Sixth Grave on the Edge - Review

May 21, 14  ·  edit

5 of 5 stars

First, let me get this out of the way - I love all of these characters. Describing all of them would take entirely too long, but there is just something about the way they all think, act and interact that makes me smile.
I got Sixth Grave yesterday and tried so hard to pace myself; after all, the next one doesn't come out until October. I tried, and failed. Each situation that Charley found herself in, or each piece of new information just made it impossible for me to stop reading. I found myself constantly texting my friends or posting online, telling them to hurry up and read it with me! I was yelling at the characters (I think I scared my poor husband) and scrounging for a notebook and pen to record favorite or especially profound quotes. I even had to stop at one point because it had become so intense that I couldn't breathe.
I don't tend to summarize or say too much about a story when I review. I personally don't like it when too much is given away, even unintentionally, and I'm always afraid to do the same. So let me just end this with a call to action: If you haven't read any of Darynda Jones's Charley Davidson series, start now!! Lucky you, you have six to go before you are waiting like me for October. For those who are holding off on Sixth Grave, do yourselves a favor and just read it. Immediately!

I'm not a stalker...

One of the pages I follow on Facebook asked what made us love Sherrilyn Kenyon. Here was my response:


 I met her last year at a book festival. Besides the fact that she led an AMAZING discussion about her work (with just the best lol comments ever!), she stayed longer than planned to ensure that her fans got to meet her. She didn't complain about people who brought their entire collections to get signed and when I finally got to meet her at the tale end, she was just as gracious and humorous as at the beginning! Yes, her writing is phenomenal, but it's always a great feeling to learn that the person is as well!

Most recent review...AKA I found a new series to read!!!

Taking Shots by Toni Aleo
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I just discovered this series and I am SOOOO glad that I'm late! Now I don't have to wait to read the other books! I had downloaded this quite some time ago and with football season ending decided to read something hockey related.
The characters were so real and as a thyroid cancer survivor, I felt some of Elli's pain and insecurity. At the same time, I was yelling at her for being an idiot quite often!
Thanks to Toni Aleo for writing a story that I could really get into!! GO ASSASSINS!!!

Definitely a work in progress....

I've really just been playing around with this.  Like I said- sometimes I read too much (blasphemy!) and that adds up $$ wise.  Besides, I thought it would be fun to join the ranks of bloggers out there.  I don't know that I would want it to get quite as large and prolific as some. After all, at what point does something fun become an obligation that sucks the life out of you?

I plan on doing a couple of other additions (or more) to this at some point, but don't hold your breath. I wrote the original post a few months ago and just published it today. Aaaah, the joys of no deadlines!

I will eventually be linking some of those aforementioned book blogs to this site, as well as adding pages dedicated to specific genres.

If anyone has any suggestions/ideas/comments, feel free to speak up! Like the my dad would say, the worst I could do is say no or go away!

~~ Lissa ~~

Another reading blog - for real?!

Yes, for real. I decided that it was time for me to dip my feet into the vast pool (wow,I'm full of crap today) of reader and book blogs. I made this decision for a number of reasons:

•   I read a lot. 
•   I have strong opinions about everything. 
•   Books cost money.

 All of these thrown together told me that I needed to do something else book related so that I wouldn't spend so much money on books. Sure, freebies are great, but I have so many "favorite" authors already that I am just asking for trouble by discovering new ones ALL THE TIME.