Jayson’s Reviews > Definitely Dead > Status Update

Notes:
(1) "She didn't know that she'd be dead by then; finally, definitely dead."
- Okay, this is ridiculous! Four titular lines, and so close together, totally kills the novelty.
(2) Chapter 17 is mainly about witches performing an ectoplasmic reconstruction... which is sort of like a "Harry Potter" Pensieve.
- Here it feels a lot like a cheat code: more reveal than clue.

Notes:
(1) "...Lorena, now also definitely dead."
- You know, there's such a thing as too many titular lines… three's really pushing it.
(2) Sookie's being irrationally hard on Bill, if you ask me.
- He had no choice but to comply when his maker called him to her. Likewise with being tasked by the queen.
- That doesn't mean he didn't also genuinely fall in love with Sookie.

Notes:
(1) "Hadley had always been a coffee freak, so I'd figured that even as a vampire she'd kept a supply of her favorite beverage."
- A goth who loves coffee? Caffeinated isn't exactly the vibe.
(2) Amelia: "...she was definitely dead, dead for the second time."
- Titular lines are always a treat!
(3) Sookie: "But he was finally, definitely dead..."
- Hey, a second one!

Notes:
(1) Sookie: "Quinn! I'm not having sex with you in this nasty parking lot!"
Quinn: "Not even a little bit of sex?"
- On one hand, Quinn is part animal, so sex outdoors does make sense.
- On the other hand, parking lots aren't very sanitary nor private—though (re: last book's packmaster contest) sex with an audience is sort of a thing, at least for werewolves.

Notes:
(1) "Betty Ford Elementary was the same school I'd attended."
- Ironic name, no? Betty Ford being synonymous with rehab.
- You know... in a town whose name means "Good Times," whose main business is a bar.
(2) "Around one o'clock, I decided to run into town for some groceries and a new bra…"
- Groceries and a bra? I'm guessing Wal-Mart?
- Later: Yep, Wal-Mart.

Notes:
(1) "Unlike Quinn, Sam's not a big man…"
- I feel bad for Sam: every time Sookie introduces him at the start of these books it's always about how short he is.
(2) One of the charming things about the books is how the supernatural is often so mundane.
- Here Sookie goes to a supernatural photographer and dates a supernatural events planner... you know, everyday stuff.

Notes:
(1) So, I've not read anything in a week, audiobooks included.
- More burnout than a slump, but I'm back at it now.
(2) I can tell from the cover that this features Quinn the weretiger.
- I can't remember much about him except I didn't like him. Apparently, the show didn't either—he wasn't adapted.
- Also, he looks like a "genie"—so I simply can't take him seriously.