6 member(s) found this review helpful.
I just finished this book. One of her better books. I love Laurell Hamilton's books, however, I prefer the older books in the collection when Anita was still a hardcore vampire slayer and not a hardcore sex addict. I like the newer books okay but they seem to be so focused on the ardeur that they don't have the plot that the first in the series did. I recommend this one to anyone who enjoys Anita in her crime fighting days. I have read five books in the series but I'm geting them out of order. Does anyone have a list of how the order goes?
4 member(s) found this review helpful.
I like the earlier books better in the series before Anita picked up the Ardeur. I like the earlier Anita who seemed grittier and I liked her morals that she stuck to. Although the newer Anita has some serious magical power, I liked the hands & guns proficient Anita better who relied on her wits more than magic. I do not mind a little sex but the newer books are becoming more erotica than fiction. Seems each new book adds more lovers to Anita's bed, I wonder when she will reach enough.
4 member(s) found this review helpful.
One of the more sexually graphic of the series. A big tease with the Jean-Claude possibilities...
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A dispute over land ownership finds Anita Blake in the middle of a construction site with corpse pieces everywhere. After meeting her customer she decides to take a look around town and finds herself involved in yet another mystery as she meets the owner of Bloody Bones, who is also a Fey.
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These books just seem to get sexier and steamier as they go, which works really well with the gothic fantasy world that the characters reside in. It's definitely a more interesting version of Missouri than what we're used to! The author does a great adding new species and characters and I've already got a few favorites. The mix of horror, laughs, and mystery is great and it's a wonderful series for anyone who loves this genre.
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Part of the Anita Blake Series
1. Guilty Pleasures
2. The Laughing Corpse
3. Circus Of The Damned
4. Lunatic Cafe
5. Bloody Bones
6. The Killing Dance
7. Burnt Offerings
8. Blue Moon
9. Obsidian Butterfly
10. Narcissus In Chains
11. Cerulean Sins
12. Incubus Dreams
13. Micah
14. Danse Macabre
15. The Harlequin (2007)
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
Very entertaining. Has a bit of faerie lore in the story for those who like that.

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GemGirl) wrote on 12/31/2008...
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One of the earlier books in the series, Bloody Bones finds Anita grittier and still pretty rough around the edges. This is a good, solid story, but of a different ilk than the later books in the series.
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This was a great book. I love the anita blake series. I read this book first on accident it got me interested and began reading the rest and fell in love with the series.
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Interesting book about vampires and werewolves. Not really my cup of tea.