Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine HarrisAfter just finishing this book earlier this evening, I was pleased with how Sookie's 5th adventure turned out. This is perhaps the busiest book so far, with a lot going on around Sookie. The main mystery this time involves an unknown sniper who is targeting shifters, injuring them and sometimes even killing them. Sookie's brother Jason becomes something of a suspect in the shifter community, and Sookie herself is even attacked and her house is torched. We also have sub-plots involving Sookie's friend Tara who is involved in a forced relationship with a vampire, as well as Sookie becoming involved in were politics as a new pack leader is chosen.
For the first time in the series the vampires take a back seat to the action, which at first did take a while to get used to. However, the shift from vampires to wares allows the author to really explore the mythology (and politics) surrounding a community, which unlike the vampire community, is still living in secret. But Bill, Eric and Pam do make appearances, along with a new vampire bartender Charles who is hired to work at Merlotte's and of course Bubba the vampire formerly known as Elvis.
If you have read any of the previous Sookie books then there's plenty to satisfy you here. Sookie is her usual self, fun, bouncy and often quite brassy, and there is the usual mix of action, romance and the supernatural. There's a colourful cast of characters, some returning from previous books, others new ones who I'm sure we'll see more of in coming books. Of course Sookie's love life is also a focus, and wherever this girl goes men seem to fall in love with her. Not satisfied with the vampires Bill and Eric, Sookie also holds the attention of Sam, Alcide, Calvin and newcomer Quinn.
The setting of this book is primarily in Bon Temps again, however Sookie does travel a little to where she is needed. The author does a wonderful job of creating the town of Bon Temps, so I am happy to see this book set there again because I know a couple of the previous ones have taken Sookie somewhere else for the majority of the story, so I'm always pleased to see the story fixed in Sookie's home town.
Upon finishing this book, I was grateful to get such an insight into the shifter and were community, however I did miss the vampire aspect and I think Sookie always works best with Bill and/or Eric, so I am hoping for a return by the pair of them in the next book. However, as usual this book was pacey, an easy and engrossing read and perfectly entertaining, even if a bit silly - but I suppose that's the point of these books. To have some fun.
For the first time in the series the vampires take a back seat to the action, which at first did take a while to get used to. However, the shift from vampires to wares allows the author to really explore the mythology (and politics) surrounding a community, which unlike the vampire community, is still living in secret. But Bill, Eric and Pam do make appearances, along with a new vampire bartender Charles who is hired to work at Merlotte's and of course Bubba the vampire formerly known as Elvis.
If you have read any of the previous Sookie books then there's plenty to satisfy you here. Sookie is her usual self, fun, bouncy and often quite brassy, and there is the usual mix of action, romance and the supernatural. There's a colourful cast of characters, some returning from previous books, others new ones who I'm sure we'll see more of in coming books. Of course Sookie's love life is also a focus, and wherever this girl goes men seem to fall in love with her. Not satisfied with the vampires Bill and Eric, Sookie also holds the attention of Sam, Alcide, Calvin and newcomer Quinn.
The setting of this book is primarily in Bon Temps again, however Sookie does travel a little to where she is needed. The author does a wonderful job of creating the town of Bon Temps, so I am happy to see this book set there again because I know a couple of the previous ones have taken Sookie somewhere else for the majority of the story, so I'm always pleased to see the story fixed in Sookie's home town.
Upon finishing this book, I was grateful to get such an insight into the shifter and were community, however I did miss the vampire aspect and I think Sookie always works best with Bill and/or Eric, so I am hoping for a return by the pair of them in the next book. However, as usual this book was pacey, an easy and engrossing read and perfectly entertaining, even if a bit silly - but I suppose that's the point of these books. To have some fun.
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