Review: Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris
Posted by: Laura on: November 19, 2009
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Thank goodness, I enjoyed this one much more than the previous Sookie Stackhouse book!
Sookie has her love life under control, and is pursuing only one man– Quinn, a were tiger. She’s dealing with feelings from past relationships (or almost relationships), and that’s fine. We have an explanation for her rather extreme attractiveness to supernatural men.
I like how her relationship with Eric is playing out– she’s making it clear she isn’t falling in line as one of his subjects. Both are dealing with emotional fallout from past events, and are struggling for a grip on what this means to them.
I was interested in the background we get on Bill. I like the new character of Amelia.
Better yet, we have a plot or two! There were actual mystery/adventures that held my interest. There were also details of how vampire society works, and I always like that part of the world-building.
Looking around the net a bit, I found out there is a short story that falls between Dead as a Doornail and this one that fills in some of the details that I was wondering if I’d missed somewhere.
I read Dead as a Doornail for the Sookie Stackhouse Reading Challenge. This is book 6 of 9.
Other reviews:
- Alison’s Book Marks
- Chick Loves Lit
- Bellas Novella
- A Reader’s Random Ramblings
- Moonlight to Twilight Blog
- Ashley’s Library
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