Blood Noir by Laurell K. Hamilton

Blood Noir (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #16)

by Laurell K. Hamilton

Jason is a werewolf. He's also one of Anita Blake's best friends and sometimes her lover. And right now he needs her - not to be a vampire hunter, or a federal marshal, or a necromancer, but because his father is dying. Anita can make him look like an everyday guy, helping him say good-bye to the abusive father he never loved. The fact that Jason is not 'everyday' and Anita is far from being just a pretty woman is something they figure they can keep under wraps for a couple of days in a small town. How hard can that be? Really, by now, Anita Blake should know better. And this is the weekend that Marmee Noir, ancient mother of all vampires, picks to make a move. Somehow she has cut the connection that binds Anita and vampire Master of the City Jean-Claude, leaving them vulnerable. Dangerous even as she sleeps, buried in darkness for a thousand years beneath the old country of Europe, Marmee Noir reaches out toward power - she has attacked Anita before, but never like this. Anita has what she wants - and now she's going to take it.

Reviewed by ibeforem on

2 of 5 stars

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As good as The Harlequin was… well… this wasn’t. The first half of the book was completely boring, and by the time some interesting stuff started happening, it was over. The sex actually was toned down a bit, but this time the plot disappeared, too, replaced by endless heart-to-hearts and silly pre-wedding activities. Anita and Jason are out of town in Asheville, NC for this book, so there are very limited appearances of the usual suspects. I thought I was going to have to complain about Richard’s assholishness yet again, but it looks like there may be a bit of redemption in his future. And most of all, I’m extremely disappointed that a book set in Asheville, NC didn’t have anything in it about the Biltmore. Maybe it’s because I was just recently there, but it seems like it would have made a really interesting location for *something* were- or vampire- related. Really, this book could have taken place anywhere.

I mourn for the early days of this series.

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