Reviewed by lizarodz on
'Dead Reckoning' has a lot of characters that we have come to know, like Bill, Eric, Pam, Mr. Cataliades, Alcide, Claude, Amelia, Sam, Hunter and others. There are a few new characters introduced and the conspicuous absence of others, such as Jason. The characters, as always, as well developed and each one was a very distinct voice.
There are a lot of twists and turns in this novel and there is a lot going on in a short period of time. A don't know what to think about the item Sookie found (code name: 'cd') or the new development with Eric, or how out of character certain comments from Bill are, or what are the fairies planning. This book leaves many untied ends and raises more questions than answers.
For those of you who watch 'True Blood', I have to say (like in most instances,) that the books are much better than the series (even though I do watch it.) The novels are always written from Sookie's point of view and therefore we don't get a lot of insight of what is happening to other characters, unless she is told about it or she is involved in the scene, therefore the TV series makes up A LOT of things to fill in the blanks.
I do hope that the next two installments are better and that, at the end, Sookie can find her happy ending. I will still read the remaining books (I am invested in the series now!)
About the cover: I like all of the covers for the series, the art is very nice and always ties in with the title and the plot of the book.
Reading updates
- Started reading
- 26 July, 2011: Finished reading
- 26 July, 2011: Reviewed