Name: Elaina Wells's review of The Curse of Tenth Grave by Darynda Jones
Item: The Curse of Tenth Grave
Rating: 5
Author: Elaina Wells

Darynda Jones

Part-time PI and full-time grim reaper, Charley Davidson has asked a lot of questions throughout her life: Why can I see dead people? Who is the hot supernatural entity following me? How do I get gum out of my sister's hair before she wakes up? But, "How do I trap not one god, but three?" was never among them. Until now. And since those gods are on earth to kill her daughter, she has little choice but to track them down, trap them, and cast them from this dimension. But one of them stole her heart a very long time ago. Can a god of absolute death and destruction change his omniscient spots, or will his allegiance lie with his brothers? Those are just some of the questions Charley must answer, and quick. Add to that a homeless girl on the run for her life, a man who's been framed for murdering a woman who is still very much alive, and a pendant made from god glass that has the entire supernatural world in an uproar, Charley has her hands full. If she can manage to take care of the whole world-destroying-gods thing, we're saved. If not, well...

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The Curse of Tenth Grave

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All red and shiny and ready to do my bidding. I’d had another object that fit that description perfectly back in college, but it vibrated. And fit in my pocket. And its name was most definitely not Misery. It was rather appropriately named Han Solo.

Elaina Wells

Cindy McKee

This series continues to get better and better. Charley Davidson, part time PI and full time Grim Reaper, has come through many horrifying, death defying, and heartbreaking adventures. Along the way she keeps discovering new powers, new revelations about where she came from and who she is, as well as her husband, a.k.a. the son of Satan. This story builds from the last and definitely is leading into the next. And while Charley has remained irreverent, she still maintains a beautiful compassion for both the departed and those she protects. I am once again blown away by the talents of Ms. Jones and cannot wait to see where the story leads next.

If one door closes and another one opens, your house is probably haunted. —Bumper Sticker As a Part-time PI and fulltime grim reaper, Charley Davidson has asked a lot of questions throughout her life: Why can I see dead people? Who is the hot supernatural entity following me? How do I get gum out of my sister’s hair before she wakes up? But, “How do I trap not one malevolent god, but three?” was never among them. Until now. And since those gods are on earth to kill her daughter, she has little choice but to track them down, trap them, and cast them from this dimension. There’s just one problem. One of the three stole her heart a very long time ago. Can the Razer, a god of absolute death and destruction, change his omniscient spots, or will his allegiances lie with his brothers? Those are just a few of the questions Charley must answer, and quick. Add to that a homeless girl running for her life, an innocent man who’s been charged with murdering the daughter of a degenerate gambler, and a pendant made from god glass that has the entire supernatural world in an uproar, and Charley has her hands full. If she can manage to take care of the whole world-destroying-gods thing, we’re saved. If not, well...

Michelle Boyea

As always, absolutely incredible. Captivating from the first chapter and left me aching for more. I can't wait for the next book.

Kelly Macquire

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

I’m going to start this review by saying I definitely enjoyed this novel much more than the previous one (and only because I hate the trope of the character losing their memory more than any trope that exists…) THIS REVIEW WILL CONTAIN SPOILERS!

I am so happy my baddass Charley Davidson is back! She has her memory back, a spiffy new apartment and a hot as hell (pun intended) husband (that she can actually remember which is nice). It only took the first word for me to be drawn back into her crazy world and it felt nice to be back. Darynda has created such a unique story with baddass characters that truly add to the story, and I love reading just how much these characters have grown and developed throughout the series.

My love is like a candle. Carry me with you and I’ll light your path. Forget me and I’ll burn your fucking house down. —T-SHIRT

The tenth instalment to the Charley Davidson series featured all the things that make this series great; her quirky best friend Cookie and her cutie of a daughter Amber, Rocket and Strawberry Shortcake, some serious PI stuff, a green mini van with some EMF-ing business and of course, some sexy times with a smoking husband (and just so much more).

