Review: The Killing Dance

The Killing Dance by Laurell K. Hamilton
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

There's nothing like being told an assassin is on the way to kill you to start the day off. Unfortunately, Anita is the target of said assassin, and it's down to Jean-Claude, Richard and Edward to help her live through the next few days.

In the beginning we are introduced to an old sick vampire that has come to get help from Anita; although she's not certain that she can help him. The way that things are set up, make you think that this is going to make up the majority of the story. It's not. But it is still relevant, and does link to the central plot of the story, just not in the way you think it will. (or maybe I should say, it didn't link in the way that I thought that it would). Anita leaves this meeting for a date with Richard; but it's when they arrive back at her apartment that everything hits the fan.

Cue assassination attempt number one. Attempt number two arrives while Anita is on her date with Jean-Claude. While hiding out, Jean-Claude, Richard and Anita test a theory about "magics"/powers and get a bit more than they bargained for. This leaves Anita with more questions about her abilities, which is sure to come into play in future books.

In this book characters were developed a lot more, and we got to sides of them that we hadn't seen before; The animal in Richard, and the human in Jean-Claude. It's action packed, with plenty of twists and turns.

Very much worth reading. (I suggest reading the books that came before, otherwise things may not make sense)




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