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- Content warnings: Torture, Graphic violence, Gore, Murder, Blood, Death, Grief, Kidnapping, Captivity, Hate crime, Dubious consent, Injury detail
Dead and Gone
by Charlaine Harris
Book 9 in Sookie Stackhouse
Book nine is where the fae war finally hits Bon Temps and the body count goes up - this is the dark turn the series had been circling, plus the Sookie and Eric bond stops being subtext. If you came for the murder mystery you stay for the relationship escalation.
Goodreads 4.0/5 196,077 ratings
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Length320 pages
Series statusCompleted series
Spice3/5 · Fade to black
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Protective love interest
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Established relationship
- Medium
- Fade to black
- The angst delivered
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- Vampire lord
- Morally gray love interest (LI)
- Fantasy / supernatural intimacy
- Adrenaline rush
- Morally gray
- Push and pull
- Tension / anticipation focus
- Immortal/ancient
- Slow burn
Fantasy promise
- Urban fantasy romance
- Vampire romance
- Small town / village
- Urban fantasy
- Vampires
- Shifter romance
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- Paranormal
- Shifters
- Fae romance
- Fae
- Fated mates
- Werewolves
- Magic bond
- Immortal/mortal romance
- Love triangle
Reading experience
- First person
- Dark
- Witty
- Heavy
- Snarky/sarcastic
- MC 20-30
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- Mysterious
- Suspenseful
- Survivor
- Reluctant chosen one
- Intense
- Engaging
- Adventurous
- Series binge material
- Morally complex
- Page turner
- No one is safe
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Book details
- Length
- 320 pages
- Language
- English
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