First Grave on the Right (Charley Davidson, #1) in Crazy Challenge Connection

Feb 05, 2015 Alison (Lady Coffin) S rated it it was amazing

Shelves: one-color-covers, celebrate-1000-members, goal-summer-reading, 5-star-books

Interesting series, I already plan on reading the second. Grim Reapers as real people has always been a fascinating concept for me.

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Sep 30, 2019 Brindi Michele rated it did not like it

Shelves: series, personal-interest-adult, fantasy, romance, guilty-pleasure

Oh myyyyy goodness. I am all for humor, for books that have me giggling aloud. I am a huge fan of witty characters, puns, and sarcasm. But this was too much. TOO MUCH. So much that I became annoyed, quickly. And it was a struggle to get through this one. (Had it not been for needing this title to complete a reading challenge, I would have abandoned ship before page 50.)

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Jan 22, 2023 Lali & Michelle rated it liked it

Shelves: series-to-finish

First Grave on the Right is the first book by Darynda Jones that I have read, and while there were aspects of the book I really enjoyed, there were other things I found problematic. The protagonist, Charley Davidson, is very appealing--funny, self-aware, loyal, brave. She is also the grim reaper, so she not only sees dead people but also is responsible for helping the reluctant ones pass over. I enjoy books with a paranormal component and found the way in which the afterlife is depicted to be co ...more

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Nov 14, 2018 Linda C rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery, romance-contemporary, fantasy, paranormal

Charley Davidson is a grim reaper who assists the dead into the light. She has been able to see and communicate with the dead since birth. A few people believe her but most think she is loony. Her father and uncle, former and current police detectives, both do and use her information in solving cases. This story involves 3 lawyers who are murdered and show up at Charley's wanting to help locate their killer. Side story to this is Charley's relationship with a mysterious hooded character that see ...more

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