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| Title | : | Obsidian Butterfly (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter #9) |
| Author | : | Laurell K. Hamilton |
| Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 585 pages |
| Published | : | September 24th 2002 by Berkley Books (first published January 1st 2000) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Urban Fantasy. Paranormal. Vampires |
Laurell K. Hamilton
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 585 pages Rating: 4.09 | 58400 Users | 1467 Reviews
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This was the last Anita Blake novel worth reading, primarily because of Edward. The rest of the series has been garbage (including Edwards' return. Seriously, what was his body count in the Harlequin, one? Maybe?). I don't have a problem with the sex, but Hamilton has sacrificed that literary device thingy called 'plot' in order to pack the pages with smut. Something happens, they have sex for five hundred pages, then the Ardeur snaps it's fingers and kills the badguy.In terms of characters it's obvious that Richard is Hamilton's personal dumping ground from everything she's ever felt about her ex-husband, turning the interesting power dynamic present in the first few books into something sad. Also, despite the legions of evil creatures (including the oldest and strongest vampires on the planet) that attack her at every turn, nobody close to Anita ever dies. Hamilton has stated that she loves her characters and will never kill them off, and that childish petulance combined with the almighty Ardeur robs her books of any sense of danger.
Now Blood Noir is out, and though I will reserve judgment until I hear something more specific about it I'm not holding my breath expecting Hamilton to grow up again.
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| Original Title: | Obsidian Butterfly (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #9) ISBN13 9780515134506 |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter #9 |
| Characters: | Anita Blake, Jean-Claude (Anita Blake series), Richard Zeeman, Edward "Ted" Forrester, Olaf Gundersson, Bernardo Spotted-Horse, Bradley Bradford |
| Setting: | United States of America |
Rating Of Books Obsidian Butterfly (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter #9)
Ratings: 4.09 From 58400 Users | 1467 ReviewsAppraise Of Books Obsidian Butterfly (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter #9)
Anita killed one of Edwards backups which means she owes him a favour and he has finally called to collect. Or his alter ego has reassuring Anita that what he wants in New Mexico is nice and legal. And a holiday away from her love life is probably not a bad idea.Little did she imagine shed be plunged into Edwards and that the cold, lethal assassin has a fiancée and she has 2 children all of which have no idea about the man shes going to marry.And while the job may be legal its brutal. DozensACTUAL RATING 3.5 STARSIn one sense this was a big step up for the Anita Blake series, but on the other hand there were still a few things that irked me.So this book, the 9th in the series, actually had a plot. Shock horror. The last few had some semblance of a plot, but not much, and the story so diverged from that at times it was beyond frustrating. This time Anita is called to help friend, monster hunter, and downright psychopath, Edward, after a case comes his way that seems to terrify even
She'd been punishing people for the same crimes for five hundred years. It was impressive in a psychotic sort of way... I'd told people that I'd chase them into hell to have my vengeance, but I probably didn't mean it. Itzpapalotl would mean every word. This is the very best of Anita Blake; straight bad ass bounty hunting Blake with Edward's crew of shooters. The novel gets her away from Missouri to New Mexico: Edward's/Ted's home. It's exciting to see pieces of the man behind the mysterious
Well, I think it was number nine. After a while I realised that people who read Laurall K. have stoped bothering about the novel titles and just refer to them by number.Anyway, picked one up off a friends shelf and tried to read it. It might work better if you start with #1 and work up but I doubt it.I love sex, I like engaging in it, reading about it or discussing it. I enjoy the occasional erotic novel and even soft porn on the odd legal occassion. Rarely have I found an author who can make
Last AB I read, I think, in 2000. Stil pretty good, but on the decline. From others, I gather the later ones get REALLY bad.
Obsidian Butterfly: A Review in Two PartsAnita Blake returns home to a phone call from Edward. He's calling in a favor and needs her to come to Albuquerque, NM to assist him in a job. She goes to find that there have been several gruesome murders, the victims left horribly maimed. Who is performing these crimes and how far will Anita go to stop them?NOTE: I have VERY DIVISIVE feelings about this book. Therefore, I have split this review into two parts. One part will probably appeal to those who
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