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Dead Ever After

(Sookie Stackhouse #13)

Charlaine Harris (Goodreads Author)

3.48 · Rating details · 79,934 ratings · 9,597 reviews

Sookie Stackhouse has one last adventure in store.

Life has taken her from a waitress in Merlotte’s Bar, Bon Temps, to part owner; from social outcast to the heart of her community; from a vampire’s girlfriend to the wife of one of the most powerful vampires in the state. She has survived earthquakes, revolutions and attempts on her life. Sookie has endured betrayal, heartb ...more

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Apr 10, 2013 Allison rated it did not like it · review of another edition

I think the most interesting thing that will come of this series might be a new word. A word readers will forever use to describe a series, that while compelling and wonderful at it's inception, faltered under the weight of an irrational author. You can say: The author Harrised the series. (Or, "the book was Harrised," would be acceptable too...)

It is with great sadness I have to report, history did prove the predictor of fate, and the three preceding books delineated into the final wet slap on I think the most interesting thing that will come of this series might be a new word. A word readers will forever use to describe a series, that while compelling and wonderful at it's inception, faltered under the weight of an irrational author. You can say: The author Harrised the series. (Or, "the book was Harrised," would be acceptable too...)

It is with great sadness I have to report, history did prove the predictor of fate, and the three preceding books delineated into the final wet slap on the pavement. Another of Harris' literary turds was birthed. But TS Eliot was not right, the Sookie Stackhouse Universe did not end with a whimper: It was an apathetic shrug.

There are spoilers ahead, many, many, spoilers.

I know there are forensic psychologists, and forensic accountants, and forensic anthropologists, and -- well -- it goes on and on. Are there forensic editors? Or would it be a forensic novelist? Maybe we need just a plain 'ol detective? Because I don't know how you go from writing a great paranormal romance, beloved by millions, to this piece of crap novel. There has to be some covert, publishing house, HBO royalties, Amazon agreement, kind of reason, to make any logical sense of this book...

I just can't understand why she ended it the way she did! This is Pulp Fiction. Not Marquez. Not Franzen. Hell, it's not even George R R Martin. Am I crazy? There is a social contract between the readers/buyers of romance novels and the novelists who write them. It's this: the girl ends up with the guy about whom and for which legions of fans have been pining. It's the reason we pick up romance novels in the first place. We want to read about a coupling so intense, it speaks to a deep place inside of us, an atavistic need to be consumed by lust, passion and love. That is the social contract. ....So why at the end of this pulp romance series did I feel like I was reading The White Hotel? It. Was. Awkward. (...and creepy. Just to warn you, there is a sex scene. It's bad. Like - we should report it to the school's psychologist - bad...)

I mean, I see how Ms. Harris painted herself into a corner with Sookie and Eric, but that's the beauty of fiction, especially pulp fiction -- you can paint yourself right out. There's no shame in it, because -- we already know it's crap fiction. But it's fun crap fiction, so it's okay, there's no judgement... HERE WATCH ME DO IT!

"Oh hey Sookie, It's me, Niall, I'm back. I heard that you used that magic fairy thing I gave you in a selfless act. So guess what? Here's another. Because you're so cute. And blonde. Now you can wish that all vampires revert back to their human state." (Which, by the way, would have been the kindest thing for which any person could have wished.) "Oh really, great grand daddy, thanks, now Eric's not shooting blanks and we can make many, many babies together. And we can watch a bunch of thousand year old people try to revert back into their humanity. Which would have been way more interesting than reading about me and Sam going FUCKING LINE DANCING!"

As for a review: here goes. It's another bad story. Very thin plot with so many holes. There is a whole villain in this novel that goes totally unrevealed. Literally Harris forgets about him (remember the devil - that wasn't Claude, right?). Um... there are a lot of casseroles - again. Poor fashion choices. A lot of Goodbyes, I guess, Harris is using this book to say a final goodbye to all of these characters. So for that reason there are a lot of scenes that do nothing to advance the thread of a story. There is some other stuff, but...it...was...too boring to remember.

If you want my advice on whether or not to read it, I say do. I mean if you read the first 12, you should finish what you started and finish the series. A least you can accomplish something that the author couldn't....but borrow the book.

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Aug 10, 2012 Hope rated it did not like it

Shelves: utter-shit

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Okay... So after that ending, who wants to egg Harris's house with me? (Obviously sarcastic people!)

I could spend hours complaining about how this series went down hill, how this should of happened, how that should of went, etc. Yet, overall, I thought this would of been better than it was.
I was even starting to root for Bill.
And I know what you're thinking.
Yes, it was THAT bad.

