Scan barcode
thetashc's review against another edition
4.0
S*** goes down in Las Vegas when Anita is summoned there by an old enemy that got away. Love the Weretigers!
mirable's review against another edition
2.0
Well, this had a plot. Kind of. And there was less sex. Kind of.
My biggest pet peeve is this author's insistence on repeating words until you could make it into a drinking game. If I took a drink every time the word "spilled" was used, I would have been dead of alcohol poisoning within a few pages. Plus, some things just don't "spill", sorry Laurell!
I wish this author would get a good editor and rein in her tendency toward Mary Sue-ing, because I loved Anita in the first six or seven books. Edward and Olaf are two of the most interesting characters I have ever read, but even they are starting to become flat.
My biggest pet peeve is this author's insistence on repeating words until you could make it into a drinking game. If I took a drink every time the word "spilled" was used, I would have been dead of alcohol poisoning within a few pages. Plus, some things just don't "spill", sorry Laurell!
I wish this author would get a good editor and rein in her tendency toward Mary Sue-ing, because I loved Anita in the first six or seven books. Edward and Olaf are two of the most interesting characters I have ever read, but even they are starting to become flat.
wyemu's review against another edition
2.0
This is absolutely the last book in this series I will ever willingly pick up unless I'm trapped in a place with nothing else to read and an Anita Blake book is my only option.
Why? As with most of the other books since about book six or seven, there has been no story other than sexism, sex scenes, constant and overwhelming sexism from every male character with very few exceptions, and no strong female characters except Anita. She's the only female character who gets to be right because all other women display internalised misogyny or support the stereotypes of overly sexual predators. Apparently, the only way to be shown any respect as a woman in Anita's world, including from Anita, is if you are as tough as she is, and no one is as tough as Anita.
At least this one had some semblance of a plot, more of a plot than the last time Vittorio turned up but that's not saying much. As always, I find it so hard to understand Hamilton's ability to set up an interesting idea and then waste it on scene after scene of Anita dealing with the insecurities of the men around her. If the male characters aren't calling her a slut and disgusted by her for sleeping with "monsters", then they're trying to sleep with her. Sometimes they're calling her a slut and showing her disrespect while also trying to sleep with her. Basically, Anita is the hottest thing the world has ever seen and if you don't want to either sleep with her or judge her then there's no place for you in this series.
Yes, I know that sexism, misogyny, and male entitlement all exist in the real world and are issues many people face on a regular basis. However, while they shouldn't be ignored they also don't have to be given a place in every interaction with every character, in every chapter, in every scene, throughout every book in this series.
So, in conclusion, I'm done.
Why? As with most of the other books since about book six or seven, there has been no story other than sexism, sex scenes, constant and overwhelming sexism from every male character with very few exceptions, and no strong female characters except Anita. She's the only female character who gets to be right because all other women display internalised misogyny or support the stereotypes of overly sexual predators. Apparently, the only way to be shown any respect as a woman in Anita's world, including from Anita, is if you are as tough as she is, and no one is as tough as Anita.
At least this one had some semblance of a plot, more of a plot than the last time Vittorio turned up but that's not saying much. As always, I find it so hard to understand Hamilton's ability to set up an interesting idea and then waste it on scene after scene of Anita dealing with the insecurities of the men around her. If the male characters aren't calling her a slut and disgusted by her for sleeping with "monsters", then they're trying to sleep with her. Sometimes they're calling her a slut and showing her disrespect while also trying to sleep with her. Basically, Anita is the hottest thing the world has ever seen and if you don't want to either sleep with her or judge her then there's no place for you in this series.
Yes, I know that sexism, misogyny, and male entitlement all exist in the real world and are issues many people face on a regular basis. However, while they shouldn't be ignored they also don't have to be given a place in every interaction with every character, in every chapter, in every scene, throughout every book in this series.
So, in conclusion, I'm done.
More...