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acwoodvt's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Minor: Homophobia, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, and Self harm
tarathompson1228's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Rape
oncasette's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
Graphic: Suicide, Blood, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Gun violence, Hate crime, Rape, and Car accident
Minor: Child abuse
caitcosentino's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
I don't understand why these two storylines were combined into one book. The Dallas storyline was interesting, though super dark. The Lafayette storyline felt super underdeveloped and like it was just an excuse to write about the sex party. I wish the author had just focused on the Dallas storyline.
Graphic: Death, Sexual violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Gun violence and Rape
Minor: Child abuse
singalana's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The plot of the novel deals basically with three different things: Sookie's coworker is murdered, a maenad makes an appearance demanding tribute and Eric loans Sookie to the Dallas vampires. These three plot pieces are a lot, and they could have been at least two different novels. There's a lot to unpack there.
These novels are meant as light and sexy romp with a touch of darker elements. The light elements are fine, the sexy bits could be a bit more sexy and the darker elements could do with a bit of reflection.
Unfortunately it shows a bit that these books were written by a straight white woman, but I'm not an expert.
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Rape, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child abuse, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Alcohol
nrogers_1030's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Rape, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gore, Gun violence, and Car accident
Minor: Homophobia, Pedophilia, Torture, and Classism
honeyenbee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Child abuse, Homophobia, Sexual content, and Sexual violence
martamae77's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Homophobia, Rape, Sexual content, and Suicide
Minor: Pedophilia, Racism, and War
_thelitlibrarian's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
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TW: Sexual Content, Blood, Death, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Rape.
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I've said it before, and I'll say it again...Bill is a dud. I forget how boring his character seems to be, and truly don't see what Sookie sees in him. Sookie is having a streak of bad luck, first, her fellow coworker is murdered and no one seems to care. She then comes face-to-face with a beastly creature who leaves her badly hurt, needing help from vampires who save her life. Since they've done her a favor, Sookie can't help but oblige when the table have turned and they need something from her.
So much happened in this book, Sookie finds herself having to leave Bon temps to use her powers down in Texas where she is looking for a missing vampire. Sookie uncovers a lot more than she expects and finds her own life in danger. Meanwhile back home, questions start to arise when a Maenad strolls into town causing chaos. Having watched the series first, I will say that the plot of the book is jammed packed and doesn't read as well as it does on screen. Overall, I felt like a few storylines could have been cut and re-focused on some of the ones that lacked a bit more.
My thoughts on Sookie are a little muddled, I can't decide if I love or hate her. She has her mind focused on one thing (sleeping with Bill), while that is said, it makes me uncomfortable how close she acts around Eric. She's supposed to be dating Bill, but other than some action in bed, and a few cute moments, you wouldn't be able to tell that these two are romantically involved. I plan on continuing the series as they make fast books to listen to while multitasking!
Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Blood
lakea's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Moderate: Addiction, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Grief, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Rape, Suicide, and Medical content