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Tag Archives: Anita Blake
Stitch Reads Rafael (Anita Blake #28): Chapter 3
Content notes: I talk about sexual assault and metaphysical and emotional manipulation leading to such. We’re all here because I have ongoing issues with the Anitaverse but lack the common sense necessary to stop reading the series even though it … Continue reading
Stitch Reads Rafael (Anita Blake #28)- Chapter 2
We’re back at Rafael, beloveds, and I just… please tell me you see what I’m seeing when Rafael and his bodyguard are first introduced on the page after Anita escapes the bitch-off with Kane: I was more bothered by Kane … Continue reading
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Stitch Reads Rafael (Anita Blake #28): Chapter 1
I know I said I was done with this series. I’ve said it at least twice and you’d think it’d stick by now since the past three books have been objectively poorly crafted and have contained content I know I … Continue reading
Urban Fantasy 101: Magical Negros in the Genre
Instead of writing Magical Negros, aim for fully fleshed out and well rounded characters that just happen to be Black. Continue reading
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Tagged Anita Blake, antiblackness, Buffy, urban fantasy 101, writing advice
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Urban Fantasy 101: Cop Country
There are a lot of cops in urban fantasy. Continue reading
Stitch Talks Ish Episode 5 – Returning to the Anitaverse
On Buzzsprout/On Spotify Did you check out last month’s look back at my year-long project on Korean pop and hip hop? Here’s a screenshot of Hamilton’s tweet about diversity My piece: “Too White Bread for This Shit: Race and Racism … Continue reading
[Letters To The Author] Dear Laurell K Hamilton
Dear Laurell K Hamilton
I’m sure that you’re as sick of me as I am of your writing. Continue reading
The Great Big Anita Blake Reread: Sorting Out Shifters
We’re constantly told that shapeshifters are people too and therefore they deserve to be treated as people and not distrusted – even though the narrative crossing the Anitaverse is that the only beings more dangerous than shifters are vampires. Even though half of the most vile and violent murderers across the series are shifters. Continue reading
The Great Big Anita Blake Reread: Narcissus in Chains (Anita Blake #10)
Narcissus in Chains is the tenth book in Laurell K Hamilton’s Anita Blake series and the start of what I view as the downward slide of the series’ trajectory. Continue reading
Audio Backlog: Anita Blake Reread: Guilty Pleasures
“Vampires are People, too.” – The button that Monica Vespucci is wearing when she and Anita first meet echoes a repeated message in this series about how vampires are people too. But people you know… suck. So vampires do too, … Continue reading
The Great Big Anita Blake Reread: Approaching the Ardeur (An Explainer)
As I’ve dragging my heels on finishing Narcissus in Chains (Anita Blake #10) for the next installment of my reread series, I’ve realized that there’s one small problem with how I talk about the Anitaverse. I keep assuming that you … Continue reading
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Tagged Anita Blake, Laurel K Hamilton, urban fantasy
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The Great Anita Blake ReRead: Obsidian Butterfly
Note: this installment covers and talks about racism. sexual violence, and gaslighting in mild detail for the most part. In the final part, I also mention some of the upcoming events in the Anitaverse including a reference to Anita having … Continue reading
Sporking For A Good Cause: Laurell K. Hamilton’s Shutdown (Anita Blake 22.5)
First things first here is a list of charities that you can (and should) donate to in order to help people directly affected by the government shutdown here in the US. Many of these people aren’t going to get paid … Continue reading
The Great Big Anita Blake ReRead: Blue Moon
Strap in folks, we’re about to talk about what Blue Moon does decently, what the book gets wrong, and what parts of the book should’ve been killed by magical fire in the woods of Tennessee Continue reading
The Great Big Anita Blake ReRead: Burnt Offerings
Content warnings: this installment of The Great Big Anita Blake Reread talks about rape and racism in mild detail (and they’re connected in my analysis of Hamilton’s writing in this book) that include repeated references to what winds up being … Continue reading
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