This was by far my favorite out of the Sookie Stackhouse series. Eric, the vampire, is the best character, and to be honest...I only read the books for him. I was very pleased that he was such a big character in this book. I am getting a bit tired of the Debbie Pelt drama though. I feel like the author is forcing Alcide onto me and I'm not interested. ( )

The next installment of the Sookie Stackhouse series has Sookie traveling with the Queen of Louisiana to the summit where all vampires and their entourage gather in a conference type setting. They plead court cases, sell products, and party at a big ball. Sookie is there to read the human minds, but comes to find that nothing ever goes as planned. The Queen and her party are weak after Hurricane Katrina and trying to regain power in their region. Sookie finds herself up against the Queen’s child, and becomes bonded to Eric in the process, unsure about the consequences. And when tragedy strikes the hotel, Sookie finds herself wondering who she can trust and what will happen next.

I enjoyed this book more than the previous, and am very intrigued as to where book 8 will take her character and relationships. Considering I only have a couple left to last me until the next release, I’m going to try and string out the next read as long as possible and catch up with some other books.

These books are light & easy, but I'm getting a little bored. I hate meeting characters that later get killed or don't really matter. I like a twist at the end, one of those "AHA!" moments, but I can usually see these endings coming. While I feel like we might actually be getting somewhere with the Eric/Sookie relationship, we'll have to see. I must say my favorite part of the book is when I read the scene that describes the picture on the cover...it's like my "where's waldo" moment. How sad is that? *L* ( )

Wow!!!

I think this is most action packed book we've had. Sookie joins the Queen's group to go to a conference in Illinois. She has a lot to do to try and help out the Queen reestablish her power base after the huricane. Sookie trys to spend more time with Quinn and has difficulty doing that. The Queen's right hand Andre becomes intrested in Sookie but for a different reason. And the Fellowship of the Sun rears its angry head. Its up to Sookie and Barry the Bellboy to try and step in and help save the sleeping vamps.

There is a lot of recovery going on after this. The vamps around the country wont ever be the same. ( )

Love the twisting plot - the many faceted characters and the fun. I find myself constantly confused as to who I want Sookie to end up with in the end. Perhaps there is a character we have yet to meet...