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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
ariel790's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
When comparing to the show (reason I'm reading), the book has the bones and foundation, but I think the show had more depth and involved the secondary characters better. Pretty much season 2. Book is Sookie centric (only makes sense as the series is hers), has no Jason involved, and shorter interaction with the meanad. Tara is finally introduced but has no major part. I do like with the book that Bill's character is kept more consistent with what I believe is coming up in the next book or two.
Overall, easy, fun read that isn't meant to be taken serious. I did enjoy the story and diving into more of the source of the show.
Minor: Death, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Kidnapping
embla_v's review against another edition
3.0
Jag tyckte att boken var underhållande och jag kommer fortsätta läsa serien. Jag är lite osäker på vart serien kommer ta sig. Fast en sak är säker och det är att Sookie förmodligen kommer lösa fler mord och att det kommer vara drama med Bill och Eric.
Graphic: Sexual content and Blood
Moderate: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
christinabrunette's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, and Kidnapping