Laurell K. Hamilton, Nikoo McGoldrick, Jess Ruffner-booth - Guilty Pleasures

Pros: Lots of supernatural fun.

Cons: None come to mind.

The Bottom Line: A great read.

Review: Move over, Buffy. There’s a new vampire slayer on the block, and she’s here to stay. Not that Buffy will likely complain, mind you. Surely, there must be enough vampires to go around for everyone. So without further ado, please allow me to...

Pros: Fascinating character studies and a unique perspective on a derivative genre.

Cons: Sometimes, there's just nothing wrong with a book. No cons.

The Bottom Line: This is a great book that promises a great series.

Review: Plot details: This review reveals no major plot points. Nearly all modern vampire stories fall into one of three mythological taxonomies. Anne Rice and her vampiric ubermenschen clearly leads the pack, inspiring a hundred would-be clones who ...

Pros: Well written, unique, excellently characterized, entrancing

Cons: None.

The Bottom Line: The creative world of Anita Blake is a world the reader will want to continue to visit.

Review: Set in modern day St. Louis we are introduced to an earth similar to our own, yet vastly different in the descriptions of its denizens. Alongside humans vampires, werewolves, zombies, and various other mythical phantasmagoria exist, all of which are ...

Pros: Excellent writing style. Totally captivates you.

Cons: Not for the squeamish.

The Bottom Line: Vampire, Werewolves, Wererats, Zombies...hey this series practically has it all!! Watch out Anne Rice...here comes Laurell K. Hamilton!!

Review: Guilty Pleasures is book one in Laurell K.Hamilton’s Anita Blake series. There are a total of ten books in this series with an eleventh book coming out in February of 2003.

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Pros: Great story, interesting characters, good style

Cons: none

The Bottom Line: Great start to the series, excellent characters, good plot, great style.

Review: This is the first novel in Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake series which in my opinion is the very best vampire series currently out there. Hamilton's books are vivid (not for the weak at heart), action packed and often filled with intrigue and the ...

Pros: fascinating world, intriguing characters,interesting crimes

Cons: none that I can think of

The Bottom Line: "Pity is an emotion that can get you killed. The only thing more dangerous is blind hate, and maybe love."

Review: Anita Blake raises zombies from their graves for Animators Inc, and is also the legal vampire executioner for the fine state of Missouri. In fact, her kill record has caused the vampire community to refer to her as The Executioner with all the implied ...

Pros: Fast-paced, interesting characters, leaves you wanting more

Cons: Ending was rushed

The Bottom Line: Overall, this is a wonderful book for the beginning of the series. It introduces all of the main characters that will come into play later and leaves you wanting more.

Review: A few plot secrets ahead: Read at your own risk!

I just read this book for the second time, and I was no less enthralled this time than the last time. Laurell K. Hamilton has the ability to create a world that you can believe in, and that...

Pros: Lots of action. Complex characters (believe it or not).

Cons: Not available in hardback

Review:
Well monster movie fans, have I got the series for you. Imagine a world where vampires, ghouls, zombies and werewolves are literally part of everyday life. Well, Anita Blake lives in such a world. Sounds like pure fun, doesn't it? Well it is, but...

Pros: Fun, flowing and easy to read. Interesting characters you can identify with.

Cons: Not for someone looking for a solve-it-yourself mystery, or a romance spiced with horror.

The Bottom Line: This is the first book in the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series. Read it and get sucked in.

Review: Welcome to the world of Anita Blake. Set in a modern day St. Louis very similar to our own, Anita deals with a supernatural element we don't. She raises zombies for a living. (Mind you, this has only become a respected profession in the last 5 years or ...

Pros: Excellent writing, intense story, super characters

Cons: Lots of violence

Review: The first book in the Anita Blake series is a true find for all lovers of the supernatural. Once you read this, you will be hooked and searching for the rest of the books. If you have never read any of these books, you are in for a real treat.

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