Dead Until Dark Southern Vampire Mysteries Book 1

Dead Until Dark Southern Vampire Mysteries Book 1

“An author of rare talents.” — Publishers Weekly

“Harris writes neatly and with assurance.” — The New York Times Book Review

“One of the year’s best.” — Science Fiction Chronicle

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Sookie Rocks!
I love the telepathic, courageous, beautiful, sexy Sookie who is humble and modest. She falls for the strong silent type, a Vampire. She isn’t burdened by his mind which is a GREAT relief for her making her like him even more. There are so many great twists to the plot. This novel has everything, action, romance, suspense and much much more. So very entertaining. I could not put it down!! I can’t wait for Charlaine to come out with another one. I’ve read all of them so far and have not been disappointed.

5 Stars Loved it!
I watch Tru Blood and love it! I read this book in 2.5 days and loved it more then then the show!

1 Star Really??
Let me start by saying that I am a huge fan of vampire fiction and urban fantasy. I am not a genre jumping whiner who didn’t know what to expect from this book and was thus put off or disappointed with what I got. I have read all of the Anita Blake, Merry Gentry, and Black Dagger Brotherhood novels. As well as countless others that I can’t seem to name.

And I have heard so many good things about the Sookie Stackhouse books that when I ran out of stuff to read, I went ahead and bought the entire boxed set. When UPS showed, I tore into the box and started reading right away.

What a freaking let down.

The first book in the series read like it was written by a twelve year old for other twelve year olds. The story line was boring, the characters were totally one-dimensional, and frankly, when you got to the end you were relieved that it was over.

Vampire Bill is a pansy. What self-respecting vampire is going to let himself get drained by a couple of pieces of trailer trash in a bar parking lot?? And if one of your family members was brutally murdered, would you immediately boink in their bed??

Those are just two of the implausible things that happen in the 200 or so wasted pages that comprise this book.

As tempted as I am start a fire and fuel it with this boxed set, I am compelling myself to continue reading. Only because I have read so many reader reviews that assure me that things get better from book two forward.

I certainly hope so. Because if they get any worse, the universe is going to implode. Seriously, it was that bad.

5 Stars Great start to a great series…
I’ve been looking for a new series of books to start reading and this kept getting recommended to me by Amazon. I thought… why not? I’m soooo glad that I bought this book. It’s a great look into what things might be like if vampires “lived” amoung us. I love Sookie and her innocense. I love sexy (in my mind!) Bill and his want to be able to live with the humans. I love how this mystery unfolded. I just loved the whole thing. As a matter of fact I just went out today and bought the next book because I didn’t want to wait to have it shipped to me! ANYONE looking for a great read… it’s right her in Dead Until Dark!

1 Star Do I have to give it even one star?- This book bites…
sigh- shudder-

I have three things to say…

Ok…first off, if you’re one of the many people out there who’s looking for vampire fiction because you or someone you know, read and loved the Twilight series. Keep looking! DO NOT read these books just because they’re supposed to be about vampires and for some bizarre reason have been placed next to them on the shelf.

Secondly:

If you’re looking for good vampire fiction for any reason…keep looking.

-From edgy urban vampire to cult classic to good old fashioned Dracula, this book has nothing new and many many badly rewritten old ideas.

If you’re looking for a murder mystery…keep looking.

-There is no mystery. If you can’t figure this out, stick to tic-tac-toe.

If you’re looking for something a little “exciting” to read…keep looking.

-Again from adult excitement to thriller to young adult, I’ve had more excitement in traffic jams.

Most of all, if you’re looking for something well written and exciting with well-rounded intrigueing characters, interesting discriptions and realistic dialogue…KEEP LOOKING!

This book was so badly written that the minute I finished it, I had to write this review to warn the world. I’m not even saying this is just bad vampire fiction or a bad mystery- it’s just bad. The writing is horrible. The plot is trite. I can’t even describe the characters as cardboard cut-outs – they’re more like inflatable dolls. And the dialogue? Ugh.

Third Point:

Sex Warning- this is being marketed for young adults and its raunchy.

If you’re buying for someone young, you should be aware it’s got a lot of really badly written sexual content.

If you’re buying this book for the sex scenes, don’t settle for this. You can find better stories in a seventh grade locker room where everyones talking about what they haven’t ever done.

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