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Death's Excellent Vacation (Sookie Stackhouse #10.1 )
by
Charlaine Harris ,
Toni L.P. Kelner , Katie MacAlister (Goodreads Author), Jeaniene Frost (Goodreads Author), Lilith Saintcrow (Goodreads Author), Jeff Abbott, L.A. Banks, Christopher Golden (Goodreads Author)
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1. Two Blondes - Charlaine Harris - A Sookie short - Sookie and Pam head off to the riverboat casinos to mix business with some fun
2. The Boys Go Fishing - Sarah Smith - A crotchety old superhero's lonely exile is invaded - he longs for death, but may yet discover how to truly live
3. One for the Money - Jeaniene Frost - Night Huntress short - Cat and Bones pull guard duty...more
2. The Boys Go Fishing - Sarah Smith - A crotchety old superhero's lonely exile is invaded - he longs for death, but may yet discover how to truly live
3. One for the Money - Jeaniene Frost - Night Huntress short - Cat and Bones pull guard duty...more
Hardcover, 339 pages
Published
August 3rd 2010
by Ace Hardcover
(first published August 1st 2010)
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I am back to reading only the stories by the authors I know and like in anthologies, after my recent (yet again failed) attempt to read an anthology in its entirety. Thus the rating and review are for Charlaine Harris's story Two Blondes only.
Pam suddenly invites Sookie on a weekend getaway to enjoy some gambling while running an "errand" for Eric - which, of course, means Sookie's telepathic powers will be put to use (Is it just me, but it seems Sookie is used by Eric left and right?) What foll...more
Pam suddenly invites Sookie on a weekend getaway to enjoy some gambling while running an "errand" for Eric - which, of course, means Sookie's telepathic powers will be put to use (Is it just me, but it seems Sookie is used by Eric left and right?) What foll...more
Nov 15, 2009
Shawna
marked it as to-read
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Jeaniene Frost's short story "One For the Money" will feature Cat and Bones and is set after the events of "Destined For an Early Grave" in the Night Huntress series.
I picked up this collection solely for the new Sookie Stackhouse story, but I found quite a few stories in here that I enjoyed.
Recommended:
Two Blondes by Charlaine Harris | The Sookie story; Sookie and Pam go to a strip club. As strippers.
The Boys Go Fishing by Sarah Smith | Great story about aging superheros. Fabulous.
Meanwhile, Far Across the Caspian Sea by Daniel Stashower | Researcher is recruited to shadow conspiracy. Good, but the ending falls a little flat.
The Innsmouth Nook by A. Lee Mar...more
Recommended:
Two Blondes by Charlaine Harris | The Sookie story; Sookie and Pam go to a strip club. As strippers.
The Boys Go Fishing by Sarah Smith | Great story about aging superheros. Fabulous.
Meanwhile, Far Across the Caspian Sea by Daniel Stashower | Researcher is recruited to shadow conspiracy. Good, but the ending falls a little flat.
The Innsmouth Nook by A. Lee Mar...more
This is a collection of short stories by different authors. I really enjoyed "Two Blondes" by Charlaine Harris and "One for the Money" by Jeaniene Frost. This was a fun and quick way to be exposed to large number of new authors. The other short story I really enjoyed was "Pirate Dave's Haunted Amusement by Toni Kelner. I liked having a vampire end up with a werewolf. Everyone deserves to find love, but hey that is just the romantic in me talking.
I only read Jeaniene Frost's story. I can't get enough of Cat and Bones. I found the story good, but a bit shallow. It was quite short and therefore had to get a lot done in a short matter of time, and it showed (it didn't help that it also used half the story to introduce the characters we already know)!!!
Death would have been an excellent vacation compared to reading this detestable book.
Horrible. Mindless. Drivel. I really only picked this book up for the Harris and MacAlister short stories but thought the others would be fun, short, paranormal stories that would maybe introduce me to a new author. Not. I know who's books I would never freaking touch with a ten foot pole. I may actually never go into the paranormal section again for fear of traumatic flashbacks.
First of all, shame on you Harris...more
Horrible. Mindless. Drivel. I really only picked this book up for the Harris and MacAlister short stories but thought the others would be fun, short, paranormal stories that would maybe introduce me to a new author. Not. I know who's books I would never freaking touch with a ten foot pole. I may actually never go into the paranormal section again for fear of traumatic flashbacks.
