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Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine Harris

rating: 2 of 5 stars

Oh, Sookie. I just don't know anymore girl.....

It could be your horrific eighties wardrobe or that damsel in distress attitude you carry so well. It could be the fact that EVERY man you become involved with is some special half-breed of human (or dead altogether), but something has me a little less than enthused about you and your supernatural follies this time around.

I went right into reading Dead as a Doornail, the 5th book in the Sookie Stackhouse installment, after completing the last one. I was starting to really get into it- the previous book had hooked me and incredibly enough, I was into the whole witches/shifter/vampires/ fairies (yes, fairies) thing.

But then I finished this one and had to take a break.

Reading some of the other reviews on Goodreads, I can see that I’m not alone on this. I wouldn’t say the book was awful, or that it deviated much from those before it, but for some reason, I just couldn’t wait to get through it and move on.

I was disappointed by the lack of plot. The story centers around a sniper who is targeting shifters in Bon Temps. The mystery is slightly intriguing, although I didn’t feel like there was enough of a developed sub-plot to help tow it along. Jason, Sookie’s brother, is one of my least favorite characters and also one of the main characters in this book. Of course, there is the classic twist at the end, but this one was definitely more predictable than previous conclusions.

Honestly, that could be one of the main reasons I was less enchanted by this one.

I’ll keep reading the series regardless. I don’t like to give up on a series. I’d rather wait till the end and be completely let down.

(I’m not there yet Sookie! Change! Evolve! DO SOMETHING)

If you're reading this series now, let me know what you think.

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