5 of 5 stars!OMG! Darynda Jones never seizes to amaze me! I love her and her writing. She is just an amazing author. I wonder if Charley is in any way a reflection of Darynda. Either way, I'm done fan-girling for now.
The Basics: So, the fifth book in the series had the reader in absolute shock as Reyes asked Charley to marry him, via a Sticky-Note. So, that momentum continued in this book. Charley has yet to answer the question and leaves Reyes waiting (throughout the novel) for an answer. On top of that, Charley continues her PI work with her best friend, Cookie at the helm. The plot continued to thicken and Charley continued to get herself wrapped up in other's lives. There is a naked, old, dead guy (with an impressive boner) in the front seat of Misery, Charley is trying to make Ubie jealous by setting up Cookie on dates each night, a Dealer (demon) is in town who makes trades for souls, the hellhounds have supposedly been let loose from hell, Charley is looking into a closed case of a kidnapping which she figures out Reyes is the abducted child, the Captain of the police department is blackmailing Charley for an actual noble reason, we learn the truth about Angel, and some crooks find a away to incapacitate Reyes. Wow! That was a mouth full.
My Thoughts: Spoilers ahead! OMG! I loved this book. As I read, I was trying to keep up with everything that was going on. I felt like there was a lot going on. The incident with the deaf boy (I can't recall his name right now) was spooky, and I like that Charley cares so much about him and the ghost that she sees, to look into their tormentors. I am also happy that Charley finally figured out how to mark souls once she was in the midst of the dilemma with the Mendoza crew who attempted to kill her, successfully killed Reyes (though he was resurrected by Charley), and unfortunately killed Jessica (Charley's bff turned enemy). I see some interesting things developing from that situation since Jessica was always a skeptic toward Charley.
This book just had a lot going on and for that reason, I want to hate it because I'm hoping I don't forget anything as I move to the next book. But, it's Charley, she always has a lot going on. I am interested to see how the Dealer is going to play a role in all of this. I thought he was completely untrustworthy at first but he has proven himself useful a time or two. I like that he is also willing to give Charley more info than Reyes. I am actually starting to not trust Reyes because though he is sexy as hell, he seems to be hiding a lot that he could just tell Charley, but he doesn't want to.
But, in true Darynda Jones fashion, she leaves us with our mouths wide open at the end of the book as we find out that Charley is indeed preggers!!
~Remember, teachers read fun stuff too!
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