First of all, shame on you Harris...more
The editors of Wolfsbane and Mistletoe and Many Bloody Returns deliver a new collection-including a never-before-published Sookie Stackhouse story.
New York Times bestselling authors Charlaine Harris, Katie MacAlister, Jeaniene Frost-plus Lilith Saintcrow, Jeff Abbott, and more-send postcards from the edge of the paranormal world to fans who devoured Wolfsbane and Mistletoe and Many Bloody Returns.
With an all-new Sookie Stackhouse story and twelve other original tales, editors Charlaine Har
Jun 04, 2012
Sandra
marked it as to-read
Two Blondes - Charlaine Harris - (Sookie Stackhouse #10.1) - Sookie and Pam head off to the riverboat casinos to mix business with some fun
The Boys Go Fishing - Sarah Smith - A crotchety old superhero's lonely exile is invaded - he longs for death, but may yet discover how to truly live
One for the Money - Jeaniene Frost - (Night Huntress World #4.5) - Cat and Bones pull guard duty for a human heiress targeted by supernatural hit men
Meanwhile, Far Across the Caspian Sea... - Daniel Stashower - An...more
The Boys Go Fishing - Sarah Smith - A crotchety old superhero's lonely exile is invaded - he longs for death, but may yet discover how to truly live
One for the Money - Jeaniene Frost - (Night Huntress World #4.5) - Cat and Bones pull guard duty for a human heiress targeted by supernatural hit men
Meanwhile, Far Across the Caspian Sea... - Daniel Stashower - An...more
Overall I enjoyed this series of short stories. Apart from Charlaine Harris, I had not read any fo the other authors. Even with the Sookie Stackhouse series I was not up to date, s I can honestly say I was coming at this from a new reader's point of view. I love my paranormal mysteries and I'm slowly edging into paranormal romance. In general I liked most of the stories and I have ear-marked a few of the writers as ones to look into further (which I guess is the main aim for attracting new reade...more
I listened to this collection of short stories on audio. Some of the stories are more urban fantasy, some are more like paranormal romance, at least one is horror, and others are harder to define. They all feature A) at least some supernatural element and B) a vacation.
I found some of the stories more entertaining than others, which is about on par for an anthology. I skipped the Sookie Stackhouse story since I might read the series and didn't want any possible spoilers.
My favorites were:
The...more
I found some of the stories more entertaining than others, which is about on par for an anthology. I skipped the Sookie Stackhouse story since I might read the series and didn't want any possible spoilers.
My favorites were:
The...more
I liked these stories
Two blonds 2 stars
It was ok but not great but i don't really Charlaine Harris books i read them but don't buy them.
The Boys go Fishing 2 stars
I don't think it was really developed but it was a cute idea and i liked the author's writing style.
One for the money 3 stars
I live Jeaniene Frost but this was not as good as the books but that might be because to seemed too short.
Mean, Far across the caspian sea 5 stars
i liked this story it made me think of pulp fiction and how each s...more
Two blonds 2 stars
It was ok but not great but i don't really Charlaine Harris books i read them but don't buy them.
The Boys go Fishing 2 stars
I don't think it was really developed but it was a cute idea and i liked the author's writing style.
One for the money 3 stars
I live Jeaniene Frost but this was not as good as the books but that might be because to seemed too short.
Mean, Far across the caspian sea 5 stars
i liked this story it made me think of pulp fiction and how each s...more
Charlaine Harris' Two Blondes takes place after Victor Madden has taken over in Louisiana and Eric and Sookie are "married". I was unimpressed with this story; it's a short bit of nothing. Pam and Sookie take a vacation into Mississippi to visit some casinos but actually it's an assignment from Victor…and not necessarily one that he hopes either of them comes back from. The best part is probably the scene where Sookie and Pam have to audition as strippers but even that is fairly lackadaisical …
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Two Blondes by Charlaine Harris
A short Sookie Stackhouse story; Sookie and Pam are on their way for a holiday weekend, mixing fun with some business. Their business part goes bad when they are visiting this strip-club and the manager has other things on his mind.
The boys go fishing by Sarah Smith
An old superhero longs for death after he lost everyone around him, but he gets a visit from a bunch of “talented” kids, who are in need for some training/guiding.
One for the money by Jeaniene Frost
Cat a...more
A short Sookie Stackhouse story; Sookie and Pam are on their way for a holiday weekend, mixing fun with some business. Their business part goes bad when they are visiting this strip-club and the manager has other things on his mind.
