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Oh my, oh my, why does this series have to end!!! I absolutely love all the characters and what a great way to wrap this series up if it has to wrap up. There are so many things that are resolved in this book, revelations, a few ah ha moments and I think I might have shed a few tears. I do hope Darynda continues with some of these characters in a new series because I'm not ready to let them go. One thing I recommend about this series is to listen to it. The narrator does a fantastic job giving a voice to these characters and making them come to life like I think Darynda meant for them to be. Please, please, please read this series. You won't regret it at all.

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I gave this one 4 stars because I feel like it was rushed. Like a lot of the books in this series, they are very fast paced, with a lot of storylines that all come together at the last minute. This one was no different, however, knowing this will be the very last book of the series, I feel there is so much left unfinished.

All that aside, this one did not disappoint. There were more in-depth love scenes in this one that were a suprise. And a couple of twists I did not see coming. Charlie, or "Charles", is as quirky, hysterical and awesome as always. I love the love between her and Reyes, and this was one of my favorites in the series for that particular portion of the story.

I sure hope there are spinoff series' that address Beep and her Army. Plus, for being the last in the series, it ends on somewhat of a cliffhanger. I sure hoper there is more to come from this series I adore.

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It’s difficult to review this novel without giving away the plot. I will admit that I am late to the game with this series and would recommend reading from the first book.

This is a humorous and steamy series, involving a band of misfits (in EVERY shape and form) and the end of the world. Lot of twists and turns and need for caffeine. This is a fun read that is at once dark and light-hearted with lots of snark and snappy dialog.

Thanks to Net-Galley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

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Darynda Jones has done it again....for the 13th time! Phenomenal, hysterical, sexy, jawdropping good, Summoned to the Thirteenth Grave leaves nothing to be desired. Jones ries everything up seemlessly and some really unexpected twist that i did not see coming. While this is supposed to be the end to the series, i just dont know. I do not think i can ever get enough of Charlie and Reyes. I am seriously hoping for some devine intervention! If you are a newcomer to the world of Charlie Davidson you would be doing yourself a serious injustice by not starting the series from book one. While Jones does a great job of catching you up at the start of each book without making it redundant you new readers do not want to miss a second of Charlie, or Reyes, or funny moments- just read them all!

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I want to start out by saying I freaking loved this series so much. Darynda Jones has written one of my all time favorite characters in Charley Davidson, and Reyes is one of the most amazing yet broken people I have read in a long time. With all of that being said, it really hurts me to say that I didn't like the last installment in this series. I felt like this book didn't tie anything together very well, and it really left a lot of questions unanswered. I wanted so much more out of this last book in the series but I was so let down. I would still recommend someone to read it, but I would warn them not to have very high expectations of the last book.

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For years I was told that I needed to read Darynda Jones and once I read my first book I was hooked. It was a great ride enjoying the antics of Charley, Reyes & the gang and the ending fit perfectly - love this series! Hopefully we'll get a spin-off series with Beep & Osh :)

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Excellent end to the series. Without giving too much away many questions were answered satisfactorily. Hopefully, when Beep grows up and realizes her legacy we will get a new series. Well written and great supporting characters.

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In business and gambling the word is to quit when you're ahead. In showbiz it's quit while you're at the top. So I guess we can't whine overlong about this being the last of a long run of excellent work.
But we can still whine.
It's been great and always worth rereading, and this last one is excellent but bittersweet. Don't want to say too much about the plot except that it is at the top.
I do wonder who's hiding in Darynda's imagination waiting to get out, though.
I requested and received a free ebook copy from St. Martin's Press via NetGalley. Thank you so much!

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I was super excited that I got a copy of this book through NetGalley in exchange for a review, which I am as always happy to give.
What can I say, all good things must come to an end, and what an ending. I loved this series and I am very sad to see it end, but I like that fact that it ended with book 13, it seems very fitting. I would recommend that you read the books in order, since each one picks up were the previous book has left off. There is of course humor, action, steamy love making, our motley crew of beloved characters, and the Author does a wonderful job of tying up loose ends. I sincerely hope that there will be a "Beep" series. Fingers crossed. Since I devoured this book in record time I am rewarding myself by reading the whole series all over again. So much fun and very entertaining. If you love the paranormal genre and kick butt female heroines then this series needs to be on your list of books to read.

