Micah (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, Book 13)

Boring. Supposedly an "exploration" of Anita's and Micah's relationship. Doesn't really reveal anything other than a bit of their unhappy pasts. Ms. Hamilton keeps replaying the same schtick over and over. In a previous book, Richard described how he was scarred by an ex-lover saying he was 'too

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big'. Well, surprise surprise.... we found out Micah had the EXACT same history. And then Anita is there to proclaim how much of a size queen she is and helps them get over their 'size issues'. I would appreciate if plots weren't re-used, thanks. PLUS, this book was double spaced and thin as a novella... probably sold for the regular price of a full book. Which is a total ripoff published only to get more cash from LKH fans.

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One of the lamest books I ever attempted to read.

I got it for free. Wouldn't have paid to read it anyway (this series has really taken a nosedive) but it was entertaining. I'm sick of hearing about how long Anita's hair is getting because Micah will cut his hair if she does. Blah!

I did not expect to like Micah, since I don’t like the character, but I really did. I enjoyed Anita actually having a plot involving zombie raising again. And there was only one sex scene, halleluja. That may sound strange, but after the last full length book, I’d about had enough.

Micah is a "novel-lite" that LKH wrote about Micah and Anita's relationship, without having the main cast of characters involved. It had a slightly different pace, as it dealt with a bit of a different subject matter, and because it is so short.

I can't describe the basic premise of the story too

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deeply, as it is so short, and I don't want to give anything away. Basically, Larry from Animators Inc. can't take an FBI zombie raising case in Philly due to Tammy's health issues. Anita said that she would go to help him out, but she had to take Micah with her to feed the ardeur while she was gone. The book mainly deals with her and Micah's relationship, which makes for lots of monologue, and not too much action.

There were a few good things about the book - there was only one sex scene, and while it was maybe a little too involved, it wasn't as horribly written as some in the past. When I put this book down, I didn't feel like I had just witnessed incredibly sluttiness. It was actually pretty tame. There were things that I could have done with out, but it was still pretty descent as far as LKH's stuff is usually concerned. Another good thing was the zombie raising. I thought that her reaction in the cemetary, and what happened during the zombie raising was pretty interesting. I felt like the case was good, the basic plot was descent (for the length of the book), and the action was well thought out. I liked Micah's character in this book (actually, I am a Micah fan), and I enjoyed finally hearing about how he was turned. There is also an interesting hospital scene at the end that I appreciated.

I didn't like the ongoing monologue about what Anita was afraid of, and blah blah blah. I don't do well with her whining in any of the other books, so this irritated me. Anita's character is getting stale to me. I am tired of her "wit", I am tired of her sarcasm and her bigger than life personality. I want her to be venerable (without the angst over it) and I want her to stop being so defensive. I kind of understand why she is like that, but it still bothers me. I wasn't crazy about Nathaniel in this book, I felt like he was slightly... different... some how.

This book is brain-candy. It feels good at the time, but if you have too much of it, eventually you will get cavities and your brain will stop working.

I rate this book "R" for sexual scenes and violence. This whole series is not for anyone under the age of 18, or anyone who's faint of heart.

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Yes, I'm surprised by the 4 stars, too. Particularly after reading Mrs. Giggles' review, I expected more of the same dreck we've been getting from LKH for the past several books. And there was still some of that tone of juvenile snickering about sex which gets on my last nerve, and some of her

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way-over-used phrases (spill, frex). But the angst is considerably reduced, and Anita's actually doing her job instead of bed-hopping. The POTM escalation didn't bug me, because that's been happening all along in the series. I'll still never like Micah--I absolutely cannot stand a yes-man. Seriously, something about the whole concept just creeps me out, and makes me want to hurt them. I suppose I can accept that that's what Anita wants--or maybe I'm just so relieved she's not whining about it that I don't care anymore. Anyway. I do understand the people who felt cheated for paying $8 for a novella, but I bought it used, and I'd already been warned about the length. So I'll get the next book. Not the new, full-price hardcover, but I'll get it. Maybe used again, or maybe from Zooba.

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I read Micah because I have kept up with the whole series but really a waste of time. I like Micah himself but there wasn't really anything there in the story. You could skip it but then that would be against my principles...

this shouldn't be classified even as a novel. this is a glorified short story

This is the first 'Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter' book I've read, though it is #13 in the series. I loved it so much, I am going back to #1 and will start from the beginning.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading about Anita Blake's adventures from her own perspective. Nothing like taking a quite extraordinary

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existence [vampire hunter / animator (as in 're-animating/raising the dead') / federal marshal] and relating to it like it's an everyday thing. I found her thoughts and comments quite hilarious and even intuitive.

