Dead to the World ~by~ Charlaine Harris
Synopsis Courtesy of Waterstones:
Sookie comes to the rescue of a naked, amnesiac vampire - and ends up in the middle of a war between witches, werewolves and vampires! Sookie Stackhouse is a small-town cocktail waitress in small-town Louisiana. She's pretty. She does her job well. She keeps to herself - she has only a few close friends, because not everyone appreciates Sookie's gift: she can read minds. That's not exactly every man's idea of date bait - unless they're undead - vampires and the like can be tough to read. And that's just the kind of guy Sookie's been looking for. Maybe that's why, when she comes across a naked vampire on the way home from work, she doesn't just drive on by. He hasn't got a clue who he is, but Sookie has: Eric looks just as scary and sexy - and dead - as the day she met him. But now he has amnesia, he's sweet, vulnerable, and in need of Sookie's help - because whoever took his memory now wants his life. Sookie's investigation into what's going on leads her straight into a dangerous battle between witches, vampires and werewolves. But there could be even greater danger - to Sookie's heart, because the kinder, gentler Eric is very hard to resist.
My thoughts:
Sookie finds Eric stumbling along the road on her way home. He's half naked, totally disorientated and has total memory loss. Its a pretty dangerous situation at the best of times but add to that the fact that Eric is a very old and dangerous vampire, and you can see why Sookie has to tread very carefully ...
I think this has been my favourtite so far, although all the series get top marks from me. Sookie is becoming a more independant, strong character who is learning to cope with all that the supernatural world throws at her. The appearance of all the great characters and the blend of two storylines make this another great read from Ms Harris. If you like the Women of the Otherworld series by Kelley Armstrong, you will probably like this too.
9/10