Here is something simple:
You have Eric. You take away Eric? That's it. It's ALL gone! Nothing is left.
About ...more

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Nov 04, 2012 Sammy Loves Books rated it did not like it

Recommends it for: No One

Shelves: paranormal-romance, hated-it, you-ve-been-warned, what-the-hell-is-this-shit, library-book

Spoiler Alert*****Spoiler Alert*****Spoiler Alert****

I've read thirteen books to find out which man would be Sookie's HEA!!!
This is what I wanted:

I would have settled for this:

But, This is what I got:

Sookie was just as surprised as I was:

Jason is just as lost as I am:

I just feel I wasted my time reading this:

And I'm a tad bit upset:

My review had originally ended here, but my friend, Sunny, wanted details. I hate to give anymore time to this book, but Sunny Rocks, so here you go hun...;oD

C Spoiler Alert*****Spoiler Alert*****Spoiler Alert****

I've read thirteen books to find out which man would be Sookie's HEA!!!
This is what I wanted:

I would have settled for this:

But, This is what I got:

Sookie was just as surprised as I was:

Jason is just as lost as I am:

I just feel I wasted my time reading this:

And I'm a tad bit upset:

My review had originally ended here, but my friend, Sunny, wanted details. I hate to give anymore time to this book, but Sunny Rocks, so here you go hun...;oD

Complete Cliff Notes for those of you who refuse to read this book(view spoiler) ...more

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Nov 19, 2012 Elisa rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2013-must-reads

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May 06, 2013 Alisha-Dear Constant Reader rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Shelves: polished-turds, character-assassination, cha-ching, no-thank-you, paranormal-romance, complete-let-down, dumb-plot-lines, weak-female, poor-writing, love-triangle

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Alisha: The fan who is neither crazy, nor entitled rants

Update:

So I've been on Amazon, watching the reactions. Lots of sock puppets and rabid Charlaine fans giving this turd 5 stars. Even Anne Rice is weighing in! I'm uber suspicious of all reviews that say, "She tied this up nicely, way to go Ms. Harris! and I look forward to reading the Coda in October!" Gotta hand it to Penguin, they are on top of this.

"Hey everyone! Look over here! Disregard the bad reviews. Those people are CRAZY!"

The ...more

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Jul 27, 2013 Jayson rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Shelves: author-american, genre-gothic, genre-mystery, read-in-2013, genre-adult-fantasy, genre-small-town, 300-399-pp, subject-vampires

(C+) 65% | Almost Satisfactory
Notes: Former supporting players form a mystery-solving super-team, reminisce, run about, while the mystery solves itself.

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Jun 27, 2012 Olga rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Recommends it for: No one

Shelves: fucked-up-turn-of-events

I knew CH would break my heart with DEA. I was prepared, I swear, but this... all of it... Low blow.

Read DUD (how appropriate) and then DEA. You won't miss a thing.
Why read 12 books about a Southern gal breaking up with her suitors to get in the 13th with the random guy? Why bother with all the fillers? That's right. All the nice words, all the angst, all the times Sookie had been one step away from dying? Why learn that you're better off to square one? That everything you've been through was f I knew CH would break my heart with DEA. I was prepared, I swear, but this... all of it... Low blow.

Read DUD (how appropriate) and then DEA. You won't miss a thing.
Why read 12 books about a Southern gal breaking up with her suitors to get in the 13th with the random guy? Why bother with all the fillers? That's right. All the nice words, all the angst, all the times Sookie had been one step away from dying? Why learn that you're better off to square one? That everything you've been through was for naught? That the idea that people from different races could find common interest and love against all odds is utter bullshit? That love is not what matters? That after 12 books you realized that maybe reading the thoughts of your partner isn't that big a deal after all? That it's okay to end a character's story arc by selling him into slavery after he'd been abused for years in the past? And to place the rapist as her friend and confidant?

Well, don't bother. Just don't.

I was reading the wrong story all along.

I didn't really care who Sookie ended up with. That was not the important part of the series. Not really. But if she ends up with X or Y give me a good reason to believe it.
It's not the WHO that bothers me, but the WHY and the way it was done. At this point, I wish Eric and Pam had died in Rhodes. At least I would have gotten the chance to see Sookie falling in love with "the right man for her".

The author intended to kill Bill in Dead and Gone but didn't because he had more story to tell. What was that story, excuse my curiosity? To bring Bubba to Fangtasia to distract Victor while they try to kill him? To rat on Eric to Sookie (with information we have no clue how he got a hold of), and lurk in her woods for all eternity? What an amazing story!
Harris said she knew how she would end the series by the second book. Too bad she didn't end it by the third. [SPOILER] Right then, Sam might have made a little more sense I guess. But after 10 more books of hearing crickets where Sam was concerned it was pulled right out of her ass.[end of SPOILER]

How unfair to Sookie. How unfair to Pam. How cruel to Eric. How lame for Bill.

