I got hooked on the Sookie Stackhouse series earlier this year and have just completed the 5th book of the series. I wasn’t sure what I was going to think of the series when I first heard about it but one of my coworkers loved it and another one was starting to read the series. So after some thought I decided to check out the first two books at the library and start an unofficial work book club for the series. LOL
I thought I’d write some thoughts on the series since I am about halfway through it. It should be interesting to see what I think after I am done with the lastest book which is coming out in May. I’m not sure the best format for this but I am thinking I’ll just do bulleted comments.
~ The mystical creatures are kind of cool but I am just wondering how many we really need in this series and if there is anything left. Vampires, telepaths, witches, wiccans, fairies, maenads, demons, shapeshifters, werewolves, were-other animals, etc. Some stay around and some go away. Since I’ve never read this genre before these characters just seem like overkill in the series. Let’s just say there is no need for any hair loss treatments with the amount of hair some of these creatures have.
~Why oh why can’t 2 Vampires fall in love and live happily ever after. They do in Twilight and in the Vampire Diaries series. I am just wondering what is going to happen when Sookie is 70. Will the Vampires still love her?
~ How does one become a vampire in this series? It has yet to be clearly explained. Sometimes it is hinted that it is from a bite and other times it seems like it is passing blood between humans and vampires but it is never clearly stated!
~Bill and Eric. Sigh. I loved Bill in book one. I know he did Sookie wrong but I didn’t think it was as terrible as my coworkers are making it out to be. I mean they HATE Bill but I can only think of other true love stories and how it all works out in the end. I think Bill is sorry and loves, really loves, Sookie so why can’t they just be together. And Eric just seems wrong for her.
~And what is up with her brother Jason. Is he or isn’t he a shifter. My coworkers said no, book 5 seems to hint that is is partially but again it isn’t too clear. Oh and I think something is up with Tara. I just know she’s something but I don’t know what since everyone in this book has to have “something”. LOL
Ok that is it for now. I’m back to Stephanie Plum for this weekend and I need to see how she is going to get herself out of the current pickle and see if she and Joe ever get married.
