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kathydavie's review
4.0
The action picks up with all sorts of obstacles cropping up...the police chief, the Revengers, Max's predicaments, +++
git_r_read's review
4.0
Anna Strong, bounty hunter and vampire, kicks serious ass. She's a Watcher, which means she helps keep supernatural bad guys in line and does some meting out of punishment when necessary.
She does all of this while maintaining her secret that she's a vampire from her bounty hunter partner and her sweetie, Max, the DEA agent. These two have disappeared and it seems to be in connection with the drug lord whose operation Max had infiltrated. Max was discovered and hunted down. Now David has disappeared and Anna is being hunted as well. All this going on while she's trying to find out just who the Wiccan sorceress is and what she's up to.
I am so glad that this is a series and I can keep going along with Anna on her adventures....
Four kickin' ass trouble finding beans......
She does all of this while maintaining her secret that she's a vampire from her bounty hunter partner and her sweetie, Max, the DEA agent. These two have disappeared and it seems to be in connection with the drug lord whose operation Max had infiltrated. Max was discovered and hunted down. Now David has disappeared and Anna is being hunted as well. All this going on while she's trying to find out just who the Wiccan sorceress is and what she's up to.
I am so glad that this is a series and I can keep going along with Anna on her adventures....
Four kickin' ass trouble finding beans......
lynseyisreading's review
2.0
Question: Could Anna Strong BE any more of a tramp?
Okay. Let me set the scene. She comes home to find a naked dude in her bed, fast asleep. So, what does dear, sweet Anna do? Shout "Hey you! Whatcha doing in my bed? Get the hell out!" No wait! I've got it. She takes off all of HER clothes, climbs into bed with him, and starts playing with his boy bits! Then she chews on his neck for a bit, until he finally speaks, and she realizes IT'S HER BOYFRIEND! -and that's a bad thing obviously. Because you wouldn't want to be manhandling your ACTUAL BOYFRIEND would you Anna? Oh no. That wouldn't be nearly trampy enough for you, would it? I'm mean, you've already cheated on him twice in the previous two books. Third time's a charm, right?
*deep cleansing breaths* Ah, that's better.
I officially quit this series. It has to be one of the worst ever. In the whole world. Possibly the Universe.
Okay. Let me set the scene. She comes home to find a naked dude in her bed, fast asleep. So, what does dear, sweet Anna do? Shout "Hey you! Whatcha doing in my bed? Get the hell out!" No wait! I've got it. She takes off all of HER clothes, climbs into bed with him, and starts playing with his boy bits! Then she chews on his neck for a bit, until he finally speaks, and she realizes IT'S HER BOYFRIEND! -and that's a bad thing obviously. Because you wouldn't want to be manhandling your ACTUAL BOYFRIEND would you Anna? Oh no. That wouldn't be nearly trampy enough for you, would it? I'm mean, you've already cheated on him twice in the previous two books. Third time's a charm, right?
*deep cleansing breaths* Ah, that's better.
I officially quit this series. It has to be one of the worst ever. In the whole world. Possibly the Universe.
a_novel_ty's review
3.0
The third book in the Anna Strong Vampire Series finds the main protagonist Anna, still adjusting to her life as a vampire, and embarking on new adventures.
OK...so i have to say I was a little disappointed with this one...not because it wasn't good but it just felt a bit...unfinished and under-developed.
The book starts off ...(semi-where-it-left-off) Anna is now working with her vampire Mentor, Police Chief Williams, in this supernatural secret society as a "Watcher" where she basically goes around killing rogue vampires....disregarding the fact that she doesn't even have a full grasp of what she is, or what she can do....
I felt the story was under-developed for the most part because nothing was explained. As the reader, you're kind of thrown into everything and expected to kind of know whats going on or spend the whole time guessing and making assumptions.
The book is called "Watcher" which makes you believe that the premise of the plot is going to be about her being a Watcher, and her duties to this secret supernatural society...but she only takes one "Watcher" job in the book and it's kind of pointless and unnecessary because it doesn't add to the story.
The book really focuses on Anna trying to figure out what happened to her friend and other mentor, Culebra after some powerful witch showed up at his place of 'business' and he disappears. She's also trying to figure out where her 'boyfriend' Max is, and why all of a sudden an FBI agent named Foley, who claims to be Max's friend is looking for him. She's also trying to figure out who is stalking her, and how to balance being a vampire and keeping her humanity.
It all turns into an elaborate but senseless situation in which she ends up waking up from a night of drinking with a man she doesn't know but she's agreed to help him save his daughter from her abusive husband -- the husband is killed by Anna's mystery stalker -- she ends up going back to Culebra's hideout to try and save him, to find her friend Daniel Frey -- they thwart the evil witches attempt to raise a vampire eating demon -- then Foley shows up and tells her he has Max and they fly to some remote place in Mexico where Max is being held by his former 'boss' a drug Lord named Martinez, who's family was killed, which he blames on Max....and a whole bunch of other sloppy crap happens, that now has me realizing how stupid and all over the place this book really was...
