Anita Blake can do many things and killing vampires is one of those things. She can save the lives of humans and also the vampires who want to live peaceful life. At the same time, she is with powers that never existed in the vampire world before. She can raise the dead from the grave and this power is not only unique, but it has also proved quite helpful for law enforcement agencies too.
Thus raising the dead is not something new for Anita when she is called for this process in this part of the series. The issue is that she is somehow distracted in her thoughts and she is unable to observe the enemies that are gathered from all sides. The thoughts about the wereleopard are making Anita a bit emotional about her relationship and she is sure that she will not be able to concentrate on her mission if things keep on going like this.
Laurell K. Hamilton has discussed the personal life of Anita side by side in this story. Previously we have seen Anita taking part in big wars and her personal life has been sidelined most of the time. This is not the case here which we observed during Death of a Darklord or Circus of the Damned.
Anita appears to be preferring her personal life over her mission which is riskier than ever but she thinks that she should stop thinking in other directions now. Rey Colette possessed the same passion for the story that’s why the narration is so much awesome. Anita is going to pay for her carelessness here but she does not care for these things now.
