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I have a hard time deciding what to say about the Anita Blake books these days. I still keep reading the newer ones, albeit I've been behind on them a long time, but I think it's because I just don't enjoy them as much as the older ones. I like the action more than the relationship stuff that took over for a while and hold on to the hope for that.

With Halloween upon us, I decided to finally go back and try to catch up where I'd left off on the Anita Blake series. Vampires and were-animals seemed appropriate to the day, after all.

I also kicked off the day by watching some fresh apple cider being pressed (pictured above), buying a gallon of it, and getting some delicious fried cakes to go with it.

Happy Halloween & Blessed Samhain to all! 🎃

May 2021 - reread and almost there and still dislike the plot but like the story more

Bk8 of April is done! I guess trashy vampire/mystery/romance novels are what I felt like reading🤷🏻‍♀️ Bk26, I believe, in the Anita Blake series, it actually was better than the last couple of her novels have been. Yes, there was still a lot of gratuitous sex but nowhere near as much as some of her latest books have had, which was an improvement for sure. There was more of Anita as crime fighter which was also welcome. Not perfect but not bad👍

I was having trouble settling on a book, I‘ve tried reading the rest of The Good Nurse but it‘s too depressing right now, also Contagion by Robin Cook which is too close to reality, so I thought I‘d try a trashy vampire/mystery/romance with lots of orgies. Seems to have done the trick! Are you having problems concentrating on a book atm, if so what do you recommend for breaking that funk?

Page 401 of 452 and still so much plot left 🙄 Laurell K why u do dis?

Put the number of the book somewhere! Anywhere! So annoying to think you‘re starting a new series just to figure out you‘ve picked up somewhere in the middle with no clue who all these people are. Haha

I liked this one better than the last one of hers I read. I felt that in the previous book the personal issues could have been trimmed down to better serve the plot. This one also has a lot of the relationships but it makes more sense in this context given they are going to the wedding of a friend.

Like most later Anita Blake books, this latest story is 1/3 dull and plodding exposition, 1/3 self-indulgent introspection which emphasizes how awful and artificial the characters are, and 1/3 actual new story.

Ok now most of the books are not that great, this one was awesome! I flew through it! There were metaphysic things and police work and less hard core sex scenes which is what I prefer. Just so good!

The Four Horseman ride again in this one. And that excited me, because I love all of their stories. The books with Anita, Bernardo, Edward, and Olaf working together are action packed, contain less sex, and more crime, and are always my faves. This one fit that pattern as well, and it does mark a steady improvement in the series; but I worry it's a case of too little, too late. The spark is nearly gone. But I'm not giving up on the series yet.

I feel like I have been reading this series forever. Shapeshifters, vampires, bad cops, good cops, physchics, metaphysical...let's face it this series has got all things supernatural. This novel was better than the previous two in the series (in my opinion), and was a nail bitter until the final 1/4 of the book. Then it was a bit anti climatic, for me. Still a good read!

Dear LKH:
I have been an avid fan for many years and while I understand why you write the stories this way, I wish you wouldn‘t. We don‘t need to read about every little relationship issue, emotion and argument Anita & her poly group hash out. I want more action + plot + crime solving + cool preternatural creatures. Anita desperately needs a HEA, or you need to take your time and write me a book that does justice to the Anita of old. ⬇️ continued

5⭐️

Still too much repeated and drawn out info, but less so than the last book. So better, but not great. I'm hoping these start to get better or the series ends. I really like these characters but the books are starting to bum me out.

True story.

Started this tonight. 📚💖🎶

#BookMail Pt8 Last (and definitely least from all the reviews I‘ve seen!)is the latest Anita Blake book from Laurell.K.Hamilton. I know. Why am I inflicting this upon myself? It‘s like a weird obsession you just can‘t shake, like watching pimple popping videos on YouTube. #LikeACarCrashInSlowMotion

Honestly, I really am not enjoying Serpentine enough to read 350 more pages so I'm moving on to my next read... My first Steven King. Wish me luck. I hate not finishing books but why make yourself read something you aren't enjoying?

Cat caught reading sex scene in #Serpentine

I could read or I could do chores . . . Let's be honest, I am going to read! 🤓📚#DayOff #LibraryBook #LitsyLovesLibraries

The book is just under 500 pages and less than 100 are devoted to monster hunting. The monster stuff was cool, if brief. The rest was repetitive, obnoxious relationship drama. Save yourself the time and just beat your head against a wall instead of reading about everyone‘s petty jealousies that amount to nothing in the end. Fuck this book, can‘t wait for the next one. #whycantiquityou

A four page chapter of them arguing on whose lap Anita sits.

390 pages before the dead body shows up.

Fuck this book. I‘m finishing out of spite.

Just started the new Anita Blake book and thought I'd do a throw back to that time a couple of years ago when I went to Atlanta and met Laurell K. Hamilton. Yes, I am every bit as shy as I look. 😳 #PopcornFiction #Throwback

Whyyyyyy can‘t I quit this series??? So. Much. Bullshit. Relationship. Drama.

I‘m hate reading this and yet I must go on.

Much excite for today‘s #libraryhaul

ARC Review: Serpentine by Laurell K. Hamilton with @BerkleyPub. Had a great time revisiting some of these favorite characters.

https://bambi-unbridled.blogspot.com/2018/08/arc-review-serpentine-by-laurell-k....