Sookie is sent to Dallas by Eric to investigate a missing vampire. Of course things do not go well. Upon arriving back in Bon Temps she helps the Belfleurs, again, a bit more excitement than you would want on a nice evening out with associates.
Eric is "Da Man", speaks sarcasm with ease, and has a wonderful vibe to him. Sookie is much smarter than in True Blood and Bill still irritates, pretty much like people you know. :)
A great escape book that is funny more often than not with just enough danger to make it all move right along.
Tuesday, August 11, 2015
Sunday, August 2, 2015
Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
Read this a long time ago then recently watched True Blood. Rereads can be very revealing. I like Sookie better in the books, she is not stupid there like in the series. Being a telepath sounds neat until you think of all the weird and random stuff you think of all day long. If nothing else it makes you think about thinking. :)
Bill Compton, vampire, still gets on my nerves. Eric Northman is still the man and Jason Stackhouse remains stupid.
The idea of calm and quiet is appealing so I can see why Sookie likes Bill but the idea of having a relationship with someone that wants to feed off of you is just beyond my comprehension.
Overall it is a fun, light read with enough action and drama to move things right along. There are also aspects that will make you think and reflect upon human behaviors and how people react to ones that are different from them.
Bill Compton, vampire, still gets on my nerves. Eric Northman is still the man and Jason Stackhouse remains stupid.
The idea of calm and quiet is appealing so I can see why Sookie likes Bill but the idea of having a relationship with someone that wants to feed off of you is just beyond my comprehension.
Overall it is a fun, light read with enough action and drama to move things right along. There are also aspects that will make you think and reflect upon human behaviors and how people react to ones that are different from them.
Sunday, July 26, 2015
Chomp by Carl Hiaasen
Take a reptile loving man with problems caused from a concussion due to a falling iguana, money problems, a savvy teen that is missing a thumb from a gator bite and reality television in the Everglades and you have a recipe for adventure.
As with most of Hiaasen's novels there is a moral to the story, shady characters, lots of humor and a fast pace that leaves you wanting more. I highly recommend any of his writings but this was one of my favorites.
As with most of Hiaasen's novels there is a moral to the story, shady characters, lots of humor and a fast pace that leaves you wanting more. I highly recommend any of his writings but this was one of my favorites.
Friday, July 3, 2015
Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon
Claire has gone back to Jamie, two hundred years back in fact. As with all things Jamie Fraser nothing is simple and as with all things Claire she ends up in the middle of it all without even trying.
Back in the future that Claire has left is Brianna, who is still trying to absorb that she is not biologically Frank Randall's daughter but the daughter of a man that lived two hundred years earlier. Thankfully she has Roger Wakefield to lean on as needed but being much like her Da she just goes and does herself.
Following Brianna into the past is Roger who learns a lot more about history than expected, especially the hardship portion. Roger is my favorite character just so you know. ;)
Back in the future that Claire has left is Brianna, who is still trying to absorb that she is not biologically Frank Randall's daughter but the daughter of a man that lived two hundred years earlier. Thankfully she has Roger Wakefield to lean on as needed but being much like her Da she just goes and does herself.
Following Brianna into the past is Roger who learns a lot more about history than expected, especially the hardship portion. Roger is my favorite character just so you know. ;)
Voyager by Diana Gabaldon
Twenty years earlier Claire Fraser left Jamie on a hillside to return to her time as he prepared to die at Culloden. She returned to her life as Claire Randall, wife of Frank, to bear the child of Jamie in safety.
Frank has died and Claire takes Brianna to Scotland where Claire finds that Jamie did not die as planned in the Rising. Another time of great decision for Claire and now it is not leaving her husband but her beloved daughter who favors her sire so very much.
More is learned about Gellis Duncan and a few more clues are given as to how the stones work.
Fans of the series will be well pleased with how the story progresses.
Frank has died and Claire takes Brianna to Scotland where Claire finds that Jamie did not die as planned in the Rising. Another time of great decision for Claire and now it is not leaving her husband but her beloved daughter who favors her sire so very much.
More is learned about Gellis Duncan and a few more clues are given as to how the stones work.
Fans of the series will be well pleased with how the story progresses.
Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon
Claire and Jamie continue to move forward with their desperate plan to avert the Rising. Having knowledge of events to come though does not mean that life is easier, if anything it makes decisions more difficult.
If more is reported to much is given away so you must read it for your self. Well written, fast paced, intriguing and one that you will want to read more than once, the true test of an excellent novel.
If more is reported to much is given away so you must read it for your self. Well written, fast paced, intriguing and one that you will want to read more than once, the true test of an excellent novel.
Monday, June 8, 2015
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
I first read this book when it was first published and loved it, going on to read the entire series as each book was published.
Coming back to it twenty years later it is still a very good story. A bit of paradox which is handled very well, lots of adventure, danger, having to do what must be done to survive, and a surprising turn from a relationship that does not begin in the best of circumstances.
Time travel is always interesting and this is one of the better ones I have ever read.
Coming back to it twenty years later it is still a very good story. A bit of paradox which is handled very well, lots of adventure, danger, having to do what must be done to survive, and a surprising turn from a relationship that does not begin in the best of circumstances.
Time travel is always interesting and this is one of the better ones I have ever read.
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