I loved the TV show that was made out of these books, so was very curious to discover the "original". And what can I say... better stick with "True Blood"...

The plot is entertaining and moves at an reasonable speed, the universe is expectedly fun to witness, the characters mostly quirky and memorable. Sookie herself... ugh, well, not my favorite: She's not the sharpest tool in the shed, she accepts the wildest revelations about the campire world without as much as a shrug, and other major life events affect her much less than I would find appropriate. The sex scenes didn't really do much for me either - frantic out-of-the-blue passion, leaving out crucial details and over-elaborating on others.

Overall definitely an okay book and I might look into the subsequent parts of the series, but I am certainly not in a rush to do so.