100) Brighter Than the Sun by Darynda Jones

The Blurb :

All his life, Reyes Alexander Farrow has suffered the torments of the damned. Only one thing has given him hope: the woman who radiates a light that no mortals can see; a light that only the departed can see...

My Thoughts :

Before I start my review I just want to say...100 books read this year!!!!  I have completed my reading goal for 2015 and it feels good ;)

So...a novella from one of my favourite series ever!  Not to be missed especially as it is told from Reyes point of view.  Any fan of the series would be crazy not to pick up a copy of this bad boy and while it was worth the money it wasn't all I expected.

While the majority of the information was new and there were many insights to Reyes life before he and Charley got together, there were some rehashes of events.  I guess it was to be expected and it did need to be in there but novellas are short stories and I want them to packed with all new shiny things.  Thats just me though.

I guess the disappointment for me was the timing of the book.  It was more or less all about Reyes childhood until the Charley Davidson series started.  As I said, lots of new eye-opening details, stories and stuff but I was really hoping to get to see the 'now' through Reyes eyes.  With everything that happened in the last book, well I wanted to see how that all felt for him.

Can we expect more Reyes novels in the future?  Maybe more up to date on the time line?  I certainly hope so.  This was one of the best novellas I have read and that comes from someone who usually hates them all.  Fans will love this and new readers will need to read the first few books in the series first to actually understand and respect this short story.

Well worth the time and money.  As are all the Charley Davidson books.  Looking forward to the next full length installment!

Darynda Jones & Terri Garey Contests!

My author guest this week was the 'Halloween loving' Terri Garey!

If you read the guest blog you would know that Terri has a novella out in an anthology with Jocelynn Drake and Caris Roane. BLOOD BY MOONLIGHT is out on Kindle and a definite bargain at the price Amazon are selling it!

Anyway the contest winner will be announced today so make sure you go over and check the results! Maybe one of you guys won!

Oh and check out Terri's books! They rock!

Darynda Jones is another author guest I had here on the blog a couple of weeks ago. Her fourth book in the Charley Davidson Grim Reaper series came out this week and I already starting listening to it.

The contest the author had set up is due to end in a few days. You could win a copy of 'Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet' so it is definitely worth entering.

If you want to find out more about the author, her books and the contest then go here and enjoy!

If you haven't tried this series yet then you have to! It is really not one to be missed!

Charley Davidson Series

#1 - First Grave on the Right
#2 - Second Grave to the Left
#3 - Third Grave Dead Ahead
#4 - Grave Beneath My Feet

Darklight Series

#1 - Death & The Girl Next Door
#2 - Death, Doom, and Detention (March 2013)
#3 - Death and the Girl He Loves (2013)

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March Monthly Giveaway!

Time for the March Monthly Giveaway!

March was over so fast and I didn't get around to announcing the Monthly Giveaway until now! I hope it was worth the wait!

Want to win one of the books I read in March? Well you can! It is time for the Monthly Giveaway!

You have the chance to vote for which book you want to win from my five favourite reads from last month!

What is the Monthly Giveaway?

I pick five of my favourite reads from the last month (sorry no ARCs are included unless they have already been released!) then you guys go to the poll and vote for the book you want to win or the one you think deserves to win! Remember! You may not actually win the book you voted for.

Here is a little info about each book on offer this month. Just click on the book title and author to see my review -



Timeless by Gail Carriger

Nice Girl's Don't bite their Neighbors by Molly Harper


Croak by Gina Damico


First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones


A Spirited Gift by Joyce & Jim Lavene





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