Cerulean Sins, & Incubus Dreams, by Laurell K. Hamilton
Cerulean Sins
by Laurell K. Hamilton
405 pages (hardcover)
Genre: Fiction/Fantasy/Romance
Incubus Dreams
by Laurell K. Hamilton
658 pages (hardcover)
Genre: Fiction/Fantasy/Romance
I had originally planned to discuss these two books separately, but I realized that what I have to say--which isn't much--basically applies to both books. I read them very quickly in succession, enjoyed it on a pure fluff level, but can't remember anything about the actual plot content. That should tell you something.
In both novels, I found several careless copyediting errors and choppy prose that could easily have been fixed. The flaws are more visible if you read a lot in one "sitting" (in my case, large chunks of 1000+ hardcover pages over about a day and a half). Notes on character: Anita is so controlling, as well as being an idiot when it comes to Nathaniel. I still <3 Nathaniel, still annoyed at Micah's perfection, still hate Richard's guts. Nothing new. From Wiki-research, apparently Anita is actually--gasp!--celibate in the first four books. Now I'm very curious, because I have yet to read a Hamilton book without gratituous sex. Are her earlier Anita Blake volumes actually urban/paranormal fantasy, rather than very solidly on the romance side?
While my estimation of Hamilton isn't exactly high, I do respect her for her ability to command reader sympathy for her characters. (I just hate Richard because angsty werewolf = BURNING HATRED in my quirky book.) And as fluff romance reading, Hamilton is almost too good--I couldn't put it down while I was in the middle of a book.
by Laurell K. Hamilton
405 pages (hardcover)
Genre: Fiction/Fantasy/Romance
Incubus Dreams
by Laurell K. Hamilton
658 pages (hardcover)
Genre: Fiction/Fantasy/Romance
I had originally planned to discuss these two books separately, but I realized that what I have to say--which isn't much--basically applies to both books. I read them very quickly in succession, enjoyed it on a pure fluff level, but can't remember anything about the actual plot content. That should tell you something.
In both novels, I found several careless copyediting errors and choppy prose that could easily have been fixed. The flaws are more visible if you read a lot in one "sitting" (in my case, large chunks of 1000+ hardcover pages over about a day and a half). Notes on character: Anita is so controlling, as well as being an idiot when it comes to Nathaniel. I still <3 Nathaniel, still annoyed at Micah's perfection, still hate Richard's guts. Nothing new. From Wiki-research, apparently Anita is actually--gasp!--celibate in the first four books. Now I'm very curious, because I have yet to read a Hamilton book without gratituous sex. Are her earlier Anita Blake volumes actually urban/paranormal fantasy, rather than very solidly on the romance side?
While my estimation of Hamilton isn't exactly high, I do respect her for her ability to command reader sympathy for her characters. (I just hate Richard because angsty werewolf = BURNING HATRED in my quirky book.) And as fluff romance reading, Hamilton is almost too good--I couldn't put it down while I was in the middle of a book.