Charley Davidson está encantada de la vida. Ha transcurrido una semana desde su encontronazo con la muerte y cree que se merece un descanso, pero Cookie, su vecina-recepcionista-ganga, ha recibido una nota de una amiga desaparecida y no tiene ningún reparo en despertarla en mitad de la noche para pedirle ayuda. Por si no tuviera suficiente con desentrañar este misterio, Charley cuenta con otra preocupación: Reyes le confiesa que oculta su maltratado cuerpo para evitar que lo utilicen de cebo para dar con ella. Antes de permitir que el ángel de la muerte caiga en manos del mal prefiere desaparecer para siempre. Pero Charley ha pasado demasiados buenos ratos con ese espléndido, maravilloso y escultural cuerpo para cruzarse de brazos y dejarlo morir.

I liked this installment a lot! There were several mysteries that Charley had to deal with in this book and I thought that each of them was incredibly interesting but I have to admit that I may have been slightly more interested in what was going on with Reyes than anything else. The book hits the ground running and as a result, I was hooked by the story right from the start.

Charley is a fantastic character I love watching her learn how to do new things with her abilities. The supporting cast of characters was great and I felt like they added a lot to the story. The story was full of all of the action, excitement, and humor that I hoped for and I think that some of the events in this book will have an impact on future installments in the series.

Lorelei King is one of my favorite narrators and does a fantastic job with this audiobook. I really like the voices that she uses for Charley, Cookie, Reyes, and the rest of the key characters. This book has a lot of humor and I believe that her performance really helps to elevate those moments. I am certain that her narration added to my overall enjoyment of this story.

I would definitely recommend this book to others. I had a great time with this story and found it extremely hard to set aside once I started listening. I cannot wait to read the next book in this series! ( )

Una nuova avventura per la Cacciatrice di Anime Charley Davidson, una storia più avvincente della precedente e che mi fa desiderare di andare avanti nella lettura.
Un giallo/fantasy ironico e brillante con una nota sensuale accattivante e affascinante, e un personaggio maschile, Reyes, assolutamente tutto da scoprire!
Quattro stelle abbondanti.
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2nd Grave on the Left
By Darynda Jones
Charley Davidson #2

Charley Davidson is a private investigator who can see and speak to ghosts. She is also a consultant for the Albuquerque Police Department under her Uncle Bob.

Charley has a lot on her plate in this book. She has to find a missing woman and find who is trying to kill her…the woman not Charley…although plenty of people seem to be trying to kill Charley too. Charley’s best friend, Cookie, has a ghost in her trunk and Charley wants to solve his murder because Cookie is freaked out that there is a ghost in her car. And Reyes, Charley’s love interest who has disappeared from jail appears to her in his alternate form and tells her that his physical body is being tortured by demons. He refuses to tell her where his body is because he is afraid the demons will find her.

Reyes also known as Rey’aziel or Satan’s son is a complicated character. He has saved Charley from certain death many times over her lifetime yet Charley is still not quite certain if she totally trusts him. He tells her that because she is the grim reaper that she is a portal to heaven and Satan and his minions want her. They can’t find her right now but they know that her weakness is Reyes so he won’t tell her where to find his body because he doesn’t want her to be found. But Charley doesn’t want his physical body to die because without it, he could lose his humanity and become evil.

Charley is hilarious most of the time. She is a total smartass and isn’t afraid of anyone except for Reyes. Sometimes, I get a little irritated with her attitude but find myself laughing quite a bit even though a lot of the subject matter is serious.

I have definitely found a good series to read and plan to keep reading it.

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Loved it, loved it, loved it. How wonderful that I loved the second in the series as much if not more than the first. The snarky heroine is still here and the romantic relationship ramps up to angsty levels. The characters are becoming comfortable old friends. I highly recommend this series to urban fantasy and paranormal romance lovers. ( )