I was pleasantly surprised by this book. It has a plot! It was interesting. Old characters that I love were back. Go Edward! Richard was forced to face his fears and to understand that his feeling affect others. It's about freaking time. Nathaniel is really coming into his own and is quickly becoming my favorite boyfriend. Cookie Monster is back and in a way that I think I could like him as a steady character. This book honestly left me hoping for another book.

I was ready to stop reading this series. It had become nothing but one sexual romp after another. I am so glad I continued and bought this book!! I give this two big thumbs up!! It seems Ms. Hamilton has listened to her critics and returned to writing the type of books that brought her fame. There is some sex, but it is not over to top, and actually fits into the story line. (There is a story line!) I am once again a loyal reader of this series and cannot wait for the next installment.

THE HARLEQUIN, for me, redeems the Anita Blake series. Although there's still sex (which in itself has never been a problem for me), the ratio of sex to story has finally turned. There's an actual plot in THE HARLEQUIN, and it's a pretty dang good one.

The Harlequin, what is akin to the vampire police, has come to town -- presumably just to observe. It soon becomes apparent, however, that at least some members of this elite and uber-scary group have harsher things on their mind.

The usual characters are all here, as well as reapperances by Edward (aka Tod Forrester) and the serial killer, Olaf. Peter, the teen who was rescued several stories back, is also there.

Some typical things happen -- Richard (once again) has serious problems with Anita and the ardeur. Some new plot lines develop -- the local lion king refuses to help in a moment of need, and the swan leader comes to the rescue.

Overall, THE HARLEQUIN was a quick, satisfying read that I totally enjoyed. I have renewed faith in the Anita Blake series, and hope that the next book doesn't take away that feeling.

Another GREAT Anita Blake book. I am really enjoying how the characters are progressing and growing. This is one series I can't get enough of. :)

Super! I couldn't stop reading! If you like this series, you wont be disappointed in this installment. As usual, a bit heavy & descriptive on the sex but...I just kinda skip over those parts and get to the story.
Kathy

Anita is getting back to being Anita and I think her fans will really enjoy that.

I can't say enough good things about this one in her series!!! It took me just over two days and that is with taking breaks of course, but it was that good that I could not stay away from it for that long. Each page offered new surprises and the ending was awsome. I will not spoil for those still waiting to get it, but I will say this, there is not but an 1/8 of any sexual discussion in it compared to her others. It was well written not smutty at all. Very loving not slutty this time. I loved it. Made me remember why I couldn't wait to get to get the next book anytime this author put one out there.

You will love it as much as I.

I loved this book so much that I could not put it down and I read it in one day. My favorite character in the Anita Blake series is Olaf. I love how he is creepy, scary, a serial killer and just creepy. Seriously Anita is not strictly human anymore and she accepts all these 'monsters' but she is completely and utterly terrified of Olaf, a human. I guess Richard would be the character I love to hate. He has these antagonist and hypocritical views that just do not go away, and no they do not go away in this book either. How can you call the woman you love a whore because she sleeps around and yet when you have sex with random women its acceptable. Seriously if he is killed off anytime soon, I won't miss him at all. This book did have one thing missing though, no sex with Jean Claude.

This book was great and I read it in an evening because I couldn't put it down. It WAS nice not having to skim over all the repetitive sex (OMG--must be something wrong with me when it just gets boring!). This one had some vampire politics and action in it. GREAT!

I was happy to see that "Cookie Monster" is back, and I hope for good. I liked his character earlier so was anticipating a return.

Edward is, as usual, just awesome, and it fit into the story-line that he brought his stepson with for this adventure.

Overall, it was a wonderful read and I'm looking forward to the next one!

I so miss the original Anita Blake... when she actually raised zombies and there was a plot/mystery. Then it became all sex. I like so many characters and lately they haven't even been in the books. In this one some of them came back, not exactly how I wanted them but whatever... it's like a car wreck... you keep buying, looking and hoping that Ms. Hamilton will smack her head up against a wall and come back to good writing.

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I liked Anita and Jean Claude. Then it became a mess, a big sexual orgy mess. It took me two years to finally pick up the book. I must say that I was pleasantly surprised. It had a plot albeit convoluted plot. But all the characters came back in this one. The old Anita is not back, though, she's better!
And like others have said, I will be glad to see Richard go. I never really did like him.But Nathaniel is growing into his own. I would have like to see more of Asher, too.
I am ready for the next two books now. Hope they won't dissapoint. Maybe a hard act to follow after Harlequin.

I was suprised and thoroughly enjoyed this book. LKH is back

The Harlequin is a great name for this book, but it should be the publisher not the title. Ms. Hamilton has gone from a great writer to a writer of cheap romance novels. I remember when Anita Blake was a great necromancer and vampire hunter. Now, she's nothing more than a vessel for the ardeur, which means there's not much more to the book than sex. Granted, there's less in this book in previous books, but nonetheless the sex is a dominant part of her book.

I hate to say it, but I've most of the Anita Blake series, but this is definitely the last one I'll be reading - actually I said that after the last book, but I'm sticking to it this time.

This was better than the last two have been, but Hamilton is still nowhere near the top of her game with this.

The sex-to-plot ratio has improved with this book, but there is still way too much annoying dialogue intruding on the action, leading one to wonder what the bad guys in any given scene are doing while the good guys stand around and have the same argument again and again and again...

I had begun to grow tired of this series recently. Hamilton's wonderful characters were being buried in pages and pages of (admittedly well-written) sex. In the Harlequin I rediscovered the Anita I fell in love with in Guilty Pleasures. This Anita is witty, charming, and has that unique mixture of incredible kindness and cold-bloodedness that only she can pull off.

This book is not for the prudish - there is still a great deal of sex. But this time it heightens the plot rather than smothering it.

Alot better read than the last one, more with Edward and vamp hunting. It was a very enjoyable read.

At last, more story than sex, and Edward is part of this one. However, they keep talking about the ardeur.

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