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Loading... Blood Liteby Kevin J. AndersonSeries: Women of the Otherworld (Short Story "The Ungrateful Dead", 8.1), The Dresden Files (Short Story "Harry's Day Off", 10.2)
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book.  LoriTori | Nov 30, 2009 |  Disappointing. A couple of good stories - but, overall, a flat read. A pity, too, as I was looking forwards to this coming out. On the upside, i know half a dozen authors NOT to buy :P I'll be keeping it in the library, but mainly just to round out the Dresden Files collection, which is a sad excuse, really... (  ) RSard | Oct 17, 2009 | This should be rated one star for general principle. I found nearly all of the stories within it to be crap. Crap! Most of them I couldn't even bother to finish reading. I've rated it two stars, however, because one of Jim Butcher's Harry Dresden stories is included, and that story was quite good. It's a real pity it isn't keeping better company. ( ) noneofthis | Jan 9, 2009 | I have to admit I tend to be hard on anthologies - you get a bunch of authors together and not every author appeals to every reader, so some stories you like better than others. My issue with this anthology, was that I had a hard time liking ANY of the stories. Even, regrettably, the Jim Butcher one. It was by far the best of the bunch (in my opinion), and any Harry Dresden story is a good Harry Dresden story, but it still felt a bit hobbled-together and abrupt. I grieve for this book - there are several of my favorite authors, whose other books I actively collect, that I just couldn't get through in this volume. So much potential, so little payoff. Sigh. (  )2  randirousseau | Nov 13, 2008 | I got this book for the Dresden Files short story, but decided to read the rest of the anthology because I don't normally read horror writing and I wanted to see if I found a new author I enjoyed to look up their other writings. I've been disappointed. Some of the stories really stood out (I'm thinking of Kelley Armstrong), but some of the others have left me mentally traumatized. I don't think I'll ever be able to look at Smokey the Bear ever again without gagging. The stories were generally lame, and the 'twists' were more like zig-zags. I consider myself not easily offended, but the graphic description of a variety of bodily functions and what to do with various body parts repulsed me. If your favorite author is in this book, read it. Don't bother with the rest of it. ( )2 rarelibrarian | Nov 5, 2008 |  no reviews | add a review
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Kelley Armstrong - Like her as usual. She has become one of my pre-order authors. Jaime is one of her characters that does not have a load of depth on her own, but gains depth in her interaction with other characters. Kelley always injects humor into subject matter that can be difficult or grotesque. Gotta love that! (