So I've been missing Anita and decided I was going to revisit a favorite. Killing Dance is book 6 in the huge Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series. This is when the series gets it's first taste of Hamilton's ability at writing incredibly steamy scenes. Before the amount of steam becomes too thick, as in later novels. I love this book. Anita is so addicting. Hamilton's characters are amazing. You get attached easily to a few, if not all, involved in the stories.
The basic run down of this book is that Anita finds herself hot for 2 guys. The ever impressive, sexy vampire and Master of the City, Jean-Claude. And the extremely powerful and hot Richard. The mild mannered junior high school teacher, who also happens to be a werewolf. The competition is steep. Anita's morals and inner turmoil cause many issues along the way as well. She's a monster slayer, not a monster dater, for example. And while that in itself is very entertaining and lovely, Hamilton makes her story even better by making Anita have a hit on her life. Her wonderful pal, Edward (AKA Death by all the "monsters") is approached to take the hit on Anita. Of course, he saves her instead of killing her. So throughout the book, not only is Anita dealing with her dating drama, but her life is on the line. There is even more to it then what I'm telling you, but you just have to read it to see how layered this story is. You meet new characters as well in this book. (One in particular remains one of my faves throughout the series)
If you like supernatural, fantastical, mysteries, that are exciting and steamy, then give this series a try. It is by no means a stand alone novel. You have to start at the begining(Guilty Pleasures. Which is what this whole series is by the way!) and work your way through.
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