Sookie was way off in this book. She's not even True Blood Sookie. And believe me, that's saying something. Everyone was acting OOC, this was a horrible ending for many characters, just a massacre, but Sookie was a real disappointment. Because I thought that since the author fucked up Eric's story, she at least would be fair to Sookie. No such luck. Never again, CH. Never again.

And to top it all off, let the bad guys win. Peachy. ...more

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Jun 10, 2012 Jon rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal, southern-comfort, vampire, werewolves

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It's really upsetting how quickly one of my favorite series became absolutely horrible. Books 1-9 were a ton of fun, they were definitely my guilty pleasure. They weren't exactly sophisticated but they were extremely entertaining. Then came along books 10-13, each book felt more excruciating and terrible than the last one. The most recent Stackhouse books are at best subpar, why did Harris have to unnecessarily stretch out this series? I feel like Charlaine Harr Check out my blog Scott Reads It!

It's really upsetting how quickly one of my favorite series became absolutely horrible. Books 1-9 were a ton of fun, they were definitely my guilty pleasure. They weren't exactly sophisticated but they were extremely entertaining. Then came along books 10-13, each book felt more excruciating and terrible than the last one. The most recent Stackhouse books are at best subpar, why did Harris have to unnecessarily stretch out this series? I feel like Charlaine Harris didn't put any effort into the last 5 books and that she was just in it for the money. In my mind, the Sookie Stackhouse series ended at book #9, it's ridiculous but that's how I feel. The last 5 books are pointless to the series and didn't really provide me with any closure. Sorry for rambling, I just had to let out my feelings about this series.

Dead Ever After was absolutely dreadful, this is definitely the worst conclusion to a series I ever read. Everything about it is poorly executed and it was an ordeal to finish this book. I easily could have went on Goodreads and found out who Sookie ended up with yet I continued to read in hopes that this book would somehow redeem itself after the poor quality of the past few books. I just wanted to get this series over and done with so I wouldn't feel bad about leaving it unfinished. Truthfully if I had known how low this series would sink, I probably would have never started this series from the get-go.

Dead Ever After is extremely tedious and lacks anything compelling. I could have just tossed the book out the window and I wouldn't have had any urge to continue. There was nothing that kept me turning the pages and I had to suppress the urge to toss the book across the room multiple times. For starters, this book's plot is extremely diluted and feels like one huge drawn-out mess. You would think it would be relatively easy to tie up all the loose ends in this series, considering how little has happened in the last 4 books! Yet Charlaine Harris does a poor job of wrapping up plot points and she tries to add more conflicts to this book. There was one plot point that was supposed to be over books ago and it randomly made a reappearance.

Do you like to read a book about a woman who cleans? Do you want to spend pages on reading Sookie doing chores? Do you want to listen to Sookie drone on and on about moisturizing her legs? If so, then you most likely will love this book! Truthfully I didn't care about Sookie's legs or how she moisturized her legs. The "plot" of this book is literally Sookie doing chores with a badly executed mystery in the background.

While people were dying in Bon Temps, Sookie doesn't really care and all she cares about is herself. Seriously who cares about people dying? Let's go to a random boutique and harass one of the workers there and be a total jerk! Sookie was so rude to this saleswoman in one of these little boutiques where she was shopping. Even when Sookie is danger, she doesn't even care at all. When she is danger with the vampires, all she cares about the table in Eric's house? She even says that she hates a vampire she doesn't even know because she walked on the table. Why the hell do you care so much about this table? Even in the last book, Sookie was constantly obsessing over Eric's furniture? A better ending to this series would have been if Sookie married that table because she is so obsessed with it. Seriously I wouldn't have been surprised if that happened because her obsession with the table is so peculiar. Sookie acts so stupid during this book that I wondered if Harris forgot to write her a brain.

When Sookie gets arrested for these murders, she isn't even slightly bothered by the fact that someone is accusing her of murder. All she cares about how she doesn't look good in orange, honey no one cares whether you look good in orange or not! At one point in the novel Sookie is having a conversation and she randomly suggests: "Maybe I should write a rap song called Flanked By His Flankies". Where did that even come from? Please don't write a rap song for the reader's sake! The old Sookie would never have been so unsympathetic, stupid, and she would have never suggested writing a rap song! Sookie doesn't get any better throughout the novel and she says cliche things throughout the entire book like: "How could people so in love judge each other?" Give me a break, you're stupidity made me feel like I was going to lose brain cells.

