(B+) 77% | GoodNotes: A-to-Z makeover—hostile takeovers, cuts and additions, clearing debris—and side-quest spree: no principal mission.*Check out progress updates for detailed commentary: Progress updates:12/31/2025 - Preamble(1) This is the first book in the series that I have no recollection of at all from the first time I read it.- You know, I often say that at a certain point this series stops being primarily about vampires and becomes all about fairies... this might be that certain point, ...

3.5 stars. Most of this book wasn't super enthralling, but was just okay. The surprise ending was exciting though!

True Blood #8: In which there is a Were war, a vampire war and some big reveals. The darkly quasi-comical supernatural romantic serial continues in good form. 6 out of 12, Three Stars.

2010 read

This was another enjoyable instalment in this series, and there were several things that surprised me.Sookie of course ended up in mortal danger at points in this book, and she was lucky to end up alive really. There were some problems between the wolf packs, and problems between the vampires, as well as the arrival of an unexpected relative to deal with, and Sookie really did find herself in some shockingly bad situations! That being said, there were some things that surprised me, and a couple ...

(B+) 77% | Good
Notes: A housekeeping book—every loose end and continuing plot thread resolves, and new series paradigm is established.

Book Eight, and Harris can’t even get past the first line of the “Previously in this Series” summary before annoying me with her inaccuracy and stupidity. She begins: “If this was The Lord of the Rings and I had a smart British voice like Cate Blanchett, I could tell you the background of the events of that fall in a really suspenseful way.” This annoys me for three reasons:1. Cate Blanchett doesn’t have a British voice. She is Australian. 2. There is no such thing as a British accent. Britain ...

This book could have been subtitled "How to Wind About Four Different Tiny Storylines into One Relatively Small Book and Maintain a Ridiculous Level of Detail So That Readers Can Calculate Exactly How Much Coffee My Heroine Drinks Each Day". Yes, it would have made marketing the book a bit difficult, but might have given readers a better idea of what to expect.Sookie encounters a war in the were community, then a war between the vampires, then she breaks off her relationship, then she discovers ...

I liked this book so much better than the one before it and I’ve been trying to figure out why but am coming up empty-handed. Without going overboard, this is basically what happens (mild spoilers only):--Sookie meets some new relatives--Quinn and his warm penis go missing--the Debbie Pelt issue will.not.DIE!--there’s a Were war--a bunch of Weres die--Amelia’s dad shows up and says some stuff--Amelia’s mentor shows up and says some stuff--Amelia engages in some girl-on-girl action with Pam--ther...

OH, OH, OH. Sookie, Sookie, Sookie. This gal just cannot catch a break! In this book, we learn a little more about where Sookie's 'gift' comes from. She finally sees Quinn again. Eric has a couple of surprises for her, and gets a big one himself. There's death, mayhem, and magic all around...and Sookie has to figure out if she can learn to accept her life in this new world of danger, insecurity, and maybe....love?If you've been following Sookie's story. GO...RIGHT NOW! Stop reading and go get th...

I read an interview with CH saying she had started this book, got off an tangent, and realized she'd finished the book not just the tangent. This book has that feel... like it's really just 3 or 4 tangents and not a fully developed, interwoven novel. CH is an amazing author so I don't fault her. I chalk it up to this is the 8th book in a series of first person narrative that has gotten so complex with so many overlapping story-lines, it was bound to happen. This is, to me, a wrap-up book. Too ma...