From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris
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The next installment of the Sookie Stackhouse Southern Vampire Series does not bring a lot of happiness to our protagonist. Luckily, her neck of the woods has escaped the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, but the influx of refugees has changed the dynamic of her little parish a lot, not to mention the aftermath of the craziness at the vampire summit. The only thing she’s really looking forward to is getting back to normal. When is she going to learn that her life will never be “normal” again? She is still playing host to Amelia who has become a great friend and confidante but a stress too. She’s a “broadcaster” and to someone who can read minds, that can be distracting and very detrimental to a healthy relationship of any kind. Speaking of relationships, where the heck is Quinn? He seems to have vanished, which is quiet a feat for a giant shape shifting tiger.
Unfortunately for Sookie, she doesn’t even have time to think about Quinn and what’s going on there. Trouble is brewing and once again, she’s in the middle of it. Battles have started on many different fronts. Weakness has seeped into the state after the vampire summit. The Queen has been hurt badly, her number 1 undead guy is gone, thanks to Quinn, and the state is vulnerable to invasion by another state leader hungry for power. Eric and Bill are busier than ever, trying to protect what is left of the Queen and her empire. Success does not seem possible, and Eric must make a very hard decision between those he “cares” about and the power he loves.
The weres are not exactly happy about the change in leadership and now were-women are being picked off right and left jeopardizing the proliferation of the pack. Alcide feels he must act and so does the new pack leader, unfortunately they decide to act against each other. Sookie is able to moderate and figure out that the old adage is true: united we stand, divided we fall. She’s sick of being at the beck and call of the pack, even though she has been granted “friend of the pack” status, it’s not all fun and games. It means she gets their protection but also she’s bound to help them. She’s hoping after this last bit of help she offers she’ll be exempt from any future call to action. Ha, we’ll see.
And as if that’s not enough to worry about, her brother is causing her some serious angst, not entirely on his own but in a way only brothers can. Sookie finds herself in yet another situation she doesn’t want to be in, not because it’s dangerous but because it means causing harm to someone she cares about and it’s her brother’s fault. Will the incident forever change her relationship with her brother?
Lots of questions in this book which means the next one will have answers right? What did you think?
Monday, June 28th, 2010, 11:47 AM | 
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