Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris

43 reviews

merppenguin's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death

saffeh's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A

5.0

Southern small town and its supernatural inhabitants serving silly sexiness and early 2000's nostalgia through outdated tropes such as "I'm not like other girls" and "I can fix him". This is pure camp and I unapologetically love it! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Incest, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

wandering_seal's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Righto I last read this series... twenty years ago? and in memory the books are sexy, a little transgressions and filled with that rot glossed over with southern charm that's so yummy to read. Clearly my palate has evolved, because this was barely sexy, not at all transgressive, and a little uncomfortable - our main man here is super casual about the whole slave holding business and while it's good that is referenced, I'd have liked it better handled.

Bill is so, so, so boring. Sookie can do better. Sookie is weirdly naive for someone working in a bar that can hear in people's heads. The story is fast food fine - super easy to consume and not going to fill you up for long. A younger me was very impressed with this series - today me is willing to keep going because I remember thinking Eric was worth it and I'm curious as to how wrong I could have been.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Child abuse and Death of parent

ravenousrose's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I had seen bits and pieces of the show and wasn’t a huge fan. But the books are so much better. Really enjoyed this tale and am looking forward to reading more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Cannibalism, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Cancer, Incest, Rape, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

latashman's review against another edition

dark funny fast-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This book was enjoyable. It felt like a "guilty pleasure" while reading it. Sookie was not a very likable character due to her self consciousness, but I liked seeing her growth throughout the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death and Death of parent

Minor: Fatphobia

seriouslynerdy's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I started the show “True Blood” on HBO and gave up around season 3 (let me know if I should give it another chance) instead of trying the show again I decided to tackle this series (which I should have started first) When I started reading this book it was very similar to the tv show they did a good adaptation for the first book. If you have watched the show and enjoyed the characters Lafayette and Tara, the book will be a bit shocking as they do not have big roles in the book as they do in the show. 

I did enjoy that this book was fast paced and an easy read, if it had truly grabbed my attention I could have read it in a day.  The book follows Sookie Stackhouse a waitress in Louisiana who has a special ability to read minds and nobody knows why and anyone who does in Bon Temps thinks she strange and a “freak”, vampires are known in this world not accepted fully but people know of their presences and they don’t need to hide anymore. She has built a wall up in her mind to protect herself and not hear other people's thoughts when she doesn’t want to hear them but sometimes her wall crumbles. She is waitressing one night when a man walks into her section, one she doesn’t recognize and one she can’t read , leading her to believe that this man is a vampire. Once she lays eye on him her world changes in one second and doesn’t go back to normal. The whole first book is Sookie and Bill (the vampire) trying to have a normal relationship but people in town are dying and placing the blame on vampires and they decide to investigate and figure out who is murdering the people of Bond Temp. 

This book does not have excellent writing, it’s not a masterpiece but I enjoyed it and if you enjoy cheesy, trashy vampire stories that are a step up from twilight this book is the perfect book for you. 

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

zinelib's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

I've been re-watching True Blood, which made me want to revisit the book series. I like the literary Sookie, but I can't keep the picture of Anna Paquin out of my head or her voice out of my ears. It's a fun, sweet read (despite murders, including one of the rainbow bridge variety, which should be banned IMO). 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death

izzykai's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Murder mystery, vampires, romance, sexual tension, danger.. what's not to like? It wasn't perfect but it was a fun and easy read. 

Warning: 🔥medium spicy!🔥 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gore, Incest, Rape, Blood, and Murder

lifewithlexx's review against another edition

dark funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Violence, and Murder

lilianmathilda's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail