#dead until dark

[ghostlyquestion]

well i finished dead until dark. and god there were so many random unnecessary changes in the show that true blood was kinda its own thing.

gonna be starting up living dead in dallas now and ill see how much the show diverted from the books after book one. i've heard it does a lot but i wanna see that for myself

[briabooknerd]

[childofpasithea]

HUH?!!?!???!!!

[lucy-the-wyrm]

'I've always liked you.' 'So much that you had to wait till someone else showed as interest, before you mentioned it to me?'

Dead Until Dark - Charlaine Harris

[laurelhollbooks]

Five books that influenced me as a writer + Bonus: shows and movies!

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

This book changed my brain chemistry somewhere around high school. It has a heavy impact on my writing style and some of the more abstract imagery I use. The unique style is something I think about constantly.

Twilight by Stephanie Meyer

This was my first “romance” I read around early high school. The yearning! The danger! The drama! As an adult I recognize how wild this book is, but it definitely sparked a lot for me.

Dead until Dark by Charlaine Harris

I read all of the Southern Vampire Mysteries books that were available in 2011 for the first time and skipped my college classes for like two weeks to read them (oops). I was already a big fan of True Blood (still am) and the books have been a huge influence on my inner monologue style and character development!

The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins

The Hunger Games books are a huge influence in my writing as far as pathetic (affectionate) men and unreliable narrators go. I credit Suzanne with teaching me incredible pacing and how to see every day things through a character’s unique eyes and life experience.

The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood

I got out of college and immediately stopped writing/reading (english degree struggles). The Love Hypothesis was one of the first fiction books that I picked up in years and immediately got me into romance and inspired me to start writing again! If I am in a reading or writing slump, Ali will always get me out of it.

Bonus: Fan fiction is the only fiction I read for years after college, so this being adapted fan fic and fan fic in general have had a huge influence on me!

Shows and movies that influence me Timer, The Princess Bride, School of Rock, Drop Dead Diva, The Borgias, 10 Things I Hate About You

One of these books had a direct influence on Winks & Windows. Can you guess which?

[haveyoureadthisbook-poll]

Have you read Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris (2001)?

yes

no

I didn't finish it

I've never heard of it

Voting ended onJan 30, 2024

[lexsreadingcorner]

I just started Dead Until Dark and I'm gonna blog my thoughts, cuz boy do I have some fucking thoughts!

[swim-forthemusic]

books read in 2021: Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse #1) by Charlaine Harris

This was pretty exotic stuff for a telepathic barmaid from northern Louisiana.