JUST FOLLOWING THE STORYLINE... AND CAN'T WAIT TILL THE NEXT BOOK ( )

A Sookie Stackhouse book, focusing on Sookie's adventures at a Vampire Summit. This book had a lot of things going on to keep the pages turning, including betrayal, deceit, the continuing story of Barry the Bellboy, and what happens when you throw a coffin out the 15th storey window of a hotel. ( )

If possible, I'd rate this at 2 1/2 stars. These books are starting to lose their magic for me. Of course, I'll continue reading them because I'm quite attached to the characters, and I have hope that the books will capture my interest as they previously have done. It took me some time to get through this book. Although there was so much going on, it was as if TOO much was going on. The story was convoluted and, unlike the other books in the series, was not a page turner. The plot was predictable, and at times ridiculous. My eyeballs hurt from all the eye-rolling due to my impatience and frustration with the story. I didn't lose myself in this book. In fact, I would get restless while reading it, and found myself quickly skimming through the painfully slow parts. I thought Eric's role in the wedding was amusing. Definitely not my favorite in the series. ( )

This is an adventure-filled story with a twisted plot, and a tangled web of mysteries. So Sookie finally goes to the summit with the Queen, Eric and Pam, the Nameless ex, and others. With superb writing, Charlaine Harris also took me to that action so I got to experience it first hand.The things I liked about this are more Eric, Pam's history, Quinn's background, or most of it, and more Eric. He doesn't trust his feelings for Sookie and somehow he got a hold of her here and his character was consistent here. He's really sweet, in his own way.Sookie also reunited with Barry (Living Dead in Dallas), the other telepath she met and they're great partners at what they do. So Amelia's living with her now and she's just plain annoying sometimes and Jason finally marries.As usual, Harris tied loose ends in the end and leaves something more for readers to look forward to. I still picture Quinn like Vin Diesel, fits the description well and I'm neutral about him, he's just OK, not boring, but not exciting either. I hope the next book has more Eric. I'm all for him, with or without Sookie LOL ( )