The boys go fishing by Sarah Smith
An old superhero longs for death after he lost everyone around him, but he gets a visit from a bunch of “talented” kids, who are in need for some training/guiding.
One for the money by Jeaniene Frost
Cat a...more
This was my latest book to review for a magazine on young adult literature. It is an anthology of stories about supernatural creatures on vacation- vampires, werewolves, shapeshifters,etc. It was an uneven collection, of the 13 stories a third of them were predictable, the bulk were interesting if not exceptional and three excelled. The trio of outstanding stories are "Safe and Sound" by Jeff Abbott (about a missing college student in a tropical paradise who may not want to be found and the mani...more
This one is a 3.5 for me. I liked it, but there were just a couple that I loved.
Charlaine Harris - Two Blondes: Not just a Sookie story, it's a Sookie & PAM story. I love Pam, which made me love this. Pam & Sookie have a "Girls Weekend" at the casinos in Mississippi, where they can gamble, see a show, and do just one little job for Eric. Cue danger. Fun story, over too quickly, one of my favorite Sookie shorts. Probably best enjoyed by fans of the series (and to be honest, if it wasn't f...more
Charlaine Harris - Two Blondes: Not just a Sookie story, it's a Sookie & PAM story. I love Pam, which made me love this. Pam & Sookie have a "Girls Weekend" at the casinos in Mississippi, where they can gamble, see a show, and do just one little job for Eric. Cue danger. Fun story, over too quickly, one of my favorite Sookie shorts. Probably best enjoyed by fans of the series (and to be honest, if it wasn't f...more
There were three good stories, a lot of mediocre ones, and one or two bad ones.
C. Harris - This was her best short story so far. Normally I'm highly disappointed in her shorts, but this one was fun. Probably because Pam was involved. I would have loved to hear Eric's reaction to what Sookie and Pam did.
S. Smith - I was bored.
J. Frost - I love Cat and Bones and this was still good. The only problem, and it's the same that I have with every Bones book, was that it didn't keep going for thousands...more
C. Harris - This was her best short story so far. Normally I'm highly disappointed in her shorts, but this one was fun. Probably because Pam was involved. I would have loved to hear Eric's reaction to what Sookie and Pam did.
S. Smith - I was bored.
J. Frost - I love Cat and Bones and this was still good. The only problem, and it's the same that I have with every Bones book, was that it didn't keep going for thousands...more
This book was a library impulse-grab. I saw it on the new releases shelf as I was passing through and grabbed it immediately when I saw that there were a new Sookie Stackhouse (#10.1) and Night Huntress (#4.5) stories included.
There are thirteen short stories by different authors in this book. Please be aware that I read only the stories by Charlaine Harris and Jeaniene Frost. I planned to read the others, but as you all know, I'm no fan of short stories and another book caught my attention in...more
There are thirteen short stories by different authors in this book. Please be aware that I read only the stories by Charlaine Harris and Jeaniene Frost. I planned to read the others, but as you all know, I'm no fan of short stories and another book caught my attention in...more
Two Blondes by Charlaine Harris -4/5: Fun story with Sookie and my favorite character Pam. As soon as I knew Pam was going to be in story, knew I would like it. One character that is awesome in both the books and the TV show.
"Somehow, I got the feeling you really didn't think enough of humans to want to claim one as a friend." (Sookie)
"You're not as intolerable as most," Pam said Lightly
The Boys Go Fishing by Sarah Smith - 3/5: This one didn't do it for me. Found myself confused with what was g...more
"Somehow, I got the feeling you really didn't think enough of humans to want to claim one as a friend." (Sookie)
"You're not as intolerable as most," Pam said Lightly
The Boys Go Fishing by Sarah Smith - 3/5: This one didn't do it for me. Found myself confused with what was g...more
"Two Blondes" by Charlaine Harris - Three stars. Sookie's not sure why Pam has invited her to come along for a girls' getaway, and why they're going to the land of casinos and strip clubs. Sure enough, their vacation is a pretense for yet more vampire politics. While the story was interesting, nothing new happened. It could have been titled "Yet Another Adventure in the Sookie Saga." Good enough to tide you over between novels but nothing you need to rush out for.
"The Boys Go Fishing" by Sarah S...more
"The Boys Go Fishing" by Sarah S...more
This was definitely a hit or miss collection. I had been wanting to read this book for quite some time, because of Charlaine Harris and Katie MacAlister. That was long before I'd ever read anything by Jeanine Frost. Her story, "One for the Money", and the Sookie Stackhouse story, "Two Blondes", were by far the best two in the collection. I enjoyed MacAlister’s story “The Perils of Effrijim”, but not as much as her novels about Aisling Grey, Guardian, which Jim appears in.