The book then ended very fast and curt...kind of like how you would end a term paper that you've been writing for a week and just want to be finished with....nothing was explained, and nothing really happened to be honest....it was kind of a waste of my time and a waste of paper...wow...this book sucked.
the plus side? Anna is a great character and i really like her. the writing is good and the pace of the book was decent, so i'll more likely than not, read the next book...hopefully this was a fluke and the next one will be better...
OK...so i have to say I was a little disappointed with this one...not because it wasn't good but it just felt a bit...unfinished and under-developed.
The book starts off ...(semi-where-it-left-off) Anna is now working with her vampire Mentor, Police Chief Williams, in this supernatural secret society as a "Watcher" where she basically goes around killing rogue vampires....disregarding the fact that she doesn't even have a full grasp of what she is, or what she can do....
I felt the story was under-developed for the most part because nothing was explained. As the reader, you're kind of thrown into everything and expected to kind of know whats going on or spend the whole time guessing and making assumptions.
The book is called "Watcher" which makes you believe that the premise of the plot is going to be about her being a Watcher, and her duties to this secret supernatural society...but she only takes one "Watcher" job in the book and it's kind of pointless and unnecessary because it doesn't add to the story.
The book really focuses on Anna trying to figure out what happened to her friend and other mentor, Culebra after some powerful witch showed up at his place of 'business' and he disappears. She's also trying to figure out where her 'boyfriend' Max is, and why all of a sudden an FBI agent named Foley, who claims to be Max's friend is looking for him. She's also trying to figure out who is stalking her, and how to balance being a vampire and keeping her humanity.
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It all turns into an elaborate but senseless situation in which she ends up waking up from a night of drinking with a man she doesn't know but she's agreed to help him save his daughter from her abusive husband -- the husband is killed by Anna's mystery stalker -- she ends up going back to Culebra's hideout to try and save him, to find her friend Daniel Frey -- they thwart the evil witches attempt to raise a vampire eating demon -- then Foley shows up and tells her he has Max and they fly to some remote place in Mexico where Max is being held by his former 'boss' a drug Lord named Martinez, who's family was killed, which he blames on Max....and a whole bunch of other sloppy crap happens, that now has me realizing how stupid and all over the place this book really was...
The book then ended very fast and curt...kind of like how you would end a term paper that you've been writing for a week and just want to be finished with....nothing was explained, and nothing really happened to be honest....it was kind of a waste of my time and a waste of paper...wow...this book sucked.
the plus side? Anna is a great character and i really like her. the writing is good and the pace of the book was decent, so i'll more likely than not, read the next book...hopefully this was a fluke and the next one will be better...
suzrae73's review
3.0
I have to say I didn't think this one was as good as the first 2 but I still enjoyed it!!! It's nice to see that she is finally taking her new life into her own hands and not letting Williams call all the shots... Sad about Max, but I'm not giving up on that yet! Glad to see Gloria couldn't take the heat and is finally out of the picture, hopefully for good!!!
sonyakdr's review
2.0
2.5/5.0 stars.
What happened? The flow for this book didn’t work for me. It seemed jarring at times and left me wondering if I’d accidentally skipped a few pages. I understand with the story told in present tense, we experience the action as Anna does, but something was off in this book.
About halfway in, I was confused and not sure which villain was driving the plot…and then 5/6 of the way through another villain was introduced?
Very disappointed, but still like the characters and story and will read the next book.
What happened? The flow for this book didn’t work for me. It seemed jarring at times and left me wondering if I’d accidentally skipped a few pages. I understand with the story told in present tense, we experience the action as Anna does, but something was off in this book.
About halfway in, I was confused and not sure which villain was driving the plot…and then 5/6 of the way through another villain was introduced?
Very disappointed, but still like the characters and story and will read the next book.
nenatie's review against another edition
3.0
Rasant und spannend. Sonst aber eher eine 0815 Geschichte. Ganz gut für zwischendurch.
mitabird's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
8/26/2021 - 2.75 stars
1/13/2008 - 4 stars
1/13/2008 - 4 stars
chessakat's review
2.0
Ugh, this was like a bad action movie with such a convoluted cast of bad guys, it needed a cast of characters in the back to keep them all straight. And yet, despite that, it was boring. Because you couldn't really care about anything, it jumped around too much.
I really wanted to like this series. But Anna is such a victim. Yeah, you're a vampire and you didn't ask for it. MOVE ON. Buck up and deal. Just stop whining, ugh. This series could really have used a goofy sidekick to lighten things up. Too bad, it's just dreary and boring.
I really wanted to like this series. But Anna is such a victim. Yeah, you're a vampire and you didn't ask for it. MOVE ON. Buck up and deal. Just stop whining, ugh. This series could really have used a goofy sidekick to lighten things up. Too bad, it's just dreary and boring.
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