meet a few new & very cool monsters - (A half-snake/half woman with retractable fangs, and a master-vamp so old, he is technically a cave man!).
The ending is exciting and not at all predictible... I am glad to see the novels becoming more intracate - #4 here I come!
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Summary: this is where it all gets going
Review: I liked the first two books in this series, but after this third one, I couldn't stop reading until I'd finished (at that time) all ten. This book brings us right into the heart of tha vampires. Jean-Cluade is king now, and wants Anita for himself. She has other plans, but she also doesn't want to be forced to be with another vampire, Alejandro. Anita meets Richard, a werewolf, and they start their romance. This book was fantastic and I was completely sucked into the whole series finally.
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Summary: Wonderful
Review: Circus of the Damned is one of my favorite novels. One of the reasons is because in the book we meet Richard Alaric Zeeman (RAZ), who is one of my favorite characters in the books. Yes, I love Jean-Claude too, and I love the sexual tension between the three. It adds spice to the books and kept me coming back for more.
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Summary: Series Moving Along Nicely
Review: If I could give 3 and a half stars, I would. With the exception of the spelling and grammatical errors and the way-too-quick ending, this was a very enjoyable read. A million-year-old vampire??? Please! But the rest of the book was good enough for me to overlook those problems. Finally, Anita is developing real relationships with other characters, both with friends and possible lovers. The action is fast and the body count is high. Hamilton's world is shaping up nicely and I'm looking forward to book # 4, THE LUNATIC CAFE, which I hear is one of the best.
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Summary: Circus Freaky
Review: I just completed the third book in the Anita Blake series, and all I have to say is: Poor Jean-Claude. True, he may be dead, and he may not have a soul, but Anita should have a heart. Give the vampire a break! This time around, Jean-Claude is not the only dead guy who wants Anita as his human servant: now Alejandro (an even bigger jerk than Jean-Claude) wants her too. What's a girl to do? Instead of being flattered over this twisted triangle, she is highly annoyed - good thing she has a new boy-toy to take her mind off of things. Enter, Richard, a mysterious friend of Jean-Claude who has a heartbeat, but is keeping something very crucial from her. Yikes. I just love this series by Laurell K. Hamilton. I will admit that at first, I didn't think I would like it. But, after a few chapters of the first book, it hooks you, and you don't want to stop reading until you have completed the entire series. Which reminds me, I should stop reviewing this and start reading The Lunatic Cafe.
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