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Some really small wank involving the "boy with breasts" comment Anita made a few books ago.

 

 

 

 

 

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Book Rec: Bareback/Benighted by Kit Whitfield

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Who knew that my guilty pleasure for fandom wank would lead me to such a great book?

So, I was reading some literary wankness and came across the blog of one Kit Whitfield, Ms. Whitfield being one of the voices of sanity.

Her debut novel is subject to US/UK quirkiness in title, much like the first Harry Potter book. In the UK, the novel is called Bareback; in the US, it's called Benighted.

The book is, much like LKH, set in a universe Slightly Different From Ours. In this case, not only do werewolves exist, they are the majority of the population. Each full moon, most folks lock themselves up for the night, while the 'barebacks' who are not subject to lycanthropy have to watch the streets and bring in those who break curfew.

The execution is a breath of fresh air after enduring LKHs plotless sexfest crap. I could wax rhapsodic for days about how much this book rocks and how many ways this is unlike what the Anita Blake series has become, but I just stayed up way past my bedtime getting to the end and I really need to go to bed now.

Just . . . buy this book. You will not regret it if you are a fan of great writing, actual plotting and worlds where things are not always pretty in a genuinely grown-up way.