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Title: Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris ISBN: 0-441-00853-4 Publisher: Ace Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 2001 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.35 (146 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A Vampire Romance With A Humourous Bite!!
Comment: Dead Until Dark is one book that should not be missed. I LOVED everything about this book. LOVED IT, LOVED IT, LOVED IT!! The heroine, vampire and storyline were superbly written. A definite page-turner here!! I couldn't put it down . . . .
In the story, vampires are now legally recognized. They can go out in public and mingle with humans without the fear of being persecuted. Sookie Stackhouse lives in Bon Temps, Louisiana. She waitresses at Merlotte's Bar and leads a pretty quite but happy life. Yet, Sookie isn't your ordinary waitress. She has telepathic abilities which enables her to hear the thoughts of other people. This makes it pretty hard for her to have any kind of social life. She almost never has a date despite the fact that she is very pretty with blond hair and blue eyes. Mostly everyone thinks she is crazy.
For years, she has wanted to meet a vampire. One night, quite unexpectedly, she does . . .
Bill is a Civil War-era vampire. He is the "man" of her dreams. He is tall, handsome and mysterious. More importantly, she cannot hear his thoughts. She is estatic to find that there is only silence and tranquility when her mind merges to his. For Sookie, this kind of mental relaxation is almost seductive.
She saves Bill from a nasty encounter and their relationship takes off. Immediately, he realizes that Sookie is different from other humans. He cannot use his vampire power on her. She is indifferent to his power. In all of his centuries he has existed, Bill has never come in contact with a human who could resist his power. He is intrigued.
Suddenly, one of Sookie's co-workers is killed. Someone in Bon Temps is killing young women and making it look as though it is the work of a vampire. Teeth marks are found on the victim's thighs. Soon Bill and Sookie join forces hoping to find the culprit before the town turns against all vampires.
Dead Until Dark is a SUPERB vampire romance/mystery. I just loved Sookie. She was pretty, smart, courageous and so very funny. Some of the things she said had me laughing out loud! Bill wasn't your typical bloodsucker running wild in search of "food". Yeah, he could be dangerous but he was more civilized than the other vampires who arrive unexpectedly.
HIGHLY - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!! It is a SUPERB vampire romance with a sweet dose of romance. ENJOY!
Rating: 5
Summary: BUY IT NOW! This is on My Keeper Shelf!!!
Comment: I had been recommended this book several times and ignored it because I read a funky review at one time. It was wrong!
This book is great! It lays a good solid foundation and starts a new vampire series. If you liked Tanya Huff's 'Blood" series and early Anita Blakes' you will really like this one.
Sookie is a waitress in a bar with the ability to see what people are thinking. She has always had this ability and has learned how to block it. Due to this she has never had a relationship, I wont tell you why, but it is pretty humorous. Then one night Bill, a vampire walks into the bar she works at. She discovers that she can not read a single thought. A big attraction in itself.
They end up in a relationship and he assists her with his skills as they try to find out who is killing waitresses. This is very well done. She is a beleivable heroine who stands up for herself and also still manage to be feminine with out being helpless.
I really enjoyed it. I would recommend buying Living Dead in Dallas with it as well, because you will not be able to wait for the second one. Also book 3 comes out in May '03. Get to it before you fall behind!
Rating: 3
Summary: More "Love at First Bite" than Anne Rice
Comment: What this book has going for it is great gobs of Southern charm in the guise of its heroine Sookie Stackhouse, a small town Louisiana cocktail waitress who has this unfortunate gift of being able to read minds. Then she meets Bill, and can't read a thing he's thinking,which is a delight in her eyes.Her inability to read him is tied to the fact that he's a vampire, which in Sookies world is as common as any other race, creed, or national origin. They are referred to as "fangs" versus "humans", and it's not long before she's head over heels in love with him. The problem starts when bodies begin to pile up around town, and Sookie begins to fear for her life.
Sookie is a disarming and utterly charming character, and for me is what makes the book unique.Bill seems an interesting guy, but there's not much to him besides his lust/love for Sookie, but I'm imagining more will be revealed in subsequent books.Overall I found the tone of the book hard to classify; Is it a romance novel with an underworld twist, or a mystery novel with a romantic undercurrent? Either, both, I don't know. Whatever it is, it's amusing and worth reading providing you're not expecting Anne Rice.
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Title: Club Dead by Charlaine Harris ISBN: 0441010512 Publisher: Ace Books Pub. Date: 29 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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Title: Seduced By Moonlight by LAURELL K. HAMILTON ISBN: 034544356X Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 03 February, 2004 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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Title: Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris ISBN: 0441011675 Publisher: Ace Books Pub. Date: 04 May, 2004 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Dance With The Devil: A Dark-Hunter Novel by Sherrilyn Kenyon ISBN: 0312984839 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 07 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Night Pleasures (Dark-Hunters) by Sherrilyn Kenyon ISBN: 0312979983 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: September, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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