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dead by day

This book was made up of books four and five in the Sookie Stackhouse series, Dead to the World and Dead as a Doornail. I enjoyed these two stories just as much as the first three, if not more, due to the fact that they were all new to me. …

dead in dixie

Dead in Dixie was the name of the book I just finished reading, but this book actually contained the first three books in the Sookie Stackhouse series (the series upon which True Blood is based): Dead Until Dark, Living Dead in Dallas, and Club Dead. While it has been documented …

full dark, no stars

More like five stars. What an excellent read this was. It came in the mail right after I started reading Dexter and that booked dragged on a little longer than I would have liked. But, this one more than made up for it. I finished it in a couple of …

darkly dreaming dexter

This is the first book in the Dexter series, upon which the Showtime television series is based. The show very closely followed the beginning of the first book, but then veered off course at the end. Just for the record, the show is better than the book, so save yourself …

no country for old men

This book took me a while to read. Not that it wasn’t good, but I watched the movie first, so there wasn’t a sense of urgency to read the book since I already knew the plot. I definitely prefer to read a book before watching the movie, but I did …