Dead Until Dark: Sookie Stackhouse Southern Vampire Mystery #1

January 4, 2005

Sookie Stackhouse is an attractive, telepathic barmaid from Bon Temps, a small backwater town in northern Louisiana. She has always been ashamed of her \"gift,\" the ability to read other people's minds, because other people have always treated her as if she had a disability. What were they thinking?? The major disadvantages to her telepathy are Sookie's inability to keep the voices at bay, even though she has learned to shield herself somewhat. She has also been unable to have a relationship....

December 1, 2010

I read a lot of \"big\" books, you know, Russian dudes and Papa H. and such. But I decided I enjoyed \"True Blood\" enough, I wanted to check out from whence it came--Ms. Harris' first book of the series. Lemme tell you, folks, one thing Ms. Harris is a master (mistress?) at telling bunches of story with few words, and that, dear readers is a rarity! She doesn't waste your time, yet at the same time, she makes a thoroughly delightful, tongue in cheek visit to the deep south I know so well. And...

May 17, 2026

Good book )

June 21, 2011

..obviously never read the Twilight series. This book may not be written that well, but it's a young adult series, and certainly written with more skill than Twilight. Judging by the grammar and spelling of the reviewers, they wouldn't be educated enough to read something more difficult anyway. In fact, the book was written better than it should have been considering an uneducated telepath is narrating. I really loved the beginning of this book. It just jumped right in - Sookie meets Bill, the...

May 10, 2026

Fun and easy read- love this series The print is really small though so be warned )