3.75/5 stars

I downloaded this book as an ARC from NetGalley, only to find that I already owned this book after reading the first few pages! It wasn't so long ago that I've read it, so it's still fresh in my mind. It was great to know that our main character already had an understanding of her unique abilites, so the whole book wasn't just her freaking out over what to do, up to a certain point of course. She's the new girl in town, but she doesn't seem to be fitting well with the rest of the school population. She doesn't let it get to her, but the voices of the dead do. She has to somehow balance her real life with helping out the dead. The reason for my knocking down a star was the romance. I felt it devloped way too fast, like insta-romance and swooning. It was interesting considering the huge difference between the couple, but I would've liked it better if there was just more development between them so we can truly feel that they are falling in love. If the romance aspect took a bit longer to develop instead of rushed, I easily would've given this at least 4.5/5 stars. I really loved this book, but the romance took me away and left me rolling my eyes at points because it was too fast for the amount of time they've had together.

Thank you to Everafterromance for the arc of this book.
I really enjoyed it, it held me right from the start, I liked how the characters stories unfolded.
I didn’t like however, how it just ended, I know this is going to be a series but it just felt like it stopped mid sentence.

Okay... holy crap!
CC you've really outdone yourself this time. First of all I just got done reading This Heart of Mine, and made my mom listen to my incoherent crying about the book. Holy hell...

Where do I begin? From the beginning right? Well right away I fell in love with Riley. She's spunky, different, and well doesn't take any shit from anyone. What really got me was the fact her father was an alcoholic. It really hit home.. growing up in a home with an alcoholic wasn't easy, but it taught me a lot of lessons. Although the member of my family was open about it, he still tried to hide it from me. It hurt me to see someone I love go through a pain I couldn't understand. How can I help? What can I do?
I felt and shared Riley's pain through every moment of her struggles.

But let's get off this heavy topic... I seriously think CC has my perfect dream guy. (Now if she could really make him a real living person that would be perfect!) I'm all for Hayden. He's the total badboy/charming kind of guy, but there is a soft side to him. I love that side of him; getting to really know his pain as well reminded me of how I react to things. I try to shove my issues down until they explode. I want what's best for people even if it means hurting myself. I want to hold Hayden and give him all the love he deserves. I know Riley does too.

That ending though.. I'm going to be honest I DIDNT SEE IT COMING!!!!! I didn't think Hayden was Jacobs friend. It is still shocking me...

CC you manage to still amaze me and bring me knowledgeable lessons I can apply to my life. Your beautiful words bring me comfort and hope that life can get better and everything will be okay. Thank you for giving me this story!

I love everything C.C. Hunter writes and this was no exception! I miss her Shadow Falls world, but love this new paranormal world she is creating! This was a great book and I can’t wait to read the next one!

This was not as good as I hoped it would be. The main character, Riley, comes across young and immature for her age and the slang the teens use is way outdated. I was hoping for more depth in the character development, but the ending did make me curious to see what happens in the next book.

CC Hunter has a new hit series on her hands! One Foot in the Grave has a strong cast from more than one dreamy male lead, a got your back best friend, and mean girls that we love to hate. Can't wait to read the next one!

I really enjoyed this book. It had the perfect amount of teen romance and drama/mystery to keep the pages turning.

Quite a good read for a new series. Enjoyable and looking forward to the next book.

First of all, I have to say that I love C.C. Hunter's prior work and I was really excited when I got a chance to read this one. But once I started reading it, I was thoroughly disappointed. So many tropes and archetypes that I didn't really like. I tried to read it over and over again, but I just couldn't continue it.

Noteworthy experiences while reading this book: The characters! I seriously love them. They feel so real.

Check out author's other books or related books? Yes, try her titles The Shadow Fall series it's fantastic!

Recommend this book? Yes! A million times yes!!

Notes and Opinions: I was so upset when she ended the Shadow Fall series but I freaking love this book! When I reached the end, I felt lost. Like what am I suppose to do with the next book? CC Hunter write such strong female characters. Riley is who aspire to be like. Not afraid to do anything or get her hands dirty. Grief seems to be a huge focus in this book. She's also got to guys on her radar. One is not who he seems. How will she deal with being in love with them both? So excited for book 2!!

This title was reviewed by Rachael R.

Review: 5 out of 5 stars

One Foot in the Grave is the first book in The Mortician’s Daughter series by C.C. Hunter. I have adored everything that I have read by this wonderful author so I was eager to dive into this and it didn’t fail to disappoint.

Our MC is seventeen-year-old Riley Smith, the daughter of a mortician who seems to bring the ghosts home with him much to Riley’s annoyance as she has the ability to communicate and see the dead as well as help them to resolve their issues and move on.

