Dead in the Family (Sookie Stackhouse, #10) in Pick-a-Shelf

Apr 17, 2012 Madge rated it really liked it

Shelves: favorite-fantasy, vampires, paranormal, werewolves-shifters, paranormal-romance, fae, favorite-authors, four-and-a-half-stars

I think I'd forgotten everything about this one since I read it the first time, because it felt like I was reading it for the first time, wow. So much happened in this I can barely keep it straight in my head (view spoiler) I think I'd forgotten everything about this one since I read it the first time, because it felt like I was reading it for the first time, wow. So much happened in this I can barely keep it straight in my head (view spoiler). I remember just enough about things that happen in the next couple of books to not be looking forward to reading them. I don't know how the series ends, because I never got around to reading the last book, but I do remember that it started to go in a way that I wasn't sure I was going to be happy about. I know not every series can wrap up in a way that makes every reader happy, and yeah, it's "just" a book series, but I still can't help bracing myself and feeling like I'm not exactly looking forward to some things that are going to happen soon. But, because I've forgotten so much about what happens in these later books, I'm still anxious to find out a few things, because there are things that were set up in this book (and I think the one before it), but haven't really fully developed yet. If that makes any sense. (view spoiler) ...more

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Jun 12, 2010 Steve Wales rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction-main, charlaine-harris, year-read-2010

I understand why some people are a little disappointed with the latest Sookie Stackhouse novel from Charlaine Harris: it's a change of pace for Sookie and the first two-thirds of the book are full of information rather than action-packed. But give the girl a break - how many wars between supernatural factions has she been at the centre of now? So one book without vampires, weres or fairies trying to kill her is only fair. Wait... They still are trying to kill her?

While Sookie and the vamps are r

I understand why some people are a little disappointed with the latest Sookie Stackhouse novel from Charlaine Harris: it's a change of pace for Sookie and the first two-thirds of the book are full of information rather than action-packed. But give the girl a break - how many wars between supernatural factions has she been at the centre of now? So one book without vampires, weres or fairies trying to kill her is only fair. Wait... They still are trying to kill her?

While Sookie and the vamps are recovering from the devastating Fairy War in 'Dead and Gone' (with Bill suffering from silver poisoning), the world of the supes is still moving on. Now that the the weres and shifters have 'come out', resistance from people is leading to government plans to force them onto a register. Closer to home, Sookie learns that there are two bodies buried behind her house (one of which she can immediately identify) and that, while most fairies have left, there are still some fae in the area. When Eric's maker arrives with his new 'protégé', Sookie feels the effect of them both through the blood bond. As if they didn't already have enough to worry about with the possibility of a takeover attempt by Victor.

It's true that there is a lot of explaining rather than action and telling rather than showing in this book, but we learn a lot about vampire politics and human government reaction to the revelation of the weres and shifters. To be fair it would be difficult to reveal anything about politics in any form without explanation as it is possibly the least action-packed part of any society. While it does make this entry in the series rather information-heavy, I like this knowledge and it's important to know this background to the societies involved. The problem is not that we learn these things, it's that 'Dead in the Family' seems a bit like an information-dump, explaining what's gone before and providing the motivations behind what may happen next in the series.

That's not to say that I didn't enjoy the book - I've loved every Sookie Stackhouse novel so far including this one. The series provides great characters to follow, making it easy to just slip into the next volume. So it's comfort-reading. Y'know, with death and monsters...

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May 12, 2010 Jayme(theghostreader) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 5-star-books, src-winter-23

This book was definitely weird. I did enjoy it like the other ones. Harris has a definite formula down. There's always a dead body and she has a tendency to introduce new characters and then one of them dies. The ending was particularly weird when Sookie snuggled with her cousin Claude and Uncle Dermot. She acted out of character for her. ...more

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Aug 28, 2010 Joyce rated it it was amazing

Shelves: drm-free-epubs, paranormal-romance, urban-fantasy, paranormal, witches, fairy, vampires, louisianna, shape-shifter, humor

Another enjoyable book about Sookie Stackhouse. I was told that most people did not seem to enjoy this book. I don't understand that since I enjoyed it very much. Granted there was not as much activity as usual. But lots of storytelling being done. ...more

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Feb 24, 2010 Erin Ashley rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal-romance, vampires, favorites

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Apr 21, 2010 Meg rated it liked it

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Like many others, I eagerly anticipated this book because I am in love with Sookie and Bon Temps, and for me, reading this series at this point, is like visiting old friends whom I love but don't see often. So in that aspect, the book was fine for me.

Glimpsing others reviews before I finished the book, I understand where some were coming from when they said not a lot happened. Not a lot did, till the end, and it was tied up neatly. I am interested in some of the plots points that will probably ...more

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