Dexter Is Delicious

This book was ok, just a bit of a dip down from the previous book but still better than the third one (not that it takes very much). One thing that started bothering me while reading this book, which is more of a problem with the series in general than just this book in particular, is that for a series that is supposed to be about a serial killer killing other serial killers it doesn't seem like there is very much killing going on on Dexter's end. It seems like in the majority of the books Dexter is rarely doing what Dexter is supposed to be all about, there's typically always a reason for him to not be doing it. Also after book two none of the suspense of him trying to hide who he really is and barely avoiding getting caught. I still feel a bit let down at how much potential a novel version of Dexter could have and how this author seems to drop the ball with it. At least the TV show seemed to realize the potential Dexter could have and utilized it (until later in the season at least).

This is book 5 and Dexter is trying to ignore his Dark Passenger because he has new family responsibilities. However his sister is working on a case involving, let's say less then kosher meat eaters, who are after a teenage girl. And since Deborah is stubborn she wants to take these people on herself which causes Dexter to become protector. But will this case be even too much for him, and will anyone be able to protect Dexter....for once?Again, I've said this before, the Showtime series went down their own path and strayed heavily from the books. Love the books :)

This here is the fifth book in the series. The series' quality goes up and then it goes down... way down... I had read the other reviews (silly me) of book 5, and was prepared to not like Dexter is Delicious, but I did.I enjoyed it. I even cried a bit at the end when Brian shows up.I enjoyed it so much that I'm looking forward to the next book.It is fun reading how Dexter is impacted by the birth of his daughter. There's nothing here surprising, but it is rather cute. And I love the ending. I love the last page or two when "I" becomes "we" (don't we all?).I will be honest that I dislike Debbie -- both in the books and in the show. But she's not the pain here that I was expecting from the reviews. And for sure the story isn't all about her... ignore the bad reviews who claim it is. To be sure Dexter is following Debbie around... but there is a reason for it.I still can't quite decide if Lindsay is a good writer or not. He does have his flashes of brilliance. But a lot of his writing is decidedly not brilliant. But that being said, he created (or stumbled upon) a fantastic character -- Dexter. So bravo.Oh how I wish they'd make us a present of Dexter season 9. But it seems unlikely and the adorable and talented Michael C. Hall has gone off to other things. So... we have the DVDs and we have the books. And we have our dreams. Rock on, Dexter!

Book Info: Genre: Thriller/Police ProceduralReading Level: AdultRecommended for: twisted peopleTrigger Warnings: murder, cannibalismMy Thoughts: So, this is the last book in the series that I've read before, and I actually bought a first-edition hardcover of this one, which is very nice of course. I'm very excited now to move on and read the two books I haven't yet read.Watching Dexter falling hopelessly in love with his daughter was quite a thing. However, seeing Astor and Cody's reaction to Brian made me think, "Oh, dear, Dexter, you really should have worked with these kids a bit more..." They are obviously pulling at the bit in anxiety to leave the starting gate but Dexter is always too distracted to do anything beyond saying, "Later."Still, this is a very interesting addition to the storyline, with everyone changing. Dexter is becoming a much more complex character, and of course things are never quite what they seem. I really do understand the vigilante attitude; so many deserving people escape justice because of money or status. It is terribly frustrating. It's nice to see Deborah coming around a little, but overall I don't find her very likable. She has absolutely no consideration for anyone, even dragging Dexter away from his newborn without any apparent qualm or guilt. I wish Rita would read her the riot act, maybe make her understand that Dexter doesn't always need to jump when she says, or that maybe she could find a bit of gratitude for the help he gives her, or at least show that she understands how much danger he puts himself in for her. But no...So, of course, fans of the books: you don't want to miss this one! Things are changing in the Dexterverse, yet the more they change the more they'll stay the same. What will be next? I''m dying to know!Series Information: Dexter Morgan seriesBook 1: Darkly Dreaming Dexter, review linked hereBook 2: Dearly Devoted Dexter, review linked hereBook 3: Dexter in the Dark, review linked hereBook 4: Dexter by Design, review linked hereBook 5: Dexter is DeliciousBook 6: Double DexterBook 7: Dexter's Final CutDisclosure: I purchased a new, first-edition hardcover of this book for myself. All opinions are my own.Synopsis: Dexter Morgan's happy homicidal life is undergoing some major changes. He's always lived by a single golden rule--he kills only people who deserve it. But the Miami blood-spatter analyst has recently become a daddy--to an eight-pound curiosity named Lily Anne--and strangely, Dex's dark urges seem to have left him. Is he ready to become an overprotective father? To pick up soft teddy bears instead of his trusty knife, duct tape, and fishing wire? What's a serial killer to do?Then Dexter is summoned to investigate the disappearance of an eighteen-year-old girl who seems to have been abducted by a bizarre group... who just may be vampires... and--possibly--cannibals. Nothing like the familiar hum of his day job to get Dexter's creative dark juices flowing again. Assisting his bull-in-a-china-shop detective sister, Deborah, Dex wades into an investigation that gets more disturbing by the moment. And to compound the complication of Dexter's ever-more-complicated life, a person from his past suddenly reappears... moving dangerously close to his home turf and threatening to destroy the one thing tat has maintained Dexter's pretend human cover and kept him out of the electric chair: his new family.

After some rather strange turns in the series, Jeff Lindsay has returned with a good story and much better writing. This book reintroduces an old character who has some significance in the plot, though you are not quite sure yet of the direction that their story is going to take.Dexter is struggling with his child and the emotions that this has unleashed. The book and story is as much a story of the case as it is a battle for his soul. Can he completely turn his back on his past? Can he be a "loving" father and also satisfy the urges of his dark passenger?The strong themes here are of family and trying to do the best you can for them, as well as yourself. A book of it's time, the wider economy seeps through here, colouring a little the view of the world. And within this world Dexter again tries to find his place. Very good book if you enjoyed the earlier books and were waiting for a story to do justice to them.

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Very much enjoyed this, though it's not, to my mind, quite as brilliant as the last Dexter I read. I felt that the antagonists' characters were not as fully developed as they might have been. But 4 stars, as it's still very good indeed.

Dexter got himself into hot water rather a lot in this book. His eventual rescuer was a good twist. Glad Dexter found himself again in the end.

This was probably the weirdest and creepiest book so far from Lindsay.I think these books are a great way to fill the time in between seasons, and if you wanted to go further in the books than in the TV show, you don't have to worry about spoilers (Except for some parts of the first book) as they are going in different directions.