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Let's get one thing straight - Ivy Wilde is not a heroine. In fact she's probably the last witch in the world you'd call if you needed a magical helping hand, regardless of her actual abilities. If it were down to Ivy, she'd spend all day every day on her sofa, where she could watch TV, munch junk food, and talk to her feline familiar to her heart's content. However, when a bureaucratic disaster ends up with Ivy as the victim of a case of mistaken identity, she's yanked very unwillingly into Arcane Branch.
Rosie Strange doesn't believe in ghosts or witches or magic. It's no surprise therefore that when she inherits the ramshackle Essex Witch Museum, her first thought is to take the money and run. Still, the museum exerts a curious pull over Rosie. There's the eccentric academic who bustles in to demand she help in a hunt for the bones of the notorious Ursula Cadence, a witch long since put to death. And there's curator Sam Stone, a man about whom Rosie can't decide if he's tiresomely annoying or extremely captivating.
Marnie's first big FBI case ended with a bullet in one shoulder and a chip on the other, a queasy heart and a serial killer in the wind, leaving her a public flop and a private wreck. When the FBI's preternatural crimes unit tracks her down at a remote mountain lodge for her insight on a local case, her quiet retirement is promptly besieged by a stab-happy starlet, a rampaging ghoul, and a vampire-hunting jackass in tight Wranglers. Marnie figures the only real mystery is which one will kill her first.
Sloane Murphy thought hiking the Grand Canyon alone after graduation would be an awesome adventure. Until she slips and starts to plummet to her death. Then the unthinkable happens. She transforms into...a dragon. After flying to safety and trying to convince herself she isn’t having a mental breakdown, the hunters come for her. She runs, somehow managing to stay one step ahead of them. Until her luck runs out. Now the hunters have her, and they intend to kill, not capture.
When the road forks, how do you know which path is the right one? Raven Black hunts evildoers for fun, but her vigilante justice isn't the only reason she's hiding from the law. Half vampire, half mage, she's spent years living as a rogue to stay alive. When a Russian shifter offers her a job in his covert organization hunting outlaws, dignity and a respectable career are finally within her grasp.
Part of a small demon lair in Las Vegas, tattooist Harper Wallis lives a pretty simple life. That changes overnight when she discovers that her psychic mate, or 'anchor', is a guy who's rumoured to be the most powerful demon in existence. Compelling, full of secrets and armed with raw sexuality, Knox Thorne is determined to claim her as his anchor, creating a psychic bond that will prevent their inner demons from ever turning rogue.
Let's get one thing straight - Ivy Wilde is not a heroine. In fact she's probably the last witch in the world you'd call if you needed a magical helping hand, regardless of her actual abilities. If it were down to Ivy, she'd spend all day every day on her sofa, where she could watch TV, munch junk food, and talk to her feline familiar to her heart's content. However, when a bureaucratic disaster ends up with Ivy as the victim of a case of mistaken identity, she's yanked very unwillingly into Arcane Branch.
Rosie Strange doesn't believe in ghosts or witches or magic. It's no surprise therefore that when she inherits the ramshackle Essex Witch Museum, her first thought is to take the money and run. Still, the museum exerts a curious pull over Rosie. There's the eccentric academic who bustles in to demand she help in a hunt for the bones of the notorious Ursula Cadence, a witch long since put to death. And there's curator Sam Stone, a man about whom Rosie can't decide if he's tiresomely annoying or extremely captivating.
Marnie's first big FBI case ended with a bullet in one shoulder and a chip on the other, a queasy heart and a serial killer in the wind, leaving her a public flop and a private wreck. When the FBI's preternatural crimes unit tracks her down at a remote mountain lodge for her insight on a local case, her quiet retirement is promptly besieged by a stab-happy starlet, a rampaging ghoul, and a vampire-hunting jackass in tight Wranglers. Marnie figures the only real mystery is which one will kill her first.
Sloane Murphy thought hiking the Grand Canyon alone after graduation would be an awesome adventure. Until she slips and starts to plummet to her death. Then the unthinkable happens. She transforms into...a dragon. After flying to safety and trying to convince herself she isn’t having a mental breakdown, the hunters come for her. She runs, somehow managing to stay one step ahead of them. Until her luck runs out. Now the hunters have her, and they intend to kill, not capture.
When the road forks, how do you know which path is the right one? Raven Black hunts evildoers for fun, but her vigilante justice isn't the only reason she's hiding from the law. Half vampire, half mage, she's spent years living as a rogue to stay alive. When a Russian shifter offers her a job in his covert organization hunting outlaws, dignity and a respectable career are finally within her grasp.
