I especially liked the humor interwoven throughout the book and how Charlaine expertly designed and revealed her mystery throughout the novel. There is nothing really earth shattering in this series, but it is a solid and quirky urban fantasy that every reader can enjoy-most especially fans of True Blood who were disappointed with the turn the series took. And just like the first time I read the book, I loved Sam the best out of all Sookie’s potential paramours (except for Eric, of course). With this dynamic, the slapping episode made a lot more sense to me than it did in True Blood. The two relied on each other, despite their constant struggle to comprehend one another. I thought the dynamic between Sookie and Jason was much more interesting. Jason too, a character that often made me groan in the show, is more understandable and sympathetic. Heck, I hated Vampire Bill, Sookie’s new boyfriend, in True Blood, but even he was better in the books. Characters that I disliked were suddenly worthy of another chance. Overall, the novel painted her as much more of a lost soul and created more sympathy for her taboo relations with vampires.īut that’s not the only thing the book does better. Instead of not showing up to work all the time due to vampire business-like in the show-in the book, she was the most reliable of all Sam’s waitresses. I adored that Sookie was firm in what she was willing to take from other people and seemed less flighty and more responsible as a whole. I also enjoyed that the book took her characterization further, revealing her disappointment at her inability to succeed at college and also her discomfort at being intimate with anyone due to being overwhelmed with peoples’ thoughts. I liked that she attempted to hide her telepathic ability from the world instead of being so brazen about the fact that she can read minds, like in the show. Sookie was more, relatable, capable, and less foolhardy. The characters were more complex and their actions are more understandable. I immediately preferred Dead Until Dark to the television series.

I first read the Sookie Stackhouse series many years ago, but a recent guilty pleasure binge watch of True Blood on Amazon Prime inspired me to pick up the series at my local used bookstore and read them again. Maybe having a vampire for a boyfriend isn't such a bright idea. Until the vampire of her dreams walks into her life-and one of her coworkers checks out. Sookie Stackhouse is just a small-time cocktail waitress in small-town Louisiana. Genres: Fantasy, Fantasy & Magic, Paranormal, Urban Fantasyīuy on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, The Book Depository

Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1) by Charlaine Harris

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