Finished Burnt Offerings VH Book 7

Well, well, well. Burnt Offerings has officially burnt me out on Ms. Anita Blake. If I would have read this book in the beginning of the series, I would have really enjoyed it. I like the spark between Anita and Nathaniel, and her role as werelepoard mother however, I am getting a bit tired of all the jumping around that happens in the Blake books, this one especially. First we are the council meeting, then we are at the scene of a crime, then we are the fire scene. Like always, it comes together in a great way but since we have been flying through these books I feel like although I think the mysteries are great, I need a break. As Carol put it, Anita (or the writer) tends to emasculate the men as she becomes stronger in the pack than Richard and his beast and just as much of a psychopath as Jean-Claude. Don't get me wrong, I like my heroine's strong, but I like her lovers strong too.

Fang Rating VVVV

- Mon

Finished The Killing Dance VH 6

Yes we have it all in this book.  Action, Romance, Suspense, Hot Loving.  What else can a girl ask for.
I must admit that I was beginning to doubt whether or not that author could write a good love scene.  But I take my hat off to her cause it wasn't just good it was awesome... Jean Claude did not disappoint and it was worth the wait.  I'm glad to see that Anita's first love scene was with JC.  This book was great because we ha a lot of dialogue between JC and Anita as well as Richard.  The three become a Triumvirate.  They unite the power of three and are now piratically unstoppable.  I'll be interested in seeing where we go from here.  as the book finished Anita is now JC lover, and I'm not sure if she is dating Richard that was not discussed.  I will be starting book 7 and i am content with what 6 had to offer....Favorite line of the book was

"I have played the mortal for you these many months. I thought in March when you held my naked

body, when you shared blood with me, that it would be a changing point for us. That you would give in to

your desire and admit your feelings for me."

Fang Rating VVVVV
Carol-

Finished The Killing Dance, VH Book 6

The Killing Dance is a dance we have been waiting and hoping a LONG time for. I think this was my favorite of all the books read sooo far! Book 1 is special but this really spends time more on the relationships among the characters as as pose to spending most of the books time solving a murder! And finally, spoiler alert: JC and Anita hook up like they really should have since the beginning and the author did NOT disappoint! I am so glad our little prude did not hesitant to give it up! Fav line comes from the this scene, JC says in the midst of it all, "My deepest apologies, ma petite, you have almost undone me". Great action and great characters and great twists like always, now I look forward to her curve balls and expecting the unexpected! I liked the trimutive and did not see that coming. So we will see what happens next, I must admit, I am a little hesitant that the author won't bring the good action between Anita and JC because she already gave us so much in this book. However, I have heard otherwise......plowing on!

Fang Rating: VVVVV

- Mon

Finished VH 5 Bloody Bones!

Wow, FINALLY! We are finally getting somewhere and thank God for that! Although this book was slow to get going, almost to the fact that I was losing faith that JC and Anita would ever hook up and it would just be dragged out forever, it finally happened and although they it don't completely hook up Anita allowed herself to act on and show JC a bit, just how sexually attracted to him she was. The dialog and action between JC and Anita were great in this book. I really liked the focus of the fey and the vampires in this one! I prefer that better than the zombie/pack stuff.  I really liked the character of Magus and his story. The author always throws in great curve balls and more unforgettable characters. The ending on this one seemed to be cut a little short but I am getting used to that now and because I know that there are major changes coming up ahead in books 6 and 7 I am soo excitied to continue reading! Book 5 is for sure another major turning point for these books and Anita coming to grips with her perception on the "monsters" and herself.

Fang Rating VVVV

- Mon

Finished VH 4 Lunatic Cafe!

Where do I begin? Well, I can begin by saying that I had high expectations for this book since I read online that JC (Jean-Claude) and Anita start dating in this book.  Just a side note, the author always trips me out with this word “dating” that she always uses. I think it is a little out “dated” but hey, so is the beeper and the VCR…these books were written in the 80’s! So, they do start dating but it came about in a way that I least expected, not so hot and heavy and an engagement from Richard that I did NOT see coming!!! The author always delivers with a great mystery and surprises at every turn which she always bring together beautifully in the end. Although I could have had more of JC in this book, I did like the action with Richard! Esp when he eyes started to change at the full moon! I think this book is very important, like all, to the developing love relationship between Anita and JC. She admits she loves him, he acknowledges JC somewhat as Richard’s equal and I think this whole dating Richard thing will steer her to realizing she is just like JC, a monster. I always love the last line in these books and I think are used to sum up the book, “I had the swan skin mounted in a tasteful frame, behind glass. I hung it in the living room. It matched the couch. Richard doesn't like it. I like it just fine.” This speaks volumes…it will not last with her and Richard, they are too different, she is too ruthless for him! This being said, the motivation too keep reading these books when she always leaves us hanging is starting to affect Mon and Carol so there better be some sexual lovin with JC or we may have to take a break for some action with J. R. Ward's Angels!

