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I personally did not enjoy the writing style with this collection of stand alone stories that Ms. Harris has written, its a nice sentiment to try and keep the world of the sookie stackhouse alive, but personally i could tell from the writing and the words she used that she was writing as if she was looking at from the perspective of the characters at the time but rather after the whole series was over and after dead after ever. I would wish that she would write from the actual time in which these books are taken place at. The first story was a painful reminder of the terrible way that dead ever after had ended and who Ms. Harris has chosen for Sookie to end up with. I just was not satisfied with this book and stopped after the first story. I regret buying the book and paying the $10 for the prime shipping when the sticker on the front of the book said $1. The first story was written simply too fast and had very little pages for a conflict that should have had a couple of chapter instead of the small bit that they provide you. It just didnt feel like a sookie stackhouse book or even story.

Overall, if you did not like how the last book ended you will be painfully reminded about who sookie ends up with within the first story which is focused on the twins. I recommend to just end the world of sookie stackhouse with dead ever after and not attempt to read any of the books after that one.


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A Touch of Dead Sookie Stackhouse The Complete Stories Charlaine Harris Books Reviews

I figured I could pass on this compilation of short stories based on the the Sookie Stackhouse books because 1) I'm not a fan of short stories, and 2) I didn't think there'd be much substance there. But based on the recommendation of two reading buddies (Hi, Steven and Karen!), I decided that maybe I was missing something after all, so I picked it up. It turns out that A Touch of Dead is the perfect light companion to the fuller stories, and fills in some of the gaps as well. Mission accomplished!

There are five short stories contained in A Touch of Dead, and each takes place at different stages of the Sookie adventures. While all of them are fun, my favorite was One Word Answer because it seemed to give us the most background into Sookie's relationship with her cousin Hadley. Fairy Dust focuses on Sookie helping Claudine and Claude find out who murdered their triplet, Claudette; Dracula Night finds us at Fangtastia awaiting the arrival of the Count himself; Lucky is a bit a of throwaway story where Sookie and Amelia help out a local insurance agent; and Gift Wrap details a rather interesting Christmas Eve.

It would, of course, help to be very familiar with Sookie's stories before reading A Touch of Dead, and to keep your expectations low as far as plot advancement goes. But if you're as eager to spend time in the fun-filled life of our Sookie, A Touch of Dead more than fits the bill.
If you've read all the Sookie Stackhouse novels, every once in a while a book will start and you'll think "What?" Often this is because author Charlaine Harris has written a short story that covers some important event(s) that happens between the books. These shorts were originally published in short story collections by a variety of authors, and appear here in chronological order.

"Fairy Dust" takes place after the novel Dead To The World (Sookie Stackhouse #4), and occurs when Claudine and Claude ask Sookie to help them figure out who killed their sister, Claudette. In "Dracula Night", which takes place before Dead As A Doornail (Sookie Stackhouse #5), Eric is hoping that the original modern vampire will show up to his annual Dracula birthday party. (Pam hilariously likens it to 'It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown'). In "One Word Answer" Sookie finds out that her cousin Hadley has died and named her the executor of her will. The events in this story lead directly to happenings in Definitely Dead (Sookie Stackhouse #6). "Lucky" takes place after All Together Dead (Sookie Stackhouse #7), and is a fun excursion for Sookie and her witch friend, Amelia, as they try to figure out who has broken into Sookie's insurance agent's office. The last story, "Gift Wrap", takes place before Dead And Gone (Sookie Stackhouse #9), when she is pretty bummed about her Christmas alone -- the second since her grandmother died. But of course it can't be that uneventful! Instead she hears moaning in the woods and decides to go check it out, which leads her to an altogether different Christmas than she'd expected.

This is a fun collection and adds to one's enjoyment of the books. I wish I'd known about it sooner!

So here's the chronology (so far)

Book 1 Dead Until Dark
Book 2 Living Dead in Dallas
Book 3 Club Dead
Book 4 Dead to the World
SS #1 "Fairy Dust"
SS #2 "Dracula Night"
Book 5 Dead as a Doornail
SS #3 "One Word Answer"
Book 6 Definitely Dead
Book 7 All Together Dead
SS #4 "Lucky"
Book 8 From Dead to Worse
SS #5 "Gift Wrap"
Book 9 Dead and Gone
Book 10 Dead in the Family
Book 11 Dead Reckoning
Book 12 Deadlocked
I personally did not enjoy the writing style with this collection of stand alone stories that Ms. Harris has written, its a nice sentiment to try and keep the world of the sookie stackhouse alive, but personally i could tell from the writing and the words she used that she was writing as if she was looking at from the perspective of the characters at the time but rather after the whole series was over and after dead after ever. I would wish that she would write from the actual time in which these books are taken place at. The first story was a painful reminder of the terrible way that dead ever after had ended and who Ms. Harris has chosen for Sookie to end up with. I just was not satisfied with this book and stopped after the first story. I regret buying the book and paying the $10 for the prime shipping when the sticker on the front of the book said $1. The first story was written simply too fast and had very little pages for a conflict that should have had a couple of chapter instead of the small bit that they provide you. It just didnt feel like a sookie stackhouse book or even story.

Overall, if you did not like how the last book ended you will be painfully reminded about who sookie ends up with within the first story which is focused on the twins. I recommend to just end the world of sookie stackhouse with dead ever after and not attempt to read any of the books after that one.