The so-called romance in this book is absurd and is a disgrace to books everywhere! I could tell early on what Harris's formula for this book's romance was. She devoted an entire chapter to each guy Sookie was involved with and she made the guy look like a douche bag. Why would Quinn and Alcide randomly just pop in to Sookie's life? Harris tried to intertwine the plot with the romance but it was an epic fail! I think Harris was trying to make readers comfortable with who she chose but it was a lame tactic on her part. I knew who she was going to choose for Sookie long ago because she made it so obvious! Let's just say that I'm not happy at all with who she chose and how she made all the men Sookie was involved with. Worst case scenario: I would have been happier if Sookie decided that maybe none of the guys in her life were right for her.

Seriously Harris turned all the guys into such jerks and yet Sookie continues to chase after them and obsess over them. Sookie, you don't need a man to support you! The ending of this book was such a cop-out and was so terrible! I hated the ending so much and this is easily the worst conclusion to a series. The ending made me so angry and I felt like I had wasted my time reading this entire series. The ending was cheesy, cliche and absolutely predictable!

I wouldn't recommend reading this book at all and it was torturous to read this book! Unless you're a die-hard Sookie fan or you need to know what happens, I wouldn't even bother picking up this book. There's nothing redeeming about this "final" book in the Sookie Stackhouse series and it was such a cash-cow scheme. I can't believe there's an epilogue coming out in the fall and I wouldn't be surprised if Harris added another 5 books to cash in even more on this series. This book is possibly one of the worst books I've read in so long and someone on Twitter tweeted me a blessing when they heard I was reading this book. Yes it was that bad that some random follower who I don't know blessed me after hearing I was reading this book. I refuse to pick up another Harris book ever again and I intend to keep this promise. Honestly I don't think this book even deserves 1 star! ...more

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May 06, 2013 Sahara rated it did not like it · review of another edition

I am never buying anything from Charlaine Harris again

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Yes she spoiled my investment in her series...I really wanted Eric and Sookie to end up together.

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Forgive me for being a die hard romance reader but that was the only interest I ever held for her books. Besides the romance element of the book, there were so many inconsistencies between character's personalities and their actions. I don't understand, did you do this for fun? Like *yah thats right, they don't control me* and *it just makes my j ...more

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Apr 26, 2013 Kristen rated it did not like it

Shelves: will-never-read

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Dear Ms. Harris,

I refuse to read this book. I did not read Deadlocked and I will not read this one. I have no clue what would possess you to alienate your fans like this, but that is exactly what you did.

You wonder why we all love Eric? You wonder why we all wanted Eric and Sookie to have a HEA? You wrote the books, you created the characters, you created the arc, the narrative, and we followed you for 13 years. You managed to destroy their story in the last three books. After the bond was brok ...more

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May 09, 2013 Bettie rated it did not like it · review of another edition

I don't give flaming reviews. I find them tacky and classless. If you don't like a book, don't read it. That's always been my motto. If there are technical issues or things you don't agree with from a reader's standpoint, feel free to point them out but understand that the power is always going to lie with the writer. Respect that, and respect them. If you don't like it, write your own book. This has been what I've said to countless angry readers for well over 20 years.

Now, I say screw that.

If I don't give flaming reviews. I find them tacky and classless. If you don't like a book, don't read it. That's always been my motto. If there are technical issues or things you don't agree with from a reader's standpoint, feel free to point them out but understand that the power is always going to lie with the writer. Respect that, and respect them. If you don't like it, write your own book. This has been what I've said to countless angry readers for well over 20 years.

Now, I say screw that.

If it were possible to give "Dead Ever After" negative stars, I would certainly do so. Not only does it bring an implausible and ridiculous end to a 13-book saga, but it manages to eviscerate and bastardize not only everything we have ever adored about this series, but also one of the most beloved heroes in literature this side of Mr. Darcy.

Harris' handiwork, not only in this novel, but in the series as a whole, has been as sloppy and shoddy as a used car salesman attaching a bumper with crazy glue. She blatantly thumbs her nose at important concepts such as consistency, plotting, foreshadowing, realism, and pacing. But this novel ... it's just plain crap. If I were her publisher, I would have given it back and said, "Nope. Try again."

I am not just angry as a former fan of the series, I am angry at her as a writer. What is this? Is it some kind of joke? It must be. You've broken every rule in literature and your only reason is because that's how you wanted it to be? Really? What are you, a fourteen-year-old writing your first fanfiction? Because that's how this book reads. (On second thought, I take that back. I wouldn't want to offend the fourteen-year-old fanfiction writers. They could do infinitely better than this.) There is no way one can slog through the first 12 books and get to the 13th and actually think any of what happens in "Dead Ever After" could really happen. What was the point of all this except to make money? What were you smoking, Charlaine? Can I have some so I can maybe enjoy the story, too?

Like Harris' main character, Sookie Stackhouse, I, as a reader, feel raped, abused, and betrayed. Not only am I never reading this novel again, it is going to take everything I have not to douse it in lighter fluid, set it on fire, and dance around it naked in effigy. THAT is how angry I am. No, not angry. Livid, irate, murderous ...

