From Dead to Worse (Southern Vampire Mysteries, Book 8) | 
| Author: Charlaine Harris
Publisher: Ace Hardcover
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  27 reviews
Sales Rank: 36
Media: Hardcover
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Pages: 368
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Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.4 x 1.6
ISBN: 0441015891
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780441015894
ASIN: 0441015891
Publication Date: May 6, 2008 (New: This Week)
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Product Description
New in the addicting New York Times bestselling series featuring Sookie Stackhouse.
After the natural disaster of Hurricane Katrina and the manmade explosion at the vampire summit, everyonehuman and otherwiseis stressed, including Louisiana cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse, who is trying to cope with the fact that her boyfriend Quinn has gone missing.
Its clear that things are changingwhether the weres and vamps of her corner of Louisiana like it or not. And SookieFriend to the Pack and blood-bonded to Eric Northman, leader of the local vampire communityis caught up in the changes.
In the ensuing battles, Sookie faces danger, death, and once more, betrayal by someone she loves. And when the fur has finished flying and the cold blood finished flowing, her world will be forever altered.
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 A disappointment in an otherwise great series May 12, 2008
I really wanted to like "From Dead to Worse", since I love the southern vampire series and the Sookie character. But the plot meandered all over the place, and really lacks cohesiveness. I also thought that two of the major characters from past books were portrayed in a negative way in this book, and in a way that was uncharacteristic of their past behavior. I hope the series gets back on track with the next book.
Sensuality Missing May 11, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Definitely a bridge book with no mystery and more to the point no sensual experiences for Sookie.
 As great as the first 7! May 11, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've been waiting for this book for a year and I was not disapointed! I wish Sookie and Eric had their little talk, but putting that off only makes me hungry for the next book! Harris does not let faithful fans and new readers down in From Dead to Worse. She even brings back characters you love, and love to hate. This is a definite must have! You will not want to put it down!!
Sookie is AWESOME! May 11, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I LOVE this series! I have read a couple of other reviews on this book, and I can say with the greatest feeling - Charlaine Harris, YOU ROCK! I have followed Sookie since Book 1, and I love this one as much as the others. I just bought it yesterday, and finished it today. The ending is the greatest, and the in-between, I can honestly say, kept my attention from page 1. If you've read the other seven, this one will just carry you along with the stories and happenings of those characters that you have come to know and love. I think a lot of the mystery here may not be a case-solving, but of a carrying you along- what is happening next kind of thing. And getting to be a part of Bon Temps life is so much fun!
Enjoy this book for what it is - a GREAT read!
More like a series of vignettes than a novel to me, but I enjoyed the various parts (3.5 stars) May 10, 2008
I honestly am such a fan of Charlaine Harris that I'd go just about anywhere she'd take me. "From Dead to Worse" wasn't quite all over the map, but there wasn't as much of a central them in this book as there was in her usual entries in this series.
We went from weddings, to family revelations, to were-wars--and there was so much more. While the varying parts were interesting and many did tie together, there wasn't the overall unity in this book I have expected from the series.
The beginning chapter where Sookie served as the bridesmaid for Halleigh's wedding was a spinoff from Ms. Harris' short story in an anthology collection, "My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding." I'm wondering if the rest isn't bits and pieces that have just needed resolving for some time.
I think you will see some answers to some interesting questions you've had as readers all along--like where did Sookie get her gift, what makes her different? And there are a few other surprises in store.
Interesting, in part, not as cohesive and riveting as her usual offerings are in a whole. "From Dead to Worse" is still very much worth the read if you are a die-hard Sookie fan like I am, but this is honestly the first of the series I can't simply rave about.
Rebecca Kyle, May 2008
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