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Summary: Not a good start
Review: After having several friends rave about Laurell K Hamilton I thought this would be a perfect opportunity to see what she was about. I didn't understand any of it. The short story makes absolutely no sense at all. It is one big almost orgie. I found it frustrating and left me confused. I won't bother with any of her other works if this is what they are like.
The remaining stories were uninteresting really and barely memoriable. Although I did find a couple of small chuckles mixed in them. MaryJanice Davidson's Dead Girls Don't Dance would have to have been the most amusing of the three only because of the airhead, queen of the undead.
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Summary: Very Entertaining!!
Review: After Undead & Unwed I couldn't wait to read another story from Mary Janice Davidson. Her writing is hilarious. My first exposure to the vampire world and now I am hooked. I can not wait for the next book.
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Summary: I would rather give it 4.5 stars
Review: Being a former Anita Blake fan, I bought this book because of Rebecca York. However, I have to give credit where credit's due. I agree with some of the reviews that this wasn't the place for a short interlude into Anita Blake's world, but this small piece was better than LHK's last few books in the series. A little slow in the beginning, but now I'm actually thinking about buying Incubus Dreams instead of getting it from the library. As for Rebecca York, keep the good times rolling, girl. The last three books in your Moon Series (???) were incredible. Since then, I've been dying to read more. I knew knew nothing about Eileen Wilks or MaryJanice Davidson. I'm glad I've had the chance to sample their writing because that means I can add two more authors to add to my Must-Read list.
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Summary: Research Before You Buy...
Review: First off, I bought the book for Laurell K Hamilton's work. Before reading it, I knew it was not indeed a short story, but an sample of her book that is due out in September (Incubus Dreams). I found the sample extremely frustrating, but at the same time it was excellent. Frustrating because I need to know what happens next, and excellent because it managed to develop two characters who have been two-dimensional so far. It's a must read for Anita fans who are as impatient as I am. Dead Girls Don't Dance was the other story that I also enjoyed, mostly because it is quite similiar to Hamilton's style of writing. However, I found the main characters somewhat boring. The story itself was interesting: the emotional struggles of a young vampire. This anthology was definitely worth the 8 dollars, but you have to know what to expect before buying it.
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Summary: Rather Good Book
Review: I absolutly loved this book. All the short stories are from talented writers who I will definetly have to read more books by them. I bought this book for the Laurell K Hamilton story of course like many others. I knew it was a filler of Incubus Dreams but didn't care, I had to have something to fill the void while waiting for the new book to come out. I was not disappointed, frustrated yes, b/c all it did was left me wanting MORE! I would have to say buy this book, if not for the Anita Blake short, for the story Orginally Human (what an awesome story, fav. of all)! :D
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Summary: great book
Review: I actually really liked this book. I wanted to get to know some other writers. I am a huge Laurell K Hamilton fan and have read almost all her books. I realy loved her story and can't wait to buy the actual book. and the other 3 writers are pretty darn good. I am actually going to look up some of their books and give them a try.
I really like these typs of books with several writers so you can see if you would actually like to buy their novels.
I would recommend this
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Summary: Good Book with Coffee and Chocolate Chip Cookies
Review: I am a Hamilton fan, especially of the Anita Blake series. But, like other reviewers, I was disappointed in her selection. Obviously, it's an excerpt from the next book (which I am looking forward to), but doesn't work well as a story. Anyone who hadn't already been introduced to Anita would be clueless and confused. That said, I am looking forward to finding out what this new relationship will mean to Anita and all of the men/vampires/werebeasts in her life. I enjoyed York's story, and the blind heroine was an interesting twist. I am wondering what will happen when she runs out of Marshall men for her werewolf tales--can't be too many of them left, as most of them die when undergoing their first change. Davidson's story was a kick. I giggled all the way through it. Her fresh and humorous take on vampires is a relief from the dark drama in so many stories of the undead. (I enjoy dark drama as much as the next reader, but it's nice to take a break from that sometimes). I have never read anything by Wilks, and for me her story was the best of the collection. It was unique, with different characters and a surprise reveal at the end. I'll be looking for more of her work--I found it quite fascinating.
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Summary: LKH disappoints once again
Review: I borrowed this book from a friend, because I didn't want to waste more money another LKH book.
I was disappointed once again at her poor showing of the Anita Blake Universe. The Anita Blake series used to be more about slaying and less about sex, now you can't pick up an Anita Blake book without it being 99% sex.
I was also disappointed that LKH didn't even take the time to write a short story, just shoved some chapters in from her new book coming out.
Does she not care that some of her fans wanted a new story of Anita Blake hopefully in the old style and not just a teaser for her new book.
As for the other authors in the book, I haven't read them so I honestly can't review them.
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Summary: York is always good
Review: I bought the book because of Rebecca York. I'd just finished her three moon books and wanted more. The short story here was a nice addition, and I hope there will be more of these werewolf stories. Originally Human, by Eileen Wilks, was my second favorite. Her characters kept my interest and she had a spark of humor. I'd really like to know more about the sorcerer, Cullen, if she gets back to this realm, and I can see lots of room for expanding on the story of the two characters here - I *want* to know what happens to them next. Mary Davidson's story was good. I haven't read her before, but ads for her books looked interesting. I was disappointed in the Hamilton story. In fact, I didn't read it all the way through. It started interestingly enough, but went downhill, seemingly more about sex than story, unfortunately. Still worth the money for the other three, though.
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Summary: Excellent Anthology!
Review: I bought this book because of Laurell K. Hamilton and MaryJanice Davidson, but amazingly enough, I liked all four stories. Laurell K. was interesting as always. There are tantalizing hints of things to come: what _is_ wrong with Tammy's father anyway? And I'm looking forward to seeing less of the ardeur type stuff, and more action adventure. However, I will buy anything that she writes. What can I say about MaryJanice Davidson? I just started reading this author with her "Undead and Unwed" book, and now I've gone back to try to get everything she's written. This story is as hilarious as her others; among other things, the librarian is priceless. I also liked Rebecca York's new entry in her werewolf series. The interweaving of the story with the tarot cards was interesting and unusual, and I hope she writes more in this series. However, the real surprise (and pleasure) was Eileen Wilks' story. I didn't guess who Michael was, and I wanted to know more about her world and these characters. I checked to see what other things she's written, and wasn't surpised to find that she'd written another intriguing story in the anthology "Lover Beware"; I wanted to know more about _that_ world too, (which may be the same world). Here's hoping she writes a full-length paranormal sometime soon. As I said, I really liked this anthology, and I gave it 5 stars, not because _every_ story in here was necessarily a 5 star story, but because I fell that all of them rated 4 or 5 stars, and that is very unusual in an anthology.
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