This would be a fabulous resource if I wrote more Southern Vampire Mystery fanfiction. The novella fills in the gaps for Quinn’s story arc with Sookie and provides a fitting end for Sandra Newlin’s story as well. It also expands a little more on Sam and Sookie’s arc. Sam takes her as his wedding date to meet his family rather than his actual girlfriend, Jannalynn who is not exactly small town appropriate. The fact that Sam is ashamed of her does not bode well for their relationship. From memory the wedding was mentioned in some of the main books, so it was good to fill the gaps and see what happened when a wedding becomes the centrepiece for the two-natured versus the temple of the sun devotees and people against others with differences.I am dying to try some of the recipes, including Caroline Bellefluer's famous chocolate cake!! Yippee.**I did have a chuckle at the correspondence between Bill and Eric at the end of the book summaries. A volume for the dedicated fan.** made the chocolate cake and it is absolutely to die for - or maybe to die from? Death by chocolate??! As expected: A Companion book. Includes a cute short story about the wedding of Sam's brother that Sookie attends, and of course, gets into the thick of things with...with an appearance from Quinn. The summaries of each of the books are like a Captain's log, concise and choppy. Super cute new letters and phone call notations between Bill and Eric to fill in gaps. Half the book is a cook book with interesting Southern recipes like the famous Bellefleur chocolate cake, while the end section is a dictionary of Sookie terms.This is one book I would keep in the kitchen and browse thru while waiting for a dish to cook, etc. I wish I had the soft copy instead of the ebook for that reason... It is one of those browsy books that are better utilized and enjoyed on paper.
the novella was terrific and several of the supporting pieces were helpful and interesting.
—cara
I loved the short story and the interviews, one day I want to try one of the recipes!
—raghav
I love Sookie and Sam. Small Town Wedding was great and I loved the recipes!
—Sid631
This was ok. Not really necessary to the story.
—Sir_dad
just as good as the rest.
—bluexxvalentine
