Obsessed In Reading.... Dead until Dark by Charlaine Harris

reading has always been a passion of mine and believe it or not, i'm unpredictable when it comes to my choices of books. Whether it is George R.R. Martin fantasy novels or Sarah Dessen's chick-lit YA novels..i'm all in and all absorbing like a sponge. But i'm quite picky when it comes to starting and finishing a book. So, when my aunt gave me my iPad, imagine my joy when i get to read all the books that i craved in bookstores. It takes time for me to choose, start and finish, but when i really put my mind to it, i can finish reading a book in ONE DAY! or even in MERE HOURS...!!!! (the fastest i took was 3 hours to finish a book)... i have a bad habit of speed reading so, that's partially why i take time in really choosing what i want to read.

so, during the Eid holidays, i decided to read one of my wishlist books : "Dead until Dark".

since i'm of age (which is above 18... :p) , so i can read this book. Be reminded that THIS IS THE BOOK BEHIND "TRUE BLOOD".... yup, that steamy show...besides the explicit matters of the book , it does carry the vampire genre into a whole other level.

while stephenie meyer made vampires pg-13, charlaine harris made it r-rated... it is a far cry from "Twilight".. and its a breath of fresh air. I'm a fan of the show, and now, I can declare myself a fan of the books.

The book is fast-paced and what i loved about reading it is the straight-forward details on vampires and how they live among humans. If you look at it, dead until dark is a satire on how being different can be hard among society.

I give the book 4 stars out of 5 for making vampires seem human and not sparkly.

And here's a bit insight on what the book is about:

Sookie Stackhouse is a young waitress who has telepathic abilities which made her seem different than others. She has been waiting for the right guy (actually vampire) to walk into her life and that happened when Bill Compton arrived in her life. After that, she is swept into a whirlwind of romance and adventure. But, brutal murders are happening in the town of BonTemps, and no one is safe including the pretty little waitress.

P/s: Right now, i'm trying to finish reading the 2nd book in The Sookie Stackhouse Series "Living Dead in Dallas".. ciao, guys...:)