sentences:  Although the first season is based on the events of "Darkly Dreaming Dexter", the series' subsequent seasons do not follow the novels in the series.Departing from the narrative of Lindsay's second Dexter novel "Dearly Devoted Dexter", the show's writer Daniel Cerone said that the writers "didn't see the opportunity in the second book" to adapt it.The series has received generally favorable reviews from critics, while the second season received universal acclaim.