The Kari AnnAlysis

Meet Sookie Stackhouse. She’s a plain ole’ country girl from Louisiana. She’s a bar maid who lives with her grandma and lives a pretty normal life. Except for the fact that she can read minds.

She can read almost every one’s mind, except for vampires. And when she meets Bill Compton, she realizes she loves the fact that every time she’s with him, she gets peace and quiet!

But once she and Bill get close, a number of girls start dying. They are all blue collar workers who like them a little vampire loving every now and then. Hopefully Sookie can use her special talent to keep her brother from behind bars and herself alive.

I had heard A LOT about this book and I’m hoping the series gets better as I continue reading. I got the first in 8 in the series.

I liked it, but didn’t love it. There were some pretty cute sayings, like vampires “coming out of the coffin” and “fang bangers”. I’m just not sure what I expected.

This book was different from any other vampire books I’ve read. When a lot of people, including myself think, of vampires, they think of glitz and glam. This book is very down to earth and simple, and well, country. Even though in Twilight, they didn’t live in a glam place, everything else was dull and the Cullens were magnificent. I know that Bill, in Sookie’s eyes, is a dream boat. I just don’t see the beauty in this as in other vampire novels. Honestly, I kind of like it though. It’s more “normal” than regular books.

But there are some similiarities – the vampires are pale and cold, they drink blood, they can only be out during the night. There’s also a similarity here with Twilight. We have ourselves another shapeshifter! It’s not EXACTLY the same as the werewolves, but I don’t want to spoil anything for you… you’ll have to read to find out!

I love how vampires are mainstream. People know they are around and the bars even stock up with blood for them.

I really liked Harris’ explanation of vampire habits. They use prostitutes to get strong. They suck their blood, not necessarily have sex. At one point, Sookie and Bill talk about Bill’s facial hair. He said he was lucky he shaved right before he turned. I guess I never thought about them not growing hair. Lucky Bill

One thing I REALLY liked about this book was that I didn’t know who the killer was until it was revealed. I know that sounds silly, but I’ve read so many books and watched so many movies, I normally know who the killer was. On the other side of this, the killer isn’t revealed until the last few pages, and I wasn’t even sure if we were going to learn the killer in this book, or if she was going to wait until the next one.

I am optimistic about this book because I am really liking a few of the characters. I will start by giving this series 3 stars, plenty of room to move up!

Sookie Stackhouse Series
1. Dead Until Dark

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