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Title: Living Dead in Dallas
Series: Southern Vampire Mysteries
Author(s): Charlaine Harris
Genre: Fiction
Tags: vampire, new orleans, telepathy, shape shifting, louisiana, romance, horror, mystery, murder, blood, sookie stackhouse, bill compton, true blood
Summary: Sookie finds herself in the path of more danger and mystery as she first investigates a murder before being sent out to Dallas to find a missing vampire.
Finished: November 15, 2008
Rating: 5 Stars
Review:

I enjoyed this one as much as I enjoyed the first one. It was more violent and full of more sexiness, but that just made it better! Sometimes you have to wonder how one girl can get into so much mess, but then you have to suspend reality when reading these books anyway because of the whole vampire/shapeshifter/etc thing. Moreso than the first one, you come to see as a reader just the sort of discrimination that vampires face. It’s strikingly familiar to anyone who watches the news today, which is full of people declaring hatred for lifestyles and people that they understand little about. Sookie first investigates the murder of a friend, which leads her to an interesting sex party. It’s not for people with delicate natures, but I found it a lot of fun. But be warned, this one is extra bloody and extra violent. After solving one mystery, Sookie is sent out on loan to help a vampire coven in Dallas find a missing member. This storyline makes clear that vampires, while making many mistakes in line with their nature, also make very human mistakes. I found the idea of a vampire wanting to die very… sweet. But, I do have a history of Anne Rice and her vampires are the most angst-filled in the genre, by far. Did I like this second installment in the Southern Vampire Mysteries? I LOVED it.

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