Book 7 of Anita Blake kicks off with Anita being asked to help in an arsonist case, with the fire department thinking it might be a pyrokinetic. In shifter politics, Anita is sort of thrust into the role of protector for the were leopards after taking out their alpha. Some members of a vampire council have come to town, to force Jean Claude to take over a spot for a vampire Anita killed whom was on the council. A vampire by the name of Asher comes with and he has one thing in his mind- revenge against Jean-Claude. This book had a touch more eroticism to it that still flowed rather nicely with the story. There wasn't an epic tense last scene, but a power struggle still went down with Anita and the others being victorious.

1.5☆? The series turned in such a dark and nasty direction... the mystery is "solved" in the last three pages, like an afterthought. The relationship... uh, I don't know, honestly. I just really don't like Jean Claude... and Anita suddenly being stupid next to him, giving up her boundaries... there was one moment when J.-C. called her "ma petite" again, and Anita thought "the way he said my name...". Nuh-uh, that's not your name, just in the previous book you hated this 🤦🏻‍♀️ And all the "healing" and action (if you know what I mean)... oh well