Monday, June 11, 2007

"All Together Dead" by Charlaine Harris


Sookie Stackhouse rocks! This is lucky number 7 in the Southern Vampire series, and our beloved Sookie is up to her eyeballs in trouble again, as usual. This one takes place near Chicago; Sookie is asked to travel there with the Queen of Louisiana's entourage for a vampire convention. Her talents as a telepath will help the Queen decide who is on her side, who's an enemy, etc. Of course, that only works with the humans and the weres; Sookie can't read the thoughts of a vampire. Probably why she was attracted to them in the first place.

There's a lot of action going on in this installment, most of it setting up for future books, I think. It's hard to go into what happens without giving away details that are in the previous books. Yes, folks, this is another series that ya'll need to start at the beginning. Trust me, you won't be sorry - Sookie is imminently likable, as are most of the people in her world. Think old Laurell K. Hamilton without all the sex. Strong plots and good character development are big pluses for Harris' writing.

Can't say enough about the Sookie books. Check them out today, and just because I love them so much, here's the list of titles in order:

DEAD UNTIL DARK
LIVING DEAD IN DALLAS
CLUB DEAD
DEAD AS A DOORNAIL
DEFINITELY DEAD
ALL TOGETHER DEAD

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