Looks really yummy! :)
Antonio Banderas was Armand, dangerous and fascinating
I loved whiny(?) Louis and Claudia (and their strange relationship).
I could see some of those Anita Blake Vamps fitting Asaim quite well.
The best part is that some of them gay ...
I liked Anita Blake till about book 9. now I still skim the newer books at the store to see what happened, but I liked it better before. Jean Claude was very yummy when he was the main vampire. I like Asher too. Damien was about when I started to think there were too many for me to keep track of and care about.
I tend to not like the vampire who moans about the curse of being immortal. I used to bag on Angel too. Also Stephan in Vampire Diaries. But I like Claudia.
Whenever I read a novel and characters complain about being young and pretty forever or magical, I want to smack them.
I like the stories, but not really Anita herself - she is kind of rude, selfish, jealous, and has a few too many boyfriends - what was the last total? 25 or 26? I have read all the books, but only for the other characters (though they are kind of pussy whipped now) Jean Claude, Asher, Micah and Nathaniel are the ones I liked best. The author can never decide on her main characters love interests (happens in her Merry Gentry books too) so every guy the character shows a little interest in becomes a boyfriend. Polyamory is well and good, but these books are extreme. The BDSM gets real extreme too ...
I understand you... but I still love Louis. Something curious: I just remembered that one of the female vampires in 'Interview with the vampire' has my middle name in RL. :)
I have never read the book(s). I like some of the looks.It is a good thing Asami is not real. he would leave holes in the ground from his hotness LOL.
I understand. I felt like the earlier books were more true Urban Fantasy, and then LKH switched to erotica mid-series. I don't hate erotica, but I liked the stories better when the focus was on the plot and the erotica was second. Jean-Claude was my favorite too. I think LKH wants to tell stories that show polyamorous relationships can work and it's possible to love many people at once, but to me, it just proves the point that if you spread it out too far, it gets too thin. Lovers take time and attention--and you can't put everybody first at the same time--some have to be back- burner and that sucks.
LKH also seems to want to push the BDSM to new limits to the point where it is unrealistic (yes, i know it's fantasy, but.... it gets silly and takes me out of the story when I roll my eyes and start thinking about how stupid that would be).
I also understand not liking a main character (or not liking her anymore). I used to like Anita, but not what she's become. Have you read Faith Hunter's Jane Yellowrock series? In a weird way, it's similar for me (though with less eroticism). I liked Jane in the first few books, but as time passes, instead of showing character growth, to me she seems more unreliable and kind of bigoted if you take vampires as a metaphor. Jane can accept weres, witches, herself (a skinwalker), and vampire servants with supernatural side effects--but she still sees vampires as evil "suckheads" even though she's been working with them for at least 9 books now. Okay, maybe I'm butt-hurt because I love the bad MOC vampire and both Jane and the author refuse to see his potential. But Jane often frustrates me with her attitude--it's not just that the men she chooses seem to be weak and boring in comparison to other characters. But I like the stories, so FH is still a win for me.
Yes, I like the Urban Fantasy part of the story but the erotica gets in the way a bit as the books have become more focused on that part of her stories. And, after 25 books, Anita should have matured as a character and gotten over her issues, that and the fact that while she has all these men, she gets mad when they express interest in other females ... I mean, really? Such double standards. That is not polyamory, it is a jealously guarded harem (hisem??)
I have not read the Yellowrock series, but thanks for the suggestion!
Hello :D
So with a few months to go, I like to come up with these now and again to pass the time in Mangaland……..
I was just thinking on Fanfic and the weird and wonderful (and sometimes plain cruel) themes we all come up with for the boys and it got me thinking - which of your guilty pleasure plot lines would you like to see in canon?
For example, there are a few excellent fics that I would love to see actually drawn out, but in terms of realistic themes;
I would love to see Asami and Akihito experience a break up, messy and bitter and they try to move on but they keep bumping into each other, talking awkwardly, maybe Akihito's stories keep involving Asami and his men catch him etc. But they get back together after some crazy action type shenanigans and we have a HUGE amazing sex scene (think back to post Hong Kong and the Island) - so much love! This whole thing would just add some more emotional layers to the piece, I have always wanted them to interact more on slightly different levels, that actually don't just revolve around sex. I mean, we've barely seen them have a conversation!
So. Do YOU have a guilty little plot line you's love sensei to put into Viewfinder???? Let's hear 'em!!!!!!!