hlmauera | Back into the supernatural.... (Reply)

For several years it seemed every book I read contained some aspect of fantasy or supernatural. But the last year to 18 months, that particular genre has held no interest for me. Then this weekend, on a whim, I watched episodes of Blood Ties and True Blood. I have to say, as heroines go, I much prefer Sookie to Vicki. I mean really, how many times can Vicki go into a situation she knows is over her head without any sort of real protection, at night when her eyes are weakest and expect to survive or be rescued? She's supposed to be this tough ex-cop but she's incredibly stupid when it comes to her own safety. I don't mind a strong female roll but there is a difference between stubborn/strong and just plain stupid. Sookie may be naive, but she learns, and quickly at that. So while the southern backwoods environment and her stupid brother annoy me to a painful degree sometimes, I'd rather watch an intelligent heroine. I haven't read either series of books so I don't know how true to the written character either heroine is but I'm not much inclined to read The Blood Ties series based upon the TV series, even though I've read a couple of Tanya Huff's other books and enjoyed them immensely.

I think I stopped reading the genre because they were too dark and moody at a time when I felt I had enough stress in my life and wanted my reading to reflect a lighter, maybe happier, world in which problems are actually solvable(hence the cozy mystery kick). Perhaps the fact that I can enjoy this genre again, at least in moderation, means my stress levels have decreased a bit.