Part of a small demon lair in Las Vegas, tattooist Harper Wallis lives a pretty simple life. That changes overnight when she discovers that her psychic mate, or 'anchor', is a guy who's rumoured to be the most powerful demon in existence. Compelling, full of secrets and armed with raw sexuality, Knox Thorne is determined to claim her as his anchor, creating a psychic bond that will prevent their inner demons from ever turning rogue.
Most witches don't work for police departments, but Michelle isn't your average witch. She's clanless, looking for a warlock who isn't offended by her lack of family connections, and in danger of losing her job if she can't find the eight escaped trolls before they start eating the local residents. Trolls, angry police, and misbehaving spells are the least of her problems. Statues attacking homeowners might be problematic for your average witch, but to Michelle it's another day at the office.
Hi, I'm Alexis Delaney. I'm your average 17-year-old girl. Except I can see the dead. And talk to the dead. And push them away and, well, help them move on. For years I've been struggling to survive the souls still roaming around. The shitheads always seem to find me. Moving from town to town every few months never helped either. More dead just always find me. But things are changing for me now. I'm moving in with my uncle Rory and cousin Tara. I'm finally going to be able to do normal teenage stuff I've been missing out on. Right?
Emily is a teenage girl pulled from our world into a world of magic and mystery by a necromancer who intends to sacrifice her to the dark gods. Rescued in the nick of time by an enigmatic sorcerer, she discovers that she possesses magical powers and must go to Whitehall School to learn how to master them. There, she learns that the locals believe she is a "Child of Destiny" - someone whose choices might save or damn their world, a title that earns her both friends and enemies.
Successful Seattle baker Alena Budrene doesn't want to die. But when she's infected with a lethal virus spread by supernatural beings, her only chance for recovery is to make a deal with the devil - or in this case, a warlock. Though he saves her life, it looks nothing like the life she once knew - and neither does she. Alena is a new breed of "Supe" no one has ever seen before. Even the supernatural police don't know what she is. Now exiled to the northern side of the Wall, is thrust into a dark and magical new world.
I knew the sins of my past would call to collect what was left of my soul. If I'd known the price I'd pay, I would've sacrificed more to stay hidden from the magic. In the middle of Wyoming - away from the abnormals of the world - I thought I was free and clear. I started a new life. Found a love I'd never known in a husband, and a son who was my everything. And in a blinding instant, that life was stolen from me.
Supernatural Bounty Hunter isn't the sort of thing you see on LinkedIn. But with a rare type of magic like mine, I don't have many options. Dangerous or not, the job is mine. And it was going fine, until an old-as-sin vampire stole my mark, and with it, my pay day. Knowing I'm poor and desperate, he has offered me a job. I'll have to work by his side to help solve a top secret case. Everyone knows not to trust vampires. Especially a hot elder vampire.
After seeing her maybe-mobster boss murder a guy, Delaney James assumes a new identity and pretends to be a mail order bride. She finds her groom-to-be living in a town that celebrates Halloween every day. Weird. But not as weird as what she doesn't know. Her groom-to-be is a 400-year-old vampire.
Werewolves, facing the threat of extinction, desperately seek their mates to bear young. Aurora, a human far removed from the supernatural world, is nearing her own end after being fatally injured in a car accident. Kai, an alpha werewolf, lurks in the nearby trees watching her bleed out. He chooses to save her the only way he knows how, by changing her. Aurora struggles with her past as a domestic abuse survivor and the new dominating and violent lifestyle of a werewolf.
Abigail Swish's life is nothing to brag about: gang-ridden city, orphanage style accommodations, and a matron who's kinda on the evil side. Not that she has to worry about that for much longer. She'll turn 18 soon, and then it's goodbye compound, hello dangerous streets of New York City. Of course, as her luck would have it, she doesn't make it to 18 before her world is turned upside down. One ambushed meeting with an accent-bearing, sword-wielding stranger, and suddenly her entire life as she knows it is a lie.
It's been seven years since Lexi Knight lost her brother in a tragic accident. On the anniversary of his death, her brother's best friend shows up unexpectedly - a man she hasn't seen since the funeral. He is no longer the boy Lexi once knew, but a dangerous-looking man with tattoos and dark secrets. He broke her trust and abandoned her family, yet what he reveals makes it impossible to stay angry. Lexi has been secretly infatuated with Austin since childhood, so finding out he's a Shifter just makes him sexier.
One night Kylie Galen finds herself at the wrong party, with the wrong people, and it changes her life forever. Her mother ships her off to Shadow Falls - a camp for troubled teens, and within hours of arriving, it becomes painfully clear that her fellow campers aren’t just "troubled". Here at Shadow Falls, vampires, werewolves, shapshifters, witches and fairies train side by side - learning to harness their powers, control their magic, and live in the normal world. Kylie’s never felt normal, but surely she doesn’t belong here with a bunch of paranormal freaks either. Or does she?
