Name: Miralis Davis's review of The Dirt on Ninth Grave by Darynda Jones
Item: The Dirt on Ninth Grave
Rating: 5
Author: Miralis Davis

Darynda Jones

In a small village in New York Charley Davidson is living as Jane Doe, a girl with no memory of who she is or where she came from. So when she is working at a diner and slowly begins to realize she can see dead people, she's more than a little taken aback. Stranger still are the people entering her life. They seem to know things about her. Things they hide with lies and half-truths. Soon, she senses something far darker. A force that wants to cause her harm, she is sure of it. Her saving grace comes in the form of a new friend she feels she can confide in and the fry cook, a devastatingly handsome man whose smile is breathtaking and touch is scalding. He stays close, and she almost feels safe with him around. But no one can outrun their past, and the more lies that swirl around her-even from her new and trusted friends-the more disoriented she becomes, until she is confronted by a man who claims to have been sent to kill her. Sent by the darkest force in the universe. A force that absolutely will not stop until she is dead. Thankfully, she has a Rottweiler. But that doesn't help in her quest to find her identity and recover what she's lost. That will take all her courage and a touch of the power she feels flowing like electricity through her veins. She almost feels sorry for him. The devil in blue jeans. The disarming fry cook who lies with every breath he takes. She will get to the bottom of what he knows if it kills her. Or him. Either way.

A Novel

The Dirt on Ninth Grave

Miralis Davis

Cindy McKee

Darynda Jones has continued to take this series in wonderful directions. When we last left Charley and company, she and Reyes finally wed and their daughter was born, however, the only way to keep her safe was to give her up. This was a heart wrenching and emotional moment that literally broke our favorite wise cracking,Grim Reaping, private detective. She vanished after having a meltdown, like, poof, cloud of smoke, in front of everyone's eyes, vanished. Reyes, her uncle Bob, best friend (and now aunt-in-law) Cookie, Osh, and Garrett have tracked her to Sleepy Hollow,New York, where Charley had awoken in an alley with no memories of who or what she is. She is waiting tables and going by Janey Doerr. Her friends and family have quietly infiltrated her life and have been watching out for her, hoping she'll remember who and what she is. The hardest hit is Reyes who has to try and maintain his distance and watch the woman he loves struggle. There are so many great laugh out loud moments. Charley still has her humor. However, the trait that lifts this series is heart. I found myself in tears so many times because the heart of the characters is palpable. Plenty of authors can pen a mystery. Plenty can write great snappy dialogue. And a few can give a great twist on the supernatural. Darynda Jones does this with a seemingly effortless ease. I have loved this series from the beginning and my devotion has never wavered. That is because of Ms.Jones and these wonderful flawed, funny, heartfelt characters! Bravo, Darynda! Bravo!

Ella Zegarra

Kelly Macquire

Originally posted on my blog - https://kelmacsbooks.wordpress.com/20...

!!3.5!!

Before I continue with this review I'm going to say my number one hated trope ever is when the main character/ the character that you see through the eyes of loses their memories. I can't stand it. So since this book was based on the fact the Charley Davidson; the badass heroin with a smoking husband and just had a kid, COULDN'T REMEMBER WHO SHE WAS, I didn't enjoy this one as much as the past eight. 

However, you can't say that I didn't smash this out in twenty four hours. I absolutely love Darynda Jones' writing and her ability to create such diverse and badass characters, and although Charley couldn't remember any of her friends I appreciated that they all made an appearance (mostly Reyes tbh). 

Although, I found the paranormal section with Mr V and his family a bit disjointed which made me not like that section of the novel unlike the rest of the novel with the supernatural parts being my favourite. But don't get me wrong, I really loved the way Erin and her family linked in with Charley's story and I sort of wished that the mystery of the lady with the white eyes took centre when it came to her grim reaper duties. 

