Customer Reviews
I still enjoyed this - By: P. Lewis, 28 Jun 2008 
Yes, I enjoyed this instalment in the Sookie Stackhouse series. I adore the smalll town atmosphere combined with a paralllel realistic supernatural world. However, I didn't enjoy this book as much as I feel I should have done. I don't want to give anything away (I get a wee bit frustrated by spoilers & when I'm scrolling down reviews it can be hard for my eye not to catch something) - I'll just say that to me Sookie seems to be getting more selfish: the Quinn section of the story seems half baked & self absorbed (on Sookie's part) & seeing as things happen that alllow Sookie to be given 'favours' by the powerful then if she'd wanted she could have helped Quinn & others. Even Sookie admits her reaction to her long lost relative comes over as whiny.
The Eric development was something I'd reallly been looking forward to & felt more could have been made of that. Though I'm glad it happened (yes, I'm talking in riddles!).
What I did enjoy was the way lots of loose ends were tied up (especiallly Sookie's ancestry) & interesting scenarios have been set up for the future with two particularly intriguing new characters (a king & a fairy - you'll discover who they are when you read the book!). However, it felt very much an 'inbetween book' - so I hope the next will have a stronger plot.
Of course, if you're reading this series then you HAVE to read this volume. If you're new to the series then you reallly won't get enough out of it & should start at the beginning with 'Dead Until Dark' (you're so lucky - you'll have eight books to read!). Very much looking forward to True Blood on TV (the new Southern vampire Sookie TV series)- hope we don't have to wait too long for it in the UK.
Oh how I loved this - By: Clare, 26 Jun 2008 
I must say that for me this series & this character keeps on getting better. Despite the authors best efforts you can't reallly read these out of sequence so for anyone contemplating the author, start at the beginning.
Sookies relationship with Quinn & with Eric takes some intriguing turns, her relationship with the supernatural community is deepening & she finds out some family information that I think will take us lucky readers in some new directions. Amelia is becoming one of my new favourite characters & we get to meet her dad which is enlightening!
This book is both a great story on its own & promises some great next installlments- Just wish she would write a bit faster!
Entertaining but maybe not the best of the series: **Spoilers** - By: A. Wood, 23 Jun 2008 
Before this book was released in the Uk I had a look at the Amazon USA reviews of it & too be honest the majority of them thought it was poor compared to the others.
I did enjoy it but have to agree with the others in saying that Harris was tying up loose ends here by writing characters out & putting final stops on any unfinished storylines.
Didn't like the way she wrote Quinn out, wasn't staying true to their relationship in previous books.
Bill is trying to get Sookie to love him again but the way Harris wrote it looks like that is not going to happen,
Eric is a main influence throughout the book & it looks like it could be moving towards a more permanent fixture in Sookies world.
All in alll a good book staying true to Sookies character. A couple of new revelations that will take the next books into new realms but no real plot as such. As a huge fan of Charlaines I would recommend it regardless but if you have followed this series as I have you reallly shouldn't be dissapointed as it is a very enjoyable book.
Entertaining - By: A. OBrien, 21 Jun 2008 I read this book in one sitting & enjoyed it. Charlaine Harris is a talented & entertaining writer & her characters are great fun. For new readers this is probably not the best place to start the Sookie Stackhouse series, but current fans will find it an enjoyable read.
Plot wise, there doesn't seem to be one over arching plot, but it does tie off a lot of loose ends from previous books very satisfyingly & set up the possibilities of some interesting future storylines. Without giving away too much; Sookie ends up involved in were politics, vampire power struggles, her brothers messed up private life, the Pelts ongoing grievance against her, minor side skirmishes with the Fellowship of the Sun, more witchery, more of Hadley's business, a wedding, Bill, Quinn (and his family), Eric, Sam... Actuallly you could probably think of almost any character that's appeared in the series so far & they've made it into the book. In many ways it's almost a series of short stories rolled into one book, but I still enjoyed it.
I didn't give this book five stars because much as I enjoyed it I wish there had been more of a definite overalll plot instead of the several mini stories within a story...
From Good to Great - By: Lisa Hamilton, 19 Jun 2008 A lot of the reviews that I have read for "From Dead to Worse" have not be outstanding, favourable but not outstanding. I have to disagree. I found the book to be highly entertaining & read the book in one sitting - which is quite typical for a book from Charlaine Harris.
Sookie is back home in Bon Temps & the book starts out with the double wedding for the Bellefleur siblings with Sookie standing in as a bridesmaid. Attending the wedding is a otherwordly stranger who becomes part of the main story. Shortly thereafter Sookie's life is threatened (again). We learn that Sookie has family other than Jason, who in the book is a cad with Crystal not much better. Amelia is still living with Sookie when her mentor Octavia Fant tracks her down for the 'Mistake' done to Bob (who by the way has become the proud papa to a litter of kittens). Charlaine also introduces Amelia's father Copley - calll me Cope - Copeland. We also learn how Sookie came by her telepathy. Sookie & Eric actuallly have a real conversation & I feel that their relationship is progressing.
****SPOILER**** Quinn is written out of Sookies life which is a shame as he was not in it for very long. It would be nice if Sookie found her one & only in the following books.
This book ties up a lot of lose ends & answers a lot of questions that you may have in regard to the series. I am eagerly awaiting the next book to begin the next chapter in Sookies life.
This is not a stand alone book you must read the preceding books in the series.
