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Second Grave on the Left (Charley Davidson, #2)
by Darynda Jones (Goodreads Author)
by Darynda Jones (Goodreads Author)
Maja 's review
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Aug 22, 11
bookshelves: urban-fantasy, books-for-rainy-days, books-i-can-t-wait-to-read-in-2011, favorites, my-flat-army, i-see-dead-people, role-models, reviewed-in-2011, own-a-dtb
Read from August 17 to 21, 2011
”If at first you don’t succeed, failure may be your thing.”
- T-shirt
Don’t worry, Darynda Jones succeeded. Twice.
The second time around our favorite grim reaper gets into all kinds of trouble. She has three cases to solve and a messy love life to deal with. The man ofour her dreams is in danger and Charley will move heaven and earth to help him. Who wouldn’t?
Reyes is even more mysterious now than he was in the first book when we knew nothing about him other than how incredibly handsome he is. (view spoiler) I can’t say I was entirely comfortable with some of his choices in this book, but that didn’t stop me from being just as pathetic as those women who were writing him fan mail and paying a fortune for photos of him in the shower. He is Reyes Alexander Farrow after all, and if you’re furrowing your eyebrows in confusion, that only means you haven’t read these books.
Darynda Jones still relies on humor to make her book unputdownable. Maybe some of you will think that’s a bad thing, but her fans, including me, wouldn’t want it any other way. Admittedly, there were times when I felt that she overdid it, especially around chapters 4 and 5, but she soon got right back on track.
”As a matter of fact, my toes were recently christened in an odd game of Spin the Bottle and one-too-many margaritas.”
“Could you introduce me?”
I hefted myself upright and wrestled off my socks, wiggling the bed just enough to elicit soft gasps of agony from Garret.
“You’re such a whiner,” I said, lying back beside him and lifting my feet. “Okay, starting with my left pinky toe, we have Dopey, Doc, Grumpy, Happy, Bashful, Sneezy, Sleepy, Queen Elizabet the Third, Bootylicious the Patron Saint of Hot Asses, and Pinky Floyd.”
After a thoughtful moment, he asked, “Pinky Floyd?”
“You know, like the band, only not”
“Right. Did you name your fingers?”
I turned an incredulous look on him. I was a master of incredulity. “That is the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard.”
All in all, this book was exactly what I expected it to be – light, funny, with lovable characters and the ultimate bad boy. It had family drama, secret agents, a silly best friend, nightly adventures in bunny slippers, missing persons, shootouts, and an ending that made me want to read more.
First Grave on the Right was the book I picked up and reread every time I felt sad, tired, or just in the mood for a few good laughs. Second Grave on the Left will serve the same purpose, at least until February 2, 2012. when I’ll trade it for a younger model.
- T-shirt
Don’t worry, Darynda Jones succeeded. Twice.
The second time around our favorite grim reaper gets into all kinds of trouble. She has three cases to solve and a messy love life to deal with. The man of
Reyes is even more mysterious now than he was in the first book when we knew nothing about him other than how incredibly handsome he is. (view spoiler) I can’t say I was entirely comfortable with some of his choices in this book, but that didn’t stop me from being just as pathetic as those women who were writing him fan mail and paying a fortune for photos of him in the shower. He is Reyes Alexander Farrow after all, and if you’re furrowing your eyebrows in confusion, that only means you haven’t read these books.
Darynda Jones still relies on humor to make her book unputdownable. Maybe some of you will think that’s a bad thing, but her fans, including me, wouldn’t want it any other way. Admittedly, there were times when I felt that she overdid it, especially around chapters 4 and 5, but she soon got right back on track.
”As a matter of fact, my toes were recently christened in an odd game of Spin the Bottle and one-too-many margaritas.”
“Could you introduce me?”
I hefted myself upright and wrestled off my socks, wiggling the bed just enough to elicit soft gasps of agony from Garret.
