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Lädt ... Dead to the World (Southern Vampire Mysteries, Book 4) (2005. Auflage)von Charlaine Harris
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Dead to the World 4.5 Stars When small town waitress and closet telepath, Sookie Stackhouse stumbles across an amnesiac vampire wandering around in the woods, she immediately recognizes him as Eric Northman, the arrogant and domineering Sheriff of Area 5. After taking him home and cleaning him up, Sookie discovers that an Eric with no memory is sweet, vulnerable and oh so sexy. Unfortunately, the witches who cursed him are hot on his trail, and Sookie will have to pull out all the stops to keep him and those she cares about safe. The Sookie Stackhouse series is not to be mistaken for serious literature in any shape or form. Nevertheless, the characters are engaging (aside from Bill the jerk) and the stories are fast-paced, action-packed and highly entertaining. Dead to the World is the best book so far, and this is mainly due to the wonderful dynamics between Eric and Sookie. While Eric's charm and humor have been apparent from the start, and his deeper feelings for Sookie have been hinted at, these traits come to the fore in this installment as his amnesia allows Sookie to lower her guard and get to know the softer Eric beneath the smarmy façade. In addition to Eric, Sookie's supernatural harem gains another member, Calvin Norris who joins Sam, Bill and Alcide in their affection for her. However, at this point, it remains unclear which of the "bachelors" will go home with the prize as each is problematic in their own way. In terms of the story, there are two apparently connected threads - the witch coven's plot to usurp the Shreveport vamps and weres, and the disappearance of Sookie's incorrigible brother, Jason. Although rather predictable, both are well-developed with one or two compelling twists and turns that will have intriguing consequences going forward. All in all, these books are light, fluffy and fun. However, readers expecting a written version of the TV show are going to be disappointed as any resemblance between the characters and the plot developments is superficial at best. Can't wait to see what is next for Sookie and her cohorts. keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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Sookie Stackhouse, Kellnerin in einer Bar in Louisiana, trifft eines Nachts auf dem Nachhauseweg einen attraktiven Vampir, der sein Gedächtnis verloren hat. »Spannend und witzig erzählt.« Die Neue Frau Band 1Sookie Stackhouse ist Kellnerin in einer Bar in Louisiana. Sie ist hübsch, jung, ihr Job macht ihr Spaß. Eines Nachts trifft sie auf dem Nachhauseweg auf einen umherirrenden Vampir. Er hat kaum einen Faden am Leib und außerdem sein Gedächtnis verloren. Zum Glück kennt ihn Sookie: Es ist Eric, der Boss ihres Ex-Freunds Bill. An sich ist er ein draufgängerischer, aggressiver Typ, doch mit dem Gedächtnis ist ihm anscheinend ein Teil seiner Persönlichkeit verlorengegangen: auf einmal ist er freundlich, zuvorkommend und schutzbedürftig. Aber er hat ein gewaltiges Problem: Ein Hexenzirkel ist in die kleine Stadt eingefallen und verlangt Schutzgeld von Eric, der ein erfolgreicher Vampir-Bar-Unternehmer ist. Er weigert sich zu zahlen, mit desaströsen Folgen. Sookie nimmt ihn bei sich auf, mit dem Erfolg, daß eine gefährliche Situation die andere jagt. Und da Eric ein sehr attraktiver Vampir ist, kommen die beiden sich bald ziemlich nah. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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This story includes pretty much everything bar the kitchen sink given that it features not only the vampires, shape-shifters and werewolves previously introduced, but also a fairy (which given her description would have been better termed a fae or Sidhe I think) and various types of witches: Wiccans (nature religion humans), magic practitioners, and weres who are both witches and drinkers of vampire blood.
The two subplots weave together a bit more successfully than in earlier volumes, and the latter half of the book is more successful as I found it dragged rather in the first half. It was interesting to see the sweet, rather insecure, version of Eric, but even Sookie recognises by the end that a relationship with him in that state would be fake and that it is best that he be restored to his normal state. Having him like that though did enable Pam to come to the fore and show her effectiveness, and she is quite likeable for a vampire. There is also an interesting possible development for Jason.
Given that this was a book of two halves for me, with one pretty boring and slow, and the other chockful of action, on balance I would rate this at 3 stars. ( )