Deadlocked by Charlene Harris

I have been a huge fan of the Sookie Stackhouse series, even before they started with the show. As much as I love them, it has really pained me to see how far they have fallen these last two books. This one is much better than the last one, but not by much. Deadlocked starts with Claude and Dermot are still living in Sookie's house and the gate to Faiery is still closed to all those who are in the human world. Sookie is still with Eric but that is going no where now that he has been promised to the Queen of Oklahoma by his maker before his death. Sam is still dating Janna Lynn the crazy were enforcer who turns out to be much crazier than we all thought. Sookie goes to Eric's house because the King Felipe De Castro is in town and a were woman temps Eric to feed from her, then ends up dead on his front lawn. Too much of the book is spent on dealing with this incident, and sorta sent the book into this weird place. I really feel like there were too many plots that just didn't fit together.

Sookie also has a fairy treasure that was left to her by her grandmother that will grant any one wish that is given with love. Oh course Eric wants her to rid him of this engagement but in the end she uses it to save Sam which pisses off Eric and ultimately I assume will end the courtship. I normally loved Eric but I feel like it's time for that to end because it hasn't been going anywhere. Quinn comes back for a hot minute (via Phone) and let's her know that he is going to be a father, but his were-tiger girlfriend basically used him for a pure blood baby. She wants nothing to do with him now that she got it...poor Quinn all his baggage is now gone so maybe he and Sookie can finally get together...again. Turns out Sookie was right about Claude and he was plotting against her to get back home, her Great Grandfather saves them all and lets Dermot back into Faery. The Fairy part of the books is finally done, but I am truly hoping that Miss Harris takes her time with the last 2 novels of the series so that they can go back to being great, rather then just being done.