"It seems with each progressing Sookie novel I never know what to expect and am surprised every time — and so far, I haven't been disappointed." — Miss Remmers
From Amazon.com...
"When cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse sees a naked man on the side of the road, turns out he doesn't remember who he is. But it's Eric the vampire, who's now a kindler, gentler vampire. He's also scared because whoever took his memory now wants his life."
My Reviews of: Dead Until Dark, Living Dead in Dallas, and Club Dead
This is by far my favorite Sookie novel. It wasn't nearly as repetitious and (don't all gasp at once) Bill hardly had made an appearance. Yes, you heard that right!
This novel was fantastic because it was so different from the others. This Sookie was stronger, not necessarily because she was weak before but because without Bill constantly in the picture she was able to be stronger. (Although she still constantly reminded me of her word of the day calendar — one of these days I'm going to keep track of how many times this infamous calendar is mentioned in one book.)
As I've been saying — I'm in literary love with Eric. Now that I've seen a different side to him (no spoilers here) — I'm utterly and irrevocably in love with him! But I have to say, Sookie sure has a lot of potential suitors: Eric, Alcide, Sam, Bill, and now Calvin! If I had to rate them (mild tangent coming) it would have to go as such:
- Eric (From "Dead to the World")
- Eric
- Alcide
- Sam
- Calvin
- Bill
Okay, back to the review.
I liked how the other Supernatural creatures had a larger part to play in this novel and that they had to work together. It seems with each progressing Sookie novel I never know what to expect and am surprised every time — and so far, I haven't been disappointed.
Originality: 10/10
Ending: 8/10
Characters: 9/10
Plot: 10/10
My reaction/enjoyment: 10/10
Theme: 10/10
Imagery: 10/10
Setting: 5/5
Voice: 5/5
Style: 5/5
Tone: 5/5
Cover: 2/10
Overall: 89/100 B+
To the FTC, with love: Bought