Release Date: 2007
Publisher: Ace Trade
Challenges: Audiobook Challenge, iChallenge, Off the Shelf, 100+ Reading Challenge
"Louisiana cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse has her hands full dealing with every sort of undead and paranormal creature imaginable. And after being betrayed by her longtime vampire love, Sookie must not only deal with a new man in her life-the shapeshifter Quinn-but also contend with the long-planned vampire summit.
The summit is a tense situation. The vampire queen of Louisiana is in a precarious position, her power base weakened by hurricane damage to New Orleans. And there are some vamps who would like to finish what nature started. Soon, Sookie must decide what side she'll stand with. And her choice may mean the difference between survival and all-out catastrophe."
For anyone who hasn't read the first six books or actually has an interest in starting to read these books — this review may not be for you. I apologize and urge you to look elsewhere for an informative and helpful review.
Alright, let's be honest: I am seven books in and I'm still waiting for this book to "get good." My BFF Button swears that it does. She loves these novels and together we both agree Eric is definitely swoon-worthy. But as for the writing? It kind of nauseates me. I hate hearing about the stupid Word of the Day calendar and her money problems and etc etc etc.
But (yes, there is a but) despite the (in my opinion) poor writing, I enjoyed this novel for what it was: a light, fluffy novel. I listened to it in the car to and from work and other errands and while I never felt the need to go sit in my car or take a road trip to finish this audiobook, I wasn't exactly super annoyed whenever I strapped the seat belt in either.
Although, funny story, so there's loads of construction in my neighborhood right now and while I was on my way home from summer school one day I was stopped at one of those construction stop signs (I'm not explaining this well), you know — where the person does really nothing but stand in the hot sun, smoking a cigarette, and twisting the sign from SLOW to STOP (generally at the most inopportune moment for me)... anyway, so I was stopped and the story all of a sudden got a bit "steamy" and the construction worker just kept staring me down. Then I started to get nervous that the stereo was too loud and he could hear what I was listening to! I pretty much blushed the last six blocks home.
So yea, that's my review. It's probably the worst one I've ever written, but it's hard to review the seventh book in a series that you aren't particularly liking. I will continue reading this series, perhaps if only to see what Button sees in it. So maybe I'm the crazy one? Admitting to not really liking a series but reading it anyway? Who knows. But I'm definitely hoping for some more Eric in the next novel.
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