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Bloody Bones (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #5)
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Jan 25, 2012
bookshelves: ibooks, vampires, werewolves, book-boyfriends, fae, favorites
Ms. Anita Blake and I have had a very rocky history in the short time she and I have made acquaintances. For the first few books, I was absolutely enthralled with her take-no-prisoners attitude, her bravado, and her insistence upon keeping the monsters in check. However, with The Lunatic Cafe, she became absolutely frustrating in her passionate distaste for Jean Claude. That is not to say that I was not already getting annoyed with her before then with the way she was treating him when he was clearly in love with her; but, something had changed in that book. She made the infamous choice so many women in supernatural fiction seem to have to make lately: bestiality over necrophilia. And, this time, bestiality won. Richard was suddenly not revered as bestial, though a werewolf. This not only enraged Jean Claude, but myself as well.
I decided to take an undetermined amount of time to break away from Ms. Blake and reassess what I found appealing about her. In the meantime, I switched to dystopian literature, such as The Hunger Games Trilogy Boxset. This was perhaps the best thing I could have done to make my friendship with Anita prosper over her dumb choices. When I finally came back to the Anita Blake books, I had enough time to grieve, as it were, and accept that she and I will never see eye-to-eye, as I am male, and she is female. Our priorities and logic will always differ.
This book, Bloody Bones, has easily become my favorite in the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series for a plethora of reasons:(view spoiler)
I would recommend anyone who hasn't gotten this far in the series to tough it out and make it to this book. You won't regret it.
I decided to take an undetermined amount of time to break away from Ms. Blake and reassess what I found appealing about her. In the meantime, I switched to dystopian literature, such as The Hunger Games Trilogy Boxset. This was perhaps the best thing I could have done to make my friendship with Anita prosper over her dumb choices. When I finally came back to the Anita Blake books, I had enough time to grieve, as it were, and accept that she and I will never see eye-to-eye, as I am male, and she is female. Our priorities and logic will always differ.
This book, Bloody Bones, has easily become my favorite in the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series for a plethora of reasons:(view spoiler)
I would recommend anyone who hasn't gotten this far in the series to tough it out and make it to this book. You won't regret it.
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Quotes Seth Liked
“Larry and the pilot stood to one side, smoking, sharing that camaraderie of all people who are determined to blacken their lungs.”
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“I could have just said I'm good at my job, but I didn't. Didn't want the police thinking I was holding out information when I wasn't. "I've got one advantage over a normal homicide detective, I expect it to be a monster. No one ever calls me in if it's just a stabbing, or a hit-and-run. I don't spend a lot of time trying to come up with nice, normal explanations. It means I get to ignore a lot of theories.”
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“He thought I was a cop and deliberately didn't call me "officer" or "detective." I let it go. If I really had a professional title I'd have demanded it, but getting into an argument because he wouldn't call me "detective" when I wasn't one seemed counterproductive.”
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“I took a fresh mug of coffee. Grilling grieving families always goes down better with caffeine.”
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“I had a moment to visualize Larry out in the dark all alone, unarmed except for his cross. The thought made my skin cold. I opened my mouth to yell at him and closed it. Never dress anyone down in public unless it's an object lesson. I said, "Any tracks?" I gave myself a dozen brownie points for yelling.
"Do I look like Tonto? Beside the ground is just grass and it's been so dry lately. I don't think there'd be any tracks.”
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"Do I look like Tonto? Beside the ground is just grass and it's been so dry lately. I don't think there'd be any tracks.”
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“He's not going to shoot us in the back by accident, is he?" Deputy Coltrain asked.
I smiled, not sweetly. "He promised not to.”
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I smiled, not sweetly. "He promised not to.”
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“Remember the three rules of vampire hunting. One: Never, ever look them in the eyes. Two: Never, ever give up your cross. Three: Aim for the head and heart. Even with silver ammo, it won't be a killing blow anywhere else." I felt like a kindergarten teacher sending her kiddies off to a hostile playground. "Don't panic if you get bitten. The bite can be cleansed. As long as they don't mesmerize you with their eyes, you can still fight.”
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“Anyone who doesn't believe that the forest is a deadly place has never been lost in one.”
