Yes they are not the best written books. Yes they are vampire trashy novels.
I have sunk deep into the storyline and I love them. I had finished reading all of the published books up to this date by Laurell K Hamilton and was on the market for some more vampire or fairy books that I could get into. My sister told me to read them awhile ago when she heard I was a LKH fan and figured that I would also love Charlaine Harris books.
I read the first one a few months ago and was caught up in the story. A little over two weeks ago I started and finished "Living Dead in Dallas" in a matter of 2 days. (it is hard to find time to read with a 4 year old around, I like to totally submerge myself in the story so doing that with a 4 year old begging for attention every few min is kinda hard to do.
Anyway. It is hard to explain this book without looking to explain the other book. The first book really just introduces you to the main characters and gets the reader to fully understand the method of explaining how vampires and wereanimals are functioning in Louisiana. Sookie is a telepath, Bill is a vampire, and Sam is a wereanimal.. Sookie is plunged into the nighttime world and the issues of having a vampire boyfriend.
This second book is really getting to know Sookie and her abilities to read minds and how the vampire leader can use them. She is sent with Bill to Dallas to discover why vampires tend to go missing. She discovers a "cult" of sort that is out to distory all vampires. They are pretty much following the guidelines the KKK used, but now uses them to hunt and rid the world of vampires. The Fellowship (the cult) kidnapped a high ranking vampire and is going to publicly burn him at sunrise. Sookie meets some werewolves, discovers a spy in the vampire ranks, and makes friends with some high level vampires insuring her own safety in their ranks.
I am now currently looking for the 3rd book at used book stores so I can start the next in the series. I love this series. I love the fact that Charlaine Harris keeps a lot of the old myths about vampires and wereanimals alive. Sun does burn them, they can't enter the house without permission, crosses, garlic, and silver are all bad to them. She brings in other mythical creatures. Thank you Charlaine Harris for keeping the myths.
I recommend these only to those who enjoy vampires, myths, wereanimals, mysteries and sex all rolled into these storylines.
