Comments on: Laurell K Hamilton Promises to Kill Merry Gentry Series Too

By: stacey

stacey — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 22:31:19 +0000

I don’t know if I am happy or not that the books are continuing. I remember when I first started reading LKH books I was so thrilled at the way she wrote that I wished the day would never come where I wouldn’t have a new MG or AB book to read. I dreaded the end of the series. Now I am not so sure. I still read them (albeit more slowly) and I still like her writing style, but it HAS taken a dramatic twist in the AB series. That was my favorite and it still crushes me that Anita did a total 360 on me. Not that I don’t mind reading good sex scenes but it used to be about more. To me a good plot is necessary and I like a nice balance of sex/action/supernatural mumbo jumbo. I really do miss the way she used to write the series, but I am certainly not going to bash her because I know it is a lot of work. I applaud her ability to keep readers interested. However I think I am about ready for Merry and Anita to come to conclusion and perhaps see another interesting series unfold from the mind of LKH. *shrug* Just my humble opinion (heh)

By: Ezaraudin

Ezaraudin — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:44:11 +0000

Sifting through the comments here I will probably wind up in the minority in the regard that I’m male. I loved the Anita Blake series all the way up to Obsidian Butterfly, and truth be told I only loved it because of Edward. After that, there was less and less plot, and more and more sex. As I guy, I enjoy sex.. Like Lots.. but you know there is way too much of it when a MAN says enough already! There are lots of porn sites you can go to for free and not have to shell out the money to buy another uninspired rut-race.

I miss the character driven plot.. I miss the adventure, that edge of your seat page flying momentum that made you hit the back cover the same night you opened the book… but most of all I miss the credibility of the characters. I miss Anita’s moral highground.. I miss the tough as nails take no crap Executioner they swapped out and replaced with a sperm bank for anything Supernatural. :/

If you’re going to continue the series, bring it back to the level of creative craftmanship that made us love the world of Anita in the first place.. If the lackluster Skin-emax knock off persists, maybe it is better to give up the ghost.. You’ve already given up Anita’s dignity..

By: Cheri

Cheri — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 06:07:13 +0000

My first thought was “What!? Only 15 books! NO NO that cant be! I love Merry and all her men! I also like Anita, although im not crazy about the way some of that story line has been going. But Merry is awesome!
Your doing a great job LKH keep the books coming and if you could write just a bit faster I would be a happy reader!

By: 101st Airborne

101st Airborne — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:04:24 +0000

I am happy to hear their will be 15 books, my wife got me reading and im only on book 4 but im a dumb army grunt i dont read..well until i picked up this series now ive gone from reading the first book in a month to reading a book a week and im running out…so hurry up…or better yet make a comic book or tv series or something out of it please! If they tell you its a bad idea come get me LKH and ill make sure they realize its a great idea!

By: Alicia

Alicia — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:46:57 +0000

I love Laurell K Hamiltons’ books. The Merry Gentry series is my absolute favorite. I really hope it does go to 15 books or more. I also like the Anita Blake series. I will admit thought that the first time I read the series I had to take a break from it. I thought that at first it was going to be kind of repetitive but it’s not suprisingly. I like where she’s going with the story. It’s just taking her longer than with Merry Gentry.
I strongly plead to all of you who stopped in midway of the series to pick it up again.
After Narcissus in Chains, it shoots off to this great…interesting…make you wanna read the next book story. I promise it’s really good. Just as good as the Merry Gentry series. Please try…I would hate for anyone to miss out on it.

By: Jessi

Jessi — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:13:41 +0000

I see a lot of people complaining about the complaints. I have to say take your own advice and don’t read them. If someone doesn’t like something, they have every right to give it a bad review or discuss why they don’t like it. How else would we evaluate things? I guess we should just all keep our mouths shut and let everyone buy books that suck? No! They have options! They can read the good and the bad that everyone has to say about them and make their own decision based on that, or they can just go buy the book and decide for themselves. It’s up to them. Personally, I think it’s more of a waste of time to complain about complaining than to complain about a book that you don’t like, but I just did it too.

Now all of that being said, I love the MG series and I will continue reading it as long as it holds my interest. I do get frustrated sometimes with how slow the plot moves in some of the books. The last one I read was Stroke of Midnight and it was a little bit like that until the end, when things started to pick up a bit. I still really liked it and want to read the next book. I loved all of the sex, but I love erotica and I am also well over 18.

For the most part, I really hate series books…period. But the fact is that I always seemed to get hooked on them. I think what I really hate is having to wait so long between books…or trying to find them…or when I accidentally buy the wrong book because I’m not sure which ones I’ve already read (I read a lot of books, so it can be hard for me to keep up with stuff like this. Sometimes they all run together). This is especially true for the MG books because the titles and covers are all so similar. That’s not a complaint toward the author. I understand the logic behind it, but for someone as absent minded as I am, it kind of sucks :D. I think they should put which book in the series it is on the cover! If there are going to be 15 books, don’t you think they should make some effort to let us know where we are?

By: jenna

jenna — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 03:17:17 +0000

How can you guys start complaining when LKH havnt even finished publishing her 9th book?
I am a big fan of the MG series. Towards the end of the MG books it always has me wanting to start the next book as soon as possible. I hope that she would finish writing her books quicker. =)

By: Kalebarkab

Kalebarkab — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:55:34 +0000

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By: Jonathan Maberry Interviews Laurell K. Hamilton

Jonathan Maberry Interviews Laurell K. Hamilton — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 10:07:02 +0000

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By: rainyday

rainyday — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:36:32 +0000

Helllloooo,
I have to say I love the Merry series. The sex is a little much sometimes, but then sometimes its just perfect :) But I love the story line and will read all 15 books as long as this story continues.
I tried reading Anita, but I’m a scaredy cat and chose my good dreams over bad. ;)

And as for the negative opinions, everyone is allowed their own opinion, thats why we live in a free country, but that doesn’t excuse your manners. Remember the golden rule people, would you want someone talking about you and your work like that?