Kiss the Dead

An Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Novel

By: Laurell K. Hamilton

Narrated by: Kimberly Alexis

Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins

Publisher's summary

When a 15-year-old girl is abducted by vampires, it’s up to U.S. Marshal Anita Blake to find her. And when she does, she’s faced with something she’s never seen before: a terrifyingly ordinary group of people - kids, grandparents, soccer moms - all recently turned and willing to die to avoid serving a master. And where there’s one martyr, there will be more.…

But even vampires have monsters that they’re afraid of. And Anita is one of them.…

©2012 Laurell K. Hamilton (P)2012 Penguin

This book will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Wow! Laurel wrote sensual thriller with Kiss the Dead. The plot builds to a cliff hanging conclusion. I wept with Anita when she got a phone call... I won't reveal anymore.
Kimberly Alexis' voice is my favorite in this series.

I liked it but...

Where does Kiss the Dead rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

It's kind of in the middle of all the books in the series...it's ok, but not spectacular.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Anita Blake, as always

Have you listened to any of Kimberly Alexis’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

She did great as always!

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Unfortunately, no. I was fine splitting it up.

Any additional comments?

This was more of a whodunit than the other books have been, and didn't focus as much on Anita and the others as it did the mystery, which just isn't my bag. I don't care for mysteries much, so this was just so-so for me.

Never get enough

Absolutely stunning as usual!




Amazing, as always. I need ver know what the hell to expect next. Always a wild ride!

Good to have her back!

So happy that Kimberly Alexis is back! It did sound like she was sick 75% of the way through the book and she did say Vanessa instead of Vivian, but overall great performance. Also, is it just me or did Micah's southern accent turned into a Scottish or Irish one? (cant tell the difference 🙈)

Such a disappointment

Would you try another book from Laurell K. Hamilton and/or Kimberly Alexis?

I am done with books by Hamilton; I'm disgusted by the lack of story and the main character's idiocy

What was most disappointing about Laurell K. Hamilton???s story?

No plot, main character is a whiny nutcase; these used to be good books but are just awful now

What didn???t you like about Kimberly Alexis???s performance?

She was fine, but the sound effects added in (echo effect, gunshots) were awful and really destroyed the book environment

Any additional comments?

I took a chance and bought this latest one, even though I've been increasingly disappointed by the last few books. I wish I had saved my credit for something I could stand to listen to for more than three hours without deleting the book.

Probably her worst work

This story is awful. I don’t know how many chapters in I am but the repetitive “Anita is the best!” And constant repetition of how much of a monster she is is just nauseating. It’s chapters of really poorly written boasting.

Disappointment

I gotta say this book was a serious disappointment, it seems like half the book was nothing but sex scenes and the plot itself was half hearted at best. The entire plot was basically what would have been a only a small scene in many books. I saw some of the other comments and have to agree that this really did feel like an "abridged" book. If things don't change, I'm seriously considering calling it quits on the series.

Boring

I really did not understand this book at all too much sex first and foremost, tired of that now and descriptions of every person that she runs into and the real storyline.

Question for you?

I've listened to all of the audio books available in the Anita Blake series...why did Micah suddenly have a slight Irish accent? Did anyone else notice the change? I'm now listening to the next book in the series and Micah accent returns to what Ms. Alexis had previously preformed. Other than that the book is okay I really miss the earlier versions of Anita Blake...It's become too much like a overly sexual "Fifty Shades of Grey". Kimberley is fabulous as usual except for the Micah accent change. ENJOY!!

No more serious/angry eyes.

I tried. I tried multiple times to get through this book, but this series is not falling apart, it's crumbled heap.

Character
Where is the snarky fighter? It seems the fabric of reality bends it's will to Anita. Come across a villian you beat, new power! Have a disagreement with a friend or lover, they are wrong and are expelled from your life.

The relationships are exhausting. Everyone bow to the queen who can do no wrong. Everyone does all of the work in the relationships and she just kind of shows up. She is flawed and no one in her life keeps it real.

Production
Ominous music and gunshots. What value do they add? This is the only audio book that I've ever listened to with superfluous sound effects and theme music.

Writing
The writing is awful. "He gave me sad eyes... He gave me angry eyes." It kind of reminds me of Star Wars Episodes I-III, George Lucas didn't have a checkpoint. It seems as if Hamilton has full autonomy and the quality of her work is suffering.

The book lacks content. I don't need to know that you unbuckled your seat belt and so did everyone else to get out of a car. This level of detail seems to only be so she will have the appropriate word count.

It's filled with questions as if everyone reading it is new to the world. New/absent character is inserted to ask questions. I'd be okay with this approach, if it wasn't in every book. It disturbs the flow and prevents the plot from moving forward.

I will be using one of my free returns from Audible so I can use my credit elsewhere.