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A review by amym84
The Curse of Tenth Grave by Darynda Jones
4.0
Charley Davidson has been back a week. A week since she regained her memory. A week since her father passed through her in order to help her remember. And a week since she found out her husband is a god. The problem being, she doesn't know if Reyes will suffer the same fate as herself when she learned her divine name (you know being so overloaded that she got amnesia and relocated to New York). Plus, it seems a pretty certain thing that his god-self was evil, and she doesn't know if that evil would translate over to Reyes if he learns the truth about himself.
So, to say Tenth Grave starts with Charley holding a lot of secrets is putting it mildly. I think I would be surprised if there was one book in the series where Charley and Reyes didn't have some kind of secret from one another. For quite a few books now the secret keeping has bothered me. It still bothered me here in Tenth Grave, but I will say that I like the way Charley handles it in this one, which I feel speaks a lot to how much Charley has grown in this series.
Besides the fact that I love that we're back on Charley's home turf again (after a 2 book absence), Charley herself just felt more mature. I liked seeing how she's (mostly) grown into her powers, and into understanding how they work -even if she's still not 100 percent sure of everything she can do.
As stated, Tenth Grave brings Charley back to her normally scheduled programming by way of her PI business. Besides the impending issues cropping up with keeping Beep safe, and Reyes being a god, Charley is hired to solve a murder case so the wrong person isn't incarcerated, and she runs into a homeless girl who needs her help. Darynda Jones handles all the craziness that pops up for Charley really well. I'm thinking it's equal parts me understanding the flow of the series, and the writing talents of Darynda Jones being able to keep everything cohesive.
Ninth Grave for me was a middle of the road type of read. I didn't think it was terrible, it just didn't work for me. Tenth Grave definitely works. The relationship between Charley and Reyes continues to be one of my favorites, and I was happy that there are some really good moments of connection between them (and no I'm not just talking about sex, but of course that heat level is way up in this one). I was happy that Beep wasn't completely glossed over simply because she's not with them. That Charley, and Reyes, both miss their daughter and wish they could have her, comes across loud and clear.
This series is one of my favorites, and if you're like me and didn't care too much for Ninth Grave, Tenth Grave will certainly set things right. The ending clearly lets readers know some of what to expect in the next book, and I'm certainly looking forward to it.
So, to say Tenth Grave starts with Charley holding a lot of secrets is putting it mildly. I think I would be surprised if there was one book in the series where Charley and Reyes didn't have some kind of secret from one another. For quite a few books now the secret keeping has bothered me. It still bothered me here in Tenth Grave, but I will say that I like the way Charley handles it in this one, which I feel speaks a lot to how much Charley has grown in this series.
Besides the fact that I love that we're back on Charley's home turf again (after a 2 book absence), Charley herself just felt more mature. I liked seeing how she's (mostly) grown into her powers, and into understanding how they work -even if she's still not 100 percent sure of everything she can do.
As stated, Tenth Grave brings Charley back to her normally scheduled programming by way of her PI business. Besides the impending issues cropping up with keeping Beep safe, and Reyes being a god, Charley is hired to solve a murder case so the wrong person isn't incarcerated, and she runs into a homeless girl who needs her help. Darynda Jones handles all the craziness that pops up for Charley really well. I'm thinking it's equal parts me understanding the flow of the series, and the writing talents of Darynda Jones being able to keep everything cohesive.
Ninth Grave for me was a middle of the road type of read. I didn't think it was terrible, it just didn't work for me. Tenth Grave definitely works. The relationship between Charley and Reyes continues to be one of my favorites, and I was happy that there are some really good moments of connection between them (and no I'm not just talking about sex, but of course that heat level is way up in this one). I was happy that Beep wasn't completely glossed over simply because she's not with them. That Charley, and Reyes, both miss their daughter and wish they could have her, comes across loud and clear.
This series is one of my favorites, and if you're like me and didn't care too much for Ninth Grave, Tenth Grave will certainly set things right. The ending clearly lets readers know some of what to expect in the next book, and I'm certainly looking forward to it.