Well, she doesn’t exactly. Which was a stroke of brilliance by author Darynda Jones to make her seem more human and real. She is no longer the Grim Reaper and PI Extrodiarre, she is also Charlie – the woman who was hurt, betrayed, and tortured – trying to come to terms with what she’s going to do next and looking for comfort in her credit card and home shopping channels.
It takes a new case to start to bring her back to herself. And this case was pretty interesting. I loved the look at the psychology behind our memories and what trauma can do to them. There were some pretty nice twists in it as well, and while I sort of had things figured out, there was one really big surprise that I didn’t see coming at all. I understand that Charlie’s cases need to be action-packed and exciting, but I’d like to see her come of out one without a near-death experience.
Reyes is back and not in Charlie’s good graces. But he has a few things up his sleeve still to try and make things right with her. I’m incredibly curious to see where their storyline goes as we find out more and more about Charlie’s unknown abilities and Reyes’ background and motives.
I think the narrator for this audiobook is one of my favorites. She tells the story so well and is very easy to listen to.
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Title: Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet (Charlie Davidson #4)
Author: Darynda Jones Genre: Urban Fantasy, Suspense Format: Audiobook 
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Welcome to the world of grim reaper extraordinaire Charley Davidson. Try as she might, there’s no avoiding her destiny.Sometimes being the grim reaper really is, well, grim. And since Charley’s last case went so awry, she has taken a couple of months off to wallow in the wonders of self-pity. But when a woman shows up on her doorstep convinced someone is trying to kill her, Charley has to force herself to rise above…or at least get dressed. It becomes clear something is amiss when everyone the woman knows swears she’s insane. But the more they refute the woman’s story, the more Charley believes it.
In the meantime, the sexy, sultry son of Satan, Reyes Farrow, is out of prison and out of Charley’s life, as per her wishes and several perfectly timed death threats. But his absence has put a serious crimp in her sex life. While there are other things to consider, like the fact that the city of Albuquerque has been taken hostage by an arsonist, Charley is having a difficult time staying away. Especially when it looks like Reyes may be involved. Just when life was returning to normal, Charley is thrust back into the world of crime, punishment, and the devil in blue jeans in this hilarious fourth installment in the New York Timesbestselling series. |
