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A review by unielesta
Dead Ever After by Charlaine Harris
3.0
Okay, first of all I'll admit that 5 stars is being generous. And I'll admit part of that is to counter the ratings from people giving low scores because they didn't get the ending they wanted. (And no, I am NOT saying that everyone rating this book 1 star is doing so because of that.)
Anyway, things I liked:
-Sookie not becoming a vampire.
-Sookie ending up with Sam. Though I kind of wanted her to end up with Bill, I liked Sam too. I also don't think this was surprising especially if you look back at their relationship over the course of the books.
-Most of the characters, other than the ones who wanted kill Sookie, had happy endings, or at least neutral ones. (I suppose the exception there might be Eric, depending on how voluntary you think his marriage to Freyda was.)
-The reappearance of characters like Barry, Bob and Amelia. While I didn't love any of them in the sense that I needed them in the book, it was still really nice to see them again.
-I liked how a lot of the people of Bon Temps/regulars in the series gathered around and supported Sookie when she was arrested. It was nice how many people loved or at least accepted her.
I'm sure there will be more things that I'll think of later.
And in the interest of fairness, things I didn't like:
-Not enough Pam. Yes, she was around, but not enough. Though I'll admit this is me being biased since she was my favorite character in the series.
-Bubba not making an appearance at all. When he was first introduced way back in Dead Until Dark, I kind of rolled my eyes and was like, really? But after a while I came to like the former King.
-My least trivial complaint, which is more a series complaint than just about this book: Exactly how many people wanted Sookie dead? It almost became a cliche after a while, all the attempts on her life. And it would have been nice if there had been more supes who didn't want to a)have sex with her, b)kill her, or c)both. (I'll just say that yes, I realize there were plenty that didn't fall into that category. But there were quite a few who did, too.)
Again, I'm sure I'll think of more things later.
Overall, I liked this book and this series. None of the things I disliked were things I really cared about, at least not enough to make a huge negative impact. And maybe I have a different perspective since I've read these books over the course of the last couple months instead of the last 13 years, but I really enjoyed getting to know all the characters and I'm actually going to miss most of them.
EDIT: I still really like this book (and the series, and of course I've since thought of a LOT more to say), but I've decided to change my rating to 4 stars because I want it to be my reaction to the book itself, not my reaction to the other reviews.
Anyway, things I liked:
-Sookie not becoming a vampire.
-Sookie ending up with Sam. Though I kind of wanted her to end up with Bill, I liked Sam too. I also don't think this was surprising especially if you look back at their relationship over the course of the books.
-Most of the characters, other than the ones who wanted kill Sookie, had happy endings, or at least neutral ones. (I suppose the exception there might be Eric, depending on how voluntary you think his marriage to Freyda was.)
-The reappearance of characters like Barry, Bob and Amelia. While I didn't love any of them in the sense that I needed them in the book, it was still really nice to see them again.
-I liked how a lot of the people of Bon Temps/regulars in the series gathered around and supported Sookie when she was arrested. It was nice how many people loved or at least accepted her.
I'm sure there will be more things that I'll think of later.
And in the interest of fairness, things I didn't like:
-Not enough Pam. Yes, she was around, but not enough. Though I'll admit this is me being biased since she was my favorite character in the series.
-Bubba not making an appearance at all. When he was first introduced way back in Dead Until Dark, I kind of rolled my eyes and was like, really? But after a while I came to like the former King.
-My least trivial complaint, which is more a series complaint than just about this book: Exactly how many people wanted Sookie dead? It almost became a cliche after a while, all the attempts on her life. And it would have been nice if there had been more supes who didn't want to a)have sex with her, b)kill her, or c)both. (I'll just say that yes, I realize there were plenty that didn't fall into that category. But there were quite a few who did, too.)
Again, I'm sure I'll think of more things later.
Overall, I liked this book and this series. None of the things I disliked were things I really cared about, at least not enough to make a huge negative impact. And maybe I have a different perspective since I've read these books over the course of the last couple months instead of the last 13 years, but I really enjoyed getting to know all the characters and I'm actually going to miss most of them.
EDIT: I still really like this book (and the series, and of course I've since thought of a LOT more to say), but I've decided to change my rating to 4 stars because I want it to be my reaction to the book itself, not my reaction to the other reviews.