Dead Reckoning

Sookie Stackhouse Southern Vampire Mystery #11

By: Charlaine Harris

Narrated by: Johanna Parker

Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins

Publisher's summary

With her knack for being in trouble's way, Sookie witnesses the firebombing of Merlotte's, the bar where she works. Since Sam Merlotte is now known to be two-natured, suspicion falls immediately on the anti-shifters in the area. Sookie suspects otherwise, but her attention is divided when she realizes that her lover, Eric Northman, and his "child", Pam, are plotting to kill the vampire who is now their master. Gradually, Sookie is drawn into the plot - which is much more complicated than she knows.

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boring, boring, boring

I have read all of the Sookie Stackhouse series and I was eagarly looking forward to this one. I kept listening to see if it would get better--but it didn't. At the end, I was left feeling totally disappointed. This was by far the worst in the series. The narrator was boring and I feel Iike I wasted a credit.

slow. somber. boring.

I've read all the books in this series and this one just wasn't that good. Yes it's very somber. The action feels like a retelling of previous books. Same with the romance.

The worst part, however, was the ending. It was so sudden that 3 minutes until the end of the book, I was concerned I must have not downloaded the entire audiobook and there must be another section. Nope... it just ended right there.

That said, if you're a fan of the books, I'd still read it. It's still good old Sookie and their are moments that are wonderful. I have to believe this book was just the preamble to a much "bigger" book both in length and content.

waited a year for nothing...

I love the Sookie Stackhouse series but didn't like this book. It seems as if the author had a really good intention but decided to drag it out into two books...this one left us with a cliffhanger which is unlike the previous 10.

Johanna Parker, did a phenomenal job as narrator! But, bless her heart, she must have been bored.

Thats it ???

So disappointed. . . . . . . how long til the other 1/2 of this book comes out?

disapointment

I was very disapointed with this book, I love sookie but this is her worst book yet. Eric and her can't be together. Whats that about, they don't even seem to care, and it just ends like that. I have read these books over and over and love them until this one.

Disappointed

I found this book a bit of a downer. There is usually more of an element of fun in the Sookie Stackhouse books, this one lacked that. Even Erik was acting unpleasant.
I almost got the idea that the author had read fan forums and was trying to pump in every question about every character and get it o v e r with. Overall it felt unfinished and lacking the delightful moments that the other Sookie stories have had. I say unfinished in that the book felt like it was just a set piece for another book.
Not her best work. The narration was good, Ms. Parker does a fine job.

Disappointed

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

If your cleaning house or doing some mundane chore you probably would enjoy the listen. Sookie loves to clean.......

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

Disappointed again, it's like Mrs. Harris has suddenly discovered her series is on HBO and is trying to drag out the plot and story as much as she can.

Any additional comments?

I overlooked the repetitions and the silly narration in the first books, it was a good story with lovable characters. I wouldn't call it great fiction, but it was great fun and made me look forward to the next credit on my account.

But now I give up, Sookie has become just another great character destroyed by over exposure.

Snooze Fest

Wow, what a disappointment! Sookie fans waited a year for this? It seems like Charlaine Harris has lost her pizazz in the last two books. Is she too caught up in True Blood to focus on new installments to this series? If she can't do better than this, maybe it's time for her to call it "a day" and start something new!

just bad

I read the reviews and I bought the book anyway. I know its hard, but my advice is don't bother. Save the credit and remember the series well.

Antiques RoadShow, Burned Hair & Elvis

Angie (Brandon's Wife)

I purchased this book 2 hours after it became available. It already had around 25-5 star ratings, on a 10.5 hour book. So that tells us that if people would leave actual ratings based on the book, it would score a LOT less.
I give it 2 stars because it's 100% better than book 10, but still worlds away from the brilliance of the first 4 books. After book 4, it's been a slow decline downhill. The past few books, the pace has picked up & the snowball is plummeting downhill at an avalanche's speed.
Do you remember when you were a kid & you waited til the last minute to do your homework? It's the night before a big essay is due, or the morning of, & you hurry to do it, making sure you reach that word count that the teacher assigned? That's this book! No thought went into it. No imagination! It was SO predictable! Just because you're a best selling author doesn't mean that you can turn out any gibberish & it'll be brilliant.
My title sums it up. Cleaning the attic....who didn't know that was going to turn out? (I'll try not to give any spoilers, yet still complain about certain scenes.)
The bar is fire bombed. OK, good starter, lots of action coming...well, that scene lasted a few minutes & leads into an hour of Sookie whining about her singed hair & everyone trying to fix it. I mean, the girl isn't bald! The ends were a little singed!!
It's very obvious that Harris has been given the green light to use Bubba's real name & she's certainly taking advantage of it! (Getting that word count)
Harris is trying to keep ALL fans happy. Team Bill, yah, let's put Sookie naked & in his hidey hole! Team Sam, let's throw them him a bone too. Team Alcide...don't even get me started! I have only 2000 characters in this review! Let's just say, I was actually embarrassed for Ms.Harris at this point.
Before I end this, I must offer Sookie some advise: If a vampire is in your house, about to eat your fairy relative who is injured & unconscious, RESEND HIS INVITATION!