2010: #63 – Dead and Gone (Charlaine Harris)

Book #63 was Dead and Gone, the ninth book in the Sookie Stackhouse series by Charlaine Harris.  The back of the book reads:

For Sookie Stackhouse, the day to day activities of the vampire and were communities in and around Bon Temps, Louisiana, are of vital interest, She’s blood-bound to the leader of the vamps, a friend to the local were pack, works for a man who is shifter, and has a brother who is a were-panther…

But for most of the humans in Bon Temps, the vamps are mysterious seductive creatures-and they don’t even know about the weres.

Until now. The weres and shifters have finally decided to follow the lead of the undead and reveal their existence to the ordinary world.

At first it seems to go well. Then the mutilated body of a were-panther is found in the parking lot of the bar where Sookie works. The victim is someone she knows, so she feels compelled to discover who-human or otherwise-did the deed.

But what she doesn’t realize is that there is a far greater danger than the killer threatening Bon Temps. A race of unhuman beings–older, more powerful and far more secretive than vampires or werewolves– is preparing for war. And Sookie will find herself an all-too human pawn in their battle…

A lot happens in this book.  A lot.  And it seems like every character that’s ever made an appearance in the series shows up. I think that in the end, too much happens, and the stuff that’s important isn’t fully developed.  I was a little surprised at what happens to some of the characters at the end of the book, but I’m glad that Harris has the guts to kill off major characters, not just the minor ones.  This isn’t the best book in the series, and it’s full of holes, but it’s still candy for my supe-loving brain.

Other reviews:

REVIEW: Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris | Dear Author
Whimpulsive: Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris
Charlaine Harris – Dead and Gone « Fyrefly’s Book Blog
Musings of a Bookish Kitty: Review: Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris
Dead and Gone (True Blood) by Charlaine Harris : Book Review

Page count: 320 | Approximate word count: 87,939

2009: Bad Things (Michael Marshall)
2008: Key of Light (Nora Roberts)
2007: Born in Death (J.D. Robb)
2006: Dark Angel (Karen Harper)
2005: Godplayer (Robin Cook)

Used in these Challenges: Sookie Reading Challenge; 2010 100+ Reading Challenge; E-book Reading Challenge; Pages Read Challenge Season 2;