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Eighth Grave After Dark

By: Darynda Jones
Narrated by: Lorelei King
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With 12 hellhounds after her, pregnant Charley Davidson takes refuge at the only place she thinks they can't get to her: the grounds of an abandoned convent. But after months of being cooped up there, Charley is ready to pop. Both metaphorically and literally, since she is now roughly the size of a beached whale. Fortunately a new case has captured her attention, one that involves a murder on the very grounds the team has taken shelter upon. A decades-old murder of the newly vowed nun she keeps seeing in the shadows is almost enough to pull her out of her doldrums.

Charley's been forbidden to step foot off the sacred grounds. While the angry hellhounds can't traverse the consecrated soil, they can lurk just beyond its borders. They have the entire team on edge, especially Reyes. And if Charley didn't know better, she would swear Reyes is getting sick. He grows hotter with every moment that passes, his heat scorching across her skin every time he's near, but naturally he swears he's fine. Charley is about to get the surprise of her crazy, mixed-up, supernatural life.

©2015 Darynda Jones (P)2015 Macmillan Audio

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Fantastic Addition!!! LOVE IT!!!!

I love this addition to this awesome series. So funny as always and soooooo amazing. Can't wait to see what will happen next, I have no idea and the twists here were unthinkable..

This is one of the only series that I can on re-listening to quite often.

Darynda Jones is a really awesome author and so talented. And Lorelei King is really awesome.

Can't wait to get the next addition. What an awesome series.

If you are a fan of either the narrator or the author, you must get their books, its an awesome combination.

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Not as good as the previous books

Ends in a cliffhanger, low on actio and reads like a YA novel. I'm quite disappointed.

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Only a small progression in series-save your money!

First, I love Charlie and Reyes and Lorelei is fantastic!

BUT, this current story, the whole book actually, takes places over 2-3 days only! Any progression in the story arc of this series occurs during the last 2-3 chapters only. The side plot of the FBI agent's niece being kidnapped is totally irrelevant to the story arc and should have been edited out! Save your money and get book from the Library or skip the whole thing until next year !

Ms jones just contacted with her publisher to extend this series to 11 books, I probably will wait to purchase any more stories in this series until she finally ends it. :(

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Love This Series, except...

...except for the focus off Charley and Reyes and onto the daughter. Sorry, but it seems so many times in a series, when the lead characters give birth to a son or daughter, that the kid will be smarter, brighter, more good-looking and better than the older parents.
But how could anyone resist the wonderful narration by Lorelei King? She absolutely brings all these characters to life and enhances an already well-written series.

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More insight and that is about it

Writing a review puts all in perspective for actually grading the book when there are mixed feelings. This one I have to grade the lowest in the series.

I was rather disappointed in our heroine who is losing some of her humanity and does not have much in the way of maternal feelings. You would think by now she would start acting a little “grown up”.

One the positive side, the Charley humor and quips are still there. We also get to find out about Mr. Wong, we are introduced to Lucifer himself, we get more insight into Cookie and her insecurities, we hear more background on Reyes & his adoptive parents and there is a cliffhanger ending BUT a WELL – PLEASE…

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on the gravestone with this one

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This book had the usual Charley Davidson humor but lacked the multiple, & I mean multiple, chaotic events that usually has Charley being pulled in different directions. This story showed more of the "nesting" side of Reyes instead of his typical bada$$ness. I was surprised at Charley's persistent recklessness when pregnant and shortly after giving birth. I expected her maternal protective instincts to be present, but they were lacking in crucial points. Bits of the story just did not fit as well together with the rest of the series and were a little hard to swallow...specifically about Charley's god position & memory loss. I still really like the series and plan to continue listening as new books come out.

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One of my favorites

Dresden and Charlie are my all time favorite characters. Both are rather similar. Love the series

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Beep <3

Where does Eighth Grave After Dark rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

One of my higher rankings,I can't wait till the next book…. dang it:) Love this series. Really enjoyed the interview with the author at the end and I am slobbering for her new YA book she enticingly gave us the barest smudge of info about!!! At almost 37, I am not crazy about the YA scene but I really enjoyed "The Girl Next door trilogy!!!

What did you like best about this story?

I enjoyed Charlie of course and all the characters, They make me smile, laugh and cry.

What does Lorelei King bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Lorelei King is one of my favorite narraters, She and Luke Daniels have to be my favorites, I have listened to all the books they put out because they bring the characters to life.Its like watching a movie with my ears when she reads, You don't have to figure out who is talking because they have distinct voices!!!

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The Well part made me laugh and cry, It also gave me the shivers when she kinda brought up a movie reference that totally frealed me out watching and I had forgotten about til then haha THANKS for reminding me so I have nightmares again.

Any additional comments?

Thank you Darynda Jones for taking your wonderful gift and sharing it with us!! You have such a awesome imagination, How lovely I get to share that with you and all your other readers!!! Thanks to Lorelei King as well for bringing all your characters to life, Be it Charlie, Stephanie, Mercy,Lorelei ( Girl Next door) ect. Thank you again.

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Another Fantastic addition to the series

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Although this book did not contain a lot of action, much background info of Charlie and the other characters was revealed. I was getting frustrated that Charlie's character was not growing as the series (and her powers) progressed, but Eighth Grave answered a lot of questions. Can't wait to see what other surprises the author has for us.
Kudos to Lorelei King for yet another great reading. This series and Patricia Brigg's Mercy Thompson series are my favorite audiobooks. I listen to them over and over.

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The best one so far!

Wow, just wow! If you haven't read any books in this series, you'll want to start at the beginning, with First Grave on the Right. If you've been on the Charly journey, fasten your seatbelt, because $£*+ is going to hit the fan! It was a great ride, and an interview with Darynda Jones by Loralai King, and there are at least 3 more books planned at this point! So enjoy, I definitely did!

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