Serpentine (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #26)
Laurell K. Hamilton
Vampire hunter Anita Blake has managed to overcome everything she faces. But this time there's a monster that even she doesn't know how to fight... A remote Florida island is the perfect wedding destination for the upcoming nuptials of Anita's fellow U.S. Marshal and best friend Edward. For Anita, the vacation is a welcome break, as it's the first trip she gets to take with wereleopards Micah and Nathaniel. But it's not all fun and games and bachelor parties... In this tropical paradise Micah discovers a horrific new form of lycanthropy, one that has afflicted a single family for generations. Believed to be the result of an ancient Greek curse, it turns human bodies into a mass of snakes. When long-simmering resentment leads to a big blowout within the wedding party, the last thing Anita needs is more drama. But it finds her anyway when women start disappearing from the hotel, and worse--her own friends and lovers are considered the prime suspects. There's a strange power afoot that Anita has never confronted before, a force that's rendering those around her helpless in its thrall. Unable to face it on her own, Anita is willing to accept help from even the deadliest places. Help that she will most certainly regret--if she survives at all, that is...
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0 0One of the Better Installments in the Series.
I've followed this series from the beginning and can truly say this is one of the better, less "predictable" reads of Hamilton's recent years. Serpentine is captivating in the style of her early Anita Blake books. More intrigue, drama, action, etc. A magical, sexy, murder mystery! I have a friend who is addicted to this series and he has pushed me to pick it up again I am so glad. I have already picked up Sucker Punch which is the next book and have been listening to it while catching up on reviews of books I have rolled through during my readathon. This is a who done it with our favorite group of supernatural branches of police. Who doesn't love a good serial killer hunt with our favorite character’s? Yet the location is new, the magic is new to an extent which makes it more interesting. We are finally seeing cracks in the poly group that keeps Anita whole and I have to say I am happy to see the change they were sounding too perfect and too sexy all the time. Anita is still her insecure self and fighting with her morals but it didn’t bother me so much because this the such a fun read that I got lost in the story. Of course, if you haven’t read any of the series start with book one this series is not one that you would enjoy if you skipped around.
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