Dead Until Dark

from kJ.

Having read this book after already seeing the first season of trueblood, I knew most of the plot before it occured. Nevertheless, I found the novel hard to put down and engrossing, but for reasons which remain unclear to myself. There seems to be nothing spectacular about the writing, and I shou...

from fuzzydeadthing

The first (and still my favorite) Sookie Stackhouse novel. Charlaine Harris introduces an immensely likable heroine, with insight into people's characters and motives like no other waitress on earth. Sookie is compassionate but not naive, brave, but not often foolhardy. This first book could serv...

from NJBookGirl

I became a fan of the HBO series, True Blood. At first I didn't want to read the books because I didn't want anything given away. When I found out the first season was based on the first book of this series, I read it just as season 2 was starting. The book is a very light easy read. Perfect for ...

from lookingforpenguins

Welcome to Bon Temps, a small town in northern Louisiana. Here you'll meet the adorable Sookie Stackhouse, a local barmaid with a "disability," and her boyfriend Bill. Bill the Vampire, that is. Yes, vampires are a part of society in Dead Until Dark, the first book in the Southern Vampire Series ...

from Lman

Wow! Now I know what all the fuss is about, now I know why they made a TV show based on these books and now I know why both are so successful. And I have to agree with the general consensus. Charlaine Harris, at least with this first book, has created a sharply astute, seriously satisfying series...