4.5 Stars. Quirky and Engaging.
Living Dead in Dallas, like Dead until Dark is a fast paced
story with an action packed plot. New supernatural creatures and elements are
introduced in this book, many of them much scarier than vampires. However, like
the first book, what makes this story special is its characters who are each
unique and well written. Even some of the bad guys have you rooting for them at
one point or another.
As with the first book I love Sookie’s personality. She’s
quirky and a little strange, but her oddities are endearing. Bill continues to
have his secrets, but his relationship with Sookie grows in this book and
despite the fact that he keeps things from her I enjoy seeing them together.
As for Sam however, I find I like him less and less as this
series continues. He’s constantly pushing himself on Sookie, and it feels like
he doesn’t respect her boundaries at all. However, there were some interesting
developments in his storyline in this book that relate to his love life and I
think it will be fun to see how that develops. The supernatural world
Sookie was introduced to in the first book in this series is growing for
everyone in Sookie's life, particularly Sam.
Eric continues to make his way deeper into Sookie’s life as
well, but I don’t find his methods as disrespectful as Sam’s. He and Sookie
have developed an interesting friendship, and I do enjoy watching them
interact. However, sometimes I think Sookie lets him get closer to her than she
should knowing that he has feelings for her. At a few different points in this
book both she and Bill make you question just what exactly counts as cheating
in their relationship.
Overall I enjoyed this book, and will probably continue with
the series.
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