Katie Stew

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“Dead Until Dark” and “Living Dead in Dallas”

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I was a fan of the True Blood television series for the first two seasons. The third season has been insanely stupid, but that is another story. Anyways, when searching for books that I can read on my Droid, I found an app that had the first 9 of the book series that the show is based off of available to read. I found this app last week. I’ve already finished the first two books.

Talk about a rollicking, cheesy, good time. The books are fun little fluff books that I’ve quickly become addicted to. And having watched the show that is based off of them before reading them, made for an extra fun experience. I’ve heard some complaining by people who read the books first, that the show is a poor representation of them. I have to disagree. If anything, I think the show is more interesting because they were forced to develop a large and interesting crew of side characters to fill the weekly tv time slot.

Anyways, “Dead Until Dark” and “Living Dead in Dallas” are the first two in Charlaine Harris’s “The Southern Vampire Mysteries”. There are currently 11 books in this series, which I find hilarious. I can only imagine they get weirder and weirder as they go.

The series follows the character of Sookie Stackhouse, a telepathic waitress in Bon Temps, Louisiana that falls in love with a vampire named Bill Compton. In the world of these books, a synthetic blood source has been discovered. With this discovery, vampires have come out into the open and shown the world they exist and can live alongside humans, now that they don’t have to live off of them. Sookie and Bill encounter all kinds of obstacles to their love and come across a variety of other “supes” or supernatural creatures that also inhabit the earth, but aren’t quite “out of the coffin” yet.

Wackiness ensues.

I don’t think there is much point in getting into specific plot points, because there isn’t a terrible amount of plot to speak of. Everyone is just always running around and getting into and out of trouble. (and into and out of bed, if you know what I’m saying.) However, the characters are entertaining, the story is silly, and it is certainly a fun read. This series is the perfect thing to pick up if you don’t want to think too hard, if you’re needing a book for a plane ride, or you are headed to the beach. Just like just about every other vampire book out there these days.

So, if you’re looking for a cheesy read vampire book, there are certainly worse ones out there. Indulge in a few silly hours and check out one of these.

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