Review: Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet – Darynda Jones

Posted November 4, 2012 by Shannon in Reviews / 0 Comments

In Darynda Jones’s Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet, sometimes being the grim reaper really is that. Grim. And since Charley’s last case went so awry, she has taken a couple 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. She quickly realizes something is amiss when everyone the woman knows swears she’s insane. The more they refute the woman’s story, the more Charley believes it.
In the meantime, the sexy, sultry son of Satan, Reyes Farrow, has been cleared of all charges. He 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.

Series: Charley Davidson #4
Release Date: October 30, 2012
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
Source: Amazon, via my own wallet
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Reviewer’s Thoughts:

As Fourth Grave starts, Charley is still dealing with the aftermath of being tortured and almost killed, along with the betrayal by her father. It’s a lot for our girl to take in, so in an effort to at least protect herself from what happened in her apartment with Earl Walker, she’s been on a home shopping network shopping spree. An intervention by her loving family and a PI case finally gets Charley out of the house and back into the land of the functioning. Except, with Charley, nothing is normal and she soon discovers that Reyes (now free and clear of his murder charges) has been running around killing the demons who are after Charley.

Charley has a lot of her plate if Fourth Grave. She’s suffering post traumatic stress from what she went through with Earl and dealing with the betrayal by both her father and Reyes. She doesn’t always want to deal with her emotional issues, but she does finally admit that maybe she needs a little push. That push comes from her case with a woman being terrorized. It helps her see the similarities between what her client faced and what’s she’s dealing with. Charley may use sarcasm and wit to deflect her emotions, it was nice to the emotional turmoil she was going through.

And no review about this book without mentioning Reyes. He’s his normal self (meaning he is an ass most of the time, but in a completely I’m trying to save you way), but there are times when we see beyond the ‘son of satan’ to the man who really does love Charley. His method of helping Charley through the aversion she had to a certain spot in her apartment was ingenious and oh so hot. Reyes may not want Charley’s sympathy or pity, but what we see of Reyes in this book reminded me exactly why I love Reyes. I can’t wait to see more!

If you haven’t read this series, you are missing out. Darynda Jones is one of those authors that knows exactly how to mix in the right amount of humor, suspense and romance into the story they have created. I dare anyone to not fall in love with Charley, Cookie, Reyes, Uncle Bob and all the lovable characters in this series. You will laugh out loud, you will cringe and you will be fanning yourself as you enjoy Charley’s latest escapades.

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I am a lover of alpha males with dirty mouths, strong heroines putting alpha males in their place, and the Chicago Blackhawks. I'm a proud hockey mom who can often be found at the hockey rink cheering on my favorite forward, with my kindle close by.