Seriously. Don't just stay away from this book and this series ... stay away from Charlaine Harris. I know I will be. ...more

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Apr 24, 2013 Kim rated it did not like it

I will always be an EL.

I am so sad that Ch has destroyed a much loved character. There will be ALOT of disappointed fans. and to be honest it won't be just Eric fans who are upset. This book finished with a thud.After so many yrs invested as a reader I feel cheated.

Sadly she is going to lose and upset alot of readers.

For me,writers are only as good as their last book.

Sad way to end a series, that could easily have been one of my favorites ...more

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Dec 14, 2012 T00zday rated it did not like it

Shelves: snark-no-desire-to-re-read, mc-fae-faries, snark-once-great-but-now-in-a-rut, setting-alternate-reality, series-gone-to-chit, series-in-decline, mc-vampire, snark-die-die-die, snark-keeps-getting-worse, snark-dead-to-me

As soon as the HBO tv series came out, Ms Harris began to write with the tv series in mind - and the WRITING WENT TO CRAP.

Charlaine Harris is the next runner up to the Laurell K Hamilton writer of SHAME award..... never again Ms Harris, never again.

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Mar 22, 2018 Virginia Ronan ♥ Herondale ♥ rated it liked it · review of another edition

”I truly think you take the prize for having more people wanting to kill you than anyone I’ve ever known. I’m only trying to get to them first. But it’s fun, in a way.”

I can’t believe I actually read the last of the Sookie Stackhouse books! XD
When I first started this series I was 19!!! So yeah it took me about 11 years to finish it. Which is pretty okay, considering that this series consists of a total of 13 books. *lol*

After so many adventures there were a lot of old and a few new faces in ...more

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Oct 16, 2012 Goosey rated it really liked it

Shelves: oh-my-monsters, read-in-2013, i-vant-to-suck-your-bloood, guilty-pleasure

Pre-Read Review: My only hope is that she ends up with Sam, whom I've been rooting for since book 1.

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Apr 30, 2012 Sharon ∞❥ is an emotional book junkie ❥∞ rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: read-in-2013

From the first line...

"I'd been waiting for the vampire for years when he walked into the bar."

to the last...

"I’m Sookie Stackhouse. I belong here."

it's been quite a journey with Sookie and her friends. Thirteen books...mostly good but nonetheless I've enjoyed reading them and they will be missed.

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Thirteen Hints

♦ There's a wedding. {Yay!}
♦ There's a divorce. {ugh}

♦ There's a new life. {Yay!}
♦ There's a death. {or four...who's counting?}

♦ Someone leaves. {ugh}
♦ Someone returns. {total surpris ...more

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May 22, 2013 Stephanie *Eff your feelings* rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, 2013, paranormal-mystery, paranormal-romance

So here we are at the end of Sookie Stackhouse and I for one am sad.

This review WILL have some spoilers….be warned, but if you are looking any other review, everybody and their mother wrote ‘photo’ and/or ‘gif’ reviews of this book and all give it away, so…..don’t blame me.

Sookie is a slow learner.

Sookie Stackhouse has been through the wringer with all her supernatural lovers. For thirteen books she has been close to death numerous times. This girl has compiled so many enemies I don’t know ho So here we are at the end of Sookie Stackhouse and I for one am sad.

This review WILL have some spoilers….be warned, but if you are looking any other review, everybody and their mother wrote ‘photo’ and/or ‘gif’ reviews of this book and all give it away, so…..don’t blame me.

Sookie is a slow learner.

Sookie Stackhouse has been through the wringer with all her supernatural lovers. For thirteen books she has been close to death numerous times. This girl has compiled so many enemies I don’t know how she sleeps at night; it would take me two Xanex with and a 'half a bottle of wine' chaser to ever sleep again. But not Sookie, she cooks, cleans, dresses (badly), puts her hair in a pony tail, takes it out of a pony tail, worries about the ‘dent’ and puts it back in a pony tail, goes to work at her bar.....narrowly escape death, does her makeup, waters the plants, sun baths, makes lunch, narrowly escape death……business as usual.

And that’s the ultimate charm of this series. One day vampires come out of the closet, then the two natured….. Add in a fairy or two, a few witches. But why let any of that upset your daily routine? Just go about living your daily lives and almost die in the process.

Now I know ya’all are upset that Sookie did not end up with Eric ‘the hot’ (if that’s possible being dead and cold and all) vampire. Come on, he nearly got her killed about ten times!! And he was a complete ass to her the whole time. The only reason women like this guy is because he’s easy on the eyes….the whole reason women got all gooey over Christian Grey in those 50 shades books…..(sure he is a psychopath, but he’s a HOT psychopath, which makes it all okay.) Bill, her first vampire boyfriend, almost got her killed as well. Step away from the vampire Sookie.

