Guilty Pleasures

An Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Novel

By: Laurell K. Hamilton

Narrated by: Kimberly Alexis

Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins

Publisher's summary

Published almost 10 years ago, Guilty Pleasures marked the debut of a writer who was destined to grow from cult favorite to a major best-selling author. Now, for long-time Anita Blake aficionados and newfound fans, Guilty Pleasures makes its debut in downloadable audio.

Listeners will learn how Anita Blake started raising the dead - and killing the undead. And how she met Jean Claude, the master vampire destined to become not only her biggest nemesis but her greatest lover.

Love in vein: listen to more tales of Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter.

©2009 Laurell K. Hamilton (P)2009 Penguin

Critic reviews

“Hamilton remains one of the most inventive and exciting writers in the paranormal field.” (Number-one New York Times best-selling author Charlaine Harris)

“A sex-positive, kick-ass female protagonist." (Starburst)

“Number one New York Times best seller Hamilton is still thrilling fans...with her amazing multifaceted characters and intricate multilayered world, a mix of erotic romance, crime drama, and paranormal/fantasy fiction. Her descriptive prose is gritty and raw, with a mosaic of humor and horror to tell this complex, well-detailed story. But it’s her enigmatic stable of stars that continues to shine, managing their improbable interpersonal relationship dynamics." (Library Journal)

Anita's Just Getting Started

Unlike other readers, I like Anita's character. She's strong, confident, & quite humble. She knows when she should be scared and does try to make the right decisions. I think her inner dialogue is quite easy to relate to. However, I found "Guilty Pleasures" to be a major tease! In other words, it felt more like an introduction to Anita and her paranormal world. There was a clear plot, climax, and conclusion, but I was still left wanting. I suspect Hamilton has perfected that skill to keep us wanting the series... smart writer. FYI: The only real romantic tension found is between Anita & Philip unlike what is intimated by the publisher's summary... but even that doesn't lead anywhere.

Kimberly Alexis does a great job narrating. Onto the "Laughing Corpse", Book 2.

For the Meredith Gentry fans: Though both series center around a strong female character, Hamilton's writing style seems to have radically changed. Merry's narrative was also enjoyable just very different. The Anita story is soooo much easier to follow ...thus far anyway.

Love Anita Blake!!!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I always recommend Anita Blake to my friends!

What did you like best about this story?

Its sexy , scary, sci-fi and just all together a great story.

Did Kimberly Alexis do a good job differentiating all the characters? How?

Sometimes her voice gets to high pitched and becomes irritating but she did manage to find a different voice for each character.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

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Any additional comments?

more Anita blake for sure

Fantastic

3rd time I have reread it. It is better each time. It is a real pleasure.

Well done!!!

Loved it. The narrator is ausome. She puts you in the middle of the action as if you were Anita Baker herself. Way to go.

it is slow to start, but hooks you by the end.

it is slow to start, but hooks you by the end. each book is bestter than the last til arround book 15.

Anita Blake in a whole new light

I have long been a fan of the Laurell K. Hamilton, Anita Blake series. It is by far my go to choice when I want to read something to escape. Due to my currently very busy life I don't have time to sit down and read, as much as I love the sensation of holding a good book in my hands. A friend recommended I try Audible so that I could listen on my way to work or while I was working. To say I was skeptical would be an understatement. I started with this book, and 10 minutes in I was hooked. It was like being read to as a child again, but with books that I love and relate to. I see my Anita Blake collection rebuilding as we speak.

Pretty good story narration wasn’t bad

The story was pretty good. It had a fast pace and was to listen to. It brings some unique facets of supernatural beings that are uncommon and some that were new to me so that was pretty interesting and something that leaves me interested to keeping reading. I don’t think I’d necessarily call it a page turner but it keeps you interested even if it’s somewhat predictable. The narrator was good, though I personally really disliked two of the accents for two specific characters but both have small rolls and was able to get past. Other than that I found she did a good job. I don’t regret having purchased it and look forward to listening to more yet what holds me back from higher ratings is compared to other books out there It fell more neutral for me. If you are really into vampire stories there’s a really good chance you’ll probably like this too. As a novel in general it’s average.

Overall a good book

The story was amazing and brought back memories of reading back in high school. However, the person who was reading it portrayed the Anita in an almost coldhearted.

still amazing

I read this years ago, and love it still.
the woman reading it does an amazing job. I hope she stays through all of her books.

Re-Read

I read this whole series in high school and am loving the ability to re-live (lol) it. While the first book is lacking the steaminess of the Anita/Jean-Claude relationship, the plot is exciting and I love Anita being such a bad bitch all on her own. The voice acting is really very good, I would just prefer for the males to have a male voice.