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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Am I missing something? I've always lived with the idea that I can't criticise a book without having read it first. I therefore went down to the library and got myself a copy considering there are displays of the Anita Blake books all over book shops. And I have to say it was one of the most badly written tales I've ever read. There was no depth to the vocabulary used - she describes the 'master Vampire' Nikolaos' laugh in the same words about seven times. The author did not seem to know when to keep humour out of the prose... more info
Fast paced, sarcastic, excellent - MOHAHA!! In a reality where vampires, wereanimals, and animators are a fact of life and some groups even have equal rights, Anita Blake, who is an animator, is compelled by vampires to find the serial killer, who brutally murders vampires. - That was the one line attempt to encompass "Guilty Pleasures", but it makes the fast paced novel sound flat, which it by no means is. A story of vampires and a vampire hunter a.k.a. Anita Blake, "Guilty Pleasures" has an individuality and sarcastic humour that sets it... more info
Just had to read more Thanks to my lovely holidays, I'm getting to spend time in this "preternatural" world and really enjoying it.
Anita Blake is a tough as nails Animator with a license to legally execute rogue vampires: This leads her into their world and when she is hired by the head honcho to work for them it proves to be an interesting and nearly deadly plot twist.
This book joins Anita after she has built her reputation and introduces some sterotypically enjoyable characters, but it's really a stepping stone... more info
interesting but not well written i read this book a good 2 years ago and gave it a review of 2/10 calling it 'badly written claptrap'.
im writing this now to recind that view and give it a revised rating of 6/10. it isnt well written - its sarcastic, not funny where it tries, and uninspired in prose. the plot involves lots of interesting stuff, rituals, vampires, quite a bit of action and enough supernatural stuff to keep you satisfied.
but the plot is not well executed, there seem to be a great deal of superfluous scenes and... more info
