As I mentioned more than a month ago, I am reading the Anita Blake series by Laurell K. Hamilton, which starts with Guilty Pleasures. Onto book 4: The Lunatic Cafe! I’m reading about 175 pages a week. Each week, I’ll be bringing you two posts: a review of the book and a related kinky post. This is my review of the book post!
Description from Amazon: Vampire hunter and zombie animator Anita Blake is an expert at sniffing out the bad from the good. But in The Lunatic Cafe-now in trade paperback for the first time-she’s about to learn that nothing is ever as it seems, especially in matters of the not-so-human heart.
Dating a werewolf with self-esteem issues is stressing Anita out. Especially when something-or someone-starts taking out the city’s shapeshifters.
The Lunatic Cafe – Part 2 (Ch 22-end)
Another smash! (I feel like I’m going to just keep saying that.) It’s always amazing how LKH can keep the novel centered on the action. I want to know how everything resolves, but I don’t need a play by play of the police investigation or the hospital stay. The passing of time is one of her strengths. Relationships can grow and develop over time “off screen” and she gives just enough flavor to make it enticing but not make you feel like you’re missing out on something.
Here is the link to my very rough notes about the first half of the book, including notes on characters and plot. It’s mostly for me, but if you had read it in the past and just need a refresher, it would suffice, though it doesn’t read nicely!
J R Vincente 