Danse Macabre (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, Book 14)
by Laurell K. Hamilton
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Author: Laurell K. HamiltonEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-03-27
ISBN: 0515142816
Number of pages: 576
Publisher: Jove
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- ISBN13: 9780515142815
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Book Reviews of Danse Macabre (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, Book 14)
Book Review: Series is very good, from book 1 to 14
Summary: 5 Stars
The Anita Blake books are very, very good. They are one of the best in this genre along with Kelly Armstrong and Kim Harrison. With the exception of Micah and Danse Macabre, I have read the AB books four times in little more than a year. I just got the paperback version of DM and this was the second time I read it (I don't like hardcovers, they don't fit in my pocket). Before the paperback came out I reread the series again. This time with all these negative comments in my head. I admit, I am fascinated with all the malice that people have posted. Honestly, I'm not getting what all the haters are talking about. The series progresses smoothly. The characters grow with each book. In the beginning AB, was young and saw the world as black and white. Sex bad, vampires bad, etc. As she grew, she realized the world was actually grey and she changed. Richard thought that once he became Ulfric that everything would be better, that he could change the world he didn't want to live in to one that fit his ideals. It didn't work out that way and he is bitter and he can't just leave this situation. All JC cared about was power, and didn't care about what he did to get it, but that wasn't getting him want he wanted. So he changed so he can get the power and the girl. There are more examples, but that would make this way to long.
I didn't see an abrupt change between OB and NiC when the arduer was introduced. It didn't jar me and make me go huh, WTF? It was a natural transtion. In OB I interpereted her noticing Bernardo and Det. Ramirez more than usual as the first stirrings of the arduer, but it didn't manifist because she had walled off that part of her power. When JC, Richard, and AB married the marks in NiC the arduer was out of the bottle. There is more sex, but I like it. LKH writes it well and I think that it doesn't detract from the story. It's something new for AB to have to deal with.
Now, I'm not saying that the books or LKH are 100%perfect. She does tend to reuse phrases throughout the series and there are editing errors, but really sometimes I don't notice them. I read ID four times and didn't notice "isle" until I read about it in this forum. If I do notice them, they aren't bad enough that I have to puzzle them out. I know what was meant and move on.
People have a right not to like the way the books are going, even express that opinion, but the personal attacks on LKH are insane. I didn't even know that she had an ex-husband and remarried until I read that bizarre theory here that her first husband wrote the first few books and when they divorced she had to write the next books w/o him. That's just plain mean. Due to the personal nature of the critism I understand why LKH is so blunt as to tell
people not to read her books if they don't like them. She is right and I applaud her for saying so instead of trying to placate a small portion of people who hate the books.
In conclusion, read the books! Don't let the negative commentary posted dissuade you from picking up these books. In my opinion, people are more likely to take the time to complain than praise and that's why it seems like there is a lot of people who hate this book and the others in this series. This is why I am doing something I wouldn't normally do and write a review. I thought a positive voice should be heard.
Summary of Danse Macabre (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, Book 14)
In the thralls of supernatural passion, Anita Blake faces a most human dilemma.
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