Crimson Death

I am a long time fan of Anita Blake and will probably still be buying the books until they stop coming. That said, I miss the days when Anita was a tough as nails big bad vampire hunter who could stop the monsters with a cold stare and her Browning loaded with silver. When I picked up one of these novels I could expect cover to cover mystery, action, suspense, horror, a dark and terrific sense of humor and just the right amount of romance. However for a long time now every book has contained >50% sex scenes/relationship finagling and recycled character issues/conversations. The storytelling I had come to love has gone from being the forefront of Anita's world to what happens between the relationship issues and sex scenes, which while fantastic and compelling ( the sex scenes obviously :P ) are not why I began reading these books.

I enjoy reading the series, but it seems like it's becoming a major soap opera. I miss how action packed the books used to be, now it's going to long descriptions about what each guy and girl she meets; the action is only short lived and near the end of the book; and the whole lovey dovey stuff feels over done. I used to view Anita as a very strong woman, who didn't go over board with having sex with every man or woman she meets.

To much therapy and over explaining. Especially the for the beginning 2 thirds. That being said I love the Anita, Nathaniel, Damien progression. Wasn't As exciting as some of the other books but I'll always be waiting for more.