Incubus Dreams (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, Book 12)
Average Rating: 2.5 Stars
by Laurell K. Hamilton
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Jove
ISBN: 0515139750
Amazon.com Review
As Incubus Dreams opens, Anita Blake may be America's most powerful vampire hunter and necromancer. So it's no surprise that the Regional Preternatural Crime Investigation Team seeks her assistance when a St. Louis stripper is murdered and the evidence points to unusual serial killers: a group of seven vampires. It appears a master vampire has gone rogue--and may prove too powerful for Anita Blake, even if she can gain help from not only her vampire consort, Master of the City Jean-Claude, but from the wereleopard king Micah, her other lover, and the alpha werewolf Richard, her bitter ex-lover.
It would be an exaggeration to say that Laurell K. Hamilton's Incubus Dreams is just one sex scene after another. This twelth novel in her bestselling Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series presents a wedding, a murder, and a lot of relationship angst before getting down and dirty on page 89; and the sex scenes pause on page 377 to let the mystery plot resume. The series deftly blends elements of alternate history, horror, romance, erotica, and mystery, but anyone reading Incubus Dreams for the murder plot is going to be frustrated. However, Incubus Dreams is a considerably stronger and more interesting book than its talky predecessor, Cerulean Sins, and fans will enjoy the many new developments in Anita's complicated love life. --Cynthia Ward
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Product Description
Anita is pushed to her limits-both professionally and passionately-when she is called in on what appears to be a case involving a vampire serial killer preying on strippers.
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Customer Reviews
Excellent fun! Hypnotic, sexy and bold....
5 Stars
In Twilight for Bella we have Edward & Jacob. For Sookie we have Bill and Eric with a dash of Alcide & Quinn. But for the incomparable Anita Blake we have Jean-Claude, Richard, Asher, Nathaniel, Jason, Damien and my personal favorite: Micah. Who says a woman can't have it all? Anita is tortured by norms but she is who she is and the angst of these relationships is powerful. I have loved the entire series and Laurell's vision of these characters. Some readers miss the mystery of the first set of books and don't care for the relationship madness. I personally love it all and trust the authors vision to develop Anita as she needs to be developed. Throw away your 'white picket fence" ideals and take a wild ride with Anita Blake. You might just enjoy it...I know I did.
~ J. Christy Cameron, eugene,ore
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Still Lovin' It!
5 Stars
I don't know what everyone is complaining about... yep, the zombie-raising & detective work take a back seat in this one, but instead there's lots of hot, steamy sex... and taboo sex has been integral part of vampire lore for a long time, so why should that be dropped or denied now? It only makes sense that the sex scenes are outrageous, filled with S & M themes, and all the other stuff of dark fantasy. I say, leave the vanilla sex for faint of heart, hold me down and keep it coming!
~ Michaela, Minneapolis, MN USA
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Spicy
5 Stars
I have read a number of Anita Blake series. This is the only one I have ever REread. The sex scenes were off the wall, just what you would hope for with Werewolves & Vampires. What could be worse than tame vampire sex??? I loved that the relationship with Nathaniel finally took off. I look forward to more encounters between theme.
~ Judy Kellner-Matzek, Israel
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