Synopsis:
Since Louisiana cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse has so few living relatives, she hates to lose one - even her cousin Hadley, undead consort of the vampire Queen of Louisiana. Hadley's left everything she has to Sookie, but claiming that inheritance has a high risk factor. Some people don't want her looking too deeply into Hadley's past, or Hadley's possessions. And they're prepared to do anything in their power to stop her. Whoever it is, they're definitely dangerous - and Sookie's life is definitely on the line...
Review:
Local Bon Temps barmaid and telepath Sookie Stackhouse is shocked when weretiger Quinn comes to see her in Bon Temps.the vampire queen of Louisiana, Sophie-Anne Leclerq, has requested Sookie’s services, the same services that Eric had requested before for a summit. It also happens that Quinn would like to start seeing Sookie romantically, and she agrees. She also needs to go to New Orleans to clear out her dead (vampire) cousin Hadley’s apartment, who was amongst the top on the Queens favouritesml.
The family of Debbie Pelt, the shifter that Sookie killed in self defence in the new year, is still looking for her, and are hooked on seeing Sookie to hear what she knows. Sookie however just wants to move on.
Sookie also has problems when she goes out with Quinn, leaving a furious Eric Northman behind. While on her date with Quinn, they are attacked by a pair of freshly bitten weres, both high on drugs. Neither has any idea why.
Leaving for New Orleans when the queen’s emissary, Mr Catialades, collects her, they learn that his niece Gladiola,a half demon, was killed to prevent her from delivering the message to Sookie about the queen sending to have her collected.
Bill accompanies Sookie and upon arriving in New Orleans Sookie finds that a talented young witch named Amelia Broadway has cast a stasis spell on the apartment to keep it from smelling bad. Things go terribly wrong when Sookie opens the apartment, considering the next night an unknown vampire rises, who was trapped by the spell, attacking both Amelia and Sookie.
Hadley had changed the man, who becomes known as a were named Jake Purifoy. Eric then visits Sookie in the hospital, and has an argument with Bill, who has also turned up. Eric then forces Bill to reveal his true agenda with Sookie which leaves her heartbroken.
After the narrow escape there, Sookie learns from Amelia that she can get some witches together to magically recreate the evening of Jake’s turning. Naturally, Sophie-Anne is interested, and attends the ritual.
Sophie-Anne also confides in Sookie that Hadley had stolen a bracelet from Sophie that was given to her by her new husband, the king of Arkansas, Peter Threadgill, and that she has to produce it on the wedding night, and that Sookie must help her find it.
Sookie obliges of course as it's in her nature to help,because there will be major issues if Sophie-Anne cannot show it. Quinn assists Sookie with the sorting and packing of the apartment, and there they are savagely attacked and kidnap them both.
The first thing i should say is that there is a short story called One Word Answer that can be read before this, apparently if you dont this book makes no sense but I didn't read it and I managed to understand every part of this book so reading One Word Answer is a choice not mandatory.
Although reading these books and reading a lot about Eric has been kind of amazing, to have him not so massively involved in this book was a kind of nice break? It gave room to learn more about Quinn who has my interest at every moment I see his name. He seems to be such a mystery, which makes me even more interested in his character.
I must say that these books are pretty addictive which you guys probably already guess from my reviews.
There was a lot of things that happened in the book and it was nice to have several things to concentrate on and remember. It was action packed and there was never a dull moment for me.
Overall the book gets a 5/5 and I bet that isn't too much of a shock to you. The series has gotten my attention and I hope someone out there is itching the read this series. Part of me didn't enjoy this book as much as I have the rest of the series but it seems that I still adored it that much I gave it a top rating.
