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So I continued delving into the world of Anita Blake and after another three books (six in total), I think I can say I'm finally done with them.It was the solid murder mysteries that kept me through the first four books, but by the fifth book things began to get muddled. I was skipping pages and rolling my eyes way too much, but I kept going with the hope that things would get back on track. They didn't.
Anita's personal life never struck a chord with me to begin with. Her two loves interests aren't fully developed characters and the whole situation (if vampires and werewolves existed) seems entirely implausible. Two of the most powerful men in the supernatural world somehow both are in love with Anita (one after only knowing her for a couple of months), are ok with dating her at the same time and respect her decision to wait till marriage to have sex....what??? They're putty in her hands and sometimes you have to wonder why.
The books start to focus more and more on this, kind of ridiculous, menage a trois. This in the fifth and sixth books combined with the author's personal afterwords detailing the end of her marriage, the loss of her virginity and the discovery of the depth of her sexuality mark the point of no return. Anita stops being a tough and jaded vampire executioner and instead becomes Laurell K. Hamilton's vehicle for unfulfilled fantasies.
Was it worth the read?
Yes. I enjoyed getting to know Anita's world and the mysteries made for great subway reading. I was always curious to see what these were all about, but I can see where the rest of the series is going and there's only so much "Anita you are amazing..." I can take!!!
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