2026 Reread Review
I really, really enjoyed Flirt. The fast pacing and short length made a lovely change from Skin Trade, which just seemed to go on and on. I think the laser focus on Anita and one thing going on, rather than having to deal with 12 characters at once plus politics really helped here. Anita got to be very much herself and focused on just getting herself out of the situation.
I was really happy to have Nicky introduced. He's such a staple of the later half of the series it actually felt kind of weird for him not to be around. He also seemed really young here. Nathaniel actually making the puppy/kitten reference about Nicky did not help with that impression. It feels weird but also right, if that makes sense. My reread brain is mixing "current" and future Nicky, I guess.
I actually quite like Jacob. I did not remember him at all, but I think he's solid. I am ambivalent about Ellen. Rather ambivalent about their employer... not overly surprised at which of the two choices it turned out to be, honestly. I feel like the second choice would have been too on-the-nose given their too-obvious-ness.
So yeah, Flirt was really good and reinvigorated my drive to get through this Anita Blake reread. Yay!
Favorite Line
"They're people, not extra tires in case of emergency." - Anita Blake
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