Nicole W. (Nikki6496) reviewed on 7/12/2009 + 10 more book reviews

This is the fourth book in the Southern Vampire Mysteries that follow Sookie Stackhouse through her not so regular life.

Sookie's at it again. It's New Year's Eve and her resolution was to not get beat up. It sounds odd, but it's the one thing she desperately wants.

Bill, Sookie's ex-vampire-boyfriend leaves for Peru on his project that began in the third book. (Although, I just think this may have been a measure for the author to get Bill out of the picture for awhile.) Sookie's alone and trying to work through everything. On her way home from work that evening she spots a man running through the woods sans clothing. Sookie being Sookie, she stops to help only to discover it's the Sheriff of Area 5, Eric.

Eric cannot remember a thing. He doesn't recognize Sookie and Sookie herself is not sure if he's pretending or if his memory is really gone. She helps him and brings him to her house. Eric is completely different from the Eric she knows and she starts to fall into lust more and more and eventually gives in.

Sookie tries to figure out whats wrong with Eric, only to discover there is a bounty put on him for $50,000. Not a small chunk of change for someone like Sookie. However, she protects him anyway and discovers that a coven of Witches are out to get Shreveport, which happens to include Eric.

It all comes down to another battle between the vampires, weres, shape-shifters, and the coven of witches.

The ending for me was a little bit disappointing but I see why it had to go in that direction. If it hadn't the stories would have probably had to end there. I still enjoyed it thoroughly and want to dive head first into book 5.

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