Rather enjoyable supernatural fluff. This is the tenth in the series so far with an eleventh on the way, so we all know what we're getting into here. It's fun, it's fast, it's a paranormal mystery and in the end Sookie will get her manwomanvampirewerewhatever (and a couple orgasms).There did seem to be an abundance of plot lines (some of which's resolutions were glaringly obvious), and at times Sookie herself seemed dull and uninspired, with none of her sarcasm or snark. I don't mean when she is recovering from the previous book's events in the beginning, which were the most traumatic personal issues/wounds she's had to deal with since her Gran died. Further on in the novel, occasionally her narrative just seemed dull and repetitive, lacking her usual humor. I did enjoy seeing her in a (as much as possible) healthy relationship with a vampireman. The lack of a real love-triangle beyond thrilled me. The focus was more on the characters themselves, rather than who wanted whom, who was with whom, etc. I'm also glad she's finally! dating Eric as Bill was boring to read about and Quinn was too much drama even for Sookie's crazy life. Meeting Eric's maker and famous half-vampire brother was an unexpected and unsettling surprise, as well. All in all, slightly below par for the series but not as bad as it could have been.More of my reviews here: http://bibliophileanonymous.blogspot.com/
