But the premise that made these books so popular holds true. During a meeting with her previously absent great-grandfather Sookie is led to give a slight amount of thought (which is the most she can manage in any case) to her most recent ancestors. From Dead to Worse is the eighth book in Charlaine Harris's series The Southern Vampire Mysteries. [ how many more telepaths is Sookie going to come across? There is a brief "war" between the two packs, with the Shreveport pack emerging victorious, Alcide now in charge. That's what's rough about this book: there is no payoff. Plus, the fairy stuff comes in more and that was never my favorite part of the series. A dead phone is a phone that you are unable to turn it on. For some reason she’s not even slightly perturbed by this obsessive stalker behaviour. I recall skimming a lot of this because I just wasn't interested in the werewolf politics and war. She decides that given Quinn's familial responsibilities, she does not wish to have a romantic relationship with him. “I want to be first. 0441015891 Book 8 was read super fast by me, but relished like super spicy green coconut thai curry, as I now realize that only sporadically will I be afforded the opportunity to read up on Sookie & pals.Imagine my surprise when on an unwanted trip to WalMart I found the new Charlaine Harris, on sale, and newly printed on paperback! The more I read this series, the more I like it. Meanwhile Sookie’s flatmate has a brief lesbian relationship with Pam the vampire before deciding Welcome back. Too maI read an interview with CH saying she had started this book, got off an tangent, and realized she'd finished the book not just the tangent. CH is an amazing author so I don't fault her. [Charlaine Harris] -- After Hurricane Katrina and the manmade explosion at the vampire summit in New Orleans, Sookie Stackhouse faces danger, death, and, once again, betrayal by someone she loves. I always disliked how their relationship ended. These plots eventually lead to yet another supernatural battle or incredible dullness. There is a lot of history and a whole mess of background characters and ex-love interests clogging up the works. Breaking fingers! This gal just cannot catch a break! Sookie’s problems with other women, prominent throughout all the books in this series, reach a previously unmanaged level of vileness in this volume. She finally sees Quinn again. Sookie even meets another relative, her fairy great-grandfather. Sookie, Sookie, Sookie. But that’s the way I feel.” (Sookie Stackhouse)” This book seemed like somewhat of a transition. This seems like the actions of a crazy, self-obsessed bitch to me, but as none of the characters other than the girl herself share my view the mind and character alteration proceeds. But since Harris has worked so hard to earn my animosity so fully, I shall continue with the denigration she so richly deserves. She begins:I liked this book so much better than the one before it and I’ve been trying to figure out why but am coming up empty-handed. The plot seems even weaker than usual, although perhaps that’s only due to it beginning to wear out through overuse. Having read the novel, I understand why. I've kinda stopped comparing it to the tv show now.......kinda. Yes, it would have made marketing the book a bit difficult, but might have given readers a better idea of what to expect.This book could have been subtitled "How to Wind About Four Different Tiny Storylines into One Relatively Small Book and Maintain a Ridiculous Level of Detail So That Readers Can Calculate Exactly How Much Coffee My Heroine Drinks Each Day". From Dead to Worse is described by the publisher as the "pivotal eighth book" in the series. CH is an amazing author so I don't fault her. There isn't so much as a unified plot or mystery in this book as there is a series of short stories, all arranging pawns and changing plotlines for future payoff. Witchkrieg Witchery.
At any rate, said wedding is massively dull. After not liking the last installment overmuch (All Together Dead), I thought FDTW was a nice return to Sookie's roots and the foundation that made the series so good in the first place - Sookie being herself back home in Bon Temps, Louisiana. The book ends as she promises the boy and his father she'll be there to help whenever they need it. Sookie’s mother didn’t adore her. CH does a good job of keeping readers 'up to speed' about relevant plot info from other books, without sacrificing too much of her otherwise quality prose. Wearer of wolf’s skin 3. If I'm not mistaken, Quinn is just almost written off in this one until Sookie finds out where he's been. Hopefully this set up for an amazing book 9.Imagine my surprise when on an unwanted trip to WalMart I found the new Charlaine Harris, on sale, and newly printed on paperback! Eric has a couple of surprises for her, and gets a big one himself. If this damning indictment of her own mother and females in general wasn’t enough, Sookie, learning of her grandmother having born children to a man other than her husband, then proceeds to make one of the most disgusting statements I have ever had the misfortune to read:This is not the first time by any means that Harris has made light of rape, but previously I was able to temper my repulsion somewhat with the hope that she spoke in ignorance alone.