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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Sexual assault
Minor: Homophobia, Pedophilia
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
Bill and Sookie together are not nearly as interesting as Bill and Sookie apart. I find Bill rather irritating anyway. Sookie and Eric--now that's interesting. Sookie and Sam? Even better.
This one got a little too gory for me at the end. I thought the part of the story in Dallas was intersting though
Fun and easy to read. I loved the series on HBO, so it is kind of fun to see where the author is taking it. I'll probably read the rest of the series. It's not going to change the world or anything, but is definitely entertaining.
This is a re-read for me and I think I enjoyed it a little less this time around. Everything that went down in Dallas was kind of boring for me, but there were certain parts that I thought were interesting. Luna and Eric in particular. Things did come full circle in the end with the murder that was introduced in the beginning of the book and in a way it was taken care of. For some reason or another I just really did not like Bill in this book. I'd like see more of Jason, Eric, Sam and Andy going forward. I may be playing character favorites ;)
I like this series for a mental vacation. It's like candy: sugary, with no nutritional value.
I have been leaning into the cheesy (read: non-scary) vampire novels lately. Escapism into a fantasy world is a valid coping mechanism that I am employing. This is my second read-through of the book. I first read books 1 & 2 (and part of the 3rd) of the Sookie Stackhouse novel series quite a few years ago - probably 10 years ago? It was after True Blood had been released on HBO, and I was quite intrigued by the series. I (almost) always enjoy original source material more than the movies/TV shows inspired by it. SO - I read the first in the series last year (which is not so long ago, haha), and this book is the first finished book of my 50 book goal for 2021. It is the second in the Sookie Stackhouse novel series upon which the HBO series True Blood is based. Let’s get into what I think about it.
What I liked: This is a vampire-heavy, supernatural romance-series narrated by a female protagonist (with lots of sass and spunk). Descriptions of affection between the main characters are fairly steamy-sexy without being overly graphic. It’s fun to read a story set in Dallas being a big city close to my chosen home of Houston. Overall, it’s an easy-enjoyable read. Those are all positives for me.
What I didn’t like: It’s been made known to me that many authors tend to use food descriptions to illustrate POC, and now that I’ve been made aware...I see it more and more. In this particular book when white characters are described they get descriptions of hair color, eye color, etc. White characters don’t generally have their skin tone described in more detail than “chalky pale” (read: vampire) or “perfect.” It’s not even described many times. It just is. However, with POC characters we get: “He was maybe five foot eight, and his Hispanic ancestry gave him the toast-colored complexion and dark eyes of a don.” and “Cleo’s huge milk-chocolate boobs were glistening.” What I’m saying is that I don’t really like that only the characters of color are likened to food products when every single human is a potential meal to a vampire. At least be consistent and describe all the white humans like food too - right?. (Alternatively, authors could choose other adjectives). That being said, it’s not pervasive enough to keep me from continuing reading the series (yet).
Words/phrases I looked up:
kept woman - woman who is given a home and money by a man who she has a sexual relationship with. People often also use ‘kept man’ humorously about a man.
Bourre - a trick-taking gambling card game primarily played in the Acadiana region of Louisiana in the United States of America. Also commonly known as Bouré and Boo-Ray.
tout de suite - immediately; at once. "she left tout de suite"
CW: death, violence, extreme religious views, sexual assault, explicit language, suicide
Cry Count: 0
Scary Scale: 1/5
Overall Rating: 4/5
This is a good book for those 16 and over who like fantasy stories featuring mythical/supernatural creatures in a realistic and southern USA setting.
What I liked: This is a vampire-heavy, supernatural romance-series narrated by a female protagonist (with lots of sass and spunk). Descriptions of affection between the main characters are fairly steamy-sexy without being overly graphic. It’s fun to read a story set in Dallas being a big city close to my chosen home of Houston. Overall, it’s an easy-enjoyable read. Those are all positives for me.
What I didn’t like: It’s been made known to me that many authors tend to use food descriptions to illustrate POC, and now that I’ve been made aware...I see it more and more. In this particular book when white characters are described they get descriptions of hair color, eye color, etc. White characters don’t generally have their skin tone described in more detail than “chalky pale” (read: vampire) or “perfect.” It’s not even described many times. It just is. However, with POC characters we get: “He was maybe five foot eight, and his Hispanic ancestry gave him the toast-colored complexion and dark eyes of a don.” and “Cleo’s huge milk-chocolate boobs were glistening.” What I’m saying is that I don’t really like that only the characters of color are likened to food products when every single human is a potential meal to a vampire. At least be consistent and describe all the white humans like food too - right?. (Alternatively, authors could choose other adjectives). That being said, it’s not pervasive enough to keep me from continuing reading the series (yet).
Words/phrases I looked up:
kept woman - woman who is given a home and money by a man who she has a sexual relationship with. People often also use ‘kept man’ humorously about a man.
Bourre - a trick-taking gambling card game primarily played in the Acadiana region of Louisiana in the United States of America. Also commonly known as Bouré and Boo-Ray.
tout de suite - immediately; at once. "she left tout de suite"
CW: death, violence, extreme religious views, sexual assault, explicit language, suicide
Cry Count: 0
Scary Scale: 1/5
Overall Rating: 4/5
This is a good book for those 16 and over who like fantasy stories featuring mythical/supernatural creatures in a realistic and southern USA setting.
Again, as good as the first time around!
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6/12/11
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I like the first one enough to read the second one, but the second one wasn't nearly as good as the first.