Micah

"RAISING THE DEAD IS EASY. LOVE IS HARD..."
There are lots of reasons to raise the dead-some private, some public. In this case, the feds have a witness who died before he could speak on the record. They want him raised so his testimony can be taken. So here I am, on a plane to Philadelphia, flying off to do my job.
But I'm not alone. Micah is with me. Micah, head of the St. Louis wereleopard pard. King to my Queen. The only one of my lovers who can stir my blood with just a glance from his chartreuse cat's eyes. I was happy to have him at my side.
Until he mentioned that this will be our first time alone together. No Master Vampire. No Alpha Werewolf. Just me and Micah. And all my fears and doubts...

I read Micah by Laurell K. Hamilton for the first time in 2009 when I was still serving in the U.S. Navy. The Anita Blake Vampire Hunter series got me through some dark times during the last couple of years in the Navy, and I’m thankful I found this series. It took me away from reality for a while and into the world of Anita Blake. I’m so glad I’m doing a re-read of the series, so I can finally catch up on it. It’s been a long time coming. 

Storyline/My Thoughts: I’m going to try to keep this review short since this book was short compared to previous books in the series. It didn’t take long to read. Anita ends up flying to Philadelphia to raise a zombie for the Feds. The Feds never got a chance to question their witness until he died before giving his testimony. Anita won’t be alone on her trip to Philadelphia. She’ll have Micah with her, and this will be the first time they have some alone time without anyone else. Anita is nervous for some reason in this story because she’s never been by herself with Micah.

The minute Micah and Anita do have some time to themselves, it’s very steamy. Readers will even get to find out the backstory of how Micah became a wereleopard. Of course, there is trouble in this book with raising a zombie, especially when Anita’s powers have become even more vital in recent times. I loved getting to read a book with Anita showing off her Necromancy powers again. It’s been a while. I also enjoyed the time she had away from the other guys in her life to spend time with the sexy Micah. He has fascinated me since he came into Anita’s life. It was tragic with what happened to him in his past. I felt for this character even more after finding out what happened.

There is some mystery and suspense in this book finding out the truth behind what happened to the witness that Anita has to raise for the Feds. Overall, this book was a great addition to the series. I give it five stars. Here’s hoping I can dive back into my re-read of this series this month (October 2021). I love re-visiting how Anita has met certain characters and how far she has grown from the previous books in the series.

Standalone or Part of Series: It’s part of the Anita Blake Vampire Hunter series, and I recommend reading in order.

Steaminess: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

Would I recommend this book? Yes. I recommend this book to Urban Fantasy readers and readers that are fans of this series. If you enjoy Reverse Harem, then you may enjoy it too. Although, in this book, it’s only Anita and Micah, and I loved that these two got to spend time together alone.

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About Laurell K. Hamilton

Laurell K. Hamilton's is a paranormal thriller writer and is a regular on the New York Times Bestseller List through titles in her two series Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter and Meredith Gentry: Fairy Princess/Private Eye. The Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series, published by Penguin Group under the Berkley Books imprint, spans 24 novels, including Dead Ice, which will be released early June 2015. With over 6 million copies in print worldwide and available in over 16 languages, there is no end in sight for Anita, the professional necromancer and licensed vampire executioner.
Marvel Comics has worked closely with Hamilton to adapt her books in the Anita Blake series into comic book medium with a stunning amount of success. The first installment of the graphic novel, Guilty Pleasures, was released in July 2007 and was the number one best selling graphic novel for that month. The Meredith Gentry series published by Ballantine Books features Meredith Gentry as a part‐human, part‐fey private investigator. Under orders from her aunt Andias, Queen of the Unseelie Court, Meredith is in a race to become pregnant and ascend the throne before her cousin Cel does. The cost of failure will be her own life and that of those who follow her. The latest Merry book, Divine Misdemeanors, debuted December 8th, 2009.
Laurell Hamilton resides in St. Louis County, Missouri, with her husband and partner Jonathon Green, her daughter, and their furbarian horde.
Her education includes degrees in English and biology from Marion (now Indiana Wesleyan University)

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I guess I should type a bio here. I'm FranJessca, or Fran for short. I'm the owner/reviewer behind A Book Lovin' Mama's Blog. I've been reading and reviewing books on my blog since leaving the Navy in 2011, and I will keep doing it as long as possible. My favorite genres will always be Romance & Fantasy, and I read every subgenre underneath those two genres. (Sorry, not a fan of nonfiction, so don't try to convince me to read it.)
My obsession with reading started over 30+ years ago when I went to my first Scholastic Book Fair and found R.L. Stine's Fear Street series. Later, I came across Anne Rice's novels at my public library when I was fourteen when my obsession with vampires started. I was the girl who preferred to be a vampire over a princess any day. My husband says I would leave him a heartbeat for a vampire that looked like Spike or Angel (from Buffy the Vampire Slayer) or Damon Salvatore from The Vampire Diaries. (It's true, though, and he's accepted it.)

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