“You’re such a whiner,” I said, lying back beside him and lifting my feet. “Okay, starting with my left pinky toe, we have Dopey, Doc, Grumpy, Happy, Bashful, Sneezy, Sleepy, Queen Elizabet the Third, Bootylicious the Patron Saint of Hot Asses, and Pinky Floyd.”
After a thoughtful moment, he asked, “Pinky Floyd?”
“You know, like the band, only not”
“Right. Did you name your fingers?”
I turned an incredulous look on him. I was a master of incredulity. “That is the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard.”
All in all, this book was exactly what I expected it to be – light, funny, with lovable characters and the ultimate bad boy. It had family drama, secret agents, a silly best friend, nightly adventures in bunny slippers, missing persons, shootouts, and an ending that made me want to read more.
First Grave on the Right was the book I picked up and reread every time I felt sad, tired, or just in the mood for a few good laughs. Second Grave on the Left will serve the same purpose, at least until February 2, 2012. when I’ll trade it for a younger model.
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Reading Progress
| 08/18/2011 |
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15.0% | ""So what if he made my insides gooey? I needed to get a grip. And it needed to be on something other than Reyes's manly parts." :D" 17 comments | |
| 08/21/2011 |
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56.0% | ""Jealousy caused my muscles to spasm with her casual mentioning of Reyes’s name. It was uncharacteristic of me. I rarely spasmed, and in my book, it was every woman for herself. May the best flirt win. I’d always assumed I didn’t have a jealous bone in my body. Apparently, when it came to Reyes, I had 206."" 4 comments | |
| 08/21/2011 |
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61.0% | ""Don't go buying trouble. It's free and it knows where you live."" | |
| 08/21/2011 |
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72.0% | ""You're about as helpful as a spoon in a knife fight." :D" |
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Hmm, maybe even more pronounced. In my opinion, these books are not as strong plotwise and worldbuilding-wise, but they are funnier. :)
What is she doing in bed with Garrett? WHat? WHat? Don't tell me she finally saw sense and picked the better man? (view spoiler)
Lol, he was wounded. No love triangle here. In fact, Garret and Cookie have a thing for each other. (view spoiler)
Dayum! There goes any chance of me ever continuing with this series! :(Oh, oh, oh, I got A Little Wanting Song. Do you want to read it with me sometime?
Actually, I already made plans with Laura to read it (I'm not even sure you're friends with her). Or did we end up choosing something else? I'm not sure, I'll check as soon as she gets here. Do you happen to have Pink lying around? Now, that's a book I KNOW we would both enjoy.
This sounds like an excellent getting away from it all book. The author has an interesting first name. Durynda (one letter out) in Russian means someone who is none to bright, like a nitwit or a retard. Childish of me, I know, but I couldn't help a little snigger.
Hah, I didin't know that word. Now I'll show off on my next Russian exam. :DI like these books precisely because they help me relax and forget about everything else. :)
Maja wrote: "Actually, I already made plans with Laura to read it (I'm not even sure you're friends with her). Or did we end up choosing something else? I'm not sure, I'll check as soon as she gets here. Do y..."
I don't have it, but I can look for it! Let me go home and check it out...
It was very funny, Donna, you'll have a great time. ust don't listen to it while driving or operating heavy machinery. :)
Great minds my friend: got a hardback on order. Can you believe amazon only had them available second hand? I'm not a book snob, just like to give the new authors my money to make sure the next in the series gets a chance.
I love The Book Depository, but it can be highly addictive, lol. I keep ordering books and my mailman hates me for having to carry them all the time. :DI agree with you about new authors. And Darynda is just so funny! I keep rereading these books every time I'm feeling sad or especially tired.
You've gotta love anyone who can give you that x feel free to check out my reading list, seems like we've got similar taste.
Hah! Yes, I guess we do! Although I try very hard to stay away from paranormal romance, I've been known to read one or two occasionally, when no one's watching.
