I found this book through Kerrelyn Sparks' Facebook page. There was an article about the "10 must read Romance Series"...
This list looked pretty solid. Kerrelyn Sparks, Charlaine Harris, Richelle Mead, Lara Adrian, Jeaniene Frost and J.R. Ward. All of my favourite authors. What could go wrong? I decided to buy the first book of each series I didn't know yet.
Lynsay Sands (Argenau Vampire), Victoria Knight (veiled), Laurell K. Hamilton (Anita Blake), Bella Forrest (a Shade of Vampire)...
Having read through all these series I know in this list and having loved all of them to the last page, I was anxious to start the others.
So here goes Anita Blake. As a person I don't like her.. She seems like the kind of person I would meet and be nice to because that's just the polite thing to do. The kind of person I wouldn't talk to anymore after the first meeting because the person worked my last nerve.
Other than that, I think the author ruined the book for me. LKH's writing style is not for me. WHAT THE HELL DOES "NAW" EVEN MEAN? If I read that damned word one more time I'm going to burn the book. Okay, maybe not... It's on my Kindle. You get what I mean!
I dont want to flame the book too much (haha word jokes). It's just that certain words LKH uses and her way of saying things isn't something I would say or do. I would make different choices there and I think my annoyance of her writting style made me hate the story.
Other than that I have to say, it's an easy and quick read. It's not the kind of book you would sit still for on the edge of your seat until it's finished. You can put it down, do something else and pick it up the following evening. That's nice and relaxing.
But seriously what does NAW even mean?!? I feel like every time she gets dressed or gets an outfit ready or is about to go somewhere dangerous there is waaaay to much 'I was wearing this with that there and this gone hidden in my this because of this reason and I'm gong to that place because of this reason (which i have mentioned about 3 times before)'. Like I said, I just don't appreciate her style.
I love how there is such a thing as an Animator, Zombies, Ghouls, Vampires, Shifters (SERIOUSLY ALL KINDS). She created a very lovely world that goes very deep and has a lot of thought put into it.
This book might not make my list of the top 10 Vampire Romance Novels... But it's a nice book and I'd like to read more of Anita Blake, get to know her a bit more. Who knows, maybe i'll even end up liking her.
I think i'd give this book about 3 stars.
P.S. I have no clue what guns she keeps talking about..
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