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“See if he's alive." It was a messy job, and I'd have done it myself, but I trusted me more than Larry to keep the vampires away. He'd saved me once tonight, but I still trusted me more.”
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“Visions of such things would get you talking of demons, which Quinlan had done briefly. The police ignored him, and I didn't back up his story. Quinlan had never met a real demon, or he wouldn't have made the mistake. Once you've been in the presence of demons, you never forget it. I'd rather fight a dozen vampires than one demonic presence. They don't give a shit about silver bullets.”
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“It was after 2:00 A.M. before we got back to the graveyard. The Feds had kept us forever, like they didn't believe we were telling them the whole truth. Fancy that. I hated being accused of concealing evidence when I wasn't. Made me want to lie to them just so they wouldn't be disappointed.”
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“I prayed as we walked up the hill. I prayed and felt a measure of calm return. No visions. No angels singing. But a feeling of peace flowed over me. Ii took a deep breath, and something hard and tight and ugly in my heart let go. I took it as a good sign that I'd get to Jeff in time. But part of me was skeptical. God doesn't always save someone. Often He just helps you live through the loss. I guess I don't entirely trust God. I never doubt Him, but His motives are too beyond me. Through a glass darkly and all that. Just once I'd like to see through the damn glass clearly.”
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“What's the matter with you tonight?" he asked when we were out of earshot of Stirling and Co.
"I told you."
"No," he said, "it isn't just the murder tonight. Hell, I've seen you kill people and be less upset afterwards. What's wrong?”
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"I told you."
"No," he said, "it isn't just the murder tonight. Hell, I've seen you kill people and be less upset afterwards. What's wrong?”
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“Magic, if that was the right word, often rises and falls on your own belief in your abilities. I've seen very powerful people completely crippled by self-doubt.”
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“It makes me nervous when you keep answering all my questions with 'I don't know.' "
"Me, too," I said.”
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"Me, too," I said.”
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“Asking Jean-Claude not to be a pain in the ass was like asking rain not to be wet. Why try?”
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“He didn't look the least bit tired. A morning person, even after no sleep at all. It was disgusting.”
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“I don't want him hurt because he got out of hand with me."
"Yet you would have shot him."
I shrugged. "I never said I was consistent, just serious.”
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"Yet you would have shot him."
I shrugged. "I never said I was consistent, just serious.”
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“Jean-Claude gave a low theatrical bow, never taking his eyes from her. "After you, my sweet. A lady should always walk before a gentleman, never behind.”
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“If you are not a lady, then you are a whore. You do not want to know what would happen to a human whore within these walls." He seemed tired as he said it, as if he'd been there, done that, and hadn't had a good time.”
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“Everyone turned towards me. The two female vamps smiled, most unpleasantly. They looked at me like I was a piece of candy and they wondered what sort of center I had. Soft and gooey, or hard with a nut in the middle? I'd had men undress me with their eyes, but I'd never had anything trying to picture what I'd look like with my skin off. Yikes.”
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“You have a high opinion of yourself, Anita. Confident. I like that. Always so much more entertaining to break someone strong. The weaklings fold and cry and snivel, but the brave ones, they almost demand that you hurt them." He stalked towards me, reaching out one white spider-hand. "Do you want me to hurt you?”
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“Why is it that most things you might willingly do under other circumstances become distasteful when you have no choice?”
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“Falling does not cover the speed and abruptness of being thrown from less than ten feet high.”
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“Worry about the things you can control; the rest will either work themselves out, or they'll kill you. Either way, no more worries.”
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“It is the wee hours of the morning, ma petite. The room service menu is somewhat limited. Jason has donated blood twice to me tonight; he needed protein." Jean-Claude smiled. "It was either take-out, or he could eat Larry. I thought you'd prefer take-out.”
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“They would be happy to bring some up. No one bitched about the time. No one questioned. You can always tell how much you're paying for a room by how little they complain.”
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“The goat gave a high, questioning bleat. It was staked out in the middle of the boneyard. It was a brown-and-white-spotted goat with those strange yellow eyes they sometimes have. It had floppy white ears and seemed to like having the tope of its head scratched. Larry had petted it in the Jeep on the drive over. Always a bad idea. Never get friendly with the sacrifices. Makes it hard to kill them.
