Court by Tracy Wolff

I. love. this. series. Was I cackling and smirking through the majority of this....yes...I love it. The characters.
I just have so many memes and gifs (Avengers) that I could but I can't remember them because I read it over a weekend and didn't take notes.
I just desperately need the next book....
Hudson. I love him. We know this.
Anxiety rep. fantastic.
Anytime Cyrus says anything I just....am tempted to slap him
everyone is gonna need therapy, y'all. 
Everyone's talking about Harry Styles and his album, and I'm just WAITING for someone to please mention Taylor Swift, except the album was created because of quarantine, so does it exist in this world...I have no idea. 
720 Pages

TS Song: ....all of Reputation (I Did Something Bad, Don't Blame Me, and Look What You Made Me Do)... Plus a little bit of Mad Woman

Dead But Not Forgotten: Stories from the World of Sookie Stackhouse

Title: Dead But Not Forgotten: Stories from the World of Sookie Stackhouse

Editors: Toni L. P. Kelner and Charlaine Harris

Pages: 352

Stars: 4 out of 5 stars 

You know a book series is popular when the fans clamor for more stories and more information about characters after the author has officially ended the series AND written a book to explain what happens to each of the characters after the final book. Charlaine Harris wasn't sure about turning her beloved Bon Temps and the characters over to other authors, but she was pleased with what the 15 invited authors submitted. 

The stories included in Dead but Not Forgotten are:

"Nobody's Business" by Rachel Caine (featuring Kevin Pryor & Kenya Jones)
"Tyger, Tyger" by Christopher Golden (featuring Quinn)
"The Real Santa Claus" by Leigh Perry (featuring Diantha)
"Taproot" by Jeffrey J. Mariotte (featuring Andy Bellefleur)
"Knit a Sweater Out of Sky" by Seanan McGuire (featuring Amelia)
"Love Story" by Jeanne C. Stein (featuring Adele Hale Stackhouse)
"The Million-Dollar Hunt" by Jonathan Maberry (featuring Mustapha Khan)
"Borderline Dead" by Nicole Peeler (featuring Desiree Dumas)
"Extreme Makeover Vamp Edition" by Leigh Evans (featuring Bev & Todd)
"Don't Be Cruel" by Bill Crider (featuring Bubba)
"What a Dream I Had" by Nancy Holder (featuring Alcide Herveaux)
"Another Dead Fairy" by Miranda James (featuring Claude & Claudia Crane)
"The Bat-Signal" by Suzanne McLeod (featuring Luna)
"The Sun, The Moon, and The Stars" by Dana Cameron (featuring Pam Ravenscroft)
"Widower's Walk" by MaryJanice Davidson (featuring Eric Northman)

Dead but Not Forgotten was edited by Charlaine Harris and Toni L.P. Kelner.

Unusual Suspects: Stories of Mystery & Fantasy

Unusual Suspects: Stories of Mystery & Fantasy edited by Dana Stabenow

Pages: 306

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

This collection of short stories combines mysteries with paranormal fantasy. From video game characters seeking civil rights and a cave dragon loan shark pondering an investment, to Santa Claus's Australian vacation and an enemy of Sam Spade's out for revenge, plus visits to the Nightside and Sookie Stackhouse's hometown, these stories will take readers around the world on a magical mystery tour.

"Lucky" by Charlaine Harris -- a Sookie Stackhouse short

"Bogieman" by Carole Nelson Douglas

"Looks are Deceiving" by Micheal A. Stackpole

"the House of Seven Spirits" by Sharon Shinn

"Glamour" by Mike Doogan

"Spellbound" by Donna Andrews

"the Duh Vice" by Michael Armstrong

"Weight of the World" by John Straley

"Illumination" by Laura Anne Gilman

"the House" by Laurie R. King

"Appetite for Murder" by Simon R. Green -- a Nightside short

"A Woman's Work" by Dana Stabenow

Dead Reckoning (Sookie Stackhouse #11)

Dead Reckoning (Sookie Stackhouse #11) by Charlaine Harris

Pages: 336

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

In this part of the Sookie Stackhouse series, Sookie finds herself in danger no matter where she goes. Now that her boss, Sam is out as being two-natured, there has been trouble at the bar where she works. Eric and Pam are plotting a hostile overthrow of their superior in the vampire world and Sookie is being drawn into the plot.

