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AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: First Grave on the Right (Charley Davidson, #1), by Darynda Jones

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First Grave on the Right (Charley Davidson, #1), by Darynda Jones

Date(s) listened: August 7 – 12, 2012
Genre: Paranormal Mystery-Suspense Romance

Audiobook Notes
Narrator: Lorelei King
Length: 9 hours, 4 minutes

Series
First Grave on the Right (#1) Amazon | Goodreads
For I Have Sinned (#1.5)
Second Grave on the Left (#2)
Third Grave Dead Ahead (#3)
Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet (#4)
Fifth Grave Off the Beaten Path (#5)

SYNOPSIS
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.

Why I Read This Book
Since I’m super picky about my audiobooks, I knew I had to find the right one when a week of lots of driving came up. I had read a few good reviews on the Charley Davidson books and thought they would be the perfect blend of mystery, sexy times, and just enough intrigue to keep my interest while driving.

My Thoughts
I really liked this one. I was looking for something that was fun and sexy, and just intriguing enough to keep me interesting. Driving in the car can get really distracting (obviously, what with the moving of the giant machine and the paying attention of the other machines on the road), so I was pleased that this one hooked me right away. It wasn’t overly difficult to follow along with, which meant it was easy to pick it up each day where I left off.

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BOOK REVIEW: Team Human, by Justine Larbalestier and Sarah Rees Brennan

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Team Human, by Justine Larbalestier and Sarah Rees Brennan

Date read: August 26 – 29, 2012
Genre: YA Urban Fantasy, Humour

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SYNOPSIS
Just because Mel lives in New Whitby, a city founded by vampires, doesn’t mean she knows any of the blood-drinking undead personally. They stay in their part of town; she says in hers. Until the day a vampire shows up at her high school. Worse yet, her best friend, Cathy, seems to be falling in love with him. It’s up to Mel to save Cathy from a mistake she might regret for all eternity

On top of trying to help Cathy (whether she wants it or not), Mel is investigating a mysterious disappearance for another friend and discovering the attractions of a certain vampire wannabe. Combine all this with a cranky vampire cop, a number of unlikely romantic entanglements, and the occasional zombie, and soon Mel is hip-deep in an adventure that is equal parts hilarious and touching.

Acclaimed authors Justine Larbalestier and Sarah Rees Brennan team up to create a witty and poignant story of cool vampires, warm friendships, and the changes that test the bonds of love.

Why I Read This Book
I had been reading so many good things about this book, that it was an urban fantasy, but FUNNY! I wanted something that would make me laugh, but something that also included vampires in it. It was due time that I read this one.

My Thoughts
Unfortunately, while this book was indeed funny in parts, I just didn’t find myself wanting to rave about it once I finished. I think this was due to the main character, Mel.

But I’m getting ahead of myself.

I actually really liked how this book started out. I loved how society was one where vampires were accepted. It was kind of funny how they could go out in the daytime, so long as they wore these crazy suits that blocked out the sun — and they could go into buildings with lots of windows because the windows blocked out the harmful rays of the sun.  Continue reading →

FEATURE: My Favourite Vampire Books (So Far) — And My Least Favourite

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Who doesn’t love a good vampire read? For me, vampires were the first supernatural creature that I read. Why? Well, because of Stephanie Meyer. YES! I must credit her to my love of vampires and to my love of reading, in general. Before reading the Twilight series, I was an off and on reader. I would read books — mainly chick lit books or the odd adult contemporary — but I wouldn’t say I was in love with reading.

Yes, Edward turned me.

Including Stephanie Meyer’s reads, here are some of my favourite vampire books “so far” — that is, from the beginning of my love affair with books.

The Best of the Best

The Twilight series, by Stephanie Meyer
Initially, I didn’t want to read these books. EVERYONE was talking about them and I didn’t want to fall prey to the hype. This was until my sister-in-law told me she was reading them and they were amazing. I promptly went out and bought myself a copy and the rest is history. I’ve read Twilight so many times that I should probably get a new copy — the spine on my copy looks horrible, but that’s only because I’ve read it so many times. I am Team Edward all the way and even though these aren’t great literary classics, they were still a lot of fun to read.

The Vampire Academy series, by Richelle Mead**
Big love for this series. And you know what? I LOVE the covers. I know a lot of people seem to hate them and find them to be a total turn-off, but I adore them! I will admit that I wasn’t totally pleased with the way this series ended, BUT I was a huge fan of Richelle’s writing the whole way through and she kept my interest until the very end. Awesome.
** click on the covers for my reviews
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