Guilty Pleasures: An Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Novel Audiobook

" If I met the Anita character in real life, I'd be intimidated at first and then be intrigued by her forays out of the black-and-white and into the grey. Hamilton's balance of conversation, description, repartee and action exactly suits me. Hopefully the next book will be as much of a pleasure to listen to. "

" I was informed about this book by a friend and must say the violence, blood and gore was everything that I was told about. The description of the characters either wanted me to hate or love them I mainly listen to audio books driving to and from work, but once I started I was listening at work, while I was cooking. It is the best supernatural book that I have ever listened to and because of that I'm now on my 4th book and will be getting everyone of the 20 odd books available in the series. "

" Some of the sound effects/background music seems like a bit to much. Maybe it should be a bit more subtle "

" Enjoy the series but honestly ? Hate listening to the sound effects and the awful triangle that periodically occurs . "

" I loved this series, at least the first 8-10 books. "

" I had this book in paperback and lost it. I am rediscovering it again. This is the book that started it all. Anita is such a strong female character. The by play between her and Jean Claude is entertaining. The master of the city makes me glad that vampires aren't real. She's downright scary. "

" I adore this series, especially the first half a dozen books. The plot is full of believable characters, without being overly obvious as to the ending or how the mystery will be solved, and it pulls you right in (without much of a struggle in my case). "

" I have never heard of this author or read any of her books. If you liked the True Blood series you will like the Anita Blake series. I just can't get enough of the books, thank goodness there are 21 of them to read!!!! "

" This book was kind of scary. In a good way, I mean. And not really what I expected at all. I knew it was contemporary horror, so I figured it was something resembling The Dresden Files or Buffy. Which it was. Except I didn't expect it to be so...dark. From what I'd heard, I'd expected Hamilton's book to be the kind of horror that's so sex-drenched it takes the edge off things that *should* be scary to anyone that's sane. And with one of those wise-cracking snarky protagonists like Harry Dresden or Buffy. Only I didn't find it particularly sexy at all, and Anita Blake doesn't do much snarking. None of this is in the way of criticism, mind you. I like a heroine who takes her situation seriously and is intelligently frightened by it and keeps her head and gets the job done. And having her be genuinely menaced by "friend" and foe every other page doesn't inure you to the dangers she's in. The book's not long enough for that. Plus, the main character is herself pretty dark. Re-animating the dead for a living? How icky is that? In an intriguing way, I mean. The one thing I was not fond of in the Blake-o-verse: the fact that everyone's aware of vampires and other supernatural creatures. When it comes to my fictional "kinks", I want a world where the supernatural is considered debunked and its dangers lurk in the shadows, only known to a select few. In other words, I want a fictional word that by all appearances is the scientifically skeptical world we all live in. Because I read these kinds of books (fantasy, horror) so I can imagine that the supernatural exists around me in the world I see everyday. And I don't live in Anita Blake's America. I know that for certain. "

" First book in a really big series... I love it because it's not Twilight. It's the original vampire/werewolf love triangle. It's horror, suspense, erotic... love it. "

" Glad that I finally started this series! "

" One of my favorite series, Anita Blake is great! Witty, great character development, fun storyline. "

" This book is not at all what I thought it would be but it was pretty good as this genre goes. "

" Need a vampire series? Here ya go! "

" Loved it! Love this series! "

" This book was simply amazing. "

" I'm on a vampire kick and I quite enjoyed this book. Although set in St. Louis it had the feel of a southern novel. "

" I keep trying to read this series but the author's descriptions of people and property is distractingly superficial. Also, I don't like the way her writing is punctuated with sarcasm. This is something I would only read begrudgingly. "

" Really enjoyed this audiobook. The narrative was amazing, yet I felt like I was missing something. So, I have the paperback copy now lined up in my "to read" pile. "

" Fun! I like this series better than the Stackhouse novels. These don't feel as juvenile. The books are short, and who doesn't love vampires, werewolves, and a badass, weapon toting chick? Fun, easy reads. "

" Total Waste of time. The Characters felt cookie-cutter. "

" A friend recommended this series to me and although I haven't read all of them I did enjoy the stories and the fact that they are based in St Louis made them even more attractive since that's where I live "

" I have recently reread this book and thought it was great. It is a good introduction to Anita Blake and some of the main characters of the series. "

" If you like the paranormal..werewolves, vampires, necromancy and a little erotica this is the start of a good series but by book 9 or ten,can not remember, the actual writing is deplorable. Instead of suspenseful, edge of the seat writing, it becomes writing just for shock value. Sad! "

" It's well written, it's just personally not my type of vampire novel. "

" love her anita blake series!! the Merry Gentry series is great reading as well "

" Amazing author! I love both series!!! "

" I love this series & all of Anita struggles in life, one can only hope to have a faction of her men! "

" Trash and violent vamp murder mystery! LOVED IT! "

" The start of a beautiful relationship. "

" See Margot's review from 9/29/09...it expresses my every thought. I might continue this series...provided I finish all the other books on my ever-growing TBR list. "

" I just this series....can't wait to read all of the books. A++ "

" This got me going on the whole series. Trashy, with a violent and bluntly honest protagonist... loved it. I wouldn't say it's an intellectual read, but if you read for fun and relaxation like I do, and don't mind the occasional vampire and descriptive sex scene, this is for you. "

" Finished it but couldn't see how Jim Butcher's writing instructor thought his 'voice' was similar to Laurell Hamilton. "

" This is the first of the Anita Blake series and I have to admit, once I read it I was hooked. It's urban fantasy meets crime investigation which I have found myself to be quite the fan. Action-packed from the beginning, there is truly never a dull moment. "

" I finally had a chance to read this book after several recommendations. So glad I did. Great storytelling and the characters felt real. I'm definitely reading the next one. "

" Anita Blake my favorite ass kicking vampire slayer. "