Name: Burnt Offerings
ISBN: 9780425218846

Laurell K. Hamilton

Feared by vampires as "The Executioner," Anita Blake finds herself not only sharing a bed with Jean-Claude, the Master Vampire of the City, but also defending St. Louis's vampire-owned businesses from an arsonist, policing a local werewolf pack and their alpha, her former lover Richard, and playing politics with the vampire ruling council. Originally in paperback.

Burnt Offerings

Elisa Bieg

This is a far better book than the six that came before it in the series.

Anita is a lot less annoying here, and she starts earning her role as MC. There is less blah blah about weaponry and less empty grandstanding. The dialogue is a tad less cheesy and more to the point, and fitting with the story development.

The plot follows a logical progression but there are still enough surprises to keep the reader on her toes; and everything that happens with the characters contributes to their development and characterization, which is a VERY welcome change.

As a bonus, this is where Asher and Nathaniel are first introduced, so there’s that.

This is a reread for me and so far it’s mostly been a guilty pleasure, one of those series that make you roll your eyes but keep you coming back because they are so bad they are good 😁 But this one I actually really enjoyed! So 4 STARS it is.

I like what I like.

Burnt Offerings

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