Since True Blood, the TV show based on this series of books, has been on I've been getting myself confused as the two don't completely correlate. There are similarities but the TV show doesn't strictly follow each book, which is good in my opinion as they need to be separate. However, I wanted to go back and unconfuse myself, especially as the new Sookie book is out next month too!
Synopsis from Goodreads.com:
When cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse sees a naked man on the side of the road, she doesn't just drive on by. Turns out the poor thing hasn't a clue who he is, but Sookie does. It's Eric the vampire--but now he's a kinder, gentler Eric. And a scared Eric, because whoever took his memory now wants his life.
My review:
Following on from the last book, in which Sookie saved Bill, her vampire boyfriend from the clutches of his maker Loretta (whom Sookie staked quite nicely) and Russell Edgington, a ruthless vampire, Sookie has now decided she wants nothing more to do with Bill or any other vampires. In fact her New Year's Resolution is to not get beaten up.
But soon enough Sookie gets herself involved with the vamps again when driving home one night, she drives past Eric Northman running down the road on the way back from Merlotte's in only a pair of jeans. He has no clue who he is, where he is and doesn't recognise Sookie at all. Sookie, being the kind soul she is, takes him home, tells him who they both are and calls Pam, his second in command. Turns out a nasty bunch of were-shifter witches, who drink vampire blood for its power, have cursed Eric, as the lead witch wants control of his businesses and Eric himself (Eric is definitely a hot vamp so I can see why she wants him!).
Sookie agrees to look after Eric whilst the rest of the vamps try to work out what to do, but only after Pam and Chow agree to pay Sookie $35,000 for the pleasure. This task soon becomes one Sookie rather enjoys most of the time, especially the naked time she gets to spend with Eric.
At the same time, Sookie's brother Jason disappears. Sookie believes that the witches have taken him, but she isn't sure why. They don't know she has Eric hidden in her old bedroom so why would they want him? Sookie begins searching frantically, but finds nothing!
Sookie also gets back in touch with Alcide Herveaux, the werewolf who helped her find Bill in Club Dead, to warn him about the witches. His wolf pack agrees to helps the vamps and both groups manage to get the local witches' coven to help them as well. All three groups fight back against the nasty witches, win the battle and Eric is restored back to his normal self. Bill makes a brief appearance, but as he's not my favourite character I was glad he wasn't in this book very much.
Jason, however, is still nowhere to be found until Sookie has a brief conversation with Sam, her shifter boss, about a panther's paw print being found on Jason's deck. Sam tells her of the pack of shifters in Hotshot who turn into panthers, not wolves like Sookie had presumed. And there she finds Jason...has he been bitten enough to turn into a were-panther? Wait and find out in the next book!
I loved this book. It's full of action and some naughty romance between Eric and Sookie, which he soon forgets all about after the curse is lifted (or does he?!). I love the idea of the werewolves and vamps teaming up against the witches as they usually hate each other, but when it's war against them all, they rally together to take down the enemy. If you haven't read this series yet, you must!
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