I enjoyed this book, as I seem to enjoy all of Charlaine Harris's books so far, but I had a harder time getting into the characters with this one. (Though I got TOTALLY hooked in book two.) I guess Roe just didn't hook me right away...I liked her but I also felt like she was a little wishy-washy at times. However, there was a lot of good setup for the series here - the town, the supporting 'players', her life, her personality. And the mystery was good as well. So overall, I enjoyed it. Certainly enough to read book two...which REALLY hooked me!