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A review by lenorayoder
Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris
4.0
I'm not sure what people have against the later books in the series - I really liked this one! I like that Sookie, her world, and her friends are becoming more complex, and that Sookie is growing and changing as she adapts to her circumstances and struggles to figure out the right thing to do in situations that get further and further from the moral framework she grew up with.
Some of the earlier books in this series struggled to balance the return-to-the-norm standard that a lot of mystery series have with the fact that Sookie faces extreme circumstances, and it would be a little ridiculous to her to return to the somewhat sheltered and naive character she was in the first book. I think this book and the last one have resolved that struggle well. Sookie has changed and become more cautious, but her innate concern for others and desire to help and do good are still very much present.
Some of the earlier books in this series struggled to balance the return-to-the-norm standard that a lot of mystery series have with the fact that Sookie faces extreme circumstances, and it would be a little ridiculous to her to return to the somewhat sheltered and naive character she was in the first book. I think this book and the last one have resolved that struggle well. Sookie has changed and become more cautious, but her innate concern for others and desire to help and do good are still very much present.