I have always been a reader.  I never leave the house without a book because you just never know when you might find yourself with a few minutes to read.  Currently I am on a major vampire book kick that flared up when I read Twilight.  Then True Blood hit HBO and while the TV show is far too graphic and explicit for my somewhat prudish TV tastes, the books are awesome!!!  I love Sookie, the heroine in the series because she is a bit quirky and “off”, which reminds me of someone I know intimately

The stories put a modern day twist on vampire lore, with vampires now being a protected minority in the United States. That means that they get to socialize with humans now instead of eating them, well sort of.  It leads to all kinds of unusual situations that make for great reading. Sookie and her friends live in northern Louisiana, so you get a good dose of down home southern charm as well as creepiness.  Each book is its own self-contained mystery with returning characters.  The author, Charlaine Harris, does a good job of catching you up on who is who and what is what, so if you didn’t start with the first book you would still be able to follow the story.  I read through all eight books in a couple of weeks, and I am now devastated because I have to wait until May of 2009 for the next book in the series!!!

If you haven’t sunk you teeth into these somewhat trashy, yet totally engrossing books yet, why not treat yourself to the box set?  Or you could just add it to your wish list as hint to someone who loves you very much!