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Living Dead in Dallas is the second book in the Sookie Stackhouse series, which is now TrueBlood on HBO. As I mentioned in my review of the first book, I had heard a lot of great things about this series, and although I liked the first book, I didn’t love it. I did like the second one better.

In this book, Sookie gets a job on the side using her “gift.” She made a deal with a top vampire to help when there were problems and the latest problem is in Dallas. A vampire goes missing and it’s up to Sookie to help find him. She doesn’t quite realize what she’s gotten herself into though until she’s locked in a dungeon of a cult that hates vampires.

I think one of the main reasons I liked this book was because while vampires were involved, it wasn’t focused on vampires. Yes, I love me some vampires, but I’m learning that getting a little taste every now in then has me yearning for more. I love Sookie’s “gift” and how she can turn it on and off and how after years of locking it in, she’s now using it to help.

This book has a lot of action. I got to a point and couldn’t imagine what could happen next and there were still almost 100 pages left. Little did I realize, the BIG action was still to come.

I am seeing a trend in this series, that I love. I love not knowing who the bad guy is until the last few pages. In the last book, I had suspects the whole time. In this book, there were a couple of different plots, so I kind of forgot about a murder until we got to the end.

Speaking of plots, how can you not love one about a religious group doing all they can to get away from the vamps? All I can think about is Jim Jones and The Peoples Temple of Jamestown.

While I liked this book, I still didn’t love it. Yes, I liked it more than the first one, but I still don’t feel like it’s a 4 star book. I give Living Dead in Dallas3 bookmarks. One thing I’m still not kosher with is all the sex. I know that adults have sex, but it’s just not something that was an open topic when I was growing up. Yes, I went to college and saw it all, but the older I get, the more I feel like I am a prude. I know it’s natural, but it still makes me uncomfortable to sit and read it. And this book was packed with it – not just the main characters. When I wrote earlier about ACTION PACKED – you’ll know what I’m talking about when you get back into Louisiana!

I am taking a break from Sookie for the week. I have been saving the last book in my A-Z Challenge for Halloween. I know that the Sookie Stackhouse series is full of Halloweenesque characters, and while I’m sticking with the vamps, I going retro and reading Interview with the Vampire.I am only on page 4 and I’m already intrigued.  Are you reading anything spooky for Halloween?

Sookie Stackhouse Series
1. Dead Until Dark
2. Living Dead in Dallas