Then there were her baby pangs. I for one have never had them, ever, but many women do. You can’t get pregnant by a vampire…..just not possible. So, she turns to her best friend (who’s not dead…yay!!). I don’t see the problem here; your best friend is the person you should end up with. Am I Right?

I’ve said this before, but it needs repeating……Charlaine Harris, STOP writing sex scenes!!! For all that is holy and all that is not, don’t do this to us ever again!!!

“He rolled on the condom and plunged in.”

That’s not sexy……That’s NOT sexy!!!! Plunged in? Charlaine!! I ought to put you in a time out.
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Apr 25, 2013 Emily May marked it as dnf

Shelves: paranormal-uf

I stopped reading this series two or three books ago now but I was curious who Sookie ended up with. If you want to know without having to read/make use of google, then click the spoiler tag below.

1) Do not click if you don't want to know who Sookie ends up with
2) Do not click if you are planning on reading this book
3) Do not click if you think you might read this book
4) Do not blame me if you click and then decide you might want to read it after all
5) Do not blame me if you click and are disapp ...more

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May 09, 2013 Kelly Trobaugh rated it did not like it · review of another edition

DEA is DOA

CH's entitled to write how she wants....... and We're entitled to tell her what we think about her writing and decide where to spend our $$. If I go into a restaurant and order filet mignon and get served strip steak, do you not think I'm going to have words for the chef/manager/waitress? Do you not think I'm not going to pay for said strip steak? Do you not think I'm going to tell everyone and their brother about what happened? While I don't condone death threats on her person, death ...more

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Nov 29, 2012 Tracey rated it did not like it

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Canceled my pre-order for the limited edition, linen-bound, autographed copy of DEA, as well as After Dead. Not spending $100 on a sham. I could buy Sookie choosing Sam (always said she would end up with him) had we not had 9 -- I repeat -- NINE books of a relationship with Eric with no mention of romantic inclinations toward Sam, always just a close friend. She was also paired with several characters during the course of the series; ending up with Bill, Alcide, or Quinn would ...more

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Apr 18, 2013 Shamayeta rated it did not like it

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I'm an avid reader of this series. It's not one of the most sophisticated reads, nor enthralling but boy, did I love it. I read the first book when I was 11- it didn't really float my boat. I read it again at 15 and I fell in love with a certain vampire with the initials E.N.

And I devoured rest of the 8 books, loving every bit of it. It wasn't some gung-ho story with a spineless female protagonist (read: twilight). I actually grew fond of the characters, their lives; their stories. The build-up I'm an avid reader of this series. It's not one of the most sophisticated reads, nor enthralling but boy, did I love it. I read the first book when I was 11- it didn't really float my boat. I read it again at 15 and I fell in love with a certain vampire with the initials E.N.

And I devoured rest of the 8 books, loving every bit of it. It wasn't some gung-ho story with a spineless female protagonist (read: twilight). I actually grew fond of the characters, their lives; their stories. The build-up for the Sookie-Eric pairing? It was massive. When it finally happened - I couldn't help but let out a fan girl squeal. No, they weren't perfect. They were as messed up as couples could go. But there was actual chemistry between them. Enough so for me to be invested in this series for this long, and this much.

Now about the 13th book. I'm really not looking forward to it. I loved the series till the 9th book. 10th book kind of dragged on. I'm not a big fan of the 11th book either but kudos to the 'Victor killing idea'. That was good, if not great. A tidy way to wrap the dying series. But no... it had to go on. And then came the 12th.
*insert dramatic music here*

I won't lie. I have not read a single page of it. My friend read it and told me about Eric's drastic change in character. She told me about the plot, the cluviel dor and Sam.
I know it's a bit presumptuous criticizing a book I haven't read. But really, Charlaine? Changing the protective, power-hogging, sexy vampire into a pushy douchebag just to fit your plot? Not cool.

If you were planning to pair Sam and Sookie up since the beginning then why have you put us through 12 books of amazing vampires and werewolves and what not? Sookie and Sam could've gotten together in the second chapter when there was a hint of slightest chemistry between them. And then we go through 11 books of little or no chemistry and then WHAM! Sookie's into Sam more than our beloved Eric.

Why put us through that Charlaine? Dangling a carrot in front of our noses through this entire wonderful journey - and then gobbling it up just before reaching the finish line.

