A Two-fer

I have finished another 3 books by Hamilton but haven't written them up. So you get a quick two-for-one deal tonight.

Book Info: The Lunatic Cafe by Laurell K Hamilton. Published by Ace Books in 1996

And we return to the shape-shifters yet again. Hamilton cranks up the sexual tension (or frustrations) in her novel as Anita dates both Richard and Jean-Claude. She doesn't sleep with either of them... so don't get your hopes up. That doesn't' happen for another 2 books.

Here we have rampaging were-animals, snuff films, illegal hunters, and a jealous vampire. Richard proposes and Anita accepts, until they push things off. Richard has to change in front of Anita and be able to accept all that he is. 

We also meet Gabriel, the leader of the were-leapards. Talk about major creepy. But his character is essential to the progression of the novel. 

and finally we begin to understand Anita's mindset. We see her worry about becoming too much like Edward. 

Book Info: Bloody Bones by Laurell K Hamilton. Published by Ace Books in 1996

Hamilton returns to Anita's roots of zombie raising by having her travel out of state for a job. She has been asked to raise an entire cemetery that includes some who have been dead more than 300 years. It is interesting to note that Hamilton takes this as an opportunity to explain how impressive Anita's powers truly are. Not only are readers introduced to the top 3 Animators in the country but it is explained that Anita is number 1. She can do what the others can't. Therefore the argument of why she is always up against the worst of the worst is explained: She is the top of her field.

Of course there are vampires in this novel and Jean-Claude and Jason (the were-wolf) join Anita and Larry (the animator in training) for the out of town job, in hopes of getting help from the local vampires. This of course don't work out and we learn Anita's greatest desire. We also learn that she has more power then even she thought.


The writing style is still the first person narrative which people are referring to as "an overly simplistic style." I enjoy it but I am seeing a few issues. There are some repeats of descriptors that shouldn't happen, and some of the descriptions get a little too deep for me... I don't need to know the color of her jogging socks or of the swoosh on her Nikes. Though I do see how the character of Anita would think that she would need to color-cordinate the swoosh and her shirt for her personal monochromatic style.