Hello guys! Happy Friday! Even if I work this weekend and I work morning shift, today is a good day, cause it's my day off! ;)
In this week's Friday Reads I have a book that's part of my 2014 Book Blogger Summer Reading Program challenge list and that's part of one of the very few adult series that I still follow (along with the Fever series and the Chicagoland Vampires).
Sixth Grave on the Edge by Darynda Jones
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Since I discovered the Charley Davidson series it has become one of my favourite urban fantasy/paranormal series, and one of the very few adult ones that I'm still following, preordering and reading almost religiously.
There is still so much of the world building in this series that is to come, cause we're still left with quite a few questions unanswered, even if we get a few twists and reveals in this book (a pair of them quite on the BIG side) but the biggest strenght of this series are the characters and the humour.
I love Charley and her very peculiar self, she's quite unique and hilarious and even though sometimes I wish she wasn't quite so heads-first into things, cause she's got enough bad run-ins with bad guys to try and get some caution and a bigger sense of self-preservation, but when she is on the path of helping someone, she tends to lose perspective easily. I love her relationship with Cookie and Amber and I love Cookie and Amber themselves! I also adore her relationship with Reyes and how she can be clueless and infuriating and also how she tries to put him in his place on occasion.
Reyes is one of those alpha bad boys that aren't hard to find in paranormal books, but given that he's the son of Satan, some evilness of character seems to be granted. He's changed sides because of Charley and despite his very aggresive tendencies, and how infuriating it can be for him having Charley running head-first into situations, he's always there for her, no matter what.
Their chemistry is totally off the charts, and that's as present as ever in this booka and after having him send Charley a curve ball in the shape of a proposal, here we see them learning to work more as a team and Charley making a choice that might not be the best one for the universe (apparently) but it's the right one for her.
There are a lot of threads and stories going on at the same time now, since this is the sixth book, some are more fate-of-the-world related than others, and some show more connections between them than others, but all seem to get a little of time in this book. We see Charley playing match-maker with Cookie and Robert (Robert who? Uncle Bob!), we get some really strange vibes off Charley's dad and step-mother (there's something else in there that we don't know about) and by the end of the book we get TWO big things happen, one of them quite ENTIRELY unexpected, at least for me!
Now I'm even more excited for book 7 (Seventh Grave and No Body) and I'm wondering if is it the last one, or are we getting an 8th one?? Either way, cannot wair for more Charley and Reyes!! Well deserved 4 stars!
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In this week's Friday Reads I have a book that's part of my 2014 Book Blogger Summer Reading Program challenge list and that's part of one of the very few adult series that I still follow (along with the Fever series and the Chicagoland Vampires).
Sixth Grave on the Edge by Darynda JonesMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Since I discovered the Charley Davidson series it has become one of my favourite urban fantasy/paranormal series, and one of the very few adult ones that I'm still following, preordering and reading almost religiously.
There is still so much of the world building in this series that is to come, cause we're still left with quite a few questions unanswered, even if we get a few twists and reveals in this book (a pair of them quite on the BIG side) but the biggest strenght of this series are the characters and the humour.
I love Charley and her very peculiar self, she's quite unique and hilarious and even though sometimes I wish she wasn't quite so heads-first into things, cause she's got enough bad run-ins with bad guys to try and get some caution and a bigger sense of self-preservation, but when she is on the path of helping someone, she tends to lose perspective easily. I love her relationship with Cookie and Amber and I love Cookie and Amber themselves! I also adore her relationship with Reyes and how she can be clueless and infuriating and also how she tries to put him in his place on occasion.
Reyes is one of those alpha bad boys that aren't hard to find in paranormal books, but given that he's the son of Satan, some evilness of character seems to be granted. He's changed sides because of Charley and despite his very aggresive tendencies, and how infuriating it can be for him having Charley running head-first into situations, he's always there for her, no matter what.
Their chemistry is totally off the charts, and that's as present as ever in this booka and after having him send Charley a curve ball in the shape of a proposal, here we see them learning to work more as a team and Charley making a choice that might not be the best one for the universe (apparently) but it's the right one for her.
There are a lot of threads and stories going on at the same time now, since this is the sixth book, some are more fate-of-the-world related than others, and some show more connections between them than others, but all seem to get a little of time in this book. We see Charley playing match-maker with Cookie and Robert (Robert who? Uncle Bob!), we get some really strange vibes off Charley's dad and step-mother (there's something else in there that we don't know about) and by the end of the book we get TWO big things happen, one of them quite ENTIRELY unexpected, at least for me!
Now I'm even more excited for book 7 (Seventh Grave and No Body) and I'm wondering if is it the last one, or are we getting an 8th one?? Either way, cannot wair for more Charley and Reyes!! Well deserved 4 stars!
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I'M SO FAR BEHIND IN THIS SERIES PILI!!! I actually think it's a good thing for my sanity though, I know a lot of the books have serious cliffhangers, so I think it's probably best for me to wait until all the books are out (though I know I'm going to want more than 7 - so here's hoping we get at least 10!) before I get caught up. Love me some Reyes and Charley!
ReplyDeleteBook 7 comes out in October, Jenny, so you can binge read them all over Xmas or something!! And yeah, bit of a shock/cliffhanger-ish feel on this one!!
Delete6th book? ACK. So many, lol :D I have not heard of this series before, but the cover is pretty. <3 I'm glad you liked it sweetie :D Amazing review. <3 Probably not a book for me, but maybe one day ;p
ReplyDeleteMaybe one day, sweetie! They have so many moments that make you laugh too!
DeleteThank you!
Hmmm, I hadn't heard of this one before. I don't read too many urban fantasy novels... so... I'll just add this to my list ;D Excellent review, Pili!
ReplyDeleteAlyssa @ The Eater of Books!
This, along with Chicagoland Vampires and the Fever series are the only ones I'm really following and reading anymore!! So yeah, recommended!! =D
DeleteOoh I'm not sure I knew you were reading this series! Maybe I did and forgot. But YAY! I love it and it cracks me up so hard! Though I have only read books 1-3 so far I really have to get going on the rest I can't believe it's already on #6! O_O Also I love the titles of all the books I'm always curious what the next one will be. And it sounds like Reyes is more present now than he was at the start. I remember wanting more of him lol. And it sounds like the story is bringing out awesome twists and mysteries! Great review, Pili!
ReplyDeleteThe book titles are quite awesome and so are the chapter titles that are hilarious!
DeleteAnd yeah Giselle, you really need to pick up the next books because there's A LOT more Reyes now and that IS a very good thing! ;)
I just love the sound of this series and I've had many people recommend it to me, I think it'd be exactly up my alley because of what a cool gal Charley sounds. Glad you love it too Pili!
ReplyDeleteCharley is fantastic and hilarious!! I hope you'll check this series out, Jeann!
DeleteI so so sloooove this series!!! It's one of my favourites... and Reyes... *swoon*
ReplyDeleteI might have read somewhere something about 9 books?
9 books??? That'd be brilliant, Dani!! I'd hate for the next book to be the last, I'm nowhere near being tired of this series. And YES, Reyes is soooo swoon worthy!!! *fans self*
DeleteI've heard very good things about this series before but I hesitated on picking this up because I'm so far behind! :D I think my best option is just wait for all the books to come out so I can read all the installments back to back. I'm not really into paranormal romance but I would definitely try ones from Darynda Jones. Lovely review!
ReplyDeleteSarah, this ones are so full of humour, they're fantastic and I really recommend them! I don't know yet if the next book to come is the last, or if the author will have more coming (which I hope). Cannot wait to hear what you think of the series if you check it out!
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