I liked the plot of this one, with the Were war, the Vampire takeover, and Eric slowly coming back into the picture. I also really like where she has gone with Sookie's friendship with Amelia. I have one beef with Ms. Harris though, in that I feel like she sets up these great big battles (like the Vamp takeover for example) but when we get to the climax, it is a quick resolution. I want a little slashing & fighting & blood (hello, it's about vampires!!) I feel really let down when we get to the big moments. Other than that, this was definitely one of my favorite books of the series. There was a lot going on, but I like that in a series when I know there will be plenty more coming to flesh the plots out! ( )

Giving a book any stars means I like it. If i decide to rate a book it still means its really really good. This is a good book but it felt like it should have been divided into part 1, part 2 and part 3. This almost felt like 2 or 3 novella's tied together in one book which is good. The format is a nice change from the previous books and not all the problems Sookie faces needs to conclude at the end of every book. She can conclude one before another one starts. Thats real life.

First off Sookie is trying to prevent a civil war in the Shreveport Were pack. There is a hostel take over of the Vamps of Louisiana. Then Sookie has to deal with some panther issues in the Hotshot community.

Also we meet a remarkable gentleman by the name of Niall. He wants to be in Sookies life. He is also connected to Claudine and Claude. He is very different and also very powerful. He also meets Sam, so Sookie can talk to someone about him.

This is a good installment and definitely leaves you with wanting more and waiting for the next book. As always its a year before the next one comes out. ( )

I am still loving the Sookie Stackhouse series - can't wait to get book nine - the surprise at the end makes me worry about the next book. I really want to see what comes of the characters we are already so invested in before I learn about additional ones. It's a great read - the books never seem long enough.

I have been a huge fan of this series since I started it and so I was very excited when I finally got a chance to read the eighth book in the Southern Vampire Mystery series.

This books is similar to the earlier ones in that we have Sookie Stackhouse dealing with vampires and shape shifters. She also meets some new family members and learns a little about her family.

On the negative side, I felt like this book was less of one comprehensive plot and more of a couple of stories thrown together a bit haphazardly. Don't get me wrong - I still enjoyed this book. I just didn't get the feeling of a major over-arching plot. It was a bit annoying.

That said, I will still be buying Dead and Gone (the ninth book in the series) as soon as it is out in paperback. ( )

Book number eight... which means I've reached the end of the mass-market paperbacks and the next will come with a hardcover price tag. Ridiculously enough, I was rather thrown with this one in the beginning, because my copy has a different font set than all the others. And I'm still not quite sure what to make of the cover (even though it's pretty obvious for all the others), as Bill takes a bit of a backseat, but his presence on the cover seems to indicate he's a big player.
We're back in Bon Temps after the disaster explosion at the vampire summit that nearly killed everyone -- and no one seems to have walked away unscarred. As if the repercussions of that weren't enough to deal with, Charlaine Harris moves full speed ahead on tossing in a whole host of new complications and plot points. Quinn is MIA (though we know he made it out), leaving Sookie in the lurch and wondering why he isn't in contact. Bill tells her that he's still in love with her. (No surprise.) And while it's been quite some time since book four, Eric finally has a glimmer of memory about his time that he and Sookie spent together. On the non-romance front, Sookie aquires a new houseguest when Amelia's witch mentor comes to stay, and Amelia's dad visits to drop the bomb-shell that he knows Sookie's deceased cousin Hadley's ex-husband... and apparently, there's a baby. Oh, and we meet Sookie's great-grandfather, a prince of the fae who warns Sookie to be on her guard in case people try to hurt her to get to him. Like she needed another host of supernatural enemies. Of course, the weres and the vamps are a little busy at the moment, dealing with their own internal wars.
This one is so not a book for someone who just wants one clear storyline. Big things are happening to change the entire supernatural world... and Sookie seems to be mixed up in it all. ( )