Beauty: An Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Outtake (A Penguin Special from Berkley)

Sigh…16 days until Kiss the Dead is released, so I finally decided I could crack open Beauty to get my fill until then. As this was a short read, I wanted to keep my review short, but after I went to post my review I had to make some revisions: 1. I loved reading this; simply for the fact that I don’t think there are a better 33 pages of an Anita novel that depicts her growth in her sexuality, it keeps me excited! While I honestly fell in love with Anita prior to her venture into the “erotic” realm, I can’t say that I haven’t started to enjoy it. 2. *Blogger rant moment* For those of you who are upset about the content, price, thought process behind publishing this, etc. Well, I’m pretty sure that the Synopsis that I read on both GoodReads and Barnes & Noble accurately explains that this was nothing more than a delete scene. So, yea, the whole part where it says, “The steamy outtake that takes readers even further into Laurell K. Hamilton’s bestselling novel, Kiss the Dead”, pretty much outlines what you’re getting. If I hear “steamy outtake” my mind goes directly to “hot moment between Anita and Jean Claude” but maybe that was just me. So, if you were expecting something different, I’m not sure why. I do apologize for my rant moment, but it is extremely difficult to see an author and publisher get such negative feedback on this when they clearly outlined what it was. Laurell K. Hamilton, as well as, Penguin Group have done nothing more than provide Hamilton’s readers with an entertaining moment prior to the release of the next book. Overall, Thank you Laurell K. Hamilton for providing me with just enough Anita to satisfy my fix until the release of Kiss the Dead!

Don't waste your money, this wasn't even a twenty minute read. Clearly I am not the only one wishing I would have checked the reviews ahead of time. Hope the $2.99 is worth the loss of sales on the rest of this series. You're welcome, since i donated/wasted my money on this.

Would say this piece was NOT a book, but more of a pamphlet. I am disgusted with myself for not checking the page count before purchasing. Still, it is Laurell Hamilton. Her style comes through even though it's over before you can get started enjoying it.