I had not petted the goat. I knew better. This was Larry's first goat. He'd learn. Hard or easy, he'd learn. There were two more goats at the bottom of the hill. One of them was even smaller and cuter than this one.”
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I had not petted the goat. I knew better. This was Larry's first goat. He'd learn. Hard or easy, he'd learn. There were two more goats at the bottom of the hill. One of them was even smaller and cuter than this one.”
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“Larry's zombie bag was a nearly virulent green with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on it. I was almost afraid to ask what his vampire bag looked like.”
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“Why, you may ask, didn't we have a cow tonight? No one would sell Bayard one. He had the brilliant idea of telling the farmers why he wanted the cow. The God-fearing folk would sell their cows to be eaten, but not for raising zombies. Prejudiced bastards.”
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“I think we can do it."
"But you don't know for sure," he said.
"No."
"Geez, Anita."
"Don't get rattled on me. We can do this."
"But you aren't sure."
"I'm not sure we'll survive the plane ride home, but I'm still getting on the plane."
"Was that supposed to be comforting?" he asked.
"Yeah."
"It wasn't," he said.
"Sorry, but this is as good as it gets. You want certainty, be an accountant."
"I'm not good at math."
"Me either.”
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"But you don't know for sure," he said.
"No."
"Geez, Anita."
"Don't get rattled on me. We can do this."
"But you aren't sure."
"I'm not sure we'll survive the plane ride home, but I'm still getting on the plane."
"Was that supposed to be comforting?" he asked.
"Yeah."
"It wasn't," he said.
"Sorry, but this is as good as it gets. You want certainty, be an accountant."
"I'm not good at math."
"Me either.”
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“There is a frozen moment after a really good shot to the face. A moment of shock, or paralysis where all you can do is blink.”
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“Larry had brought me blue jeans, a red polo shirt, jogging socks, my white Nikes, an extra cross from my suitcase, the silver knives, the Firestar complete with inner pants holster, and the Browning and its shoulder holster. He'd forgotten a bra, but hey, except for that it was perfect.”
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Reading Progress
January 25, 2012
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Started Reading
January 25, 2012
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January 25, 2012
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ibooks
March 31, 2012
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vampires
March 31, 2012
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werewolves
March 31, 2012
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0.0%
"As much as I really don't feel like going back to Anita right now, it's my only option. You get one more chance, Miss Blake. I suggest you don't piss me the hell off again. Kthnks."
April 1, 2012
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3.0%
April 3, 2012
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17.0%
"I have said it before, and I will say it again. I absolutely love the character Larry in this series. He's so cute and adorable and I just want to protect him from all the vampires and other baddies. :D"
April 4, 2012
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22.0%
"By the time I read this book at night, after hours of writing, I fall asleep so easily only a few pages in everytime. At this rate, I will finish this book by the end of the year. LOL"
April 6, 2012
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28.0%
"Anita, Larry and Jeff are going outside to talk without the parents. Seems the girl's boyfriend could be her "killer.""
April 6, 2012
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34.0%
"Not entirely sure why ancient vampire would be wielding a sword when he has so many other lethal alternatives in his possession. But whatever this thing is, if it is indeed a vampire, took Jeff. Poor Jeff. I liked him. I hope he's alright. I think I would be devastated if something happened to him. He's a lot like Larry. :("
April 6, 2012
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47.0%
"There are so many WTF moments in this book so far. And Jean Claude is as enchanting as ever. I will never understand why Anita keeps him at arms' length. Get over yourself, girl. All men lie and are manipulative. Just because he's a vampire doesn't mean he's worse."
April 9, 2012
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57.0%
"Just arrived at Seraphina's place. Just the name makes me miss His Dark Materials. What an amazing witch that woman was. I digress."
April 10, 2012
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79.0%
"I still don't understand why Anita detests the idea of being with Jean Claude so much; however, I have come to a conclusion. If she doesn't want him, I'll take him."
April 11, 2012
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92.0%
"This has so many unexpected turns. I'm shocked and yet unsurprised at the same time. One thing has stayed true though. I hate this bitch seraphina and I hope he dies."
April 11, 2012
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fae
April 11, 2012
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book-boyfriends
April 11, 2012
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favorites
April 11, 2012
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Finished Reading
