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Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1)
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I haven't watched the tv show, so I have no prior knowledge of this series.
I usually think that I should take a book's publication date into consideration when I rate it. It might have been new to its time but in mine, not so much, so I need to cut it some slack. But you know what? I don't care anymore-at least no in this case. The Outsiders for example is one of the first YAs.. and it's immortal. It's better than so many published today. So no, I won't think "oh but this was very innovative in 2001".
But I will tell you why: Dead Until Dark is simply uninteresting. I do mind how vampires were portrayed but our main characters. Bill is so bland. I felt like Sookie threw herself in the arms of the first person she couldn't read his thoughts. Why wasn't that person Eric? Now that it would've made the book a lot more interesting. The fact that a change of the H to another character of this book would've affected my liking of it, makes it clear that I have no problem with its old vibes. I really don't mind reading about traditional vampires.
I was considering not finishing it. I kept pushing myself but it was very difficult (and this book is less than 300 pages -it should be finished in one sitting). Yet, I was bored most of the time. It felt like a chore. I'm sure if I dropped it, I wouldn't have thought about it again.
The other secondary characters were one dimensional and I simply could not care about anyone -but Eric. What a shame that he wasn't the love interest. (view spoiler)
The mystery was also blah. Still, the ending was the best part of the book and saved it from the 1-star rating.
I didn't hate this, nor even dislike it, it's just so so so unmemorable. I like a book to leave something in me, some warm feelings, some fondness, whatever, but this one was just meeeeh. Needless to say, I won't continue with this series.
I usually think that I should take a book's publication date into consideration when I rate it. It might have been new to its time but in mine, not so much, so I need to cut it some slack. But you know what? I don't care anymore-at least no in this case. The Outsiders for example is one of the first YAs.. and it's immortal. It's better than so many published today. So no, I won't think "oh but this was very innovative in 2001".
But I will tell you why: Dead Until Dark is simply uninteresting. I do mind how vampires were portrayed but our main characters. Bill is so bland. I felt like Sookie threw herself in the arms of the first person she couldn't read his thoughts. Why wasn't that person Eric? Now that it would've made the book a lot more interesting. The fact that a change of the H to another character of this book would've affected my liking of it, makes it clear that I have no problem with its old vibes. I really don't mind reading about traditional vampires.
I was considering not finishing it. I kept pushing myself but it was very difficult (and this book is less than 300 pages -it should be finished in one sitting). Yet, I was bored most of the time. It felt like a chore. I'm sure if I dropped it, I wouldn't have thought about it again.
The other secondary characters were one dimensional and I simply could not care about anyone -but Eric. What a shame that he wasn't the love interest. (view spoiler)
The mystery was also blah. Still, the ending was the best part of the book and saved it from the 1-star rating.
I didn't hate this, nor even dislike it, it's just so so so unmemorable. I like a book to leave something in me, some warm feelings, some fondness, whatever, but this one was just meeeeh. Needless to say, I won't continue with this series.
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crίѕтίŋα•●♥Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ♥●• wrote: "Hope you like it Nicole. 😘😘(I did but ...... 🤫 We talk more (if you want) when you finished book 13]"
Thank you! I don’t think I will make it to book 13 :( I’m not liking the book much so far (50% through). 😔😔
Smart of you for not continuing. If it's not your thing, it won't get any better. I should have stopped at one as well. Instead I read all 13 and will never get the time back. lol
Like you I consider publication date judiciously, for example when I was an actual YA in the late 70s, some of what was described as romantic we now know as sexual assault. I make sure my review says it such books should be seen as period pieces and how far we’ve come and i point out specific instances. If a book would have been bad then and now, I rate it as such.
Fab honest review hun! She actually hops through a few different love interests throughout the series. :) xx
Jayson wrote: "Smart of you for not continuing. If it's not your thing, it won't get any better. I should have stopped at one as well. Instead I read all 13 and will never get the time back. lol"Wow, that's a lot! It's an achievement you even made it to the last book..
PinkAmy loves books, cats and naps wrote: "Like you I consider publication date judiciously, for example when I was an actual YA in the late 70s, some of what was described as romantic we now know as sexual assault. I make sure my review sa..."I agree, so many concepts changed across the years, I believe in some cases if the author knew their implications, they wouldn't add them to their book.
Aisling Zena wrote: "Fab honest review hun! She actually hops through a few different love interests throughout the series. :) xx"Thank you, dear!
I realized that but I honestly hate changing love interests after two more books.. Imagine Kate leaving Curran in book 6 or Mac leaving Barrons.. impossible. The series wouldn't have been the same at all. I'm not saying it doesn't happen irl... if anything it's more realistic to change partners, especially since Sookie never had any to begin with.
But it's only till book 4/5/6 ( (forgot) that she breaks up with Bill (I guess they broke up and Bill is still alive -I've only read GR descriptions) so that's a lot of time with one character we invested our time with.
Nicole wrote: "Aisling Zena wrote: "Fab honest review hun! She actually hops through a few different love interests throughout the series. :) xx"Thank you, dear!
I realized that but I honestly hate changing lo..."
I don't usually like the partner hopping either. When I read these though the author did try to make each relationship dysfunctional enough to justify its's ending and her getting into a new one. I didn't like the ending for at least two of them if I remember right and I refused to read the last book because she ends up with someone I didn't like. I also refused to watch the last season for the same reason lol
THIS HURTS MY SOUL. I love the books :'((
♥Milica♥ wrote: "THIS HURTS MY SOUL. I love the books :'(("😓😓😓
Karim wrote: "How do you get through so many books?"I also listen to audiobooks.
(I did but ...... 🤫 We talk more (if you want) when you finished book 13]