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Loading... Crimson Death (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter) (original 2016; edition 2016)by Laurell K. Hamilton (Author)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. [b:Crimson Death|27836564|Crimson Death (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter #25)|Laurell K. Hamilton|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1469772007s/27836564.jpg|47818846] (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter #25) by [a:Laurell K. Hamilton|9550|Laurell K. Hamilton|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1399387919p2/9550.jpg] Date I started this book: 12/5/16 Date I finished this book: 12/9/16 is an Adult Paranormal Horror/Mystery Suspense Romance. Although I really question the romance part. First I have to say this one is definitely better than book #24, Dead Ice, in that there was more investigating and crime fighting action. Unfortunately, too much long winded diatribe about Anita Blake's sex life and it's complications. This book was over 400 pages long. It did not need all that to be a great read. In truth, it would have been better if a talented editor had been allowed to blue pencil out all the unnecessary dialogue that actually took away from the story. I am not going to get into all the positives and negatives of this book. If you read any of the hundreds of reviews you will understand there are a lot of pro's and con's for this one. I will just say, while I liked it a lot, it just didn't hit the mark for what I expect from an 'Anita Blake' book. I was looking forward to reading this book since it takes place in Ireland and has fey in it. I was curious to see how Hamilton handled them. It was interesting that because the fey are so attached to the land everyone believes there are no vampires in Ireland and that necromancy doesn't work. Selkies/Roane also make an appearance. That's not exactly the case. There are vampires in Ireland, but it is difficult to create new ones. Damien, Anita's vampire to call and part of her triumvirate with Nathaniel, had spent time in Ireland with the Master Vampire there and seems to have some PTSD about it. This book is the longest in the series and it didn't need to be. It's bloated with redundancies. More characters are getting whiny, especially Nathaniel. Supposedly he has gained more of Anita's assertiveness/aggressiveness and anger, but now he just seems whiny and demanding in his neediness. At least a third of not half of the book could have been deleted with no loss of plot. Hamilton spent a lot of time going over all of Anita's relationships. Frankly, there are way too many secondary characters. She focused on one secondary character a bit more than the others, but that telegraphed that he would be important to the plot later. Once again, she wrapped up the real mystery very quickly at the end. I hate that she does that. She could have gotten rid of so much of the beginning and spent more time on the fey and how their magic makes things difficult for new vampires to rise and for necromancers to raise the dead. I would have liked to learn more about the Roane and their culture. I skimmed so much of the beginning because Hamilton really needs an editor. I suppose the only reason she's getting away with such sloppy writing (grammar errors! at least those should have been corrected) is that she has loyal fans who will buy her books no matter what. I'm looking forward to the next book because Edward is in it. I just hope it isn't filled with fluff like this one was. There was so much potential in this book. I was really disappointed. Ok, I'm still reading it, but I'm not sure for how long. I'm still in the beginning, puzzling over why the "catch-up exposition" is taking place within an awkward and stilted dialogue with Damien. Why is Anita lecturing Damien on things that she learned from Damien? *sigh* Argh. Page 373 and they are still not in Ireland. We've had lectures/drama/arguments and more stilted, repetitive dialogue about: poly, bondage, babies, powers, why Anita's the best lover and all the other potential lovers are really just obsessive, controlling jerks. Why Anita's the best master and all the other masters are obsessing controlling jerks. More new powers. Baby drama. And I think I've read a sentence that says "older vampires hide their facial expressions because showing emotion was tortured out of them" at least 15 times. Every time Anita interacts with a vampire who makes a facial expression (or not), we have that explanation. Also now getting to read a bunch of horseshit opinions on bisexuality, which are pretty offensive, and learning the definitions of vanilla sex according to Hamilton. Boring. Stupid. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat. Plot may occur yet, but I'm starting to doubt that. Ok, plot finally kicks in when they get to Ireland (pg 400 or so?), but there are some massive holes -- as in, I didn't realize that one of the characters died until a later scene. Not the Anita Blake I remember, so this will be the last one I read. Polyamorous processing just isn't that interesting, and that's what these books have become. I mean, there were maybe 2 sex scenes in an 800 page book, and Anita has become all about the bodyguards and no longer does her own badassery. Meh. no reviews | add a review
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HTML:In her twenty-fifth adventure, vampire hunter and necromancer Anita Blake learns that evil is in the eye of the beholder... Anita has never seen Damian, her vampire servant, in such a state. The rising sun doesnâ??t usher in the peaceful death that he desperately needs. Instead, heâ??s being bombarded with violent nightmares and blood sweats. And now, with Damian at his most vulnerable, Anita needs him the most. The vampire who created him, who subjected him to centuries of torture, might be losing control, allowing rogue vampires to run wild and break one of their kindâ??s few strict taboos. Some say love is a great motivator, but hatred gets the job done, too. And when Anita joins forces with her friend Edward to stop the carnage, Damian will be at their side, even if it means traveling back to the land where all his nightmares spring from...a place that couldnâ??t be less welcoming to a vampire, an assassin, and a necromancer: No library descriptions found. |
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The job part of each Anita book is shrinking. This time it was a handful of chapters, and it was even more rushed. I understand that authors want to use their writing to talk about issues personal for them, and in this case, poly relationships. But when your book becomes more about that then the actual paranormal/supernatural elements, then you've messed up pretty badly.
This is book 25, and honestly? It's one too many for me. I'm a lot later to the annoyance train as I've been less bothered by the intimate scenes. Now I just feel like I was betrayed into reading this next instalment because the previous few books had some good stuff. Thankfully I got hold of a copy through my library, so it's not actually cost me anything - and it takes a LOT for me to consider the financial worth of a book purchase. Will I read the next one? Probably, but I don't hold much hope for it any more. ( )