I am currently in the process of re-reading the Sookie Stackhouse (SVM) series. While I don’t want to “review” each book as I reread them, I do want to make notes about what I had forgotten and how I felt the third time through. These will contain spoilers!
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Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
Book Order (Sookie Stackhouse – SVM)
- Dead Until Dark – Charlaine Harris 09.01.09 ****
- Living Dead in Dallas – Charlaine Harris 09.04.09 **** 04.25.10
- Club Dead – Charlaine Harris 09.04.09 ****1/2 04.25.10
- Dead to the World – Charlaine Harris 09.06.09 ****1/2 04.25.10
- Dead as a Doornail – Charlaine Harris 09.07.09 ****1/2 04.25.10
- Definitely Dead – Charlaine Harris 09.07.09 **** 04.25.10
- All Together Dead – Charlaine Harris 09.08.09 **** 04.25.10
- From Dead to Worse – Charlaine Harris 09.08.09 **** 04.25.10
- Dead and Gone – Charlaine Harris 09.09.09 ****1/2 04.25.10
- Dead in the Family – Charlaine Harris05.04.10 * * * 3/4
- Dead Reckoning – Charlaine Harris (I can’t find a review or rating for this, but I knowI read it.)
- Deadlocked – Charlaine Harris
- Dead Ever After (?) – Charlaine Harris (May 2013)
Links
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In Six Words
difficult to separate book and TV
Notes
I had a really hard time letting go of the characters from the TV series and getting back into the book. I still really enjoyed it and think that it will get easier as I move further in the series when there are more differences between the two.
So what had I forgotten that had surprised me?
- How stupid Jason is. Not that he is the brightest in the TV show, but he didn’t hand over the sex tapes in the show.
- How attractive Bill is. I’ve never been a big fan of the actor chosen to play Bill, but it didn’t bother me because by the time the series came on I was far enough into the books that I didn’t like him anyway. I did not fall for Bill this time around.
- That Sookie could get flashes from Eric’s mind before ever having his blood. I knew that this came up later in the books, but did not realize it started so early in the series before they really bonded.
- How mean Andy is. Andy is very different in the books compared to the TV series. He knows about Sookie’s gift and is very mean trying to get her to admit to having it.
- I was surprised at how much I laughed and how interested I was to see everything fall together (since I already knew how it ended).
- As much as I like Tara in the TV show, I didn’t miss her in the books. I really miss Lafayette though.
On to book 2!!

