The only other author in...more
The only other author in...more
Two Blondes: While I don't read the Sookie novels, I could follow it well enough
The Boys Go Fishing: boring
One for the Money: Enjoyable, but I haven't read the Night Huntress series, so I feel like I am sort of lost. However, since I enjoyed it, I might look into the series now.
Meanwhile, Far Across the Caspian Sea: I didn't get it.
The Innsmouth Nook: boring...held zero of my attention
Safe & Sound: Proves a fact I've always believed - reporters spend way too much time focusing in on stori...more
The Boys Go Fishing: boring
One for the Money: Enjoyable, but I haven't read the Night Huntress series, so I feel like I am sort of lost. However, since I enjoyed it, I might look into the series now.
Meanwhile, Far Across the Caspian Sea: I didn't get it.
The Innsmouth Nook: boring...held zero of my attention
Safe & Sound: Proves a fact I've always believed - reporters spend way too much time focusing in on stori...more
My main reason for grabbing this book was the cover, I'm a real sucker for books with a fabulous cover -- especially when it's purple and it includes the reaper. That and there's something incredibly appealing about a book that includes 'Death' and 'Vacation' in the title. I was impressed, I mean, usually when I read anthologies they take me an hour and I'm bored after the first story because it's four authors and they all write in the same tone, with the same idea, with the same plot, with the...more
1. Two Blondes - Charlaine Harris - (Sookie Stackhouse) ***1/2 Fun Sookie story, with Sookie & Pam going on a Vegas-type vacation together, with typical calamity following close behind.
2. The Boys Go Fishing - Sarah Smith - *** Odd, but interesting introduction to this author. Have The Other Side of Dark by her on my to-read list. This was about a dried-up old superhero taking some kids on a fishing trip.
3. One for the Money - Jeaniene Frost - Night Huntress **** Excellent, as always =) Cat...more
2. The Boys Go Fishing - Sarah Smith - *** Odd, but interesting introduction to this author. Have The Other Side of Dark by her on my to-read list. This was about a dried-up old superhero taking some kids on a fishing trip.
3. One for the Money - Jeaniene Frost - Night Huntress **** Excellent, as always =) Cat...more
short stories... of vampires, werewolves, leprechauns, gargoyles... with a vacation...
Sookie and Pam go to the Mississippi Las Vegas to meet with someone at 'Blondes' strip club on behalf of the Las Vegas king... and they poison Pam, and Sookie & Pam attack & disable them... but then the police are at the club,so they 'hide' at the ameteur night strip show, dance together... and get away... hmmmmm....
Aisling & Jim... Aisling & Drake going on vacation (with their twins?), and send...more
Sookie and Pam go to the Mississippi Las Vegas to meet with someone at 'Blondes' strip club on behalf of the Las Vegas king... and they poison Pam, and Sookie & Pam attack & disable them... but then the police are at the club,so they 'hide' at the ameteur night strip show, dance together... and get away... hmmmmm....
Aisling & Jim... Aisling & Drake going on vacation (with their twins?), and send...more
Aug 24, 2010
K
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
fans of mystery, suspense, or paranormal
Recommended to K by:
found on author's website
Ok. I'll admit it. I only read this book for the Sookie Stackhouse novella. Now that that's out of the way, Death's Excellent Vacation is a collection of paranormal short stories by numerous authors (some of which I was familiar w/, but many that I was not) edited by Charlaine Harris (Sookie Stackhouse Series). Although I enjoyed Harris's story, and a few of the others, I found myself struggling to finish and/or like the other stories; therefore my 3 star rating. I don't know if it's because I a...more
I only read two of the stories in this anthology, from two of my favorite authors.
Two Blondes by Charlaine Harris - Book #10.5 in the Sookie Stackhouse Southern Vampire Mysteries series. 3 stars. An okay very short story. I thought it could have been better, with more humor. I thought Pam & Sookie, this will be hilarious!... and it really wasn't. Pam and Sookie go on a road trip to Tunica to meet with Michael and his human companion, Rudy at their strip club called “Blondes .” Victor, the ki...more
Two Blondes by Charlaine Harris - Book #10.5 in the Sookie Stackhouse Southern Vampire Mysteries series. 3 stars. An okay very short story. I thought it could have been better, with more humor. I thought Pam & Sookie, this will be hilarious!... and it really wasn't. Pam and Sookie go on a road trip to Tunica to meet with Michael and his human companion, Rudy at their strip club called “Blondes .” Victor, the ki...more
Anthology with a vacation theme.
