Guilty Pleasures

Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K. Hamilton

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I had read & heard mixed reviews of this series, so I picked it up with an open mind and I really enjoyed it.


I liked the characters. The main character, Anita, is likeable. She reminded me a little of other strong female characters, for example, Georgina Kincaid in Richelle Mead's Succubus series, but that didn't spoil it for me as Anita is different in many ways too. I laughed out loud at how blunt and brutally honest she was sometimes and liked the way she wasn't afraid to admit she was really scared - that made her realistic. I didn't see much in the way of character development in this story, but I expect she will develop as the series goes on. All the characters were great. The other characters like Jean-Claude and Edward, who I hope we see more of in the next book, are interesting and written in a way that we find are drip fed a little about them at a time making us intrigued to know more.


The pace is fast enough to keep me turning pages to find out what happens next, but there is enough detail and description to allow me to build up the scenes in my head.


If I had to complain about something, it would be that Anita sometimes repeats herself, using phrases like "peachy keen" too close together.


Will I continue with the series? Indeed. I have already started book #2.


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