Although I’ve heard the Sookie Stackhouse series praised for years, I was reluctant to dive in. I didn’t think I’d be interested in an open ended series with the possibility of more than one romantic hero. I want to read romance with just a side dish of adventure and I relish those solidly wrapped up…
I have been reading the Southern Vampire series for many years now. These aren’t books I rubber stamp; while the first few were solid As for me, as the books have gotten more complex my enjoyment has become less enthusiastic. The tangle of personal relationships Sookie is in often slows down the action. That has…
In the interests of full disclosure, I’m a fan of Charlaine Harris’ Southern Vampire Mysteries, and with the exception of the previous installment, I’ve enjoyed it in its entirety. After the disappointment of All Together Dead, though, I wasn’t sure if Harris had jumped the shark, or as the kids say these days, nuked the…
Dead as a Doornail is book five in the Southern Vampire series told in the first-person by telepathic small-town Louisiana bar waitress Sookie Stackhouse. I’ve enjoyed all the books in this series and am happy to report that Dead as a Doornail is a worthy follow-up to the last in the series, Dead to the…
Who said vampires can’t be fun? Charlaine Harris clearly doesn’t buy it as she proves once again in the latest entry in her delightful Sookie Stackhouse series. Since bad boys have always held immense appeal for me, fans of the series won’t be surprised that I’ve always had a major Jones for Eric, the sexy…
Sookie Stackhouse is back. Those of you who have been waiting anxiously for the sequel to Dead Until Dark will be pleased to know that Living Dead in Dallas is another cleverly unique story with the same high quality writing as Harris’s first Southern Vampire novel. Sookie, for all that she enjoys her association with…
An unread Dead Until Dark is a smile waiting to happen. This crossover book is appealing on a variety of levels, which makes for a very nice change. Usually, if I have a long list of things I want to point out, they generally have to do with the problems in a book. Not so…