Review: Sensual and witty vampire series
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 7, 2012
This is Book 1 in the Trueblood series and my fifth Elsborg novel (all of which I've given 5 star ratings). Her polished writing has a grace and ease in its delivery of unfettered sensuality and laugh-out-loud wit. This vampire series is no different. I love the squabbling and flirtation between the H/h. I love the heroine's inventive forward thinking, which--to my delight--poises her to save her own autonomous a*ss. The only thing that didn't work for me was the possessed dolls (though my quirky pediophobia might be blamed for this). The toy-embodied voices weren't essential to the plot and their origin wasn't explained. But this didn't cause me to put the book down nor deter me from Book 2 (which I liked even better). The dynamics between the Vampire High Counsel, the Enforcers, and the Truebloods paved the way for a solid and enjoyable series.