[Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter 11] • Cerulean Sins · an Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Novel

The Barnes Noble Review

In Cerulean Sins, the 11th book of Laurell K. Hamilton's wildly popular vampire hunter series, tough-as-nails vampire executioner and necromancer Anita Blake is faced with a plethora of problems: A serial murderer is on the loose; her friend Jason is in police custody; the complicated relationship between the vampires Jean-Claude and Asher is at a breaking point; and Anita finds herself involved in the extremely delicate matter of vampire politics.

While Anita is obviously the focal point of the story, Hamilton directs much of her time delving into the relationship between Jean-Claude and Asher. I don't want to spoil anything, but I will say that the insights in Cerulean Sins will offer fans of the series everything they've ever wanted to know about the two frightfully handsome vampires. It is also in this book that Hamilton introduces her scariest character to date (which is really saying something if you've read any of these novels), when Anita meets Marme, the Mother of All Vampires, in her dreams. Suffice it to say, it is not good news that, after thousands of years of sleep, Marme and her godlike servants are slowly reawakening

Why do I love these Anita Blake novels so much? It's simple: They're pure fun. Every novel is breakneck-paced, action-packed, and filled with enough suspense and unadulterated sensuality to make me want to take a cold shower afterward. Any fan of vampire-related fiction that hasn't already discovered this series should make it a point (no pun intended) to do so as soon as possible. Paul Goat Allen