Fang Rating: VVVV

-          Mon

Finished Book 4 Lunatic Cafe!!!

Well my fellow blogger's I just finished reading Lunatic Cafe Book 4 and it was so good.  I must be completely honest, I am far more interested in the developing love affair between Anita and Jean Claude than I am with the solving mystery part of the books.  So needless to say that my favorite line of the book is of the two of them.  Do you love me, ma petite?"I stared into Gretchen's rage-filled face and said, "I don't suppose you'd believe me if I said no?""Can you not simply say yes?""Yes, in some dark, twisted part of my soul, I love you. Happy?"He smiled. "How can you marry him if you love me?""I love him, too, Jean-Claude."
Well that is what is keeping me hooked.  I just need to know more and although the book was great and I read it extremely fast at the end it left me wanting more.  I didn't feel fulfilled with the ending.  I thought that she could have given us the readers a little more insight.  But I was interested and the mystery is always a surprise so she is a great writer.  I'm just looking for more hot love and romance.  Hopefully she will give me some of that soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am moving on to book 5 and I'm hoping for the best.
Fang rating VVVV
Carol-

Finished Circus of the Damned!! Book 3

I am Hooked!!!! The sexual tension between Anita and Jean Claude is too much.....
I agree witth Mon the ending was totally unexpected.  I would never have guessed that Alejandro
would mark Anita 4 times therefore undoing the 3 Marks Jean Claude had given her. The book starts out strong and continues strong full of battles, flirting, sexual tensions.  In this book she continues to have those erotic dreams of her and Jean Clausde but she is aware of the dream it is almost as if he is allowing her to see waht his most deepest desire is.  He wishes that she would love him and allow him to love her back.  She considers him a monster but in a wierd kind of way she is a monster as well.  She raises zombies, executes vampires and is a nacromancer.  That does not make her a normal human either! I must say that the ending fustrated me alot and then some but I suppose that is good cause now i'm hooked.  The Vamoire Hunter Series has 20 books and I plan on reading every single one.  The ending was very important becuse Anita pratically kills herself to save Jean Claude.  She begins to admit to herself that she does love him in some way.  My favorite line of the book is "She wants you, Master," Stephen said. There was laughter in his voice, derision. "I can smell her desire."Jean-Claude turned just his head, staring at Stephen. "As can I." The words were innocent, but the feeling behind them wasn't. His voice slithered around the room, low and full of a terrible promise.  I think Jean claude can sense that she is in love with hime but he also knows that she will not admit it to herself or him YET!!!!! 
Fang rating VVVV
Carol-

Finished VH 3 Circus of the Damned

OMG what just happened???? I am almost too upset to give my opinion right now! However, when I am upset it means that the book was REALLY good or I would not be soo emotionally involved.  I guess I am dying to get started on book 4 but also trying to take in everything that just happened! Thank goodnesss I have Carol and her RBLs (read between the lines) to process this with! So in this book there are a group of rogue vamps trying to over throw the Master of the City, Jean-Claude, and use Anita do it! This book really starts to scratch of the surface on how deep the love between Anita and Jean-Claude really goes and had me guessing until the very end! Spoiler alert, at the end of this book, all of Jean-Claude’s marks were erased which leaves poor little Anita, Ms. Vampire Hunter herself feeling empty and finally admitting, “I might even, in some dark corner, love him a little”.  Now that I have calmed down from that shocker, I must say that I loved the dialog in this book between Jean-Claude and Anita, the sexual tension and love for each other continues to build and some amazing things are revealed. Anita’s walls are starting to fall down along with her perspective on being romantically involved with “monsters”. At first Anita said she would never date a lycanthrope but is now dating Richard, which will hopefully pave the way to her dating “a walking corpse” aka the gorgeous and sexy Jean-Claude. She also admits in the end that she herself is not any less of a human than Richard by being a zombie queen and necromancer which is also very key in her changing feelings for Jean-Claude and moves her towards admitting they are not that different! I also must add that I am starting to see a theme in the book titles...each title is where her and JC meet in that particular story...Overall the fang rating on this is very high as I got quite worked up reading it! Now onto 4!

