Living Dead in Dallas (Southern Vampire Mysteries, Book 2) by Charlaine Harris Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Living Dead in Dallas (Southern Vampire Mysteries, Book 2)
Book Review: Great Book!
Summary: 5 Stars
I love this entire series! If you like mystery with a little comedy and romance you'll love it! They are a quick read and they are great to read over and over, you can just fall in love with the characters!Book Review: Not quite one, but still good.
Summary: 4 Stars
the night is dark and eerie when a cook is murdered and Sookie is determined to find the truth. Soon after she's on her way to Dallas to locate a lost member of the Vamps. But is finding Farrell going to be what Eric has out-lined? Or will some horrible secrets be revealed in the hunt? Well, this is a Charlaine Harris novel so I guess the answer is obvious....of course there will be trouble - and what trouble it is. We're given murders, kidnappings, deceit, dismay, threats, and shape shifting during Sookie's adventure to find the answer she seeks. Like some of the other reviewers, I, too, feel this is not quite on par with the first book in the series, but it's still worth reading.
Editor of the highly recommended novel: Fates by Georgiou Tino: Best of 2008
Book Review: Blue-collar romance/thriller with a healthy dash of horror
Summary: 4 Stars
It's been a few years since I read Dead Until Dark (Southern Vampire Mysteries, No. 1), the entertaining first book in Charlaine Harris' Sookie Stackhouse series, but Living Dead in Dallas works quite well as a standalone novel, with Harris weaving the key points of her background story seamlessly into the fabric of this fast-paced sequel that's more violent than I remember the first one being. Equal parts romance and thriller, with a liberal dash of horror, Harris makes it work on the strength of Sookie's appealing character, a blue collar, no-nonsense Southern gal who defies most stereotypes while knowingly indulging in others when it suits her purposes...and who also happens to be a telepath in a world where vampires live openly among the living, and werewolves and other supernatural creatures exist in the shadows. There's actually two unconnected stories here, but together they nicely flesh out Sookie's world and set the stage for what should be a long-running series, not just novels, but the upcoming HBO show, too.Book Review: This was terrible..
Summary: 1 Stars
How many supernatural creatures does it take to screw in a light bulb?
Seriously though, how much plot fodder can you stuff into this book? I enjoyed the first book about half/half, with hopes that the second would be more connecting. It's not. It's the complete opposite. I struggled so bad to finish it.
For a small time waitress to be waiting to meet a vampire, she sure is flippant when it comes to love. I was so confused when it seems like the love of her life and the one she gave up her precious virginity too, Bill, took a somewhat sort of back seat and her boss stepped on up in the first couple of pages and laid the love down on her. It's pathetic. She even goes on to say "Gosh, its a terrible thing to date your boss!"
Instead of something like "Don't touch me again" or "Not interested?"
Then we realize that there's some sort of mythical creature (I don't care to remember the name, that's how important it was) another telepath, more shape shifters, and werewolves.
Oh, and lets not forget the murder that happened, and right after she skips town with a vampire. Wouldn't that look suspicious to anyone? Anyone? Guess not.
In conclusion, don't waste your time on this.
Book Review: Sookie Stackhouse is at it again
Summary: 4 Stars
How much more danger and adventure can Sookie Stackhouse get into?? Apparently quite a bit! I'm not sure I enjoyed this book quite as much as the first one, Dead Until Dark, but it still was entertaining. The whole issue with the fanatical fellowship was really interesting, and was left a little open for further mention in other books. I did feel that the murder that occured in Bon Temps was wraped up too quickly and not really given much development. I also didn't think the introduction of the maenad was very developed as well, but hopefully that will be brought up in future books. Despite these flaws, I'm just loving Sookie and Bill and all the other characters and am looking foward to reading the rest of the series.