Dead Until Dark

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Summary: Dead until dark
Review: This is the first book I read of Charlaine's. It was so funny in parts that brought tears to my eyes with names like Sukie Stackhouse and Bill the Vampire with many usual characters that entertained from beginning to end. You love the world of the unusual then this is the book for you. It is sometimes horrible sometimes sexy and humorous. The story was a light, fun read. The characters were interesting and straightforward and the story was so entertaining I couldn't put the book down. I like the mind reading thing and of course the vampires.

Also recommended: The Price of Immortality by C.M. Whitlock and anything by Anne Rice

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Summary: Fang-tastic!!!
Review: I really enjoyed this book and the sequel "Living Dead in Dallas" - funny, smart, intelligent, inventive and fun. I did notice immediately the similarities to the Anita Blake series. Being derivative, however, is not necessarily a bad thing - an entire genre of great fantasy came into being because J.R.R. Tolkein wrote "The Lord of the Rings" - and I for one appreciate it! And sometimes, as in this case, the copy surpasses the original. I am really looking forward to the next book in this series.

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Summary: Nontraditional Mystery
Review: Sookie Stackhouse has always been considered crazy because she can read minds. When she meets a vampire named Bill and discovers that she can't read his mind she is thrilled. Because vampirism has been declared a disease vampires are considered "the legally recognized undead", which means that Sookie and Bill are free to date openly. Their budding relationship is soon threatened by the murder of Sookie's grandmother, a mob of frightened townspeople, some dangerous rogue vampires and a sexy boss who has his own secret. This is a clever start to a promising new series and has recently been nominated for an Agatha award. Customers who like Laurell Hamilton should enjoy this series.

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Summary: Lots of fun. Way better than the Anita Blake series.
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_Dead Until Dark_ is one of the best fantasies I've read in a long time. It is far better than any of the Anita Blake novels that ...If you want a fun read that doesn't descent into all sorts of goth nonsense then this is the book for you.

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Summary: Great Short Read!
Review: I couldn't keep this book down, and ran to get the second one right away(also a good read). Good mix of mystery and romance. I hope she keeps the series going.

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Summary: An Awesome Read! My New Favourite Series!
Review: "Dead Until Dark" by Charlaine Harris is a phenomenal read filled with intriguing, likable characters and a wonderfully original storyline that made this book impossible to put down. I was utterly absorbed in this fast-paced and thrilling story and loved EVERY minute of it!

Sookie Stackhouse lives in a small town in rural Louisiana and makes her living working in a bar called Merlotte's. But Sookie has a kind of disability, she's a telepath, though most people just think she's crazy. The truth of the matter is that poor Sookie is nearly DRIVEN crazy by all the thoughts belonging to other people whizzing around in her head all day long. Which makes it pretty hard for Sookie to have a normal dating life. It's not that she isn't pretty, because she is, it's just that Sookie finds it hard to get in the mood with someone who is critiquing her ... or wishing she was someone else.

Then one day, Bill the vampire walks into her work and sits down, and all she hears from him is . . . NOTHING! There is a blissful silence in the region where Bill's thoughts should be invading her mind and Sookie is overjoyed. But when she listens into some human thoughts she finds out that Bill is in serious danger. Sookie manages to save Bill's life (or should that be death?) and then Bill and Sookie's relationship grows from there.

But strange things are happening in the sleepy little town of Bon Temps. Young women are turning up dead, strangled, and each of them has vampire bites on her body. And though Bill and Sookie are growing closer by the day, Bill hangs out with a seriously creepy bunch of vampires who are suspected of these murders.

Bill and Sookie are one of the BEST couples I have encountered in a long while. They have an intense chemistry with each other that makes for some amazingly erotic and sensual encounters to tantalize readers. But in addition to that passion, Bill and Sookie come to truly love and care about one another and I had a hard time remembering that they weren't real friends of mine.

So while Bill and Sookie become more and more important to one another, many circumstances try to tear them apart. The head honcho vampire of the area, Eric (a former Viking) wants Sookie to use her telepathic skills to help him find someone who's stealing from him, and he wants Sookie for himself. The murders that keep occurring make hatred against vampires a common thing in the town of Bon Temps, which could spell disaster for Bill. Sookie's boss, Sam, suddenly decides to make a play for Sookie when he sees that he is losing her to Bill and in addition to all this, Sookie thinks she may be next on the murderer's list, as a waitress from her work becomes the next victim.

All of these complications build towards a thrilling climax and, very sadly, the end of the book. Luckily for me I had "Living Dead in Dallas" as well so I didn't have to wait to read more about my new favourite vampire, the undeniably sexy Bill, and the witty, quirky, and just plain wonderful Sookie. And by the way "Living Dead in Dallas" is just as good as "Dead Until Dark", I'd give them both 6 stars if I could!

All-in-all, you just don't want to miss "Dead Until Dark". Charlaine Harris has created a fantastic set of characters who will continue to enthrall me for as long as she writes about them. Harris has proved what a talented author she truly is and she can't write this series fast enough for me. So don't miss out on all the fun, passion, and danger, buy "Dead Until Dark" today!

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Summary: At the risk of drawing fire
Review: I thought this book was better written than the Anita Blake Series. In LH's books I am always dodging Horrible inconsistencies and, as the Anita series has progressed the x-rated content threatens to crowd out all else. While not great literature, Dead Until Dark was a fun read. The King sequence had me laughing out loud.

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Summary: A fun read
Review: Just like the Anita Blake series, this book is another fun and enjoyable read. Though it may have some similarities to the work of Laurell K. Hamilton, I think this story can more than hold its own when compared to the Anita series.

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Summary: Don't listen to the "bad" reviews written by ...
Review: Okay, way too many of the "reviews" on her go on and on about how this is NOT an Anita Baker/LKH book. NO KIDDING? Give me a break. This is NOTHING like the Anita books, nor does it try to be. It is funny, and quick and intriguing. I love LKH, but I do read other books. And why does the comparison even matter? They are different books by DIFFERENT authors.

If you are looking for something OTHER than Laurell K Hamilton that is a blast to read and just plain fun, this series it where to start. This is EASILY A 5 STAR book, as is the sequel.

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Summary: No way can compare with Tanya Huff or Laurell K. Hamilton
Review: I picked up this book mainly because of the reviews and because she was compared favorably with Tanya Huff's vampire series and Laurell K. Hamilton. No Way! Tanya Huff's was my favorite and I enjoyed Laurell Hamilton's up to the last three books. This book did not have anything in it that caught at my attention enough to keep reading. If you are looking for a good vampire book try the above two authors or Barbara Hambly's two vampire books, or a book called the Vampire and the Cowboy. This book I would rate as boring and just plain dumb.