Fang Rating VVVVV

Finished VH 2 Laughing Corpse!!!

Book two of the Vampire Huntress Series the Laughing Corpse was good.  I  am really getting into this series, so glad there are about 20 books.  Anita's character is very witty and strong yet feminine. I am loving Jean Claude and can't wait to read more about their relationship.  While reading these books I feel as if I am finding out at the same time as they are what thier feelings for one another are.  For me personally I know I am reading a good book when I finish reading one and can't wait to pick up the next.  Favorite line of the book is when Anita sees Jean Claude for the 1st time since book 1.
"No lies, ma petite, I can feel your desire." His tongue flicked across his lips. "I can taste it."   Simply said this is a must read.  ma petite. Not lust, but desire.

Casual lust is easily defeated," he said. He stood

in one smooth motion. "What we have is not casual,

Fang rating VVVVV
Carol-

 

Finished Reading Guilty Pleasures! Vampire Hunter Book 1!

Guilty Pleasures is the 1st book of the Vampire Huntress Series.  Since it is the 1st book we start to meet all the characters the primary character is Anita Blake she is a kick ass vampire hunter.  Although it is legal to be a Vampire there are cases that the courts approve the murder of Vampires!!!  We meet what I think is Anita's Vamp love interest Jean Claude.. I think he is interesting, Gorgeous, and Sexy from the way she describes him.  We start to learn about the connection that develops between a human and a Vamp,  when a Vampire Marks them.  My favorite part of the book was at the end when she tells Jean Claude "stop playing with my mind, Jean Claude." " What ever do you mean?" he asked.  " I know that the otherwordly beauty is a trick. So stop it."  "I am not doing it," he said.  "What is that supposed to mean?"  "when you have the answer, Anita, come back to me and we will talk."
That simple exchange is what makes me look forward to what is to come!!
I would recommend this series because it has just begun and it is very exciting to see what is next.

Fang Rating VVVV
Carol-

Finished Vampire Hunter Book 2

Another one bites the dust with this chick! I finished, The Laughing Corpse, Book 2 in the Vampire Hunter Series and I am left wanting MORE, more of Jean-Claude, the author is killing me. At the end I was hoping he would rush in and save her, guess that is too predictable, at least he did show up but if Anita does  not have some REAL action without it revolving with having to kill someone then I don’t know if I am in for the long hall with these books.  What is the genre of these books anyway?  There were some parts of the book that were too gruesome and that I would prefer not to read so much about but when Jean-Claude does finally make his way into the story, he stays a while and they definitely build on their connection! This part was very good! And I like the way the story unfolded, a good mystery that I did not see coming.  I also liked the character development and I am hooked because I am noticing a pattern….The last line in the first book was something to the effect of, I am the Executioner, I don’t date vampires, I kill them. Whereas the last line in this one said, I had enough problems without dating the Master of the City. I interpret this as her slowly letting her guard down which could lead to some pretty juicy stuff. These books remind me of Sookie, always waiting for Big E to appear and always waiting for Jean-Claude to appear. I am going to start book 3 now!

Fang Rating VVVV

-          Mon

Finished Guilty Pleasures Book 1, Vampire Hunter Series

Wow was it nice to finally sink my teeth in some blood!....or at least read about it being done! This novel brought the vamps back to us HARD! She really protreys them in a grusome way. However, don't mess with this heronine, Anita Blake, aka the Excutioner! This book is the first in a long series starring Anita Blake and her fight with the vampire world. This book takes place in St. Louis and is basically an introduction to Anita and her world. She is an animator, which means she has the power to raise the dead, and does that for a living, yes in this book zombies and ghouls exsist! This book sets the stage about Anita's world including who she works for, how she thinks, what supernatural creatures exsist there and how she got the name The Excutioner. It also introduces, Jean-Claude, a Master Vampire who she is attracted to. I really liked this book, it was so action packed I could not put it down and it has been a while since I have read a book like that. So far to me this series seems like a cross between Black Dagger Brotherhood and the Sookie books, two of my favs so I hope Laurell K. Hamilton keeps it going. I was a little disappointed that there so much fighting and less romance between Anita and Jean-Claude but I did some research (I had to know if I was going to plow ahead) and SPOILER ALERT, apparently Anita and Jean-Claude start dating in Book 4, The Lunatic Cafe! By the way she writes, I have my hopes set high for this hook up, let's see if we get any closer to it in Book 2, The Laughing Corpse!

Fang Rating VVVV

- Mon