Blood Noir (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, Book 16)

More Anita. More sex. More people trying to kill Anita, more of Anita killing other people. More pouting and stupidity from Richard. A Jean Claude who is nearing maudlin. Jason begging (again). Nathaniel wanting rougher sex (again). Men and women both bespelled by Anita's cuteness and charm (again...and, yet, what?). Basically, for followers of the series, you'll...more

More Anita. More sex. More people trying to kill Anita, more of Anita killing other people. More pouting and stupidity from Richard. A Jean Claude who is nearing maudlin. Jason begging (again). Nathaniel wanting rougher sex (again). Men and women both bespelled by Anita's cuteness and charm (again...and, yet, what?). Basically, for followers of the series, you'll read it, because even if someone told you it was made up of only three 20-chapter sex scenes, you'd still read it. But please, do yourself a favor and borrow it from the library. At least that way you can save your money, even as you give up your common sense.   hide

Awesome book

Enough with the the explicit sex scenes that have nothing to do with the plot! This was a great series in the beginning but now it's just borderline porn. I only keep reading because I hope it'll revert to the series when it first came out. And it was good back then. Anita actually raised zombies and killed vampires. Now she just sleeps with anything that has male anatomy.

Richard got what was comming to him

While it still missed the murder/mystery aspect that has been so absent for the last few books, this was really great. I'm glad to see that the next one seems to be going back to the format of the first half dozen or so books, but I really enjoyed getting to know Jason, who has always been one of my favorite characters. This book was different, and smaller in it's scope, since you really...more

While it still missed the murder/mystery aspect that has been so absent for the last few books, this was really great. I'm glad to see that the next one seems to be going back to the format of the first half dozen or so books, but I really enjoyed getting to know Jason, who has always been one of my favorite characters. This book was different, and smaller in it's scope, since you really only had Jason and a couple other new characters. Made for a nice change of pace. I do have to say that, I really hope we aren't getting set up for another Anita-is-preggers plot arc... it's personally a turn off.   hide

Less vampire politics (meaning less Jean-Claude too unfortunately) but it's a good opportunity to learn a bit more about favorite werewolf Jason. The story is lighter for once (well it's close to Micah's) and Marmee Noir is not as present as the summary might suggest but Anita's powers are still evolving and I just can't wait for the next book now.

A great new addition, and a solid return to Hamilton's 'older style.' I was glad to see a focus outside of just Anita and her relationships. Hamilton finally took her time and wrote something solid and fleshed out, which made me so happy after the disappointment I experienced over "The Harlequin." There were also plenty of twists and turns and new developments, none of...more

A great new addition, and a solid return to Hamilton's 'older style.' I was glad to see a focus outside of just Anita and her relationships. Hamilton finally took her time and wrote something solid and fleshed out, which made me so happy after the disappointment I experienced over "The Harlequin." There were also plenty of twists and turns and new developments, none of which I want to give away here, but which were well worth the read. Good job, Hamilton! You've reminded me of why I started reading this series...   hide

It was a little slow for the first 200 pages. It's all about Jason in this book. Sadly very little Jean-Claude and a brief appearance of Richard. The ending was great. It was much shorter than usual. It reminded me of Micah. I think it was just a filler book to set up for a longer installment next time. I finished reading this book in less than six hours. Easy read. Three and a half out of...more

It was a little slow for the first 200 pages. It's all about Jason in this book. Sadly very little Jean-Claude and a brief appearance of Richard. The ending was great. It was much shorter than usual. It reminded me of Micah. I think it was just a filler book to set up for a longer installment next time. I finished reading this book in less than six hours. Easy read. Three and a half out of five stars.   hide

I loved learning more about Jason, and I always love his interactions with Anita, but I have to agree with others when I say I missed Jean Claude, Asher, and Micah. And I was kindof hoping to find out what happens with Samuel and Haven. But other than missing some old characters (who she did have some conversations with), i thought it was a good read.