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So disappointing to a long time fan.....
I feel incredibly let down, despite being a loyal fan. Like so many of you, I have read every book Hamilton has published through the years. Yes---Lots of people love to hate on LKH, but she still sells plenty of books. Obviously some books were much better than others, but I've never written anything, so I'm ok with that. I even usually liked her plots, and when the sex got a little gross....well, I could skip a few pages and find a little more plot, or just something that made me laugh. I like many of the supporting characters, especially because Anita's relationships tend to be rather messy, just as in real life. I'm not a prude...I can even have fun with the whole shifter sex harem idea. I like Anita tough and I like her when she's a little angsty....we all have those days!
All that aside, I think I'm really done with the entire series this time.....
As previously noted, Hamilton has drastically dialed back the number of pages she devotes to sex. Not a bad thing IMO, since I can buy porn elsewhere. The final staw for me is the way this whole mess ended....with a resounding thud.
--The one sex scene in the book seemed entirely pointless to this plot.
--Who can keep up with the 15 shades of tiger rainbow? Do they do anything for the story, besides take up page space? These faceless, formless characters are all that remains.
--The great murder mystery I had been looking forward to wasn't much of one at all.
--We hardly got even a mention of her core supporting characters. --The great Mother of Darkness was defeated in about 3 pages... No great fight, no terrible casualties or life altering struggle....just a bit of metaphysical hand holding and she's gone.
What a waste.... Yeah, I'm done.
June 2011 · Books · verified purchase