The Sookie Stackhouse Companion (Sookie Stackhouse #10.5 - Small-Town Wedding)

The Sookie Stackhouse Companion (Sookie Stackhouse #10.5 - Small-Town Wedding) by Charlaine Harris

Pages: 461

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Charlaine Harris gives fans of True Blood and of the Sookie Stackhouse series, what they have been asking for - a definitive guide to the world of Sookie Stackhouse.

This book includes a short story that takes place before Dead Reckoning. Sookie accompanies her friend and boss, Sam, to his sister's wedding. Trouble seems to follow Sookie wherever she goes, but this time, it has more to do with Sam and his family.

Also included in the book are information about Bon Temps, some of the characters' houses, Tara's dress shop and Merlotte's. Recipes from previous stories are shared including Caroline Bellfleur's famous chocolate cheesecake. There are trivia questions from the series and insights into Sookie's thoughts.

All Together Dead (Sookie Stackhouse #7)

 All Together Dead (Sookie Stackhouse #7) by Charlaine Harris

Pages: 336

Rating: 4 out of 5

Sookie has been recruited by the vampire queen of Louisiana to accompany her to a vampire summit. The queen wants to use Sookie's special abilities in her negotiations. The pay is good, travel and hotel, etc., are all provided. Sookie is hoping this will be a nice vacation only occasionally interrupted by vampires. 

She hadn't counted on encountering previous lovers while she is with the new man in life, Quinn. Nor, the tense situation the queen is in. After the destruction of the hurricane to New Orleans the queen's finances are weakened as are the numbers of vampires she rules, all of which put her in a precarious position with the other kings and queens of neighboring states. Add to the mix that the anti-vampire movement is gaining followers and Sookie's plans for a fun, restful vacation go out the window. 

Major plot lines happen in this particular book in the series.

A Touch of Ruin by Scarlett St. Clair

Persephone...babe...just...speak...use your words. use your communication skills. I just wanna go off about how communication in relationships are hecka important and even if you uncomfy or it's hard you should just like...jump in the ice water and talk about the things so that we don't do the whole there's a secret and I came to the wrong conclusions. 
I will continue to mix this up with Lore Olympus even though they different....Nightclub. Remember the nightclub....
Ok so yeah now I remember the scenes....they just.... children...please....
Hades is just doing his best.
415 Pages

Of Curses and Kisses by Sandhya Menon

THE WEST WING
THE ROSES
I love grumpy introverted boys...My favorite trope. 
Beauty and the Beast + Private School...Sign me up.
Aaaaand I totally called who Gaston was gonna be. 
I loved how the curse in this one worked. 
400 Pages

Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell

 British people learning the concept of how big America is. Beautiful. And I'm cackling. Cause each state is the size of a European country. 
And Baz hates America almost as much as Americans do....Perfection. If he thinks it's bright in Illinois, he gonna hate California. 
Simon is a puppy. I love him.
....Does Baz have the style sense of Harry Styles?jgkdfsjklgfjdskljfgdsa;fjla;sfjdl;asjflajsfl
416 Pages

Hidden Things: A Novel. By Doyce Testerman.

Hidden Things: A Novel. By Doyce Testerman. 2012. Harper Voyager. ISBN-13: 9780062108111 (Paperback).

“Watch out for the hidden things,” are the last words private investigator, Josh White, speaks to his business partner, best friend and ex-girlfriend, Calliope Jenkins, while still alive. But cryptic messages from Josh on their business’s answering machine and couriered by a stranger known as the Fat Man send Calliope on a bizarre road trip halfway across the country. With her is an appointed guide, Vikous, who for all appearances is a trench coat-wearing clown. But as Calliope is about to learn, not all things are as they seem and not all shadows that have been forgotten and relegated to myths and nightmares prefer to remain hidden.

Hidden Things is a character-driven story, but the fantasy and suspense elements fit well into the plot and how the Hidden beings are portrayed is wonderfully unique. Interspersed with Calliope’s bittersweet memories of Josh and snarky camaraderie with Vikous, this is a great debut novel by Testerman.

323 pages

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