Laura’s Review of Sixth Grave on the Edge (Charley Davidson, #6) by Darynda Jones

If you have read and enjoyed Definitely Dead (Sookie Stackhouse, #6) by Charlaine Harris, Undead & Unemployed (Undead, #2) by MaryJanice Davidson, and Hot Six (Stephanie Plum, #6) by Janet Evanovich then you will LOVE this book!

The Rundown

             

               Few things in life can come between a grim reaper and her coffee, but the sexy, sultry son of Satan is one of them. Now that Reyes Farrow has asked for her hand, Charley Davidson feels it's time to learn more about his past, but Reyes is reluctant to open up. When the official FBI file of his childhood abduction lands in her lap, Charley decides to go behind her mysterious beau’s back and conduct her own investigation. Because what could go wrong?

                Unfortunately, another case has fallen into her lap—one with dangerous implications. Some very insistent men want Charley to hunt down a witness who is scheduled to testify against their boss, a major player in the local crime syndicate. If Charley doesn't come up with an address in 48 hours, the people closest to her will start to disappear. 

                 Add to that a desperate man in search of the soul he lost in a card game, a dogged mother determined to find the ghost of her son, and a beautiful, young Deaf boy haunted by his new ability to see the departed as clearly as he sees the living, and Charley has her hands full. The fact that Reyes has caught on to her latest venture only adds fuel to the inferno that he is. Good thing for Charley she's used to multi-tasking and always up for a challenge…especially when that challenge comes in the form of Reyes Farrow.

Buy Sixth Grave on the Edge Now

Amazon US  Amazon CA  Amazon UK  

First Impressions

         

       So far so good.  I’m about 25% of the way through and this book definitely fulfills the awesomeness that is Charley Davidson.  The book takes place only a couple weeks after Fifth Grave Past the Light, and Charley picks right up where she started.  Like I suspected Charley hasn’t given Reyes an answer from his Post-It question, which didn’t surprise me at all.  Charley is one again being thrown into the world of private investigating whether she wants to or not.  I especially love a very celestial sex scene, which was a first Charley and I enjoyed every minute of it.  Once again I am sucked into the world that the amazing Darynda Jones has created and I never want to leave.

What I Loved

         

           First I love Charley’s sense of humor, I literally cannot get enough of her quick comebacks and smart ass remarks.  I love how she just runs head long into trouble, and doesn’t give up until she gets the answers she wants.  Even though Charley has a way of finding trouble, I will say that in this book trouble has actually found her.  Amongst all that chaos that is Charley’s life, at the very heart of this story is her love for Reyes and the development of their relationship as a real couple which I literally cannot get enough of.   Once again Reyes in his own way offers his own type of humor when it comes to Charley and there is one scene (that involved a wall) that literally had tears in my eyes I was laughing so hard.  I actually had to stop reading for a couple minutes because I was laughing so hard. 

                Another element I loved was, we got to see some new relationships bloom between some of the supporting characters, and got to meet another interesting character that I am little scared of but definitely intrigued of.  He is not from this world, and definitely has a lot of dark inside of him, but I do feel deep down he couple be very helpful but I wouldn’t turn my back on him in a second.  We also get more of Garrett Swopes in this story and I simply cannot get enough of him, plus an added bonus was that we actually get to visit him at work and see what he does best.  There was some more information given about his family, and a little mystery that came up from the previous book when it comes to Garrett was somewhat solved. 

Not So Much

                There was a lot going on in this book, so much so, that even though I just finished reading it’s hard to remember every single storyline that was addressed.  It was unorganized or chaotic but I would’ve liked a more streamline plot.  I was hoping more things would be solved by the time the book ended but there was a lot left up in the air so I didn’t really feel like there was lot of movement toward the bigger arc in this series.   

                Also there was not a lot of Charley’s family in this one at all.  Uncle Ubie is usually around more and he was in a couple scenes but very few and far between.  We don’t see Charley’s sister at all, and we only see Charley’s father once then nothing.  Her family is mentioned very little and I would’ve liked to have seen more them. 

This Book Was…

                Awesome!!!  Sixth Grave did answer some questions that have come up throughout the series, and we are getting closer to Charley really tapping into her powers as a grim reaper.  Once again when some questions are answered, more questions pop up and this book is no exception.  There was totally a point in this book that my heart almost stopped and there were tears in my eyes.  Throughout this series Charley has a lot of close calls and I always get anxious but I was completely on the edge this time around.  I have to say I love where this series is going, but at the same time I’m very apprehensive for the conclusion because I just have a bad feeling about everything.  This story ended with a HUGE cliffhanger and I cannot wait to get my hands on Seventh Grave and No Body!