From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris

After the natural disaster of Hurricane Katrina and the manmade explosion at the vampire summit, everyone—human and otherwise—is stressed, including Louisiana cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse, who is trying to cope with the fact that her boyfriend Quinn has gone missing.

It's clear that things are changing—whether the weres and vamps of her corner of Louisiana like it or not. And Sookie—Friend to the Pack and blood-bonded to Eric Northman, leader of the local vampire community—is caught up in the changes.

In the ensuing battles, Sookie faces danger, death, and once more, betrayal by someone she loves. And when the fur has finished flying and the cold blood finished flowing, her world will be forever altered.

You know what I absolutely hate about Sookie's books? Is that I wait a year for each one to come out, and I don't have the self-control to make the book last more than a couple hours.

If a book can be inhaled, that's what I did with From Dead to Worse.

Needless to say, I absolutely loved it. I'm utterly amazed at Charlaine Harris' ability to keep each book fresh and oh-so-good. I did like FDtW more Definitely Dead, only because it wasn't so thick with vampire politics. A LOT happened in DD and it was sometimes a bit much. And although a huge amount of stuff went on in FDtW, I wasn't mired down by it.

So after the big explosion in Definitely Dead, Quinn, Sookie's weretiger, has gone missing. It has been weeks and there's no word from him. At first she was worried, but now she's starting to get mad. And her roommate Amelia's mentor has come calling - because Amelia did a bad bad thing. (It's really funny, imo). On top of all that, there are two very important people that enter Sookie's life - I can't wait to see what happens with these characters, they are VERY interesting.

There are also some worrisome things going on in the Were and Vampire communities and Sookie wishes more than anything to stay out of it. But knowing Sookie as we do, that's not going to happen. And there are a few revelations about the two main vampires in Sookie's life - Bill Compton and Eric Northman.

I'm very very happy with what's going on with Eric Northman. :P

And then there's Sam, Sookie's boss and shapeshifter. I have to say, this far into the series, Sam is Sookie's rock. He's there for her and I just love him.

Excellent addition to the series. A