Drink up, y'all! Bon Temps means "good times," which in Renard Parish also means nerve-calmin' drinks and finger-lickin' victuals. Featuring 45 themed recipes inspired by the namesake HBO original series, and geared towards the ravenous fans who love to gather for weekly watch parties, True Blood Drinks & Bites brings the good times of Bon Temp home. From often-ordered refreshments at Merlotte's and Fangtasia to the Fortenberrys' family recipes for the best finger foods around, here are mixed drinks for teetotalers and boozehounds alike plus bites for all appetites...

True Blood Drinks & Bites is the perfect gift for True Blood fans. The recipes include not to be missed Faerie Blood and Bloody Sundress drinks and Scorn Fritters and Werewolf Biscuits on the snake side. In total there are just under 50 recipes for you to try your hand at - certainly something for everyone's tastes.

The most impressive aspect, apart from the menus, is the layout. Whoever was responsible for that should be up for some sort of award, because, to be blunt it's bloody impressive.

The book opens with a drinks section that features nonalcoholic drinks, followed by alcoholic mixes. Then we're into the food, which is mostly of the party food variety. But then this is not a surprise as it's a book that is ideal for True Blood fans who are thinking of hosting a True Blood themed party - obviously, it also doubles as a great Halloween recipe book for your main spread.

The book is overflowing with colour photos and facts from the show, which helps to break up the recipe pages and serve as interesting pieces of information to read as you're preparing each recipe. The recipe's themselves are easy to follow.

This is one novelty book that you should buy for yourself as well as for a True Blood fan.

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Nick Smithson