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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 813.54 EAN: 9780515134490 ISBN: 051513449X Label: Jove Manufacturer: Jove Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 272 Publication Date: September 24, 2002 Publisher: Jove Studio: Jove Editorial Review: Amazon.com Review: Anita Blake may be small and young, but vampires call her the Executioner. Anita is a necromancer and vampire hunter in a time when vampires are protected by law--as long as they don't get too nasty. Now someone's killing innocent vampires and Anita agrees--with a bit of vampiric arm-twisting--to help figure out who and why. Trust is a luxury Anita can't afford when her allies aren't human. The city's most powerful vampire, Nikolaos, is 1,000 years old and looks like a 10-year-old girl. The second most powerful vampire, Jean-Claude, is interested in more than just Anita's professional talents, but the feisty necromancer isn't playing along--yet. This popular series has a wild energy and humor, and some very appealing characters--both dead and alive. Product Description: Published almost ten years ago, Guilty Pleasures marked the debut of a writer who was destined to grow from cult favorite to a major bestselling author. Now, for long-time Anita Blake aficionados and newfound fans, Guilty Pleasures makes its hardcover debut. Readers will learn how Anita Blake started raising the dead-and killing the undead. And how she met Jean Claude, the master vampire destined to become not only her biggest nemesis, but her greatest lover. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Not my cup of teaMy mom bought the first two Anita Balke books for me because I have always been a fan of the Anne Rice Vampire Chronicles (and the Witches). Now to her credit my mom usually picks out good books- not this time. I found the story to be lacking in somewhat important background details- some things aren't fully explained, for example in the beginning we find out that she is supposed to "reanimate" some dead guy, but then the story just moves on. I also felt that the sentence structure was very simple ... Read More Rating:  - Good, not what I expected.. felt a little watered downI came across this series and decided to give it a try. I ordered the first four books. This first book left me scratching my head in certain areas. For example, parts of this book read as though it was the second in the series. It seemed like they would reference something that happened in the past and give you a quick up to speed as to what they were talking about and then move on from there. Something you would see in a second or third book to try to catch the reader up to date. I ... Read More Rating: - Awesome read, Not What I expectedI picked up this book sort of on a whim. I really enjoy vampire novels, and I was looking for a new series to start in on. What made me pick this book up was seeing the comic book adaptation in my local shop. So, I thought I would give the acutal book a shot. I was told by my co-workers that the author, Laurell K. Hamilton, was known for soft core erotica, but I was undeterred. I'm glad I picked this up. It's one of the best vampire books I've read. The novel introduces readers to intrepid ... Read More Rating:  - great readI bought this book to be given as a gift, only after I had read it a few months ago. It is an enthralling, fast-paced book that I thoroughly enjoyed, as well as all of the other Anita Blake books that I have read. Highly recommended! Rating: - Zilch on romanceThis book was suggested to me as a Vampire romance erotica so I was disappointed when I realized quickly this book did not fall under that category. I think Hamilton does a fairly good job of defining her characters but I must say, I found it difficult to get my head around her characterization of Nikolaos. The fact that she was an ancient vampire in a child's body spewing all this hatred and destruction almost seemed comical. I just kept seeing a child in a temper tantrum. Now, I've got to mention ... Read More |
