I’ve read a couple of positive reviews about Unholy Ghost and I can’t wait to get myself a copy of the book. I especially love Book Chick City’s recent review on the title; please click here if you’d like to check it out.
I’ve also been wanting to read The Dead Tossed Wave by Carrie Ryan. I read the Forest of Hands and Teeth last year and absolutely love it, hopefully the second book is as good as the first.
Anyway, have a happy reading week ahead everybody!
The vamps have announced their existence for years and now the weres and shifters have decided to do the same. The revelation seems to go well in Bon Temps in the beginning but turns ugly when a mutilated body of a were-panther is found in the parking lot of Merlott’s. But there are bigger problems to worry about other than the murder of the were-panther; a problem surrounding a powerful and much older existence that is not known to the human world and Sookie of course is right smack in the middle of it.
I have to say that Dead and Gone is by far the BEST Sookie Stackhouse novel that I have read yet, hands down. I read the whole book within less than 24 hours after I purchased it. I think the mystery, the suspense, the overall storyline was revealed at a good pace and I just could NOT put this book down at all.
Warning: *Spoilers ahead*
The war that waged between the fairies was the best part of the book. In my review of From Dead to Worse, I mentioned that the introduction of Niall; a powerful fairy prince who also happens to be Sookie’s great grandfather brought the book to another level altogether. In Dead and Gone, the war among the fairies made the book explosive. I absolutely loved it though I am sad that the Fairies have decided to cut themselves off from the human world in the end. Like every war, there will obviously be casualties and am sad that Claudine (one of my favorite characters in the book) had gone ‘to the Summerlands’.
Since I read the last book, I’ve also been pro-Eric and am so glad that Eric and Sookie are together now, even if Sookie is not sure whether she loves him for real or because she has taken much of his blood. I’m guessing that Quinn is out of the picture for now and Bill would probably be back as a strong contender for Sookie’s affections in the next book especially with Niall’s parting words to Sookie.
Anyway, this was one of the best reads I’ve had this year and I can’t wait to read the next book.
After the explosion at the Vampire Summit, Sookie is safe at home and recuperating from the ordeal. But Sookie still has a problem; she hasn’t heard from Quinn since the disastrous event and is again faced with another missing boyfriend (Sookie’s ex-boyfriend Bill once went missing because he was kidnapped in Club Dead).
On top of that an unknown relative introduces himself to Sookie providing an explanation of where she inherited her telepathic gift from and in the midst of it all Sookie is (as always) a part of the political struggles in the were and vampire community.
I actually love From Dead to Worse better than the last book; All Together Dead. I love, love, love Eric in this book. I also absolutely love the introduction of Niall, Sookie’s great grandfather who reveals that he is a fairy and that Sookie actually has fairy blood through her father’s lineage. It brings Sookie’s supernatural world to another level altogether, not just filled with vamps and weres but also other magical creatures.
This is without a doubt one of the best books in the series. Definitely a must read.
All Together Dead is the seventh book from the Sookie Stackhouse series. In this series, Sookie has been asked to attend the vampire summit as part of Sophie-Anne Leclerq’s entourage where the Vampire Queen of Louisiana will be tried for the murder of her husband. Sookie’s task? To weed out any insincere thoughts from other humans who are part of the other vampire clan and ensure that the right strategic alliances are formed with the right people.
Tensions arise at the summit as the vampires struggle for political power and Sookie somehow always manages to be in the middle of it all.
All Together Dead is actually not one of the best books that I’ve read from the series. The book started a bit slow but the final chapters definitely ended with a blast. I am a bit tired reading about Sookie’s love life and all the men, dead or alive who throw themselves at her feet. I like Quinn but I’m growing fonder of Eric too after reading this book, so I’m hoping she decides to be with Eric in the next book.
I’d rate this book 3 over 5. Not one of the best but Sookie’s adventures is always a fun read.
Author: L.J. Smith Genre: Science Fiction/Fantasy Reading Level: Young Adult The Return: The Nightfall picks up where the last book left off. Elena is now reborn as a supernatural being and is currently trying to regain and learn everything about the world that she had forgotten during the process of being reborn.
Confession: I bailed out on this book before I reached the 100th page.
The process of Elena recovering and Stefan mollycoddling her was a bit too much for me to read and I couldn’t seem to find anything interesting to latch on or to encourage me to flip to the next page. I also started watching the TV Series the same time I started reading the book and I guess I got sidetracked with this...
*Drool*
In all honesty, this is one series where I feel that the TV adaptation is better than the book. Don’t get me wrong I loved the first few books and of course they made changes for the program like here, there and everywhere to fit the screens but the TV series is hawt!
... And because I’ve given up on reading LJ Smith, it also means that I’ve also given up on the L.J Smith Challenge hosted by My Friend Amy. Sad but true. :(
