Customer Reviews
Just as dark and fun as the first 
2008-07-22
This book continued the great quality that Lindsay started with in the first book and is of equal, if not greater, quality. It's also just as gripping as the first book. I read it 2 days, and it only took that long because I made myself take breaks so that it wouldn't be over too soon!
The only complaint I have is the same as the first one. There is a great, suspenseful buildup to the climax of the story, but that climax is quite short with very little story following it. I just wish it were longer.
delicious dexter 2008-07-13
A gripping read that tantalises and repulses at the same time. Dexter is delicious!
I Luv Dexter! 2008-06-30
I had to buy the books after watching the first season on CBS. I loved teh show so much I checked out the first book at the library and instantly feel in love. The books (as always) are much better than the series. The author has quite a gift and this series is one page turner after another.
Dexter, Take Two 
2008-06-24
It's book two review and I'm still a Dexter fanatic. I'm still thinking I should have read all the books before watching the show because Michael C. Hall's portrayal of Dexter is better than Book Dexter, in my humble opinion.
I still love the idea of a serial killer who not only kills bad guys, but also adores his "work." The only thing that started to lose me in the book was the unlikely idea of every new serial killer knowing Dexter and meeting with him in some way. You have to kind of throw rational thinking to the wind and say, "Okay, every big serial killer in the planet could very well be in Miami and have an affinity or hatred or a connection with/for Dexter. Why not?"
The show doesn't do this and is much better, much more cohesive, much more believable.
But, yeah, if you're like me and need to read a book because you watch the show or the movie, go ahead, dig deeply into Dexter, but you may be disappointed. Deeply disappointed.
The read is fine, but the thrill is gone. Showtime nails it though.
Another witty outing with deadly Dexter 2008-05-20
When Dexter ends up at a crime scene with the victim barely alive and mutilated in such a way as to garner his admiration for his fellow monsters skill he doesn't realise that Deb is about to pressure him to find the killer with his own unique insights.
This second Dexter outing is an enjoyable read. It's the wit of Dexter's comments on ordinary human existence rather than his bloody hobby that make these books such an entertaining read, though I have to say ending the story continues to be one of the authors weak points with plots.
Having seen second season of the TV series its interesting to see what plot points were lifted from the novel. Though I have to say despite enjoying this book, I'm not in a hurry to read book 3 based on the reviews. I'd give this outing 3.5 stars if I could - the book is a quick and sometimes funny read, though it really doesn't contain much depth outside Dexter himself.
GO DEXTER!!! 2008-05-18
Life’s tough for Dexter Morgan. It’s not easy being the world’s only serial killer with a conscience, especially when you work for the Miami police. To avoid suspicion, Dexter’s had to slip deep into his disguise: spending time with his girlfriend and her kids, slowly becoming the world’s first serial killing couch potato.
Then a particularly nasty psychopath starts cutting a trail through Miami — a killer whose twisted techniques leave even Dexter speechless. When his sister Deborah, a tough-as-nails cop, is drawn into the case, it becomes clear that Dexter will have to do come out of hiding and hunt the monster down. Unless, of course, the killer finds him first. . .
Good book 
2008-05-15
I enjoyed reading this book. I have read all 3 Dexter books. I first saw the series on TV and decided I wanted to read the books. The third book was not as good as the first. I think it got a little old by that time. He talks about himself in the third person.
There is sustenance here, but disappointing, and left me hungry for more! 
2008-04-28
I simply couldn't put "Darkly Dreaming Dexter down, why not prolong my ecstacy and order the sequel? "Dearly Devoted Dexter" Doesn't Disappoint, in fact, you probably won't put it down until you pass out or your eyes begin twitching from overwork, like mine. But I was left a little disappointed. There are two major quirks with the story.
