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First Grave on the Right (Charley Davidson, #1)

Darynda Jones

Start date: August 1, 2011

Finish date: August 31, 2011

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Sep 15, 2012 Mandy Beyers rated it really liked it

Shelves: borrowed, paranormal-romance, z-sosbookshelfbingor6

3.5 stars rounded to 4

Charley Davidson is the Grim Reaper - which basically means she is a sparkly portal that ghosts cross through to get to the right plane of existence, she remembers the day she was born, she heals ultra-fast, and oh, yeah, she sees dead people! She is also really snarky, being haunted by a sexy something-or-other and trying to solve the murder of three lawyers that were all double-tapped the same night. I enjoyed the mystery Charley is trying to solve, but like some other b ...more

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Mar 19, 2016 Haizle The Princess rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: audiobook

I needed another fun mystery series with a great female lead, and I'm so glad I found this series. I love Charlie Davidson. She's tiny but mighty. In real life, I think Charlie could be one of my best friends. I love the interaction and banter between the characters. Darynda Jones is a master of witty repartee. I am really happy that I listened to this story as an audio book too. I like this narrator and she even managed to bring the ghosts to life. Can't wait to listen to the next one. ...more

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Mar 06, 2011 SarahSmith rated it it was amazing

Shelves: books-i-own, favorites, audio-books-i-own

Only one word is needed to describe this book. Awesome! I am so glad I read it, and also so mad cause now I can't wait for the next book. This book was hilarious, sexy, exciting, etc. Pretty much everything I am looking for in a romance/mystery book. Darynda Jones is definitely going on my favorite author list. ...more

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Jan 07, 2012 Marcella rated it really liked it

Loved this book...the humor was out of this world

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Feb 12, 2011 Mical rated it really liked it

Shelves: contemp, humorous, demons, murder, ghost

cute and enjoyable

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Feb 02, 2011 Lady Jayne *~*The Beach Bandida*~* marked it as to-read · review of another edition

Shelves: romance-paranormal, owned-unread, urban-fantasy

Feb 07, 2011 Stephanie E rated it it was amazing

Shelves: part-of-series, audio-read, cliff-hanger-ending, brooding-hero, own-copy, angels-and-demons, mysteries, mythical-creatures, bad-ass-chicks, bad-boys