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Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris

51 reviews

mializa_mk's review against another edition

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dark funny mysterious fast-paced

3.0

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ravenousrose's review against another edition

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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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samanthas92's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.5

Great series all the way to the last

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latashman's review against another edition

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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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readingtheskyline's review against another edition

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The writing was so poor, the book wasn't enjoyable to read. Once

the main character opened up about her uncle assaulting her, and it came out of nowhere,

I knew I couldn't read this book anymore. There was a lot of triggering material, and it felt like none of it was handled with the care that it should deserved.

Vampire AIDS made me laugh though, that was interesting.

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seriouslynerdy's review against another edition

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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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izzykai's review against another edition

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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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lifewithlexx's review against another edition

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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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lilianmathilda's review against another edition

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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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slewis0905's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

I read this series in high school and absolutely loved it. Coming back a decade later was interesting. This book is from the early 2000s and it shows. There is a lot of slut shaming and the community is racist (not just against vampires).
It was entertaining still, but not as entertaining as I found it in high school.

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