Book six of the "Series of Unfortunate Events" finds the Baudelaire orphans living with new guardians, Jerome and Esme, in a penthouse in a fancy building. Apparently Jerome knew the Baudelaire parents and wanted to take the children in right off the bat, but Esme wouldn't let him because orphans weren't "in" at the time. Esme is obsessed with whatever is currently "in" fashion, and now that orphans are "in", she allows Jerome to take them in. The kids seems safe enough, until Gunther, the auctioneer, shows up. Of course--Count Olaf in disguise. They find their kidnapped friends, Isadora and Duncan, but sadly, before they can rescue them, Olaf and Esme, who was a student of his, whisk them away. The Baudelaires are determined to save their friends, even though the adults in their lives are fairly useless to help.
And now we can guess what I'm going to be rereading for the next several weeks! I started rewatching "True Blood" the other day, and so naturally now I have to read the books all over again (for the third time). "Dead Until Dark" introduces us to Sookie Stackhouse, the telepathic waitress in Bon Temps, Louisiana. Sookie has led a solitary existence, since her telepathy means she has a hard time being friends with or dating people. Then she meets Vampire Bill Compton. Vampires have recently "come out of the coffin", as they call it, with the invention of a synthetic blood means they no longer have to feast on humans in order to survive (but of course they all prefer it). Sookie is drawn to Bill right away, because she can't read his mind, and it's so peaceful after a lifetime of chatter in her head. Their relationship is rocky, of course, seeing how Bill is a vampire and most of Sookie's acquaintances strongly disapprove, including her brother Jason. And of course there's the added problem of women being murdered, and everyone suspects it's a vampire.
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