I read this one for the Cat & Bones story, but did read some of the others in this one. Some just did not grab me and I stopped or skimmed over those.
I did read:
Charlaine Harris' Sookie story "Two Blondes" that revolved around Sookie and Pam going to a Tunica casino. 3 stars - good but did not add anything to the Sookie universe.
Jeaniene Frost's Night Huntress story "One for the Money" - 3 stars; again good but this did not add anything to the storyline.
"Safe...more
I read this one for the Cat & Bones story, but did read some of the others in this one. Some just did not grab me and I stopped or skimmed over those.
I did read:
Charlaine Harris' Sookie story "Two Blondes" that revolved around Sookie and Pam going to a Tunica casino. 3 stars - good but did not add anything to the Sookie universe.
Jeaniene Frost's Night Huntress story "One for the Money" - 3 stars; again good but this did not add anything to the storyline.
"Safe...more
Most Excellent" mix of vacation themed shorts
Death's Excellent offers a variety of vacation themed shorts. I enjoyed the mix of stories - a few with a touch of romance and some with a touch of horror - and even found a couple of new authors on the way, but I have to say that some of these vacations make finding a new travel agent, or safer still, taking a 'staycation' at home seem like a really good idea.
1. Two Blondes - Charlaine Harris - A Sookie short - Sookie and Pam head off to the riverbo...more
Death's Excellent offers a variety of vacation themed shorts. I enjoyed the mix of stories - a few with a touch of romance and some with a touch of horror - and even found a couple of new authors on the way, but I have to say that some of these vacations make finding a new travel agent, or safer still, taking a 'staycation' at home seem like a really good idea.
1. Two Blondes - Charlaine Harris - A Sookie short - Sookie and Pam head off to the riverbo...more
The latest anthology edited by Charlaine Harris and Toni Kelner, Death's Excellent Vacation, was a collection of 13 stories all about vacationing! And not all were happy endings either!
I bought this because I enjoyed Harris and Kelner's previous anthologies, plus 3 of my favorite authors were in there. Not a lot, but hey, there was a Cat and Bones story in there and I needed my Frost fix other than her last two amazing novels, I still wanted to see Cat and Bones as the lead! And boy did they hav...more
I bought this because I enjoyed Harris and Kelner's previous anthologies, plus 3 of my favorite authors were in there. Not a lot, but hey, there was a Cat and Bones story in there and I needed my Frost fix other than her last two amazing novels, I still wanted to see Cat and Bones as the lead! And boy did they hav...more
Aug 05, 2010
Alisa
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Sookie, Cat/Bones Fans def...
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This is going to be awesome... Bones/Cat AND a Sookie story!!! GER8!!!!
This was great.. I am glad that I made myself read the other stories before the ones I wanted because I really liked a couple of them. Sookie was ok.. could have been a little better but, hey, its a fix..lol.. the Cat's and Bones was FRIGGIN AWESOME!!!! I LOVE Frost's writing... cant wait for the next Night Huntress....
This was great.. I am glad that I made myself read the other stories before the ones I wanted because I really liked a couple of them. Sookie was ok.. could have been a little better but, hey, its a fix..lol.. the Cat's and Bones was FRIGGIN AWESOME!!!! I LOVE Frost's writing... cant wait for the next Night Huntress....
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Charlaine Harris has been a published novelist for over twenty-five years. A native of the Mississippi Delta, she grew up in the middle of a cotton field. Now she lives in southern Arkansas with her husband, her three children, three dogs, and a duck. The duck stays outside.
Though her early output consisted largely of ghost stories, by the time she hit college (Rhodes, in Memphis) Charlaine was wr...more
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“By the time Bones announced it was Tammy's turn, I'd fallen in love with him all over again. Flowers and jewelry worked for most girls as a romantic gesture, but here I was, misty-eyed at watching him show my mother how to stab the shit out of him.”
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“A human hires a hit man to kill his cousin for money, boring. That same hit man botches the job twice, funny. Then �the desperate hit man sends a ghoul after the girl to finish things up, my curiosity's piqued. That same ghoul ends up with his head cut off by a mysterious redhead . . . Ah. Now I'm interested.”
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