Again, a great novel about my favorite heroine of the moment! I'm starting to prefer this series above the Twilight Saga. The characters are so much more likeable, and funny. I'd love to meet Charlaine Harris in person, she must be hilarious.
Also, I like the addition of a weretiger, who wouldn't want one for a boyfriend? ( )

*** Spoiler alert for those who haven't read the previous books! ***

Well now. This is Book 6 in the Southern Vampire series.

Sookie is managing fine without Vampire Bill after rescinding his invitation to her house at the end of Book 4, following his indiscretions with Lorena, and she has no shortage of suitors just waiting to take his place. As ever there is Sam, Sookie's shapeshifter boss who has always had a crush on her; Calvin Norris, elder of the shapeshifter community in Hotshot; Alcide Hervaux, a werewolf that she met in Mississipi in Book 3, and now the delectable Quinn - a weretiger.

Sookie however doesn't seem to be desperate to jump into a new relationship, particularly when someone seems to be trying to kill her.

If you were wondering why Sookie is hotter than a girl with beer-flavoured baps, especially where the supernatural community is concerned, all is revealed in this book. We also learn why Vampire Bill really came to Bon Temps.

These books are getting more and more enjoyable. While they're definitely not literature, they are pretty well-written and populated with an interesting cast of characters and plots, and are therefore hard for me to stop reading once I've started. HBO aren't sticking religiously to events in the books, so they're definitely worth a read to see how things were originally meant by the author. ( )

Definitely Dead is full of truly shocking revelations. There is so much going on in this novel, it's surprising how easy it is to follow all the action. Each mystery had a conclusion that completely surprised me. I'm not quite sure about this Quinn fellow, but at least his character is interesting. I absolutely loved all of the focus on Queen Sophie-Anne. It looks like we'll be seeing a lot more of her, which I'm really looking forward to. Definitely Dead is definitely a stellar Southern Vampire novel. ( )

My Thoughts
Apparently reading the Sookie short story "One Word Answer" would have saved me quite a bit of confusion in the first portion of the book, so if you are reading the series, I would recommend reading it before Definitely Dead.

The plot premise is that Sookie's cousin Hadley has died, and to tie up some loose ends, Sookie travels to Hadley's home. Unfortunately (or fortunately depending), in Sookie's world tying up loose ends involves vampires, witches, weres, blood, death, and sex.

My nitpick with this series has always been Sookie's apparently irresistible charm to every male (and some female) supernatural who crosses her path. We've now seen Sookie flirt or sleep with Bill, Alcide, Sam, and Eric. Lo and behold, in this installment, Sookie hooks up with a newbie named Quinn, who I have to say is rather fascinating. But seriously? Is this series going to be a continuous string of liaisons with male supes? Eh, we shall see. ( )

An improvement over the previous book. Sookie goes to New Orleans to clean up her dead cousin Hadley's apartment and to meet the queen of Louisiana. The overarching plots move decidedly forward with two dramatic revelations. However, I don't like Quinn, and his scenes with Sookie read as forced and overly sweet. Thankfully he's not in the book too much though. ( )