When 20-year-old police recruit Kiera Hudson is posted to the remote town of The Ragged Cove, her life is changed forever. Investigating a series of horrific murders, grave desecrations, and missing persons, with her unique ability of "seeing", Kiera soon realizes her life is in danger. But when Kiera falls in love with police officer Luke Bishop, not only is her mind and her heart opened to a terrifying new world, she comes to suspect that Luke might be involved in the killings.
Grateful Knight isn’t looking for love when she moves into a rent-free house on the edge of a graveyard. At 22, all she wants is to recover financially so she can move back to the city where she belongs. But sparks fly when the gorgeous cemetery caretaker, Rick, introduces himself and mentions his suspicion that her new house might be haunted. Her attraction to him seems supernatural, and despite her resolve not to get involved, she literally can’t keep her hands off him. When things in Grateful’s house start moving on their own, another man enters her life - Logan, a sexy ghost with a dark secret. He says Rick isn’t what he seems, and indulging her passion for him could cost her soul. One thing’s for sure: Magical forces are at work in the tiny town of Red Grove, and they’re converging on Grateful. Life will never be the same once she's forced to choose between the ghost and the graveyard.
I really enjoy the storyline in this book, there are so many things that Grateful has to juggle to keep her life on track while adjusting to being a witch with so many responsibilities and challenges. It is quiet a sexy read along with suspense, paranormal adventure.
Genevieve Jack presents the story and the information in a very enjoyable way. Conversations that take place within the book explain the nature of her role and the challenges she faces as the Monks Hill witch. The story is told through Grateful’s point of view and it means that we discover things as she does and also that we get her thought process as well. The story-line is well thought out and well presented, making it a pleasure to listen to.
Brittany Pressley does a wonderful job with narrating this book. There are male and female voices along with different accents and she manages to give each character a very distinct, believable voice throughout the whole story. Brittany manages to express the emotions and situations within the book while maintaining a steady reading style.
There are 4 books in this series and they all meet the high quality of writing and narration that is present in the first book.
Had my doubts at first when the hot sex fantasies started right away, but am glad I stuck with it. It reminded me of the Cat and Bones series and The Hollows.
Loved the character development and thought I'd pee my pants when a certain friend sees a certain thing and runs out screaming.
Narration was exceptional, and I've recently had some horrible ones.
I've already downloaded the remaining three (3) books and will probably lose lots of sleep staying up to listen!!
9 of 10 people found this review helpful
I love the night huntress series and this has a similar feel. I want to see more development of the male characters but I really love who Grateful is. Another comparison is that it is H. O. T. Yep sinfully hot. This is my first read with the narrator too but she did a great job. It was fluid with out getting monotone and she got the male voices right with out sounding strained. Can't wait to start the next book.
7 of 8 people found this review helpful
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Yes, I would recommend this audiobook to a friend. I love Genevieve Jack's writing style. I was hooked from page one and couldn't put this book down. I had to know what was going to happen to the ghost living in her house and what was up with Rick, the mysterious, sexy caretaker who lived next door.
What other book might you compare The Ghost and the Graveyard to and why?
This book was kind of like Buffy meets Charmed with an awesome twist.
7 of 9 people found this review helpful
This is the first time I've read or listened to any of this authors stories and will not be the last. This book had me rolling in laughter. Grateful is a young woman with bad taste and luck with men. The last boyfriend somehow drove her into deep debt so she moves into an old house of her dad's, something he inherited. The rent is free but with that is a catch.The back yard is a graveyard!
Almost immediately she meets Rick the caretaker who is hunky and lives next door.She also meets a couple of ghosts living in her house. Logan, one of the ghosts is hot and a great cook who makes her morning coffee. There's also a locked room in the house. Grateful grows more curious about the room and the tidbits she'd getting from Rick and the ghosts who coincidentally don't necessarily like each other so she pursues the mystery which leads to secrets about herself.
I absolutely loved the author's voice. She adds little antidotes that made the story memorable. I'm not a fan at all of romance but the humor, coupled with the mystery and paranormal had me glued. I started it in the car on my way to work and was so involved I continued listening while I worked. I couldn't put it down. The narrator was perfect for the character. Her voice was also clear and she used excellent pacing and inflection.
Through and through a wonderful, hilarious story!
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
meh, very whiny heroine. narrator got irritating. all the back and forth. no I more for me
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
This wasn't for me. Not because of the all-too-frequent sex-scenes (be they daydreams, detailed explicit thoughts or actual sex), I could have ignored them the way I usually do (I'm the kind of reader that thinks one sex scene a book is more than enough. I like chemistry and attraction and all that, but for me, things are usually a lot more erotic when they do not stimulate their privates in graphic detail every two chapters. I guess I'm a fan of anticipation) - not even because of the 'I just met him but he's like a total hunk, so I'll instantly fall for him' cliché (at least here, there's an actual, believable reason for this); no, what got me groaning and actually swearing while listening was our dear protagonist, Grateful.