Excuse the fact that this is more of a rant than a review. I'm just really depressed about the outcome of the series. ...more

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May 07, 2013 Michelle rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Shelves: didn-t-finish, refuse-to-read

I REFUSE to buy or read this!! REFUSE!!! Charlaine Harris KNEW the majority of her fans read this book series because WE ALL LOVED ERIC AND SOOKIE!!! KNEW IT!!! And did she care? No. She just wrote what she wanted. Why give us years and years, book after book, story line after story line of one of the greatest romances of all time to end it with ***spoliers**** Eric marrying his vampire wife and banded from Sookie for 200 years and putting Sookie with a man she had only friendship feelings for t ...more

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May 04, 2012 Rebecca rated it did not like it

Shelves: horrible-never-read-again

I'm very disappointed, and it's more than the ending. ...more

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Jun 07, 2012 Ellie Wilson rated it really liked it

This book better be fan(g)tastic! Go Harris!
*sighs* I really hope this book doesn't turn out to be like I think it's going to be..

(Painful) Predictions:

-Eric with that Freyda--> angst, pain, bitterness, jealousy on sookie's behalf.
-Bill and Sam start to look more appealing.
-But Bill wins in the end.
-Some close people die.
-Either Bill ends with her or..(or Sookie dies, but I don't think so)..or.......
*worst case possible*: bittersweet ending with Sookie standing alone and strong, spouting some n ...more

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May 08, 2013 Christy rated it it was ok · review of another edition

2-2.5 Stars :(

If I had only one word to describe how I was feeling after reading this book it would be...

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And I hate to give it a poor rating. I hate giving any book a poor rating. I know authors work extremely hard on their books, but I have to be honest here... after years and years of reading this series, the final book was a let down for me.

So we have Sookie...

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Anyone who has read this series knows that Sookie is a telepath. She has fae blood in her. Hearing everyones thoughts is int ...more

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Nov 28, 2012 Linda rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Shelves: didn-t-finish, never-to-read-ever

Skimmed most of the book, but could not finish.
I´m not mad that CH did what she did (it´s her brain baby after all), I´m angry that she built a relationship for 12+ books only to botch it and say FU to us all, "Let´s have some Seal loving instead" *shudders*
I read books with HEA because I can trust the author not to tear my heart into pieces, this shows that I can never ever trust CH again. ...more

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Mar 31, 2013 Ezinwanyi Chinyere rated it liked it

Shelves: paranormal-romance, urban-fantasy

Gotta give it to you Ms. Harris. You got me. You got me good. I avoided all spoilers like the plague because I chose to trust in you and your storytelling. I chose to believe you would lead me to the promised land that I have so ardently longed for. I bought it and dived it head first.

For an ending to what began as an epic series...NOT IMPRESSED!
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Truthfully, it wasn't an awful book, but it was really weak and such a disappointing ending to this series. I would give it 3-stars. My real problem is
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Truthfully, it wasn't an awful book, but it was really weak and such a disappointing ending to this series. I would give it 3-stars. My real problem is (view spoiler)[ that since the author has consistently stated she knew who Sookie would end up with since book 2, why did Harris take such a convoluted path to this ending? The vampires-related romances featured in 80% of this book, so it didn't make sense for her to end up with Sam for me. Don’t get me wrong; the more I thought about it, the more liked the idea of Sookie with Sam because he is a really good guy. A great guy because the author didn’t lead us to the conclusion in a way that would allow me to see Sam and Sookie together in a satisfying manner. It would have worked if you got to it 4 books earlier.

Did Harris lose me as a reader? Nope! I will still read her because I really enjoyed this series. But had Harris ended the prior book deadlocked with Sookie made a grand claim that seeing the light fade out of Sam's eyes made her see how much he meant to her, that he meant everything, so she used her cluvial dor on him---that would have worked better for me than this.

Had Harris ended this series around books 6-8, people wouldn’t feel so jerked around. For the record, I am TEAM WILLIAM “BILL” COMPTON. However, I will concede that for the last 5-6 books, Sookie has been consistently in a relationship with Eric. She even accepted herself as Eric’s wife. If Eric had chosen not to honor the contract made by Appias (his sire), then Eric and Sookie would still be together. Sookie wanted Eric to choose a life with her, without her assisting him, but because he chose her. When that didn't happen, Sookie SETTLED for Sam because he was available when the dust cleared with the vampire stuff. Sam asked Sookie out way back in book 1 or 2 and it didn’t work then. Sookie has always viewed Sam as eye-candy, but never expressed this “passion” for him like she has expressed passion for Eric or Bill. Sam is a great guy, a great boss and a great friend. I think great friendship can turn into great romances…if you build into such, which Harris didn’t do properly here. Did we need Quinn to make Sam jealous? Nope, because Eric and Bill were sufficient enough to motivate Sam’s jealousy.
One of the greatest fake outs in this book is that Sookie kept saying how much she loved Eric in all the prior books, but then when she was talking to Sam in the later part of this book, she said "well, I wouldn't say I'm heartbroken over the breakup, just sad and depressed, but not heartbroken". She even said Bill's actions hurt her more than Eric's. That seems contradictory to all her prior assertions of loving Eric with all her heart. I guess that was the authors’ way of saying that Sookie didn’t really love Eric like she thought, or that maybe deep down in her heart, Sookie knew it wouldn’t last. I DON’T BUY THAT! I want Sookie to have passion with whomever her choice was, not resignation, which is what we got.

