Obsidian Butterfly (An Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, Book 9)

Laurell K. Hamilton

When I first picked up the book, I thought my god it's huge! The book is much longer than the...more

When I first picked up the book, I thought my god it's huge! The book is much longer than the others in the Anita Blake series, not that this deterred me in the least I devoured this book as I do all by Laurell Hamilton, I am now a devoted fan. Even though the book is very long, it is still not long enough and through parts of the book I flicked back to see if I missed pages as some parts let you assume things happened that Laurell would normally let you experience. That is the only gripe I have about this book :) Many Laurell Hamilton fans are dismayed by the overt sexuality and amount of sex in the novels. I am not one of these fans, I think the sexuality is fabulous and along with the violence and gore makes all her novels oage turners and keeos the pace on the extreme dial. In this book however there is no gratuous sex scenes so many fans will be gratified with that. This book takes a look in to Edward, who Anita always hopes she will never become. He is the scariest "person" she knows which is saying a lot espeically with her group of BDSM friends :) Edward, Anita and recruits are hunting down the most gruesome monster I have ever met on my reading travels. The Murders are disgustingly gruesome and I said "Ewwww!" a lot out loud while reading this novel, but I loved it! I would not recommend it for anyone with a weak constitution. Not my favourite Anita Blake book, though probably the one that affected me the most. I really missed Richard and Jean Claude in this novel though and will be happy to get back to them in my next reading :)    hide

I love EDWARD!!!! I really enjoyed this book and I am glad Edward finally got more time in the...more

I love EDWARD!!!! I really enjoyed this book and I am glad Edward finally got more time in the book. I probably enjoyed it because of Edward.   hide

Definitely my favourite in the Anita Blake series thus far. To be fair, however, I love Edward,...more

Definitely my favourite in the Anita Blake series thus far. To be fair, however, I love Edward, he's a fascinating character. To anyone who hasn't read the Anita Blake series, but is a fan of horror, I say please give the books a try. I always shied away from the series because there were so many books, I thought it was just some crap some hack was pumping out to take advantage of the popularity of horror books. Turns out I was only partly right. In actuality, the books were being pumped out by a talented writer with the ability to weave fascinating characters who - gasp - actually develop and mature from story to story. Characters that are affected by the morality of their actions. In short, depth. Imagine my most pleasant surprise. Give them a try. Laurell Hamilton is what Anne Rice could have become if it hadn't been for an incurable case of heterohomophilia.   hide

Pros: The series is wild and entertaining. This book is great because it centers on the "Edward"...more

Pros: The series is wild and entertaining. This book is great because it centers on the "Edward" character. He's everyone's favorite hitman. Cons: After this book, or maybe after the next one, depending on how much of it you can take, these books get, er, weird. We're talking S/M, graphic sex, gender power-struggles, and long drawn out romantic fights. Anita starts sleeping with everyone she sees. It soon becomes clear that the author is living out her fantasies with these books and Anita is a Mary Sue. After this book, the writing deteriorates beyond enjoyment. And they make me blush. But I recommend this book and the ones before it whole-heartedly. After that, read the wikipedia summaries to see what becomes of the characters.   hide

i feel like the only guy who's read part of the Anita Blake series. I was just cruising around...more

i feel like the only guy who's read part of the Anita Blake series. I was just cruising around Barnes & Noble one day looking for something to read and i saw Obsidian Butterfly, so i picked it up and took it home. I'm upset that it was really far into the series but i've started back at the beginning so i can enjoy all of it. Really awesome book, didn't seem that long to me because i'm used to reading long books. Hamilton's a favorite of mine now.   hide