Amanda's Reviews > The Lunatic Cafe

I keep reading these books and the further I get, the more I just struggle to continue. This series was highly recommended from some friends. I thought, what the heck and started reading. The story lines are OK, the love interest are alright, but the characters drive me batty. They make it really hard for me to connect and engage in the story.

Anita is this tough as nails chick who doesn't like help, ask for help, or respect you if you offer her help. She is hard core all the way. I get what the writer is trying to do with this character, but it isn't working. You can be an independent tough chick and still have a soft side. There is no soft side with Anita and she is, in my opinion, cruel to her supposed love interest Richard. The other thing I cannot stand is that she keeps saying she is out to protect the innocent and she is "good". I don't get that with her. I don't get that she is "good" or doing this stuff for the right reasons.

Jean Claude (up to this book, I've heard rumors that you start to see a different prespective in the next) is hard core vampire who isn't afraid to torture anybody so that he can remain in charge of his city as Master. Part of me wants to like him, but I struggle with it. I haven't pinpointed why and maybe if I decide to continue the series my opinion will change.

Richard is a good werewolf who doesn't believe in killing just to kill. It is an interesting character and I actually like him. He's a good guy who does things for the right reason. Honestly, he is way to good for Anita and I wish he would walk and find himself a sweet girl who does love him, disease and all.

The storyline in this book is OK. It is more of bad guys threatening the bad Anita who sleeps with her guns and gets into situations with a lot of blood. I think these books are supposed to be crime mysterious with supernatural thrown in. This book had a good mystery in it when the writer actually focused on it and not just on putting Anita into situations where she was going to end up bloody. I can't decide if it is time for me to step away from this series or continue to see if there is any redemption left. Decisions, decisions.