Dancing (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter #22.5) By: Laurell K. Hamilton (Book Review)

 ***This review will contain spoilers***

Summary:

For most people, summer barbecues are nothing to be afraid of. But Anita isn’t exactly plain vanilla—and neither is her love life. So it takes a special kind of courage to attend a barbecue thrown by her friend Sergeant Zerbrowski. Walking into a backyard full of cops and their families with wereleopards Micah and Nathaniel both looking gorgeous on her arm won’t be easy, even with almost-four-year-old Matthew Vespucci to break the ice…Anita is determined to have a good time with her family, just like everyone else. But it doesn’t take long for tensions to rise among the adults and kids. And Anita will learn that gossip and innuendo can be just as dangerous as anything the undead can throw at her…

I hate e-books because it's just a short story that doesn't add anything to the main story and it's a way for them to make a quick buck. I personally feel that short stories should be shared on author's or publisher sites for free. I find it to be a waste of money since it doesn't add any development to the main plot. 

Dancing doesn't give any additional insight on Anita and her ménage à trois with Nathanial and Micah. We already know that Anita loves to flaunt her unconditional relationships to get a rise out of people who aren't as open as she is. Not everyone needs to be ok with her sexual life. She's so set in her ways that anytime someone doesn't agree with her lifestyle she wants to fight them and shame them for not being as 'open-minded' as she is even though originally she was the biggest prude of the century. 

I hate how she acts better than thou cause she has a whole roster of men at her disposal and lives a alternative lifestyle. It's like someone being so proud that their vegan...no one gives a shit. If anything deep down I feel like she is still dealing with the shame of her choices that anytime anyone judges her she lashes out with anger. 

Nathanial is a stripper and before that was a prostitute. So it's no surprise that women desire him and have used his services in the past. The housewives at the barbeque were staring at him like he was a piece of meat. One of which was spreading rumors that she and another housewife slept with him when they never did. Drama at a bbq...how lame. 

Rating:

I'm giving this short story 1.5 stars on 5. This story was boring and believe it or not took me quite a while to read through. The only endearing moment in the entire story was when the boys and girls were dancing with each other and enjoying each others time. Otherwise, it was a waste of time.