ARE YOU LISTENING? DAY: FIRST GRAVE ON THE RIGHT -REVIEW AND GIVEAWAY

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FIRST GRAVE ON THE RIGHT
BY DARYNDA JONES
READ BY LORELEI KING

ABOUT THE AUDIO BOOK:

A smashing, award-winning debut novel that introduces Charley Davidson: part-time private investigator and full-time Grim Reaper...

Charley sees dead people. That’s right, she sees dead people. And it’s her job to convince them to “go into the light.” But when these very dead people have died under less than ideal circumstances (i.e. murder), sometimes they want Charley to bring the bad guys to justice. Complicating matters are the intensely hot dreams she’s been having about an Entity who has been following her all her life...and it turns out he might not be dead after all. In fact, he might be something else entirely. This is a thrilling debut novel from an exciting newcomer to the world of paranormal romantic suspense.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

DARYNDA JONES lives in the Land of Enchantment, also known as New Mexico, with her husband of more than twenty-five years and two beautiful sons, aka the Mighty, Mighty Jones Boys.

PREVIEW-CHAPTER ONE: 

Go to the Macmillan Audio Website HERE and listen to the first chapter of FIRST GRAVE ON THE RIGHT for a preview.

MY REVIEW:
FIRST GRAVE ON THE RIGHT is the award winning first book in a series by Darynda Jones that is sure to be a huge success if this first installment is any indication. In it, Jones created the main character, Charley Davidson, as the Grim Reaper rather than having based her book on the clichéd werewolves, vampires and fairies so abundant in the market right now.

Charley is unlike any Grim Reaper that may come to mind. Forget the creepy, cloaked omen wielding a jagged and lethal scythe! Charley is a twenty-seven year old energetic and “spirited” gal who is a private investigator when she isn’t helping souls cross over to the other side…whichever side that may be. Most souls can get to their destination naturally by crossing over on their own, but a few still have a score to settle. It is with this unfinished business where Charley comes in as she is their actual access to heaven or hell. To the living, Charley is a spunky, attractive part time consultant to the police force where her Uncle Bob works, but to those who need her to get to their final destination, she is literally a bright light. Right, the one you hear so much about; dazzling, radiant, and inviting.

Charley has the police officers she works with stumped on how she solves crimes that had them so baffled. They don’t know she is communicating with the dead who are telling her what happened. Charley goes both ways, talking with the living and the dead just the same. However, she is also not all work. You are correct if you thought there must be a love interest because there are actually several possibilities. Heading the list is a being known as Big Bad who seems to be trying to save Charley; Garrett Swopes who works with Uncle Bob and REALLY vies for Charley’s attention, while she is into a third candidate, a guy named Reyes she can’t get out of her mind. But it is Big Bad who will dominate as he mysteriously holds Charley’s attention as she doesn’t know who or what he is, or what he wants with her, but she can’t get him out of her mind.

Charley finds herself in this first book of the series helping three dead lawyers find their killer, while also introducing readers to several characters that are dead but still haven’t crossed over. Many of these seem to be ones that will be heard from throughout, or later on in, the series-EX: Mr. Woo! Darynda Jones is scheduled to release SECOND GRAVE ON THE LEFT around August, 2011.

With FIRST GRAVE ON THE RIGHT, the Audio Book, I found it very convenient in this format because I wanted to find out where this original and humorous tale was going and was literally able to take it with me and continue, even while driving. Charley is a character you root for even with her often sarcastic, sharp, but witty come backs. Finding out what happens to her and those around her holds your attention, and readers who like a bit of Chick Lit with their Paranormal Romance will find FIRST GRAVE ON THE RIGHT, right down their alley. Urban Fantasy and Paranormal Romance books are a huge part of the current book world, and add in the Chick Lit feel of this book and I believe Darynda Jones knows how to spell success. 

GIVEAWAY 
THANKS TO STEPHANIE AT MACMILLAN

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AWARD WINNING, DEBUT NOVEL, BY

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