Horrible.
"Look at me, I'm a bitchy whore who shags vampires" No thanks. You would be hard pressed to find more unlikable characters.
Too much ick for me
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.
Hated this book
I did not like one thing about Guilty Pleasures (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: Book 1). 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.
Entertaining, but confusing
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.
Awful!
It's a shame we can't rate on less than a star.
Maybe I'm just not a vampire story fan, but Guilty Pleasures (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: Book 1) 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 Guilty Pleasures (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: Book 1) was ok when it was written ... Read More