‘If one door closes and another one opens, your house is probably haunted’ – Bumper Sticker

This book was packed full of stuff that kept you wanting to know exactly whats going to happen next (which is why it took me a total of twenty four hours to read). I personally love the PI stuff and the mystery it contains, especially when it links in with Charley’s Grim Reaper skills like it did this time around. There were multiple mysteries throughout this novel and although I do like having layers of mystery, it did start to get too much.

‘Hearts are wild creatures. That’s why our ribs are cages’ – Author Unknown

My main negative for this instalment would be how much information Darynda seemed to dump on us. At many points, I had to re read whole pages as I seemed to be attacked suddenly with all this new information which just swirled around in my brain, unable to connect to other bits of information throughout the story. (And I don’t know why, but when Charley uses ‘hon’, it just annoys me…)

‘ “I pee in the dark baby”. “Which explains why you stub your pinky toe so often.” “I am the definition of adventurous.” ‘

But God, once I did get my head around all of the new information, Charley and Reyes’ life seemed to just get more and more complicated. The fact that they are both Gods, and not only that but the seem to be Gods from complete different ends of the spectrum makes it seem like they should absolutely hate each other, not be married to each other! But I mean, they’re Gods, I reckon they can do whatever they want… And boy oh boy did it annoy me for basically the first half of the novel when they seemed to be pointedly ignoring each other in a way that they just wouldn’t talk to each other… It really got on my nerves but I was just so happy when they finally got over themselves and decided to open up!

‘I tried to start a gang once. It turned into a bookclub’ – Meme

When Reyes voices that he doesn’t think he’s worthy of Charley, or their daughter my heart seriously broke. He may be the son of Satan but he deserves all the happiness in the world!! And when he calls Charley sweetheart I get this huge grin on my face that I can’t wipe off, mainly because I’m a hopeless romantic. I was heartbroken when Kim was revealed to be inhabited by one of the Gods, and at the moment that Reyes broke down, I knew how much Charley loved him. She did what she could to bring him back from his devastation and they really supported each other which I loved reading.

And of course, the chapter titles gave me so much life and I related to way too many of them!! This was a wonderful and intriguing novel that kept me hanging off the edge of my seat until the last word and I will now have to impatiently wait for the next one…

Lacey

Originally posted at Booklovers For Life

I love love love the Charley Davidson series!! I don’t know how Darynda Jones does it, but the humor in this series is flat-out phenomenal – without doubt, she writes the FUNNIEST books I’ve ever read. So if you love humorous paranormal/urban fantasy books, you should definitely read this series, if you haven’t already.

The Curse of Tenth Grave is another fantastic installment to the series, and it’s a must read for those who’ve been keeping up with Charley and the gang. So much goes on here and so many things about the characters are revealed – THIS was the book I’d been waiting for ever since we found out the truth of what Charley was. I wanted answers, and I got them in Tenth Grave.

Charley has gained her memories back, which means PI Charley is back, too! The fun- and trouble-filled mystery that we love that Charley and the gang get into is back in the game, and this time, Charley has to balance her PI side (helping a homeless girl with a curse and solving a murder) with her paranormal side (trapping a dangerous god), all while trying to fix some marital issues with Reyes. No big deal, right?

Given that the last book was so romantic, I was surprised that Charley and Reyes had some problems. But since they’re both keeping secrets from one another, it’s inevitable that they’d bump into a few problems in their marriage. Plus with everything going on with Beep, it’s a very trying and emotional time, though I had faith that these two would work it out together. And trust me, this couple comes out stronger in the end because of it.

“What other secrets are you hiding behind those sparking eyes?”
He grinned. “You have my heart. That’s where I had all my secrets.”
“Then I guess I don’t have the key.”
“Are you kidding? You forged the key.”

The Curse of Tenth Grave isn’t another filler installment – it’s packed with plot and revelations, I nearly couldn’t keep up. It’s another fantastic, fast-paced, hilarious book in a series I adore. Darynda Jones seems to never disappoint, and I only fall more in love with these characters with every new installment. I can’t wait to see where the author will take us next – I’m already dying for Eleventh Grave in Moonlight!

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

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