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3.33 AVERAGE
3.33 AVERAGE
Well, this is it, the end of an era. I started reading this series when I was fourteen, right around the time True Blood came out. To finally finish it more than ten years later is quite an experience, but perhaps not a spectacular one.
I gotta say this series ended much more with a whimper than a bang.
This book doesn't even feel like an ending, a tying up of loose ends or a satisfactory send off to the characters. It just...ends, without any fanfare. I feel like the characters are now just in a lifeless limbo instead of reaching some kind of resolution.
And man, I really feel for the Sookie/Eric fans. That whole relationship was really just thrown under the bus here, wasn't it? I'm probably going to head into spoiler territory because, well, a lot of my gripes tie into some major elements.
You know, seeing as the whole Sookie and Eric relationship was built up for so long, it's so unsettling to see it dissolve so quickly. We barely see Eric in this book, a book that was meant to partly showcase the ending of that relationship. Honestly, I could never see it working out. Eric was too selfish, so self-absorbed to stay with Sookie. It could have worked out if Harris decided to give him any character development, but nah, his major sendoff in this series is being a controlling asshole.
Also the day is saved because homophobia? Uh? Um....Okay?
And god the worst thing is that I have been rooting for Sookie being with Sam since day one. Before Bill, before Eric, before Quinn, that was my main hope for the series. And now that it happened in the last 50 pages of the book, I feel cheated. Sookie got entire books dedicated to her relationships with these other men, but Sam only gets 50 pages? I get he's been there since the beginning and their relationship has always been growing in the background, but come on.
Also, Harris hasn't known what to do with Bill since Sookie broke up with him. His subplot in here could have been written out entirely and it would not have made a difference.
I don't know if I'm going to unhaul the entire series from my bookshelf. It takes up a lot of space, but I still have some love for the beginning novels and a few in the middle. I'd hate to get rid of only a couple and have an incomplete set.
I gotta say this series ended much more with a whimper than a bang.
This book doesn't even feel like an ending, a tying up of loose ends or a satisfactory send off to the characters. It just...ends, without any fanfare. I feel like the characters are now just in a lifeless limbo instead of reaching some kind of resolution.
And man, I really feel for the Sookie/Eric fans. That whole relationship was really just thrown under the bus here, wasn't it? I'm probably going to head into spoiler territory because, well, a lot of my gripes tie into some major elements.
Also the day is saved because homophobia? Uh? Um....Okay?
And god the worst thing is that I have been rooting for Sookie being with Sam since day one. Before Bill, before Eric, before Quinn, that was my main hope for the series. And now that it happened in the last 50 pages of the book, I feel cheated. Sookie got entire books dedicated to her relationships with these other men, but Sam only gets 50 pages? I get he's been there since the beginning and their relationship has always been growing in the background, but come on.
Also, Harris hasn't known what to do with Bill since Sookie broke up with him. His subplot in here could have been written out entirely and it would not have made a difference.
I don't know if I'm going to unhaul the entire series from my bookshelf. It takes up a lot of space, but I still have some love for the beginning novels and a few in the middle. I'd hate to get rid of only a couple and have an incomplete set.
I'm not too sure how I feel about this ending. After 12 or 13 books to have her end up with Sam was just so stupid to me. I loved Eric and Sookie and the way they ended was even worse. The entire story was a bit ridiculous and convoluted.
I think she just needed to wrap it up and kind of threw this book together. This serious and it's fans deserved more than that.
I think she just needed to wrap it up and kind of threw this book together. This serious and it's fans deserved more than that.
Definitely better than the previous one and a lot of old friends came back for the finale. Just like all the other Sookie Stackhouse books I wasn't blown away but it did keep me entertained.
I think we knew from book 1 Sam was the right man for sookie was....even though I would have turned vamp in a second for that viking! kind of a boring ending for the series.
She really went out with a bang! This was sooo good! I'm very happy with how the series ended!
I enjoyed this book very much... I was reluctant to read it because I didn't want the story to be over, but in the end I couldn't help myself.
In truth the book is less thant perfect, I know... I'm not going to write about what was wrong in it because WE ALL KNOW IT (lame sex, lame love story...) but who cares!
What I really care about is that Sookie got closure, I got closure, and once more I got to enjoy the life story of a brave, smart, loving, and good woman...
In this book once again Charlaine delivers the best heroin ever... many books and series have great plots, good characters, decent narrative and blah blah blah... Yeah, I know, I've read them... but there's no one like Sookie...
In this series Charlaine gave us plenty of adventure, crazy plots (some good, some bad), great characters to love and care for, she gave us ERIC NORTHMAN!!! ... but I think the real gift was the role model Sookie can be to every woman.
To me she tought me to be brave, no matter what, even if I'm scared to death, to know WHO I am no matter what other people think or believe of me, to fully ENJOY every single beautiful little thing in life, to find happyness in each one, to be and to live alone, to appreciate man, and to love freely without feer of getting hurt, and to know that no matter what happen, I will survive and move on...
This book is more of that in the best way possible, another big chunk of Sookie, the last piece of a sweet pie... It wasn't perfect... but it was perfect for me, for my heart...
I will love you forever Sookie! you will always be in my heart as a my dear friend and role model... I'll miss you deeply, but I know I can re-read every adventure of yours a million times (book 4!!! *____*), it's not the same as sharing a new one with you, but I guess it'll have to do.
As I read in another review, I wouldn't recomend this book because is not that good, but if you've read all 12! finish it! ... And if you have never read a Sookie book, but you like female heroines, good humor, (great) sex, amayzing men (Eric! *___*) I'm sure you'll enjoy the series, with all the good and bad in it...
In truth the book is less thant perfect, I know... I'm not going to write about what was wrong in it because WE ALL KNOW IT (lame sex, lame love story...) but who cares!
What I really care about is that Sookie got closure, I got closure, and once more I got to enjoy the life story of a brave, smart, loving, and good woman...
In this book once again Charlaine delivers the best heroin ever... many books and series have great plots, good characters, decent narrative and blah blah blah... Yeah, I know, I've read them... but there's no one like Sookie...
In this series Charlaine gave us plenty of adventure, crazy plots (some good, some bad), great characters to love and care for, she gave us ERIC NORTHMAN!!! ... but I think the real gift was the role model Sookie can be to every woman.
To me she tought me to be brave, no matter what, even if I'm scared to death, to know WHO I am no matter what other people think or believe of me, to fully ENJOY every single beautiful little thing in life, to find happyness in each one, to be and to live alone, to appreciate man, and to love freely without feer of getting hurt, and to know that no matter what happen, I will survive and move on...
This book is more of that in the best way possible, another big chunk of Sookie, the last piece of a sweet pie... It wasn't perfect... but it was perfect for me, for my heart...
I will love you forever Sookie! you will always be in my heart as a my dear friend and role model... I'll miss you deeply, but I know I can re-read every adventure of yours a million times (book 4!!! *____*), it's not the same as sharing a new one with you, but I guess it'll have to do.
As I read in another review, I wouldn't recomend this book because is not that good, but if you've read all 12! finish it! ... And if you have never read a Sookie book, but you like female heroines, good humor, (great) sex, amayzing men (Eric! *___*) I'm sure you'll enjoy the series, with all the good and bad in it...
It was a satisfying end to a good series and it all git resolved in a way that was not completely unexpected, but made perfect sense. I really enjoyed it and it was a great summer read. Loved it.
Not my favorite of the Sookie Stackhouse books, but the ending was what I hoped and it was a nice change to read the story from multiple points of view.
I'm so glad that I borrowed this book from the library and I didn't fork over the money to buy it, because if I did, I'd be pissed.