The True Blood show is a big guilty pleasure for me, I love it. So when I go into these books I don't expect groundbreaking literature. However, this one fell a bit flat, especially after watching season 2 of the show. 
One thing the show did really well was slowly uncover some of the other beings later in the series to give the viewer time to wonder and guess what was going on. In the book it's all just nonchalantly revealed in the first 50 pages. She gets attacked and we find out right away that it is a maenad, she arrives at the hotel and instantly meets Barry the other telepath. It feels like there is no room to speculate because you are having everything told to you. 

While on the topic of comparing to the show…
I AM SO MAD THAT GODRIC WAS ORIGINALLY A NONCE. 
He is one of my favourite characters from season 2 :( 

Godfrey, as he is called in the book, just adds to a list of unlikable characters. The only character that really keeps me reading is Eric, and I feel guilty about my love for him because he is the worst. Pam, on the other hand, best character. I love her and need more Pam content pronto. 

Annoyingly, I found this really easy to read in a mind numbing kind of way and I will almost definately keep reading the series for that reason but I think the plot of this one fell a bit short.