I'm just gonna go out and say it: She is so stupid it hurts. Seriously, she keeps talking about the blonde paradox (supposedly, blond and blue-eyed Barbie lookalikes attract more men but said men also turn dumber in their presence) but she should be way more worried about the blonde stereotype, 'cause that's what she is.
A few examples (trying not to give too much away here):
1. She gave her ex control over her finances (who DOES that?! They were dating, not married, not even engaged). But okay, I could forgive that, because the author probably needed a reason to have her working a good job yet be broke - and not of her own making, so she can be the victim. Poor Grateful, who's only fault is having too much trust in others. Fine. But
2. she was *just* betrayed like that and had to move into one of her father's unsold houses, yet she jumps into this new guy's arms just because of his looks and her lust? She almost crashes her car the first time she sees him, makes out with him on the first day, and does *not* slow down after that - and yet, she isn't even questioning this in the slightest?
3. Also, this other, nice person who knows a lot more than her but can't tell (because of reasons...) repeatedly warns her of the adonis-caretaker, and she reacts like a 13 year old, basically thinking "You can't tell me what to do!" Again, not a second thought about why he might be warning her and that she might want to slow down and get to know the caretaker first. No no, not Grateful.
4. The caretaker tells her about a witch that lived in the 1690's - and her first reaction is: "A witch? You mean, someone who practices Wicca, right?" Yeah, sure honey, because this was a psychic witch that foresaw the creation of Wicca almost 260 years in the future. Seriously. Nothing against Wicca, but don't pretend it's an old religion. She supposedly knows several Wiccans, so she should know.
5. She's been talking and playing with ghosts like it's the most normal thing in the world (she really took her haunted house in stride), but the existence of a witch is unbelievable? Because ghosts that can clean your house and make you coffee in the morning are so much more believable, right? Not to mention convenient. Okay, this is probably less her being stupid than her being inconsistent, character-wise. But that's another problem I have with her. She jumps from yay to nay and back again without rhyme or reason. And she's selfish. She tells us how she's always thinking of others first, but her actions are so selfish it's infuriating.
I could go on, but it's really hard without spoiling to much. Seriously though, this girl doesn't have a clue and she seems perfectly fine with that. Strange things happen, but she never stops to think. Instead, she demands clear, precise explanations of others - understandably so, because she is incapable of putting two and two together. A strong, smart, kick-ass protagonist she is not.
Also, the author screws up her own time line. Grateful moves into the house, spends a few days learning of the existence of ghost, getting closer to Rick, etc. Then, at one point somewhere in the middle of the book, several weeks pass; later, she thinks back to "last week" when nobody expected her to know about vampires and witches and the like and when she hadn't yet moved into the house. A few chapters later, she's again been living in that house for several weeks. This is minor, but it would still have taken me right out of the story and planted me firmly back in my own mind, analysing the mistake - if, and only if, I could have immersed myself into this story and its world to begin with. Which I couldn't, because of Grateful's being way too dumb. And flimsy. Flaky. Infuriating.
I also had a hard time believing the other love interest falling for her so fast(!) and deep. I get that a lot of authors love love triangles (because of artificial tension, I guess), and I could understand him being in lust with her, but the tortured kinda unrequited love that he claims to feel after just a few days? Why?! Other than her being the protagonist, of course.
Oh, and the plot twists were really obvious. At least for avid readers.
What I did like was the creativity of the setting. That was new and a pleasure to learn about, even if it didn't make perfect sense (for example: if there really is only one witch to sort the souls, then there should have been way more souls at her house waiting to be sorted than just one (Prudence doesn't count, she was there for a reason). The witch has been dead for 22 years and we have 7 Billion people on this planet, with one dying every few seconds, after all.). But it could be that this gets straightened out in the other books in the series. That's often the case with series, they start out small and contained, then the world opens up in later books.
Such a shame, I had high hopes for this one. Oh well.
I did like the narrator, though. She did a good job with the pacing, voices and emotions. No complaints there.
6 of 9 people found this review helpful
always looking for another intriguing story. this one had a few twists and turns . It leads us to a nice ending that leads to another book. different view on the whole vampire thing. actually found it very intriguing. What will she do? who will she pick? tune in for Grateful's adventures!
3 of 5 people found this review helpful
The story and the voice just don't match. I really just couldn't hear this book to the end.
4 of 7 people found this review helpful
This book wasn't as interesting as I had hoped for. The narration was confusing in a few spots because the narrator wasn't able to clearly separate characters during a conversation.
I don't think I will be getting any more books in the series.
4 of 7 people found this review helpful
First book by this author, won't be my last. This book had me laughing out loud and also made me blush a little at times. Can't wait to continue the series.