Deadlocked

Charlaine Harris
327 pages

Sookie is in crisis mode yet again.  Some parts of her life are going quite well.  Sam has given her more responsibilities at the bar as part of her investment.  Tara and J.B. are about to give birth to twins, and her brother is about to get engaged.  However, other parts of her life are not going so well.  Felipe de Castro is visiting Shreveport to investigate the "disappearance" of Victor and strongly suspects that Eric was behind it. While the king is visiting, a woman that Eric fed from turns up dead on his front lawn.  Sookie and the vampires must find out who was behind the woman's death.  If that weren't bad enough, the fairies are acting up.   Some are making mischief and suspect that Sookie has the cluviel dor.  This magical object is putting Sookie at great risk, and how she decides to use it may have a great impact on her entire future.

I could have lived without most of the fairy drama.  However, I loved the ending of this book, and I'm hoping it means what I think it means.  There's only one more book left in this series, and I'm anxiously awaiting to see who Sookie is going to end up with.

Dead Reckoning

Charlaine Harris
325 pages

Merlotte's is fire-bombed, putting the bar at risk of going under.  On top of that, Sandra Pelt reappears and seems determined to kill Sookie once and for all.  Eric is hiding something from Sookie, and Pam is mad at Eric for doing so. On top of all of this, Victor, the new vampire regent of Louisiana, seems determined to ruin or kill Eric, putting Eric at great risk.  Sookie also learns more about her family's past.

Overall, this is an interesting one.  I was a big fan of the ending, though many things are left up in the air, including Sookie's relationship with Eric.  I, for one, am still rooting for Sam, but I don't know that Sookie will ever get rid of the vampires.

Dark Prince

Christine Feehan
447 pages

This is the first book in Feehan's "Dark Series."  The Carpathians are a species/race of people that possess supernatural powers.  They are nocturnal and feed on human blood, but they are not evil.  However, all Carpathian males have the potential to turn into ruthless vampires if they do not find their true life mate.  This is becoming increasingly difficult because no female Carpathians have been born in hundreds of years.  The Carpathians are dying out, and the single males are struggling to maintain control of themselves.

Mikhail is the prince of his people, and he is on the verge of making the decision to "meet the sun" in order to prevent becoming a vampire.  His agony and loneliness are so great that a human telepath, Raven, is able to sense his distress from several miles away.  Raven and Mikhail begin a relationship from this encounter.  From this relationship, a new hope for the Carpathian survival emerges.  However, a threat arises that might doom them all.

Overall, I liked this book.  I found Raven and Mikhail's relationship intriguing and I liked the idea of finding a true "life mate."  However, there are several steamy romance scenes in this novel, so this is not for every reader.

All Together Dead

Charlaine Harris
323 pages

Sookie is hired by the vampire queen of Louisiana to use her mind reading abilities on the humans attending the upcoming vampire summit in Rhodes.  The queen is in a vulnerable position because Hurricane Katrina has caused major damage to her state and has taken a big hit on her pocket book.  The queen is also facing murder charges for her late husband, the king of Arkansas.  Quinn and Sookie are still in the beginning stages of a relationship, and the vampire summit is keeping both of them occupied.

This was definitely drama filled and packed full of action.