As I mentioned a few months ago, I am reading the Anita Blake series by Laurell K. Hamilton, which starts with Guilty Pleasures. Onto book 9: Obsidian Butterfly! I’m reading about 175 pages a week, so this book is going to be broken into three parts. 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! For those who are new to my blog, you don’t need to read the books to read the kinky stories on Fridays, and of course, you’re welcome to check out my reviews on Sundays!
Description from Amazon: There are a lot of monsters in Anita Blake’s life. And some of them are human. One such individual is the man she calls Edward, a bounty hunter who specializes in the preternatural. He calls her to help him hunt down the greatest evil she has ever encountered – something that kills and maims and vanishes into the night. Something Anita will have to face alone.
#9 Obsidian Butterfly (Ch 46-end)
Non-spoilery Review:
I remember now why I don’t remember this book. I do remember bits and pieces of the ending, but it’s pretty horrific. Like… content warning: child rape. There have been lots of terrible things that have happened in these books perpetrated mostly by the bad guys who get what’s coming to them, but it’s still bad.
The book, however, is very good. I really enjoyed it. It was intense and mysterious, but excellent. I love the writing style, I love the stories that intertwine and come back together at the end. I do think that it’s interesting reading these books back to back and notice the occasional detail that was overlooked. But listen, I can’t imagine writing this many books in a series and keeping track of everything. It’s a herculean task, and to find so few mistakes is pretty damn impressive. Props to Laurell K. Hamilton!
Here is the link to my very rough notes about this part 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 