I spent the first sixty pages or so confused - it had been over a year and a half since I had read Dead and Gone, and in the time that had passed, I had completely forgotten what had happened. But Dead in the Family was a brisk, easy read, enjoyable in some parts, and less enjoyable in others. I liked the minor storyline with Bill. I am completely bored with Sookie's relationship with Eric. I never liked the Fairy stuff. The storyline with Alexei Romanov was bizarre but I didn't hate it either. All in all, not bad.