I had heard about this series but was not sure whether I wanted to read it or not because I had enjoyed the Sookie Stackhouse novels so much. But what happened was that I ended up watching the television series and liked it so decided that I would give the books a try. They took a lot of liberty with the T.V. series as far as the characters, changing physical parameters and race as well as the storylines being different. This is still really good even if I had been prepared for it to be similar. the fact that you get a better feel for the characters as well as the town here is what makes reading the best way to enjoy a story.

Midnight, Texas is a town that has seen better days with a lot of boarded-up businesses and only a handful of full-time residents located at the crossing of Witch Light Road and Davy Highway. This is a pretty much dried-up western town. The town has attracted an eclectic group of people who have found a place where their secrets can remain that way. Into this tight-knit group moves Manfred Bernardo, a psychic who is more real than many suspects.

This first book mainly introduces the characters and who they are to each other as well as who they are to the community as a whole. The stage is basically set for everything that happens in the town and outside of it with these people who are anything but normal. The characters are fun and the town is quirky and you can’t help but love them and it.

My rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