Eric is in trouble as the vampire King of Louisiana comes to Bon Temps to make Eric's life miserable over the death of his previous chief, Victor. Things get even more complicated for Eric when a woman that is half were is found dead outside his house, after he fed from her.

I sort of gave up on this series, but decided to give it another try and read the last books. It lost me when Eric lost his personality and intelligence, when the fae brought a lot of holes into the story and because the end is painfully obvious. Nevertheless, I actually enjoyed this book. It has a good mystery and I didn't think it was hard to read at all. I understood the little things were a way for Sookie to cherish her human life and care more about it than about the adrenaline rush she feels around the vampires. If I had read this book by itself I'd probably have given it 4 stars, but as it is, I'll give it 3. I miss how witty the characters were, how Eric understood Sookie perfectly well as opposed to Bill - even though no one would guess that after reading this book - and I mostly miss laughing out loud while reading. Things are wrapping up for Sookie and I still hope to get a laugh or two.