Ahhhh, a discussion thread, yayyyyy! I love Anita Blake!!!
Ok, I discovered Anita recently, probably 6 months ago or so. I was discussing Buffy and Angel with another fan (she's not on this board, she's a fellow Jake Gyllenhaal fan, too, I met her through that) and she recommended the books to me. I'd heard of them before, just hadn't gotten around to picking one up. So, I bought Guilty Pleasures and could NOT put it down. After that, I was off and running.....I couldn't wait to get through one, so I could get to the next one!
Hmmmm, I'm so torn about Anita's many men, ha! I love her and JC (and ASHER, ha! He's so much a part of JC, I can't see them ever separated), I think they're really perfect for eachother. (It would be better if he could look up from his grubbing for more and more power long enough to really LOVE her, tho. I think that's the one thing that keeps her from giving herself to him completely...she recognizes that some small part of him is using her.) I think each of them adds something to her life, something that's unique and special and would be achingly missed if he wasn't there.
I'm interested to see where the thing with Nathaniel is going. He's gaining so much confidence and assertiveness!