However, I think there are quite a number of flaws, which means that unfortunately I just can’t get that excited about this book, or the series in general.įirst of all is a problem that I also picked up on in my review of one of Hamilton’s other series of books, the Merry Gentry novels. Overall, I would say that Hit List is alright if you want a trashy read with various monsters, bloods, guts and action, and setting it in a slightly-alternate modern day setting where there are issues of human rights regarding people infected with lycanthropy in various forms and vampirism works well. It becomes increasingly likely that these killings are to lure Anita away from the protection of her various bonded lovers, and the Harlequin, the Mother’s henchmen, are faster than any lycanthrope Anita has faced before. The Mother of All Darkness, the first vampire, had her body destroyed but not the spirit, and has been after Anita’s body and many powers for the past year. This time she’s treading the line between working for the police and trying to keep them away from whoever or whatever is slicing apart lone weretigers. Recently released, Hit List is Laurell K Hamilton’s 20th novel in her Anita Blake series, following the life and many loves of Anita - a necromancer, vampire hunter, and police marshal, amongst others.

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