Wednesday, March 25, 2009

OK BIG spoiler Review of Dead until Gone - in comments area !


I'm not sure how to do it ....

OK, let's try THIS ---DO NOT go to comments area unless you want A HUGE spoiler review of Dead and Gone Book 9.

We will be seeing more reviews !

32 comments:

" Dallas " said...

In the 9th Sookie book we are basically facing the fall-out from 2 revelations: That Sookie's Great-Grandfather is Fairy Royalty, and that the Were's have finally revealed themselves. Each has results ending in not very good things for Sookie, mainly kidnapping from psycho elves who are responsible for her parents deaths (I always knew there had to be more to the flash flood) and Arlene plotting with the Fellowship to kill Sookie and string her up on a cross. There is also requisite murder that...more In the 9th Sookie book we are basically facing the fall-out from 2 revelations: That Sookie's Great-Grandfather is Fairy Royalty, and that the Were's have finally revealed themselves. Each has results ending in not very good things for Sookie, mainly kidnapping from psycho elves who are responsible for her parents deaths (I always knew there had to be more to the flash flood) and Arlene plotting with the Fellowship to kill Sookie and string her up on a cross. There is also requisite murder that shines a light on Jason (this time it's his pregnant ex), and of course really has nothing to do with him other than his lineage and a gay were-panther falling in love with him. Very enjoyable, though I felt the ending needed a little more explanation...how will Amelia handle Tray's death? Why does Sookie think that Bill was more willing to risk his life for her than Eric? Why was Eric detained? I don't like that these will hold over and therefore not be answered for at least a year.

Also 2 things I found odd: Being a pregnant woman in this book was not a good thing to be, both Crystal and Claudine died (Tara should watch out!) Also to indicate that Sookie was always on edge she was always "jumping an inch" or 2 or 6 to indicate how freaked she was and this was very repetitive, there are other ways to indicate the wariness and paranoia of people other than this hackneyed phrase.

Plus I loved the Vampire reality show (which you can read on her website already if you can't wait)....less

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Anonymous said...

Wow Dallas! Thanks for posting this. I'm so excited for Dead and Gone to come out!

Anonymous said...

Thank you for this.

Being an Australian, I didn't discover Charlaine Harris until I heard Ryan Kwanten was in True Blood - and decided to check out the show.

Since then I've been devouring everything I can get my hands on. I'm still in the 'honeymoon' stage of my love affair with her stories, so the anticipation for this book is a little bit crazy!

Anonymous said...

ummm...the cover appears to feature a love triangle between bill, sookie, and eric...so wtf, why is there so little of bill and eric. i don't give a crap about the rest of the characters. grrrr

Anonymous said...

Only 41 days left!! Part of me hopes that some of this review isn't true...I know the huge plot points aren't really revealed (thankfully!)but i still cringe at the thought of some of these spoilers being true...and on top of that knowing we have to wait another year until book 10!!! How am i going to make it??!!

Anonymous said...

What happened to Bill and Eric ? Don't know if I'm going to buy it now. I'm just going to find out what you all say before I do buy it ! How many more books ? I really hope it stops at 10 !!

" Dallas " said...

THERE IS HUGE action with both Eric and Bill and with another sookie suitor !
I think this reviewer just didn't want to do spoilers on that ..

Ohh no I am thrilled the series is continuing after book 10 - thank god!

Anonymous said...

Dallas, thanks for the review spoiler. So it appears Sookie will get time with Bill, Eric and a new suitor.

I am a Team Eric fan and I have to admit some of the spoilers leave me a little uneasy.

But, I guess I'll just have to wait and see or grin and bare it.

" Dallas " said...

Lafemme I can tell you that team eric folks will be happy ...and so will team bill folks ..and yes, we will see a 3rd suitor.

The cover is perfect

The best news is that tara ranked it her 3rd favorite book which means its a great read !

Anonymous said...

Dallas, haha.

Well I'm already intrigued but I have sinking feeling that Team Eric fans will not the two main things they are hoping for. I'll be content with just having the Eric backstory.

I think the supposed love triangle was never a real issue or had real substance before. However it will be after DAG. For the sake of drama, of course.

Anonymous said...

Ohhh. I have been waiting for more spoilers so thank you! Not sure what to think yet of the Bill/Sookie/Eric thing yet. I wonder if they are going to handle Eric's past kind of like Angel w/flashbacks? But poor Sookie. One thing after another doesn't she ever get a break? And Arlene? WoW!

I'm glad to be getting more of Sam as well? :D I think he's developing into a major crush for me. LOL. I can't choose between Eric or Sam. I need help. I also kind of feel bad there's no major Team Sam going on. That I've seen or heard that is.

kimba said...

I just pray that as an huge Eric fan I'm happy at the end of the book. I'm dying to find out what happens with the blood bond...feeling nervous....

" Dallas " said...

Yes of course being a CH Sookie book we knew it would have a cliffhanger, once we saw the cover we knew that Eric and Bill would both still be on the table and not resolved, at least ion this book.

