Ha – that’s a joke, as her being human makes her fairly unique in Bon Temps, Louisiana, a world full of supernatural beings: were-wolves, were-panthers, were-tigers, vampires, goblins, and sundry shape-shifters. She’s a little bumbling, and she struggles a little bit with her sense of self-worth, but she’s not whiny she’s just human. Luckily we don’t hear too much from him.) The redeeming features didn’t end there Sookie is a pleasant, likeable enough protagonist. (Her Irish accent, for Father Riordan, on the other hand, is a travesty. One of my first pleasant surprises was the narration Johanna Parker’s southern accent is fun. I like James Lee Burke for Louisiana normally, but took this opportunity to expand my knowledge (if not my reading loves) – for professional reasons as a librarian, if for no other reason. This is not my standard reading material, but (this is becoming a theme) I picked it to cover Louisiana for the Where Are You Reading? Challenge, on rhapsodyinbooks‘s recommendation. The television series True Blood is based on these books. Definitely Dead is a Sookie Stackhouse book from the Southern Vampire Mystery series.
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