Dead Ever After #13 in the Southern Vampire Mysteries Series - Charlaine Harris

[vic_vega66]

I know the Southern Vampire Mysteries series aren't great literature and Charlaine Harris isn't going to be winning a Booker Prize any time soon, the series is a light, easy and entertaining read. Ms Harris has built an intriguing world and has been the Maker to a set of characters that I've found myself heavily invested in, which is rare for me

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[erunamiryene]

Uh, in the first book - and with Alcide - it's clearly mentioned repeatedly that she can't read direct thoughts from Weres and shifters, she can only get general ideas, "more like looking at a mood ring than receiving a fax," she says in the *very first* book.

[Spoiler (click to open)]Also, lulz, Eric says "come be my mistress!" (no way would Sookie go for that), basically blackmails Sam because he's jealous (cause she's gonna be super excited about that too, right?) ... and everything with Freya was set in motion by his creator - and what the creator deems has been repeatedly shown to be The Absolute Last Word. Eric has all along (with the exception of book 4, where he was not himself) been shown to be completely pragmatic and more than a little self-serving. He's made it clear through the entire series that he is his number one priority. Sookie even says that "Eric's favorite person in the world is Eric, and he wouldn't do anything to endanger his favorite person".Is it a perfect book? No. The earlier ones are better. But good gravy I am just not

[muse_books]

I agree. I never really warmed to the Eric/Sookie bond and it was always fairly obvious that he'd put his own interests first.

I certainly saw more than a lukewarm affection between Sam and Sookie throughout the books and her actions in Book 12 sealed that - and it was clearly obvious that she wanted a ordinary life - especially one with kids.

The ending did leave things open with an affirmation that she was her own woman whether she and Sam stayed together or not. That pleased me no end.

I stand by any writer's right to do with their characters what they will.

[muse_books]

I love the retcon phrase - I discovered it when MaryJanice Davidson used it to justify changes to her Undead series.