slayra reviewed Dead Ever After by Charlaine Harris
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1 star
Another body shows up in the back of Merlotte and Sookie is a prime suspect, as the dead body belongs to Arlene - her former friend who tried to kill her. The big question is who is trying to frame Sookie for Arlene's death.
Since I enjoyed reading the last book, I was hoping this one had a good pace and a fine mystery to wrap things up. I was wrong. I don't understand how an author has at least two books to finish a long series and ends up with this sloppy idea. Whiny Sookie is back and she acts as a sitting duck while her friends try to help her and get shot/harmed in the process. Not to mention the motives behind the crimes and the criminals were poorly chosen. I was happy some older characters were back until they were totally dismissed and disappeared into thin air. …
Another body shows up in the back of Merlotte and Sookie is a prime suspect, as the dead body belongs to Arlene - her former friend who tried to kill her. The big question is who is trying to frame Sookie for Arlene's death.
Since I enjoyed reading the last book, I was hoping this one had a good pace and a fine mystery to wrap things up. I was wrong. I don't understand how an author has at least two books to finish a long series and ends up with this sloppy idea. Whiny Sookie is back and she acts as a sitting duck while her friends try to help her and get shot/harmed in the process. Not to mention the motives behind the crimes and the criminals were poorly chosen. I was happy some older characters were back until they were totally dismissed and disappeared into thin air. I really mean disappear, we don't know anything about them again. I guess most of the wrap up will happen in [b:After Dead: What Came Next in the World of Sookie Stackhouse|17239876|After Dead What Came Next in the World of Sookie Stackhouse (Sookie Stackhouse, #13.5)|Charlaine Harris|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1364533931s/17239876.jpg|23766743], which is appalling since that information belongs in the last book of this the series, and not in a short story.
I understood who Sookie was going to end up with in the first books when Harris said she would not become a vampire. But the author made a bad choice when she didn't steer the story towards that end. It doesn't agree with the other books, and to that end Harris had to hastily erase Eric's personality - he so didn't deserve this ending. Why bring more holes into the story with this unconvincing plot? To think I was relieved the fae were gone and then read this... I know most people don't care about details, but if you say something is impossible you should stick to it. Or at least make characters behave in a coherent way. And most importantly, where did all the fun go? I don't know if the author is sad, but the tone of the books changed a lot and I missed the good laughs and funny situations, which was one of the main reasons I kept reading. I'm not happy about the holes, weird twists and a lot of hasty sentences thrown in to try and explain the holes, but I used to love this series. Even though this is the last, I would recommend everyone to read this series up to book 9. You'll be happier that way.