For now I wanted to post about a Challenge I just accepted and am very excited about. The Anita Blake Reading Challenge 2010! Hosted by the one and only Book Chick City.
I love that series so much that it was a no-brainer that I should do it. I read the whole series 2 times and the last book "Skin Trade" once (a couple other books I've read 3 times). Since that book I have been planning on a re-read of the series and this the perfect opportunity to commit to it.
There are 17 books in the series so far, including the novella "Micah". A new novella ("Flirt") and a new novel ("Bullet") are coming out next year, so they will be also part of the challenge.
I can't wait to dig into Anita's world again and as the challenge goes on, I will be posting reviews of the books, one by one :)
Timeline: 1st Jan 2010 - 31st Dec 2010
2. The Laughing Corpse
3. Circus of the Damned
4. The Lunatic Cafe
5. Bloody Bones
6. The Killing Dance
7. Burnt Offerings
8. Blue Moon
9. Obsidian Butterfly
10. Narcissus in Chains
11. Cerulean
12. Incubus Dreams
13. Micah
14. Danse Macabre
15. The Harlequinn
16. Blood Noir
17. Skin Trade
18. Flirt (Jan 2010)
19. Bullet (June 2010)
If you wanna know more or take part on the challenge click Here.
Thanks Book Chick City for the challenge :)
Thanks for Joining and see you soon!
Stay Tuned!
I'm doin' it!!! I need to post a blog about it now. haha
I've always been a Merry Gentry lover from Laurell K Hamilton but I never got the vibe with her Anita Blake ;S
You're up for quite a challenge with 17 books 0-0 in one year. Enjoy and good luck!
Hi Larissa, just a quick note to welcome you to The Anita Blake Challenge! So pleased you joined :)
I will be posting Mr Linky in the New Year where you can link up any reviews you may have of the books you've read for the challenge.
Have fun!
@Rex YAY!!!
@Leontine - I love Merry... but Anita kicks butts :P
@Book Chick City
Thanks for a great a great challenge and Ill be reviewing and posting as I go along :P
I love old-school Anita Blake. Around about 'Narcissus in Chains' things went downhill. I am all for erotica in Urban Fantasy - but Anita's downward spiral into sluttiness was so out of character and random that it really bought the series down.
I personally think that Anita's promiscuity perked up around about the same time that Laurell K Hamilton divorced her first husband (who, surprise, surprise, was the inspiration for Richard's character).
I prefer her Merry Gentry series. At least in that universe the fey's promiscuity is a laissez faire character trait that is totally acceptable in the plot context.
As for Anita... 'Skin Trade' was so bad, IMO. For the last couple of books Jean-Claude has been a no show (I think she's had Anita and him having phone conversations, and that's about it) and in 'Skin Trade' Anita almost crossed the line with a 16-year-old boy. Too much for me. I'm still soldiering on with the series, but I've lost the love.
Sorry for my rant. Can you tell that I feel kinda passionately about this? lol