In my first review/recommendation, I had to start with Anita Blake, written by the brilliant Laurell K. Hamilton. This is one of my favorite book series (it's a tie with Stephanie Plum) that I discovered a few years ago. At the time, the best parts about it was looking forward to the 17 books I had ahead of me. I'm currently on book 19 (there are 20 now, she writes about one a year) and it's like I'm home again. Everytime I start reading about Anita I feel a warn cuddly feeling inside. Anita is easily my favorite kick ass heroine from all the book series I've read. She's a vampire executioner and necromancer (she raises the dead) who's power and appeal grows throughout the series. Not only does she face down evil vampires/shapeshifters/witches/trolls, kicking their asses thoroughly, but she also deals with her attraction to these creatures, whom she ends up seeing as people, the more she gets to know them. Okay, maybe not the trolls, but definitely the vampires and shapeshifters. Be warned tho, at about book 5 things turn, uh, racy, to say the least. I was already hooked by then, actually, by the second chapter of book 1, so I didn't care. It adds to the story in a way that I never expected. Anyone who is into genre fiction, this is certainly a place to start. I will review her books, individually, but until then, definitely pick up the first "Guilty Pleasures". I promise you it's a good read.
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