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i liked haven alot he was hot and did like the fact that he fought with richard altho it would have been nice if richard could have gotten hurt a little more... but i want to know why she is testing pregnant and not really pregnant? anyone have any ideas on it? but i did like the siren scene that was pretty amusing altho im not sure i liked the fact that mommy wanted to boink her kids burning_eyes to bring them into their power

I didn't really like the book. Like Narnia said there was no substance. It was like watching your favorite tv show that ran so long they now simply have episodes full of filler.

I'm glad she's not pregnant. That would've made me stop reading for good.

With that said Anita is such a slut. It's sometimes funny. That doesn't even bother me really. Sleep with whoever and how many you want, but I just get tired of having chapters full of nothing but sex with various characters I don't care to know. There's officially too many names for me to remember. There's no way she'll get to give them any depth. The bed is too crowded for any one new comer to be noticed. That's pretty sad since most of the characters I do know and love are being ripped apart by the ardeur and lack of author inspiration.

The one good thing I can remember is the ballet. It was nicely done even if it did take me back to the Interview with the Vampire scene involving the Theatre des Vampires. I would've like to seen Anita have to battle Merlin, Adonis and their people. That could've made a good book on it's own.

The ending was total and utter crap. So anti clamatic. It just really disappointed me.

*chants*
she almost shifted
she almost shifted
she almost shifted!!!*chantsthere are so many possibilities from here on out!!!
the books can never end...they just cant!!

I wished she was pregnant. It would make me laugh in her face. Hahahahahaha. Like that. I mean seriously, I think it would be great. All the guys would be like: eek And then Anita would be like: crying And then Richard would be like: heart XD I do not know I think it would make it more interesting because the books are becoming to repetitive.

It used to have oomph in them. But now its all about sex and I feel like all the characters personas have changed besides Jason. No matter how much Richard is an a**. yes caps, i still love him but I love Asher more...maybe. >< I don't know I used to respect Anita but now I just think of her as a whore. -shakes head- I am disappointed. Truly.

I just finished the book last night. Huge disappointment. It made a great smut book but I don't like to read a book that has so much sex that the main story arc takes backseat to it. I mean really, how many times was there a fully described sex scene in there? It's like she had sex 20ish times in just the span of 3 days. I'm all for good healthy sex but damn. I really felt like the introduction of new characters was a half assed attempt with the exception of Auggie, Samuel, Cookie Monster, and Thea. Merlin and his troupe were so two dimensional that I just didn't care. I despised the ending. Wake up in hospital, sit and chat with Asher who's all morose and drama queen and then sum up all the huge plot points in a paragraph. Thanks Laurell I really wanted it so I could read the first 3 chapters and find out everything's wrong go through a whole book of vapid shallow poorly written material and then find that you've half assed the answers at the very end. It's slapping your readers in the face when you take the entirety of the book and sum it up for them with all the answers in a paragraph. The ONLY reason I will pick up the Harlequin is Edward. I think I'm done with the series though because lets face it, Anita as a character is too muddled and gorged on power to offer us a good serious storyline anymore. It's sad too because there are bits and pieces of the series even now that have so much potential. I love Claudia and the bodyguards. I love Jason and miss that he doesn't have as big a role now. I think the Marmee Noir possibilities are endlessly awesome and she's a great character. I'd love to see Belle and Anita have a face to face showdown. I miss Zerbrowski and even Dolph and the RPIT team. There's so many things but they'll always get brushed aside for sex and the ardeur and the fights.

I feel betrayed to be honest. Laurell has taken her original fanbase and thuroughly given them the finger. She claims sales are good for her books, and maybe they are but that's because she's got a different audience. Those who read bodice busters aren't necessarily looking for much of a storyline or background. Those of us who started with Guilty Pleasures and picked it up because it was about a strong female protagonist who had flaws, power, guts, and could kick the s**t out of you picked it up for the action, the storyline. Who's friend? Who's foe? Who's going to get their teeth kicked in for doing/saying something stupid to Anita? Those are questions we asked; now we ask "When is the action going to pick back up?" "When will the storyline and plot develop further?" "Why doesn't Laurell recognize her original fanbase anymore?" Seriously I wish I could ask Laurell why she's abandoned us and told us to go ******** ourselves.