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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54 EAN: 9780515134490 ISBN: 051513449X Label: Jove Manufacturer: Jove Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 272 Publication Date: 2002-09-24 Publisher: Jove Studio: Jove
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Horrible. Comment: "Look at me, I'm a bitchy whore who shags vampires" No thanks. You would be hard pressed to find more unlikable characters. Customer Rating: Summary: Too much ick for me Comment: I liked the Sookie Stackhouse books and thought this would be similar. While riveting, I found it disturbed my sleep at night. Probably that just means the author is an excellent writer. On the other hand, for the sake of a good night's rest, this is one guilty pleasure I will have to forego. Customer Rating: Summary: Hated this book Comment: I did not like one thing about this book. I selected it because it had been recommended in a review about another vampire series of books. I wish that I had taken a pass on it. If you really like the Black Dagger Brotherhood series, the Carpathians Dark series or the Sookie Stackhouse Southern Vampire series, I don't think you'll like this series at all. It's old-style, Dracula view of vampires, ghouls and zombies is just not my cup of tea. Customer Rating: Summary: Entertaining, but confusing Comment: I bought this first book on many recommendations from my coworkers. I found it to be entertaining, but disturbing. The first scene with the wererats really threw me for a loop. Her writing style was also confusing and I couldn't quite figure out the timeline. Something was just off about it. So if you are looking for something that will be fun to pass your time, and like exciting vampire novels, this is a good book for you. But if you are looking for a wonderful literary piece of english art, this is definately not it. I will however read the next book to see if it gets any better. Customer Rating: Summary: Awful! Comment: It's a shame we can't rate on less than a star. Maybe I'm just not a vampire story fan, but this book was awful and I can't even bring myself to finish it. I loved the Twilight series, and even Buffy was ok. This is not even bordering on ok. I would rather sit down and read bad romance novels than this garbage. The dialogue is lame and forced. The angry bad a** b***h thing Anita has going on is so annoying I'm hoping she gets killed off. Even the mythical creatures are cheesy. Vampires being afraid of crosses = lame. Yes, these things are part of typical legend, but the more recent books have broken out of typical legend to produce some really great stuff. I'm sure this book was ok when it was written in 1993, but in comparison to some of the Anne Rice books (which I don't care for personally but are well-written), the Buffy TV series, and the Twilight series, I really hate this book. It's like reading bad Buffy fan fiction. More Reviews
Editorial Reviews: Published almost ten years ago, Guilty Pleasures marked the debut of a writer who was destined to grow from cult favorite to a major bestselling author. Now, for long-time Anita Blake aficionados and newfound fans, Guilty Pleasures makes its hardcover debut. Readers will learn how Anita Blake started raising the dead-and killing the undead. And how she met Jean Claude, the master vampire destined to become not only her biggest nemesis, but her greatest lover.