5 more books

So I've finished what I could of the Blue Blood series. The Van Alen Legacy was a good book by Melissa De La Cruz. It leaves you on a cliff hanger, waiting for the next book. This book had twists and turns coming from every which way. Just when you thought you had it figured out, something else would come and hit you off balance. The triangle between Oliver, Schuyler, and Jack is finally figured out due to one's self sacrifice. Mimi finds what she's looking and hoping for and then has it riped away. Bliss finally finds salvation, for the time being.

The next series I started is the Alpha and Omega series by Patricia Briggs. It is set in the same time frame as the Mercy Thompson series but it deals with the Marrock (the governing head of the werewolves) and his family and immediate issues more so than Mercy's. You learn a lot about Charles (one of the Marrok's sons) and a bit more about the Marrok. You even learn some more about Sam (the Marrok's other son). The setting of what an Omega is and the value of one is spelled out. The series starts out in the anthology On the Prowl which is a book that has a few other short stories by other authors. It was a good book, might even start another series because of it. Then you go to Cry Wolf and then Hunting Ground. I find the Mercy Thompson books more compelling character wise, not so dry, but the plots are equally as entertaining. Overall I liked the series and am looking forward to the next book.

Finally I come to another Sookie Stackhouse book. Dead in the Family. Charlaine Harris is an amazing writer but I have to say this wasn't my favorite of the series. I found Eric to be a grump and an all in all a pain in the butt. I didn't find the books to be as intense as I usually do. Usually I can't wait to get into them and have a hard time putting them down, this one was good and I'm glad I read it but I was more like, 'OK another development in the plot.' The Sam relationship was just sort of thrown in there and I didn't find a lot of lead in with much of anything to this book. I did like how the fae issues were touched upon some more, because I thought leaving it as is in the last book was a bad idea. However, Dermot was crazy in the series and now all of a sudden he isn't because of a kiss...that seems a little far fetched even for Sookie's world. I do like how Jason is getting more mature and involved in her sister's life and not as oblivious too. I did however read the spoiler chapter to the next Sookie Stackhouse novel and can't wait for that one.

Hope you enjoy!