Bookfanatic reviewed on 4/20/2011

This is a formulaic read which follows Sookie as she attends a vampire gathering in which the Queen of Louisiana must defend herself against the accusation that she murdered her husband, the King of Arkansas. This book features Quinn, the weretiger shifter, who makes a better love interest than Bill. This seventh book in the series doesn't have much humor and it's slow. The plot takes a while to get going. As usual, secondary characters like witches, fairies, shifters and weres pop in for very tiny roles in the book. The story is so much like the other books in this series. I wonder if the author still cares about the series. It seems like she's not doing anything new or interesting with the storyline. This book made me question whether I want to continue with the series.

Why does Sookie end up getting hurt in every book? She is beaten up, kidnapped and/or physically harmed in every book. It's getting so repetitious that I skip those sections. She also shows almost no growth as a character. She might be better at blocking out the voices she hears from her telepathic abilities, but she's still the same silly girl she was in the first book. Would it be too much to show some character growth? We also don't need to be given a complete run down on every outfit she wears.

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