I loved this novel for so many reasons though. Let me go through them (spoilers here sorry) 

THIS PART OMG 
Je t’ai aimée pendant mille et un. –R. 
I’ve loved you for a thousand and one. –R

The other sides of Charley we see. We see her truly struggle with herself and the fact that she can't remember anything. It shows a sort of vulnerability we don't normally see when she is acting like her normal baddass self. Especially the parts that talk about her agony brought on by the presence of babies since she can't remember her own.
REYES! Making his transition back to kicking butt son of Satan from his puppy dog eyes lovesick body card boy he turned into in book eight. Sure I liked reading Reyes as a bit more paternal, I did miss his swirling black cloak of baddassery. 
And of course, since the first book, I still love the chapter titles and their accuracy to my life. e.g.
Without coffee, I'm just a really tall two year old- TSHIRT 

A dyslexic man walks into a bra- TSHIRT

We are the granddaughters of the witches you weren't able to burn- unknown 

I still really enjoyed it but I didn't enjoy it quite as much as the other ones and am sort of just using this novel as a stepping stone to the rest of the story. 

*** 3.5/5

Lacey

Originally posted at Booklovers For Life

The Charley Davidson series is one of my all-time favorite paranormal/urban fantasy series. I know every time I pick up a book from the series, I’m guaranteed laugh-out-loud humor from our dear heroine Charley, some hot sexiness from her now-husband Reyes, and a well-written mystery from Darynda Jones. I adored this latest installment to the series – it picks up right where Eighth Grave After Dark left off, with Charley having lost her memory and is now living as Janey Doerr (because Jane Doe is so overrated).

The latest books in the series have all been fast-paced and densely plot-filled, so the reprieve that The Dirt on Ninth Grave gives from all the craziness is a nice change. We get to rediscover Charley and the rest of the gang all over again, now that she has amnesia. But even though Charley has no idea who she is, the essence of her is still the exact same – she’s still the same hilarious, sassy, troublemaker heroine I’ve loved since the very start of the series.

What I loved most about this book is that we get to fall in love with Reyes alongside Charley all over again. Only this time, we know so much more about him, so every action he makes in The Dirt on Ninth Grave is so clearly filled with love. He is definitely the most romantic he’s ever been in the series, and I couldn’t help but swoon like crazy because of the love and utter devotion he has for Charley, amnesia or not.

His gaze rested on my mouth before making its way to my eyes again.
“You could ask for the world, and then where would civilization be when I conquered it and laid it at your feet?”

Even though the over-arcing plot has slowed down, that doesn’t mean that nothing happens in this book. Charley is a magnet for trouble and there are plenty of mysteries, ghost-filled and not, surrounding her. I honestly don’t think I’ll ever get tired of Charley and her fun-filled craziness. She is a one-of-a-kind heroine and definitely the funniest I’ve ever read. If you’re a fan the series, The Dirt on Ninth Grave won’t be quite what you expect, but if you love and trust in Charley, you’ll no doubt enjoy this book as much as I did, if not more.

“I’ve loved her for centuries,” he said. “And I will love her until the stars burn out.”

Thanks to the publisher for generously providing me an ARC to review.

Quotes are taken from the ARC and are subject to change in the final version.

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'If you enjoy Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum, you will certainly enjoy Charley Davidson.' Suspense Magazine Working in a New York diner, Jane Doe is a girl with no memory of who she is or where she comes from. So when she begins to realize she can see dead people, she's more than a little taken aback . . . Stranger still are the people entering her life: they seem to know things about her, things they hide. Her saving grace is the diner's fry cook, a devastatingly handsome man with a breathtaking smile and a scalding touch. With him close by, she feels almost safe. But no one can outrun their past, and the more lies that swirl around her - especially from the man she was beginning to trust - the more disoriented she becomes. To find her identity and recover what she's lost will take all her courage and a touch of the power she feels flowing like electricity through her veins, but she's up to the challenge. In fact, she almost feels sorry for that devil in blue jeans - the disarming fry cook who lies with every breath he takes. She will get to the bottom of what he knows if it kills her. Or him. Either way. www.daryndajones.com 'Hilarious and heartfelt . . . I'm begging for the next one!' J.R. Ward

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