Book Review: First Grave on the Right

So, as I mentioned in my "A New Direction" post, I will OCCASIONALLY be posting books that I like and possibly a quick review of them.  I just finished First Grave on the Right, by Darynda Jones and it was SO good that I had to share!  Darynda is a relatively new author, so I don't think many have heard of her yet, and I want to help spread the word!  

First Grave on the Right

Ok, I’m a “girlie” reader.  You know….contemporary ”romance” novels, typically.  Not the “Fabio” romance novels (you know, the ones with guys that have long, flowing hair and a woman whose cleavage spills over her dress on the cover), but the modern-day romance novels.  Every once in awhile, something new catches my eye.  This was the case with Darynda Jones’ First Grave on the Right.  My first thought was “that’s dumb”, and I passed right by it.  After not seeing anything else that looked good, I went back to it and read the back cover: “This whole grim reaper thing should have come with a manual.  Or a diagram of some kind.  A flowchart would have been nice.”

Can I just say….I am SO glad I gave the book a 2^nd look?!?!  Basically, the main character, Charley Davidson is the grim reaper.  However, it doesn’t work like the stereotypical grim reaper stories (ie:  no black cloak and sythe).  Charley is a sexy, coffee addicted, accident prone chic with a Ph.D. in Sarcasm (ok, so no degree, but if it were a major, she would have aced the program!).  She can see and speak with dead people who have not “crossed over” yet, and works with local PD to catch the bad guys (hey, its easy to know who the killer is, when the victim tells you who murdered them). 

 That's all I'll say, as I don't want to give anything away!!  I definitely recommend this book, it was good from beginning to end, and I WILL be purchasing the sequels, Second Grave on the Left, and Third Grave Dead Ahead (when it is released in Jan 2012)!!

Visit Darynda’s site here: http://www.daryndajones.com/ and check out her books on Amazon! 

First Grave on the Right @ Amazon: http://amzn.to/vlQswO

Second Grave on the Left @ Amazon: http://amzn.to/vlQswO

Third Grave Dead Ahead @ Amazon: http://amzn.to/tWU42R

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