Riley was such a great character, she has never fit in at school because of her father’s occupation and her mother died when she was four years-old but she is ready for a new start in her new school and to start afresh. It is her second move in a short period of time as her father keeps losing his jobs, she believes as a result of him being a closet alcoholic but she hasn’t been able to prove it.

When a ghost comes to Riley, she realises that he is very different to the others, he looks different and is more ‘real’, he is also very clearly hiding something but she can’t stop her growing feelings for him the more time that they spend together clearly knowing that there can be no future between them.

I thought Hayden was great and I was able to guess his story from the beginning but I wanted to know more! I loved his interactions with Riley but I never felt a romance was a possibility especially when there was someone ‘living’, Jacob Adams that was paying her attention. It was a strange love-triangle.

The story also follows a ghost who has come to Riley begging for help to find her ring to pass on to her family but Riley soon realises that she didn’t die by accident and when she stumbles across the location she also stumbles across the murderer who has his sights now on Riley.

There was a lot going on in this book which made for an exciting read! Between Riley’s feelings between two boys, her father’s issues, her ghostly problems, a serial rapist with Riley on his mind; it was entertaining and mysterious with a great cast of characters. The ending has also left me eager for the next book in the series, Two Feet in the Grave.

If you are after a mysterious, entertaining and well-written paranormal YA, I highly recommend this book.

Thank you to EverAfter Romance via Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review One Foot in the Grave.

Riley is a typical teenage girl with typical teenage problems, but Riley is also a girl with atypical problems. Riley is the daughter of a mortician and she also happens to be able to see ghosts. She struggles with being seen as a freak, navigating her love life, the possibility of her Dad drinking too much and being hated by the popular girls in school. Teenagers will easily relate to Riley and the other teens in this book. The narrative is realistic even with the supernatural aspects. This book is a real page-turner and I cannot wait for the next book in the series.

As many of you know, C.C. Hunter is a top author for me. So when I got the ARC, I dropped everything just read this book, and damn it was AMAZING! Except for the ending, it ended of such a cliff hanger I couldn't stand it, I need the next book like now!

Any way..... So Riley is the new girl right now. Which means she is starting over with no friends, but that also means they don't know who she is. They don't know what her does and that saves her from being the freak...for now anyways....

Riley is special. She helps ghosts, they come to her in need of talking, a favor, or something to help them get what they need in order to move on... They usually are easy cases, but this case may just put her in some serious trouble. A recent ghosts needs her to find something that was left in a park, when Riley finally agrees she stumbles across a man who isn't who he appears to be. Which then leads her into finding out her ghost was actually murdered and getting too close to the killer.

Her other ghost isn't like the rest. This one seems too real. He's sweet, cute, and she is falling for him. He can't see the other ghosts, he wants to be with Riley, spends time with her and even gets some kisses in. Riley tries to help him, to see if he will move on and at the very end she finds out who he really is and everything changes.

In between dealing with these ghosts Riley is pretty normal. She ends up making a good friend, a cute guy is interested in her, and even ends up with a black eye. Yup, just the typically teenage life.

The Ghost Whisperer+CSI+high school. Have you read One Foot in the Grave by C.C. Hunter yet? If not, start reading!

She thought she was in love with a ghost but it turns out to be not the case. Riley sees dead people...literally. They come to her with unfinished business and she helps them cross over. But talk about cliff hanger endings, argh I hate waiting...

review coming soon on THE LIBRARIAN TALKS http://thelibrariantalks.wordpress.com

Teen love story with a twist of supernatural. Slight twist at the end and overall the book plods along, but teens into supernatural romance are likely to enjoy this book.

A wonderful new series by C.C. Hunter, One Foot In The Grave keeps the theme of being able see ghosts found in the Shadow Falls series. Riley can see dead people (lol). Being able to see ghosts definitely doesn't make life easy for her as she tries to balance checking if her father is an alcoholic, friends, school and trying to remain happy and sane. After seeing a handsome young man/ghost, she has to add keeping herself from falling in love with a dead man onto that list. As she tries to bring justice to a young woman's ghost, the young man and her grow closer, even if they could not be any farther apart.
I love a lot of C.C. Hunter's writings, and I enjoyed One Foot Under as well. It was a really good weekend read. It was nothing too meaty, but it was a fun binge read and was very entertaining. Although this was not my all-time favourite novel by her, I found it was still very much worth the read. Riley is a spunky and determined main character. She was well rounded but vague enough I feel like many young women could empathize and feel engaged with her. I found the romance to not be overly overwhelming, but it was quite sweet. There were many similar elements in this to the Shadow Falls series, and fans of one will probably like the other. I personally loved One Foot Under as a binge read and give it the rating of FOUR AND A HALF STARS OUT OF FIVE!!!