Living Dead in Dallas (Sookie Stackhouse , #2)

"With at least, three mysteries going on simultaneously, Sookie Stackhouse's whirlwind life of Vampires, Shapeshifters, telepathy and other supernatural creatures just felt contrived, forced and cringeworthy."

Pros: I'm mainly reading the series to see how Harris handles Vampires being legal citizens. So far, the waters are very murky, and I don't know if I can force myself to read more, for the sake of research.

Cons: For someone who can read minds, Sookie can be a real idiot. Also, her volatile mood swings and petulance are just obnoxious. And the fact that EVERYONE is in love with her, like, everyone and their mother.

Full Review:

Sookie's happy. She's still dating Vampire Bill, still waiting tables at Merlotte's, still able to read minds but she's alright with all that. Until, that is, Andy Bellefleur, the Sheriff, has a bad night, leaves his car in Merlotte's parking lot overnight and then the dead body of Lafayette is found in it the next morning.

Well, then, Sookie's on the case! Armed with only her fierce determination and Southern Gal moxie, she's determined to figure out who killed Lafayette and why. But, there's that small problem of being hired out to Vampires in Dallas for her unique gift. so they can figure out what happened to one of their own.

There were like seven mysteries going on in this book and all of them felt slap shod and thrown together. None of it felt cohesive and to be honest, the whole "figuring out who killed Lafayette" thing while throwing in some other supernatural creatures, was just over the top.

I've been reading this series to try and research how Harris deals with Vampires in her mythos. And though she's given a few interesting easter eggs, it might be awhile before I pick the next one up, if I do at all.

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