Guilty Pleasures
(Libby/OverDrive eBook, Kindle)
Author
Contributors
Hamilton, Laurell K. Author
Series
Published
Penguin Publishing Group , 2002.
Status
Checked Out
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Description
Vampire hunter Anita Blake (known by the vampires she kills as "The Executioner") is hired by the most powerful vampire in town to find out who has been murdering vampires. Reissue.
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Like Anita, Harry Dresden, a freelance wizard-for-hire in Chicago, is associated with the police force, where his abilities are both appreciated and doubted. Harry is cynical yet flippant , moving among supernatural creatures while avoiding the tabloid press who want to exploit Harry's adventures. -- Katherine Johnson
Readers who prefer humor in their dark Fantasies should try Sookie Stackhouse. Although the series has gotten progressively darker, it is fun, with fast-moving plots and a much lighter tone than the Anita Blake novels. -- Krista Biggs
Dark, brooding backgrounds, intricate plots, and necromancy as practiced by tough, smart heroines tie these series together. Dante Valentine is a bounty hunter and necromancer-for-hire; Anita Blake makes time in her repertoire for detecting as well as necromancy. -- Victoria Fredrick
Both series feature fang-tastic, monster-slaying female protagonists, for whom secondary characters are powerful vehicles for musings about identity and desire. Noble Dead is set in a detailed medieval fantasy world, while Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter inhabits a noirish, sex-filled alt-St. Louis. -- Kim Burton
The F.R.E.A.K.S. Squad Investigations and Anita Blake mysteries feature young women with supernatural powers who work with the police to solve strange murders. Vampires, witches, and ghosts are the major characters in these fast-paced cozies. -- Merle Jacob
Vampires abound in the Black Dagger Brotherhood and the Anita Blake books, urban fantasy series written with a dark tone and troubled heroes. Both series are sexy, sensual, and violent, and populated by humans and mythical creatures. -- Jessica Zellers
Both series feature strong, quasi-supernatural, female protagonists with an eye for justice -- and steamy romance. Whether they're hunting mortal serial killers or fighting off killer zombies, these women are relentless and lethal. -- Mike Nilsson
Although the Guild Hunter series is more strongly focused on romance, both steamy paranormal series have strong romantic threads, and feature imaginative worlds and complex plots that enmesh the reader in an intricate web of paranormal politics, violence, and relationships. -- Melissa Gray
Those who enjoy the paranormal elements of the Anita Blake series Anita's may enjoy the Dark-Hunter novels. Each Dark-Hunters must each have a curse lifted from his head in order to live a normal life. Along the way they find love. -- Katherine Johnson
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NoveList recommends "Dresden files" for fans of "Anita Blake: vampire hunter". Check out the first book in the series.
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These books have the genres "urban fantasy" and "paranormal romances"; and the subjects "serial murders," "vampires," and "detectives."
NoveList recommends "Riley Jenson, Guardian novels" for fans of "Anita Blake: vampire hunter". Check out the first book in the series.
Readers who appreciate fantasy and the romantic aspects of Guilty Pleasures may appreciate Kushiel's Dart, which has a less contemporary setting and lacks more common magical creatures like vampires. -- Lauren Havens
These have the subjects "vampires," "vampire slayers," and "paranormal phenomena."
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NoveList recommends "In Death series" for fans of "Anita Blake: vampire hunter". Check out the first book in the series.
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NoveList recommends "Sookie Stackhouse novels" for fans of "Anita Blake: vampire hunter". Check out the first book in the series.
