Search - Flirt (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, Bk 18)

Interesting book. Although I like the longer novels a bunch, I think she popped out a pretty credible shorter novel here, much better than the Strange Candy anthology, more in the same vein as Micah. Has some memorable scenes, good characterizations. Think maybe this one may grow on me too - when the book Micah came out I was disappointed it was short but it is now one of my favorite in the series. Was surprised that this arrived in Hardcover, thought it was going to be paperback, also has a intro and afterward (23 pages), with some drawings in the back related to the book production process. Definitely read the book first, do not flip thru the back of the book or skim ahead until later! Expect a quick read, speeds by...

It is with books like this one where I wish I read really slowly. I was so looking forward to this book (keeping up the Anita adventures), but it was over in only a mere 2 hours! For what was there I enjoyed the heck out of it, I just wished it lasted longer. Micah was brought in more than he has been in the past couple books, which I loved to see, and Anita's lion side is the main animal crawling for attention in this one. Would have been nice to have an update on more of the men in Anita's life, it seems like each book focuses on maybe 2 or 3 main guys, but what can you do. Overall a SHORT but enjoying read.

Classic Anita Blake - lots of violence, lots of sex, and another new permanent lover added to the mix.

This book was a little shorter than usual, but it was a great story.

None of the boring jealousy and in-fighting that we often get.

There's a bonus section at the end where Laurell Hamilton describes how she got the idea for the book, including a cartoon of the event. I thought that was a really neat addition to the book.

I'm an Anita Blake fan from book one. This was a very short read (158 pages) in comparison to other books in the Anita Blake series. It was an enjoyable read, reminding me of the early books in the series when they seemed to be more plot based. I found the troop of preternatural characters popping up like whack-a-moles (after book seven) could become overwhelming. I was very happy to see Anita shine brilliantly once again as necromancer extraordinaire, albeit only the one time in this story.

This one was to short...
It was great to finally have the return of the old Anita, but just when I was really getting into it the book ended.

I know there have been some who complained that Laurell K. Hamilton lost her way the the Vampire Hunter series, and there were a few time and a few books were I would have agreed. This book restored my hope in the series.
There was good plot lines and bad guys, and not chapters of only bedroom scenes. There was finally some twists and turns and surprises that I didn't see coming. Not just the obvious that I had come to expect... like the endless back story, consent arguments over the same things, and the self hatred over things that can't be changed.

Anita Blake finally has a few days to rest and reconnect with her many men. Flirting and just having fun until she is forced at gunpoint to animate a zombie for a crazy man. The clincher is the heavies are werelions - the only animal that resides inside Anita for which she hasn't found a mate. This makes for an interesting and exciting dilemma. But don't look for Jean-Claude or Asher in this one because neither makes an appearance. This book is strictly about the shifters. It's a very short book (only 171 pages) but there really isn't enough action, danger or sex to stretch any further. Enjoyable but not worth the price of the hardcover book. I purchased it because I want me Anita Blake collection to be complete so that when I reread them, I won't miss a single word.