Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-178.0.193.110-20140102231221/@comment-757765-20140103015305

Some of the books are great, some are shit, but all of them are better than season 8. There isn't a whole ton of character development for anyone but Dexter, Deborah, Rita, Astor, Cody, and Brian. Everyone else is just a side character (That includes Batista and Masuoka). So I'd say give the books a try, but don't expect the show by any means.