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Patricia Briggs and Laurell K. Hamilton write contemporary paranormal fantasies that include elements of romance. Descriptive writing brings to life intricate worlds bursting with action (including graphic sex and violence) where the monsters live among humans. Urban fantasy fans will find these authors' works engrossing, page-turning reads. -- Nanci Milone Hill
Readers who prefer the humor in their dark fantasies should try Charlaine Harris's Sookie Stackhouse novels. Fun, with fast-moving plots and a much lighter tone than Hamilton's works, Sookie's down-home humor entertains readers while she tries to catch the criminal. -- Krista Biggs
Both authors write intricately plotted, compelling, and violent paranormal fantasy series full of vampires, werewolves, and other dark magical creatures. Their novels typically focus on powerful female protagonists who fight against supernatural evils while also becoming involved in tense and steamy romantic relationships with vampires and other non-humans. -- Derek Keyser
Laurell K. Hamilton and J. R. Ward both write action-packed urban fantasies with multiple plotlines. Populated by humans, vampires, and other mythical creatures, their books are dark in tone, with sex scenes that are plentiful and erotic and violent encounters that are gritty and graphic. -- Jessica Zellers
If you enjoy zombies, witches, demons, vampires, and strong female protagonists, then Carole Nelson Douglas and Laurell K. Hamilton are perfect for you. Their atmospheric work, replete with mystery, danger, and amour, is satisfyingly intricate and absolutely compelling. -- Mike Nilsson
Laurell K. Hamilton employs a dark, graphically violent, and erotic setting with a tone akin to that of a hard-boiled detective novel. Yet the interaction between various supernatural and fey races with humans, combined with the smoldering sensuality -- have great appeal to Anne Bishop's readers. -- Katherine Johnson
Particularly in Laurell K. Hamilton's Vampire Hunter stories and J. D. Robb's Eve Dallas series, readers will enjoy Anita's (Vampire) and Eve's (Dallas) tough, resourceful, and strong personalities paired with their tortured and vulnerable states. While Hamilton writes more in urban fantasy, Robb features a futuristic element in Eve's detective narratives. -- Krista Biggs
Laurell K. Hamilton and Jim Butcher write about likeable characters in fast-moving plots with zippy dialogue, melding mystery and horror elements. Readers will find the romantic element often present in Hamilton's work to be rarer in Butcher's. -- Krista Biggs
Noted for romantic stories with paranormal elements, authors Laurell K. Hamilton and Sherrilyn Kenton weave myth and legend into enthralling plots featuring emotionally satisfying relationships. -- Krista Biggs
Lois McMaster Bujold and Laurell K. Hamilton frequently write about an individual finding his or her place in the larger society, presenting their characters with ethical and moral dilemmas. No matter what genre these authors explore, their stories are fast-paced, exciting adventures. -- Krista Biggs
These authors' works have the genre "urban fantasy"; and the subjects "vampires," "vampire slayers," and "paranormal phenomena."
These authors' works have the genre "urban fantasy"; and the subjects "vampires," "vampire slayers," and "detectives."
Published Reviews
Library Journal Review
Suckers for vampires will find Marvel's adaptation a satisfying rendering of the Hamilton novel. Numerous details from the book turn up faithfully: Anita's stuffed penguins, Jean-Claude's blue eyes, and the same feel of overheated rottenness. Someone is killing St. Louis vampires, which is murder since vampires are now legal U.S. citizens, and the vamps want Anita to find the killer. No friend of fangs, Anita raises the dead for a living and kills criminal vampires as a sideline, but loyalty to a friend convinces her to take the case. Now she's in for wererats, ghoul attacks, vampire "freak" (swinger) parties, and too many encounters with nymphet vampire queen Nikolaos, plus a parade of gorgeous men (some human, some vampire), all trying too hard to be friendly. Interwoven for intellectuals are fascinating pseudoanthropological details about what a modern society with "real" vampires, ghouls, zombies, and werebeings might be like. The color artwork blends standard DC Comics/Marvel realism with a shojo manga swirl, especially with the bishonen men. No nudity or explicitness, but the heavy sexual vibe and later direction of the Anita Blake stories make this best for adult collections.-M.C. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Hamilton, L. K. (2002). Guilty Pleasures . Penguin Publishing Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hamilton, Laurell K. 2002. Guilty Pleasures. Penguin Publishing Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hamilton, Laurell K. Guilty Pleasures Penguin Publishing Group, 2002.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Hamilton, L. K. (2002). Guilty pleasures. Penguin Publishing Group.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Hamilton, Laurell K. Guilty Pleasures Penguin Publishing Group, 2002.
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