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Dead Until Dark

Sookie Stackhouse Southern Vampire Mystery #1

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Dead Until Dark

By: Charlaine Harris
Narrated by: Johanna Parker
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Vampires have officially "come out of the coffin", and Miss Sookie can't wait for one to come her way.

Anthony Award-winner Charlaine Harris' New York Times and USA Today best-selling Sookie Stackhouse novels entice countless fans with an irresistible mixture of vampire romance, beguiling mystery, and old-fashioned Southern charm.

Listen to more titles in the Sookie Stackhouse series.©2007 Charlaine Harris (P)2007 Recorded Books, LLC Anthony Award Fantasy Fiction Mystery Paranormal Paranormal & Urban Suspense Thriller & Suspense Vampires Scary Witty Feel-Good

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"An author of rare talents." ( Publishers Weekly)

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This writer doesnt get caught up in sexy scenes filled with crap..at least not much.. and she doesnt use language that wilts flowers, often..and still manages to get a good book written. I respect that. This book is a good read for anybody not wanting anything to serious but needs something entertaining.

Classic good

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Loved the book. Going to dl the 2nd now = ) Entertaining with rich characters!

Great Listen!

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I bought this book b/c I wanted to read it before I saw the HBO series True Blood..As always the book is much better. The series is a little off from the book but it is still enjoyable. Sookie Stackhouse and Bill make a good couple. Again I was hooked from day 1.

Dead Until Dark

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I only bought this one because I watched the HBO series True Blood and loved it. I don't think it made a difference in how I feel about the book. I wouldn't have enjoyed it even if I hadn't watched True Blood. I don't plan to listen to any of the sequels. I just comes across a little juvenile.

True Blood is better

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I got this book first because I liked the twilight series (which this is nothing like) and 2nd because her 7th (i think) book in the series was on sale and had great reviews. After I changed my expectations I really enjoyed the book.

Good story

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I love this series, the books are great!! However, the reader isn't my favorite. Her inflection and character voices are somewhat grating. I downloaded the first two books in the series, I won't be getting the remainder due to the poor job of the reader. Much better to read this series yourself

Great book/storyline - not so great reader

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Absolutely loved it! I'm aware that this book has been around for awhile. Better late than never, so to speak. The story & performance
held my attention. I didn't care for the True Blood series, but I love this book.

loved it!

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Well developed characters, decent story. Too much sex, detracts from the story. Worth a read.

Good Characterization

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I'm not sure what to write for a review. If you are expecting a fun paranormal romance (although it's definitely one of the original series that made the genre so popular, so I feel a bit badly lumping it in there given the generally poor quality of the later knock-offs) with fun characters and a fun plot then you won't be disappointed. The narrator does a great job. Don't expect Anne Rice. Don't expect a riveting mystery. Basically, if you know what you're getting into with these books then you don't need my review :) If you've never read/heard of them but you enjoy the plethora of other paranormal romance books that have since flooded the bookshelves, then I can pretty much guarantee that you'll have a new favourite.

fun

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I read the books before I watched the show and loved both of them as 2 different things. I’m restarting their series because I had never finished the books and decided to catch up while driving to work and back with the audible series. The narrator is ok. She is kind of annoying and I don’t like how she portrays Sookie. But she isn’t as terrible as some of the other narrators I have heard with other books.

Love this series

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