Dead as a Doornail (Southern Vampire Mysteries, Book 5)
: I actually don’t remember anything outstanding about this one. Maybe it’s because I just speed-read through this one. Maybe it’s because I’m not as interested in the were-animal storyline. The whole sniper who’s out to get all the shape-shifters was yawn-worthy, and the pirate bar-tender was just too far-fetched. This was one of the weaker books of the series.
Definitely Dead (Southern Vampire Mysteries, Book 6)
introduces readers to Quinn, the were-tiger and probably my least favorite character in the Southern Vampire Mysteries universe. Harris’ description of him doesn’t make him sound attractive at all, so what use is he to readers, right? I’m not a bra-burning feminist by any means, but even I couldn’t help cringing and feeling icky every single time he said “babe.” It wasn’t endearing at all.
Definitely Dead also goes into detail about vampire politics, which while intriguing while reading, only sounds ridiculous in hindsight. Yes, there is a Queen of Louisiana in this book. Starting from this book, I began to feel like there are just too many minor characters to keep track of and it’s unrealistic (yes, even for vampire romance novels) for everyone to be tied through Sookie Stackhouse.
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