Oh Myyy - the latest LKH book is out !!!!!
Today, totally out of the blue, I came across a review in the St. Louis Post - Dispatch for a new book by one of my favourite authors. The reviewer sounded like he enjoyed the book and explained a bit about the books in the process - always fun to read a review like that!
I first picked up a book by Laurell K. Hamilton a few years ago after being introduced to her work by fellow fans of Anne Bishop's books. Enjoyed the first few books in the Anita Blake Vampire Hunter series a lot and by the time I'd read those, was hooked enough that I kept on reading as more books came out.
The Anita Blake books have taught me a lot and have helped me deal with real-life issues. The question "What would Anita say / do?" crosses my mind several times a month even when not actively reading or re-reading the books. Anita Blake starts off as a tough as nails animator and vampire slayer - a professional who is good at her job, enjoys it and draws a lot of satisfaction from living life the way she chooses to live it. Even when scared she keeps going because it's the right thing to do; she fights for what she believes in and she refuses to let anyone make her feel inferior. She is aware of her own quirks and shortcomings and has accepted herself as she is without needing others to let her know what she's worth.
As a woman raised in a society that believes "Baywatch babes" are the epitome of sexy and where Photo-shopping magazine covers is the norm; it is a breath of fresh air to read about a strong, independent and sexy woman who's not a buxom blonde reading Cosmo and sipping girly drinks while talking about her hair, nails and make-up. It is good to read about someone I can identify with on a human and on a female level, even if I'm not a tough as nails vampire slayer, necromancer and succubus.
Anita Blake or rather her creator Laurell K. Hamilton has helped me be a stronger and more courageous person and knowing that "Anita can" has helped me face real-life problems in a completely different way.
While there are some aspects of the books that I love and some that interest me less, I keep reading the books simply because I want to know what will happen next and that curiosity keeps drawing me back for more.
The Anita Blake series celebrates it's 20th anniversary this year. Wow. Definitely haven't been with the series the full twenty years, however if LKH keeps writing, I know I'll keep coming back to the books. LKH herself says it best on her website so I'll end this with a quote by the author herself:
~ Source: Laurell K. Hamilton official website
I first picked up a book by Laurell K. Hamilton a few years ago after being introduced to her work by fellow fans of Anne Bishop's books. Enjoyed the first few books in the Anita Blake Vampire Hunter series a lot and by the time I'd read those, was hooked enough that I kept on reading as more books came out.
The Anita Blake books have taught me a lot and have helped me deal with real-life issues. The question "What would Anita say / do?" crosses my mind several times a month even when not actively reading or re-reading the books. Anita Blake starts off as a tough as nails animator and vampire slayer - a professional who is good at her job, enjoys it and draws a lot of satisfaction from living life the way she chooses to live it. Even when scared she keeps going because it's the right thing to do; she fights for what she believes in and she refuses to let anyone make her feel inferior. She is aware of her own quirks and shortcomings and has accepted herself as she is without needing others to let her know what she's worth.
As a woman raised in a society that believes "Baywatch babes" are the epitome of sexy and where Photo-shopping magazine covers is the norm; it is a breath of fresh air to read about a strong, independent and sexy woman who's not a buxom blonde reading Cosmo and sipping girly drinks while talking about her hair, nails and make-up. It is good to read about someone I can identify with on a human and on a female level, even if I'm not a tough as nails vampire slayer, necromancer and succubus.
Anita Blake or rather her creator Laurell K. Hamilton has helped me be a stronger and more courageous person and knowing that "Anita can" has helped me face real-life problems in a completely different way.
While there are some aspects of the books that I love and some that interest me less, I keep reading the books simply because I want to know what will happen next and that curiosity keeps drawing me back for more.
The Anita Blake series celebrates it's 20th anniversary this year. Wow. Definitely haven't been with the series the full twenty years, however if LKH keeps writing, I know I'll keep coming back to the books. LKH herself says it best on her website so I'll end this with a quote by the author herself:
Some of you have been with Anita and me from the beginning, but I hear from people every day that have just found us. Thank you for being on this journey with us, whether you found us with Guilty Pleasures, or somewhere in the middle, or just watched the video for Affliction and thought, I want to read that. Me, too, it’s why I wrote it, why I still write Anita, because I want to know what happens next.
~ Source: Laurell K. Hamilton official website