Add a bit of steamy, if not raunchy, if not unusual, sex to the mix, as well as some adventures of a metaphysical nature, and we've got a winner. There was even some love in there - yes, true love.

Though it was an easy read, and appeared kind of 'fluffy' on the surface, I found it to be sort of profound underneath it all.

A great quote from the book:
"We got our bags settled, and off we went. We had FBI to meet and a zombie to raise. Raising the dead was easy; love was hard."

Gotta love these characters and gotta love this author!!

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Was probably a discarded chapter from her next book.

LKH whets my appetite for the next book in the series with this slightly long short story. I did want more but still it's incredibly readable. Anita manages to only have one sex scene, stays faithful to one partner, actually raises a dead person, evades death and altogether returns somewhat to the

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character I liked rather than an extra in a porn movie. If this is a sign of things to come I will be buying the new book when it comes out but if it isn't I'll be deeply disappointed, tho the teaser at the end did whet my appetite for the next in the series!

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I actually really like Micah but I've read enough about his wonderful good looks - where's the meat (no pun intended.) I'm not giving up. I've come too far in this series.

It was a good filler to help pass the time to Danse Macabre.

Wonderful series. Hard to put down. The world of were beasts mixed with the real world in an unusual way. If you haven't tried Hamilton's books - start at the beginning and you'll have a great time with Anita and all of her men.

Huh, L. K. Hamilton published a shorter book in the Anita Blake series. "Micah" is a return to the "raise a zombie, deal with the zombie's case" kind of storytelling that I was missing. Yeah, there's a few chapters of sex, but Anita is focused more on the necromantic part of her job in this one,

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with some relationship digging balancing out the book rather than over-whelming it. After the big bricks masquerading as the last books, it felt like I reached the end just as she should be starting sub plot 3 or something. It did help flesh out Micah a bit more... er well, made him more than just flesh. ;) Of course I wouldn't have objected to it being longer, but the preview of "Danse Macabre" has me excited for the next one, too. Glad I picked it up when I spotted it in the store.

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This is not one of my favorite book in the Anita Blake series. I could have taken it as a short story.

It was a nice story about Anita's long weekend, but I must say, the plot (or lack there of) left a bit to be desired. It felt more like an excerpt, or a novella, then a novel.

I just started reading the Anita Blake series a couple of months ago. I really enjoyed them. Now, I must say that I am beginning to agree with some of the reviews I've read .. as the series progresses it loses the plot and focuses too much on sex!

I was interested to know more about Micah since he

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is definitely not as discussed as say Richard or Jean Claude. This book was very disappointing. It's the shortest of the books to date. I think that if she was going to elaborate on Micah's background it could have been more creatively done and a lot more interesting (especially if she is going to make a whole book out of it!) This book could have been incorporated into one of the many others in the series. Micah must have been an afterthought, like she continued with the story and decided hey maybe I should put a little more of Micah in it ... why don't I just make a short story out of it. A straight three chapters is Anita and him having sex. The part where she raises the zombie and actually does her job is okay but it also falls short.

The worst of the Anita Blake series and I haven't even started Danse Macabre and honestly I don't know if I will. .

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this one was a bit small but still a good read and more info on a fav character of mine.

I have mixed feelings about this. Not really because of the content, but because of the delivery. A novel this was not. It was a short story printed with 14pt type and double-spaced, with full page chapter headings to add some bulk to the book. Not really worth the $8 I spent on it (man, I remember

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when paperbacks were $3.50). I read it in about an hour and a half Saturday night. I'm expecting big things from her next real book in the series, which is due out in June.

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Against my better judgment I started reading Anita again. I used to love this series but the whole ardeur thing has made me stop reading them. It was nice to see Anita go back to her roots and raise a zombie but it is still not the same.

I've been a fan of this series for a long time, but this one was shockingly bad. For starters, it's not a novel, but a novella. The lack of any kind of meaningful content is more than disappointing, it's insulting.

Micah was never a particularly interesting character to me, so maybe I'm biased, but

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Anita and Micah's first night alone together does not warrant an entire book.

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Good book, but way too short to justify the price tag. This one deserves an award for worst dialogue during a sex scene. Worth a read for the character development.

The Anita Blake series started off great and then when down a porn toilet, but I can't stop reading them because of the characters. This little novel is a nice departure from the trend of the series and almost, ALMOST, feels like the good ole days. Even if Micah is one of the most boring

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characters. Micah and Anita get their first alone time when they fly out of state to raise a witness in a trial. As usual, Anita is bizarrely prickly and easily offended, and obscure metaphysical crap makes it all go wrong wrong wrong, but there's stil something readable here.

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