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Dead Ever After
by Charlaine Harris
It looks like I'm going to be one of the few to say this - which I think is a shame, but definitely a compliment for how much people were wound into the storyline of this series - but I loved this book, and how Harris ended the series.
Now, I don't want to pop any spoilers into the mix, but what I will say is this: Sookie is quite seriously at a significant crossroads in her life given the events of the last book. She is taking a long - hard - look at her life, and she's exhausted. This is a young woman who - from book one - has pined to be normal. She never wanted her abilities. She wanted to be normal, to get married, to grow old and have babies. And none of that has ever really felt possible for her. What pieces of normalcy she has - her job, her kin, her home - she holds onto tightly and tries to let nothing she does interfere with that in any way. But minds are open books to Sookie, and that's always been the root of her problems.
So this book, which is the end of the series, was also in many ways a beginning for the character. And, again, I loved it. I loved that she stayed true to her character and what was important to her. I loved that the other characters in the books - especially the men in Sookie's life - stayed true to their characters. I like that the progressions felt natural, and that having a major, life-changing moment could have impact on Sookie.
So, thank you Charlaine Harris. In the interest of full disclosure: I'd been rooting for that particular pairing since the introduction of the characters, but that's beside the point. They're your characters. And thank you for writing them so honestly.
Now, I don't want to pop any spoilers into the mix, but what I will say is this: Sookie is quite seriously at a significant crossroads in her life given the events of the last book. She is taking a long - hard - look at her life, and she's exhausted. This is a young woman who - from book one - has pined to be normal. She never wanted her abilities. She wanted to be normal, to get married, to grow old and have babies. And none of that has ever really felt possible for her. What pieces of normalcy she has - her job, her kin, her home - she holds onto tightly and tries to let nothing she does interfere with that in any way. But minds are open books to Sookie, and that's always been the root of her problems.
So this book, which is the end of the series, was also in many ways a beginning for the character. And, again, I loved it. I loved that she stayed true to her character and what was important to her. I loved that the other characters in the books - especially the men in Sookie's life - stayed true to their characters. I like that the progressions felt natural, and that having a major, life-changing moment could have impact on Sookie.
So, thank you Charlaine Harris. In the interest of full disclosure: I'd been rooting for that particular pairing since the introduction of the characters, but that's beside the point. They're your characters. And thank you for writing them so honestly.