*Spoiler Alert*
When one runs out of creativity on the spot, but have deadlines to meet, what usually ensues in explanation format is an "excuse." Jeff Lindsay it seems doesn't have any ideas that hadn't been done before. In "Darkly Dreaming Dexter," we are devirginized of our innocence upon reading Dexter's kill of the Catholic Priest, (or was it choir director...the TV show is good, and a great, seemingly cannonical companion to this ever-so Darling Daring Dashing universe that is, "Dexter"...) at the start of Dearly Devoted Dexter, it is the same premise, crazy boy touching murderer. We are aware of Dexter's natural affinity to children. Mentally, he is one, plus, his caretaking of Rita's children, Astor and Cody...more on that later. However, rather than swoop in for the kill with dastardly vigilante justice, we are kept on hold. Offered a great feast for our eyes, and instantly denied. Surely, we can sympathize with Dexter, as he's the poor soul (or, not) who can't finish the work he began, but as he adjusts, we don't see him begin to lose his mind, or nearly succumb to temptation, as many of us would to any addiction, but instead, he begins to enjoy his lifestyle of drinking beer at home with "his" kids playing hangman. I say to whoever will pick up a book on a loveable serial killer...who would expect "action" to be defined as playing hangman with kids while drinking beer.
Back to those kids. Back to Dexter as a kid, too. Whoever's reading this review will know of how Dexter got into such a basket-case of a human (or, not). Astor and Cody both become serial killers, or rather, serial killers to-be. This is borderline asinine logic, and by this logic, we can determine that every person who was ever abused, or even witnessed abuse at a young age, is a soul-less, disconnected non-human sociopath. I think not. Also, 90% of serial killers are generally male. Astor is female, therefore, she has quite the long shot of actually becoming one. Now, I'll let my mind linger on that one for a bit before I give my judgement, and I won't educate you all on the cycle of abuse that generally ensues in households where abuse takes place, but rather, sympathize with me that all this is supposedly "entertaining," when it left me dry, putting the book down, and making me groan.
Good Lord, a bonus flaw! To bring up Darkly Dreaming Dexter yet again, we can see that it is usually filed under "murder mystery" amongst whatever other tags one wishes to catalogue. We are under the assumption that Dexter is killing these poor people, his nightmares predict it, and his subconscious is nearly insatiable with its appetite. Whatever mystery was likely put into Dearly Devoted Dexter is now precariously absent. At first, I was thinking that perhaps Sgt. Doakes was the killer, as he's level-headed the whole time, knows each victim, and even Dexter himself acknowledges him as having his own Dark Passenger. But even this suspense is drained, as we are given the identity of the killer in the first 1/3 of the book--Dr. Danco. What Darkly Dreaming Dexter had as a climax to the story, Dearly Devoted Dexter has only a nexus, a crossing, an intersection that the reader is left waiting to cross, but by the end, doesn't continue reading out of suspense, or even out of the "whodunnit" aspect of every reader's soul, but simply to see the end of it all. We're also given a truly anti-climactic ending in which the antagonistic, ex-Black Ops military surgeon with all sorts of blade weapons is taken out by two cripples: one if you really count, because the other one he "incapacitates" by knocking him over...
By writing this, I've persuaded myself to be more harsh to this book. Not out of lividity, but by disappointment. If a lesser author wrote this, I'd likely give a higher review, but Jeff Lindsay can definately do better than this.
Love it 2008-04-27
When I first heard about this show, I was disgusted at the concept and wasn't going to watch it. But curiosity go the best of me and I downloaded a couple episodes from Itunes. I was HOOKED. I then bought the entire season 1 and signed up to be notified when season 2 available. The show is unique and the characters are interesting. I would recommend at least giving it a chance.
Dark and devilishly devious 2008-04-25
This is a fantastic follow-up novel about everyone's favorite serial killer. The book plunges deeper into Dexter's mind while racing about Miami in pursuit of "Dr. Danco," a shockingly cruel master of torture from Sgt. Doakes' shadowy Army days. This novel grabbed me by the throat and wouldn't let go. I finished it in three days, only stopping to sleep, eat and go to work. I couldn't put it down. I actually enjoyed this better than the first book, which was great in its own right. "Dearly Devoted" was more fast-paced and exciting. Dexter's humor, his narration, is priceless. His interactions with Vince Masouka, his total bewilderment at Rita's advances, his constant internal dialogue with the reader and his Dark Passenger, are hilarious. This is dark comedy at its best. What I love the most about Dexter is...and he endlessly refuses to admit it...he DOES have a heart, and he DOES have emotions and feelings. Harry (Dex's foster father) instilled goodness in him decades ago through his careful guidance and nurturing. Dexter just buries it so deep in his traumatic past and refuses to acknowledge it...but we can all see it's there. He's like Batman in a bowling shirt...fighting for Truth and Justice by nurturing his need to kill by getting rid of the scum of the earth. Lindsey is such a talented writer!
