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jessmsreads's review against another edition
It's a collection of stories that read like fan-fiction. Only one story really captured the essence of the Southern Vampire Mysteries/TrueBlood series.
opallove's review against another edition
4.0
Some interesting, some good, and some just give you the feels.
cojen13's review against another edition
This was crap. Don't bother picking it up.
moon110581's review against another edition
2.0
Considering Charlaine Harris didn't actually write any of these I was kind of expecting more. Or at least better. Unfortunately, most of these stories were pretty terrible. It was difficult to tell if the voice actress was just really terrible at times or if it was the terrible writing. Her growly southern men tended to sound like really angry simpletons who yelled too much. But then sometimes she was good. I know how difficult it must be to come up with all those voices and sound like you ARE the character and actually care about the character you're portraying, so I couldn't be too hard on her. She probably did the best she could with what she had to work with. And so, here are the worst of the worst and the best of the mediocre:
WORST:
Tyger, Tyger - UGH. SO dramatic. SO much yelling and growling! UGH
What a Dream I Had - I still don't care about Alcide but now because of this story I truly and absolutely hate him and everyone connected with him.
The Million Dollar Hunt- Just terrible. Violent, gross, poorly-written, confusing, non-sensical, and the voices. All yelling and growly.
BEST:
The Real Santa Claus - This was a great one by Leigh Perry (or aka Toni LP Kelner) and it's the most solid story in the bunch, although I bet Charlaine Harris was consulted on this one. It was fun, it featured a fun character (Diantha), and it was interesting.
The Bat Signal - This is about Luna the were-bat and it's fun and interesting, dealing with feminist/outcast issues and has a decent moral dilemma and has a weird pairing of minor character with Sookie's mind-reading nephew.
Extreme Makeover Vamp Edition - Ok, so this one was kind of silly but also interesting and fun. It's about Bev and Todd, the vampires on TV that do makeovers who have to go and try to give a makeover to a reluctant recluse at the request of Eric Northman. So fun.
Most of the stories were bad or dull or I just didn't care, but it was nice getting to know some of Charlaine Harris's more cardboard characters.
WORST:
Tyger, Tyger - UGH. SO dramatic. SO much yelling and growling! UGH
What a Dream I Had - I still don't care about Alcide but now because of this story I truly and absolutely hate him and everyone connected with him.
The Million Dollar Hunt- Just terrible. Violent, gross, poorly-written, confusing, non-sensical, and the voices. All yelling and growly.
BEST:
The Real Santa Claus - This was a great one by Leigh Perry (or aka Toni LP Kelner) and it's the most solid story in the bunch, although I bet Charlaine Harris was consulted on this one. It was fun, it featured a fun character (Diantha), and it was interesting.
The Bat Signal - This is about Luna the were-bat and it's fun and interesting, dealing with feminist/outcast issues and has a decent moral dilemma and has a weird pairing of minor character with Sookie's mind-reading nephew.
Extreme Makeover Vamp Edition - Ok, so this one was kind of silly but also interesting and fun. It's about Bev and Todd, the vampires on TV that do makeovers who have to go and try to give a makeover to a reluctant recluse at the request of Eric Northman. So fun.
Most of the stories were bad or dull or I just didn't care, but it was nice getting to know some of Charlaine Harris's more cardboard characters.
hezann73's review against another edition
2.0
I have a rough time with short stories in general, so this book was going to be a hard sell from the start. That being said, a few of the stories are really good and others seem so out of character for the characters that Harris created and we grew to love that they were hard to read.
coridomschot's review against another edition
5.0
Oddly the best Sookie Stackhouse book since Dead in the Family.
revhlaban01's review against another edition
5.0
I enjoyed this collection of stories, mostly featuring some of the secondary characters from the series. I particularly liked the stories featuring Pam and Luna the shifter-bat. Highly recommended.
rangergirl's review against another edition
2.0
Got this free on audible.com and even though it was free, I want to give it back!! Horrible narrator!! Nasally...ugh!
wyvernfriend's review
3.0
Further adventures in the world of Sookie Stackhouse by a variety of authors. Some good, some middling but overall not a bad read.
lynnsunfire's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0