Well, Milly the additional suitor is not Sam, sorry ;)

Anonymous said...

Thanks for the post Dallas! Since you were able to give us a sneak peek, I will be able to hold on til the release. I'm a fan of both Bill and Eric, but I am a Team Quinn fan all the way. Don't hear a lot of support for him. I'm hoping he will make his way back into Sookie's good graces in future books.

kimba said...

Now I'm staring at the cover...ok does the direction of the wind blowing Sookie's hair give a clue? Eric is fangy and Bill isn't.....
Love the site! Keep up the good work.

" Dallas " said...

kimba

you can email me with direct questions and i will answer if i can ...;)

Anonymous said...

Thanks for posting Dallas, but I must say I'm also uneasy after reading that. I am an Eric fan, and the ending does not sound good for Team Eric.

Anonymous said...

Dallas, can we get a detailed spoiler of the book somehow? I hate the spoilers that only tell us a little. Just post it somewhere on your site with a big warning on it. I still will buy the book and relish it just as much. Thanks.

" Dallas " said...

i am posting all the reviews that come my way..did you listen to the reviewer on my radio show Monday -there were some good spoilers ...
sorry you can ask me a question directly and i'll answer if i can

Anonymous said...

I was crushed to find out that
Claudine dies...and did I read this wright? that she was pregant?
And Arlene wanting Sookie dead...
I'm going to need a box of tissues
to read DAG

Unknown said...

I'm not surprised about Arlene trying to get Sookie killed. It's like Pam said Arlene has to make herself feel important by hating others. She'll help The FOTS so she can feel self important. Truly Arlene is the one character I love to hate.

Anonymous said...

Dallas, thanks. I listened to that review this morning. There were some tidbits there. I just hope CH doesn't leave us Eric girls hangin'!! I know CH loves Eric too as she created him, but oh please give us something to hang our hats on! Of course if I had a "life" of my own I might not be so obsessed with Sookieverse! (Ha, ha..likes lots of other people)

Nice radio blog. Keep up the good work!

Anonymous said...

Well I also do not know, what to make out from Eric fans will be happy and Bill fans will be happy. Unless fans aren´t going to be happy about Sookie from a very obvious reason, right? I am Eric´s fan. From hints from book 8 (and since Ch. said she isn´t bringing new suitor for Sookie in this book)I suspect the third suitor might be Alcide.. or Quinn, but I think Alcide.

Anonymous said...

I'm wondering if the "ceremony" is one that unbinds Eric and Sookie. I think I read something about that as a possible idea earlier on some website... I don't know where. Something about finding a way to unbind the blood bond.

Anyway kind of strange that both Eric fans and Bill fans will be happy. I'm hoping the ceremony is between Eric and Sookie and is a good one and that the new suitor isn't going to amount to much. Kind of hard keeping track of all the suitors...

Oh well... nothing we can do but wait and wait and wait. I'm impatient I guess.

stace34 said...

It doesn't surprise me Sookie thinks that Bill will help her when Eric won't, though Eric's past actions say differently. Bill stepped up and said she could count on him no matter what and if is something she thinks Eric won't like it would just be easier than arguing with him. I am really hoping for a good balance between Eric and Bill in this book. Poor Jason just can't catch a break.

Rose said...

Hey Dallas, more spoilery stuff if you're interested:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0844441/board/thread/134862593

Rose said...

Dallas:
Thanks for the info. I know that you like to keep your blog readers up to date on the latest, just wanted to pass on what I'd seen elsewhere.I'm looking forward to your podcast tonight.
Rose

Mima said...

Good to know that those spoilers are not 100% sure. I would be terrible disappointed if they were.

Thanks for letting us know.

" Dallas " said...

I have seen tons of stuff posted all over the internet and I've been sent tons of stuff by readers.

MOST of it what I've seen is probably not true. I have read parts of the book and many of the spoilers I've seen posted are probably not true.

I have 2 DAG book reviews posted on my blog and they also are probably NOT 100% accurate. Even the version that is available pre- publication may not be the final version of the book that is actually published.So all of this is just speculation.

I also think there is deliberate misinformation going on and it's possible that's on purpose to build interest for the long awaited book. I think its' OK to speculate and discuss as long as it promotes the purchase of the book and is respectful.

You won't know for sure until you are holding your copy of DAG in your own hands.
So, don't believe everything you read.

Really don't !

"Dallas "
*I've been asked spoiler questions and i can only say that probably 50 % of my answers were accurate.

Pre-order your copy of Dead and Gone today !

Rose said...

A review from Publishers' Weekly :

http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6646876.html?industryid=47159

" Dallas " said...

love you rose! thanks

Anonymous said...

Good radio interview with Tara as it was tantalizing without being a torture-fest. I appreciate the information, 100% correct or not. Goodness, I will read DAG in one sitting and then be forced to wait a year for Book 10!!! I must be absolutely mad. The only truly upsetting news was that DAG ends with a cliffhanger. Now, that is just plain doggone scary.