For fans of the series, all Sookie books are good Sookie books. However, some are more equal than others. From Dead To Worse felt to me like a bridge book. Following the incredibly well-written and plotted All Together Dead, this book serves the perhaps needed function of giving Sookie a bit of a breather before all hell breaks loose again. From Dead To Worse weaves together many different adventures for Sookie, including -- among others -- meeting her great-granddad, playing a key role in a Were war, and witnessing a hostile takeover in the vampire kingdom. A key turning point comes in Sookie's relationship with Eric, the Viking vampire heartthrob, and the book ends with Sookie forging a potentially important new connection to a family member. Unlike most of the other books in the series, From Dead To Worse has no overarching storyline to tie it all together, so that, in essence, it is simply a collection of episodes in Sookie's life. I'm imagining, and hoping, that all the occurrences in this book are leading up to major, exciting developments in book #9. While by no means the strongest book in the series, no true fan would even consider skipping it.