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Lafayette was a fun character, but I have to admit that I didn't sense that great of a friendship between Lafayette and Sookie. Add in a very oddly populated orgy, some strangely behaved (not in the normal strange ways) vampires, and more all add up to a fun continuation with book two. I enjoy escaping into a good book and while I wasn't driven to continually read, I did find myself thinking about it when I wasn't.This book begins with Sookie's friend's murder.
Andy's (the detective) sister asks Sookie to listen to the bar clients' thoughts to see if she can help track down his murderer. I think the question for book two is, Where's Bill. Meanwhile, Sookie is drawn away to Dallas as Eric, the head vampire in the area, offers her services up to the vamps there to help find a missing "brother." There she almost immediately gets caught up in some very "compound" sounding religious politics and just happens to run into another shapeshifter who helps to save her butt.
Once again, another fun Sookie book. Unfortunately, he happens to be found in the back seat of the police detective's car. It seems like he's always missing, sleeping or disappearing when he's most needed, however, we do get to meet some other supernatural creatures like the Maenad and the Dallas shapeshifters, well, Luna at least.
(Such a shame. What a great writing thread that would have been to follow).
Then she's face-to-face with a beastly creature that gives her a painful - and poisonous - lashing. Easier said than done. And that's hard to do because I really liked the first book, too - perhaps I felt more invested with the characters this time around. Cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse is on a streak of bad luck. I even recommended this series to my fiance after I finished #2. There's just one condition: The vampires must promise to behave - and let the humans go unharmed. If you haven't given Sookie a try, it's time.
Even though Sookie has her own vampire to look out for her - her red-hot, cold-blooded boyfriend, Bill - she has to admit that the bloodsuckers did save her life. I couldn't believe how much I was sucked in - moreso than the first book times one hundred. There was the normal 'big' action scene that many mysteries have, but after that was done there were several others, some even just a few pages from the end. So when one of the local undead asks for a favor, she feels like she owes him. The entire time I was wishing I was reading the next Sookie book, so I ended up giving up on the recommendation (sorry Peacock :( ) and reading Living Dead in Dallas in a very short amount of time.My biggest shock was the amount of action that made it nearly impossible to stop reading.
First her coworker is murdered and no one seems to care. All it takes is one delicious blonde and one small mistake for things to turn deadly.After I finished Sookie Stackhouse #1, I tried to read a library book I had rented out (Murder with Peacocks) because it was recommended to me. She's supposed to interview certain humans involved. Enter the vampires, who graciously suck the poison from her veins (like they didn't enjoy it). Soon Sookie's in Dallas, using her telepathic skills to search for a missing vampire.
It was hard to put down. Harris has a way of making the end of every chapter a cliff hanger. The second book in the Sookie Stackhouse series kept me enthralled from the very beginning. Ms.
Let me begin by saying I wanted to like Charlaine Harris' "Sookie Stackhouse" novels, but I just can't. Bill and Sookie's only interactions are sexual, and the plot gets watered down because the two can't even get through a simple conversation without ripping each other's clothes off/biting each other. First, I don't care at all about any of the characters. She is inconsistent, obnoxious, and immature.
She relies heavily on sex scenes in an attempt to trick her reader into thinking these characters are passionate, but really all you're left with it a boring horny vampire and an even less thrilling narrator.In conclusion: I would recommend the TV series to people instead of the books. This is all very strange considering they have no chemistry and their interactions don't even make sense. While I think Harris' series could have gone somewhere great (and I think HBO has done a great job with it) the overall attempt failed. Both are graphic, but at least HBO has made Sookie interesting. Her writing is nondescript, and she breezes over things the reader finds more interesting. I made it through the first two books, and must admit I regret buying the boxed set sight unseen.There are a couple problems.
Sometimes, it is even troublesome how Sookie could have just been battered in some sort of accident, and when Bill sees her he won't even give the poor girl a night off. And don't bother buying the boxed set-- you'll probably just want to turn around and sell it on Amazon marketplace. Sookie is one of the most unlikeable and unbelievable protagonists I have ever experienced. All of this leads me to wonder how an old, worldly vampire would be interested in her.Harris does not do a good job in making her reader believe this relationship.
I thought it was just plain stupid. Won't be finishing any more of this series (especially if they continue on in this vein). No plot, except sex, weird religions and junk fiction. Can I give negative stars to this book. Not recommended. It was so, so bad. Seriously. I actually enjoyed Book 1, but this was just too much.
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