Now to the plot itself was weak as well. We saw the return of a Fae, a relative of Eric’s, Amelia & her crew, but the actual villain in this installment wasn’t believable. After all these books where various vampires have tried to murder Sookie, They would have been better villains than Amelia’s dad. What a crappy plot idea to build around. He is so mad at Amelia’s lifestyle that the use of Sookie’s charm is his cure-all.
First, the cluviel dor wasn’t even his, I’m not sure he even knew how to use it, and why didn’t he make the deal with devil to get Amelia back? That seemed smarter! But his level of animosity over the cluviel dor is outrageous. I rolled my eyes numerous times over this one. It was just too weak.

I am glad the author concluded the love issue, but I wish she had done it much better than she did. I still enjoyed this series though.
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Sep 03, 2012 Hitandmiss rated it did not like it

Pre release review - Do we have to do this?

We all know that its dead and gone, do we have to attend the funeral? Can’t we just imagine that they sailed off into the sunset and didn't really die in a horrible car wreck?

Sigh*

Edit 10 may 2013 - Ok, so I'm about to start reading.... and everyone is giving this 1 start before I even start (I've avoided reading the reviews though). I feel like I'm about go have a tooth pulled. It's for the best I get this over with, but I really dont wana....

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May 09, 2014 Anne rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: kindle, paranormal, read-in-2014

Why not finish the series out?

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There's no reason not to go ahead and bite the bullet if (like me) you've already read all of the other TWELVE books.
I waited a while, not because I was upset with who she was going to end up with, but because the low ratings for this one made me think it might be a chore to get through.
And it was.
I had forgotten how absolutely boring Sookie had become.
BUT NOT FOR LONG!
Yeah, after about 10 minutes of reading, all the memories started flooding back.
The alternate ti ...more

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Apr 24, 2012 Freckles rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2vampires, 2werewolves-and-shifters, 2fairies, 2demons, 2witches-magic, 2mystery

Okay, it could've ended sooner. The last four books were much more annoying and boring than the previous ones. Or maybe I've grown too old for True Blood. But the ending wasn't so bad. It felt almost nostalgic, after 13 books and almost 5 years... Goodbye, Sookie.
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The last one finally... I'm curious how will Harris resolve her Happily Ever After for Sookie... It seems a bit impossible at this point. ...more

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Charlaine Harris has been a published novelist for over thirty-five years. A native of the Mississippi Delta, she grew up in the middle of a cotton field. Charlaine lives in Texas now, and all of her children and grandchildren are within easy driving distance.

Though her early output consisted largely of ghost stories, by the time she hit college (Rhodes, in Memphis) Charlaine was writing poetry an Charlaine Harris has been a published novelist for over thirty-five years. A native of the Mississippi Delta, she grew up in the middle of a cotton field. Charlaine lives in Texas now, and all of her children and grandchildren are within easy driving distance.

Though her early output consisted largely of ghost stories, by the time she hit college (Rhodes, in Memphis) Charlaine was writing poetry and plays. After holding down some low-level jobs, her husband Hal gave her the opportunity to stay home and write. The resulting two stand-alones were published by Houghton Mifflin. After a child-producing sabbatical, Charlaine latched on to the trend of series, and soon had her own traditional mystery books about a Georgia librarian, Aurora Teagarden. Her first Teagarden, Real Murders, garnered an Agatha nomination.

Soon Charlaine was looking for another challenge, and the result was the much darker Lily Bard series. The books, set in Shakespeare, Arkansas, feature a heroine who has survived a terrible attack and is learning to live with its consequences.

When Charlaine began to realize that neither of those series was ever going to set the literary world on fire, she regrouped and decided to write the book she’d always wanted to write. Not a traditional mystery, nor yet pure science fiction or romance, Dead Until Dark broke genre boundaries to appeal to a wide audience of people who simply enjoy a good adventure. Each subsequent book about Sookie Stackhouse, telepathic Louisiana barmaid and friend to vampires, werewolves, and various other odd creatures, was very successful in many languages.

The Harper Connelly books were written concurrently with the Sookie novels.

Following the end of Sookie's recorded adventures, Charlaine wrote the "Midnight, Texas" books, which have become a television series, also. The Aurora Teagarden books have been adapted by Hallmark Movie & Mystery.

Charlaine is a member of many professional organizations, an Episcopalian, and currently the lucky houseparent to two rescue dogs. She lives on a cliff overlooking the Brazos River. ...more