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I have read and loved all the books in this series and so was a little melancholic that this is the last one. I really enjoyed it. There was a lot of love and comradery. It was so touching that I teared up many times. A lot of loose ends were tied up. I love that Amber and Quinton have become a team and that they were ultimately able to help Meiko and his family. Rocket and Blue Bell were finally able to find happiness. Charley was able to discover what really happened when she was born and Ubie had some splainin' to do. All-in-all things wrapped up nicely and the end of the series was bittersweet for some characters. I have a few complaints, though. First, Mieko is a Japanese girls name so it seemed odd to me for a boy to be named that. Second, The whole story of Hale and why he did what he did had little or no explanation, it seemed odd. Third and last complaint is the way Charley and Reyes decided to protect Beep. It was not really explained well and was very sudden. In the end, I liked the book and am hoping for a spin-off story with maybe Osh and Beep and the rest of the gang but if not, I'll read whatever Ms. Jones writes because she is not only snarky and funny but she also writes a good mystery. Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing an ARC in exchange for a fair and honest review.

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Thx to Netgalley, St. Martins Press and especially Darynda Jones for this ARC of the last in a series. I’ve read them all and this one was marvelous ! I got to reconnect with all the characters for one final and explosive last time. I read a lot of series books, and sometimes when the author reaches that 13th or beyond in a series, they loose their magic. Not this one. It was one of the best of a last book in a series I’ve ever read. I’m hoping for Ms. Jones to start another new series, as she us one of my favorite authors. . I will miss Charlie 😔
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What a roller coaster of a ride the Charley Davidson books have been. "Summoned to the Thirteenth Grave" wraps up Charley's story perfectly. I love all the chapter headings - incl meme headings. Why can't I find t-shorts as funny as the ones Darynda Jones finds? No spoilers. This is the last? of the series and do not read it before the rest of the series.
*I received a free copy from the publisher via Netgalley and chose to leave a voluntary review. Thank you!*

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4.5 STARS!!!
No Way In Hell is this the last book with an ending like that unless there will be other books featuring Beep and Osh characters. There is so much more to this story that needs to be told. That readers of this series needs to know. If there would be other books, I can honestly say I can't wait to devour them because they can be nothing short of fantastic based on this series. There were huge twists in this story, especially with Ubie. I did not see that one coming at all!! Talk about total blindsided. It was definitely his well kept and hidden secret. He sacrificed a lot for Charley. I was not ready for this story to end. The ending wasn't what I had wished it would be but it was great none the less. This book and this series as a whole does not disappoint and it's perfect for all paranormal lovers. It's a series filled with wonderful characters both human and paranormal, laughs, steamy scenes, twists and turns and ending that will leave you begging this author for more. I look forward to reading more of her work and this is one series I will recommend to my paranormal loving friends.

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Well. I did not see any of that happening for the last book of the series. I was shocked about four or five time with this book. And it's funny because I didn't cry for Gemma but I did for Rocket. And Uncle Bob - who knew????? This book had so many surprises and such a shocking ending leaving it open for more stories hopefully starring Beep and Osh, which I would devour just as much as I do the books in this series. I loved the book as I do all of Darynda's titles but don't think that you will get away with reading this one and not have your jaw hanging on the floor at least a few times. It was hilarious, especially the chapter titles - as usual - and sad and awesome - as usual - and shocking but most definitely worth the wait. Now I have to re-read the entire series and see if the clues were there all along and I just missed them....

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Loved this book! This whole series has been amazing! The author has such such exquisite writing, it draws you in from the very first page! This book is full of suspense. I couldn’t put it down!

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own

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I have loved this series from the very first book. Summoned to Thirteenth Grave is the last book in the series, which is heartbreaking, but inevitable I suppose. Charley has evolved and grown as has Reyes, her other half. Angels, demons, and all other types of entities have made this series a thrill ride of paranormal suspense and romance. I highly recommend this series and anything written by Darynda Jones!

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After saving a life when she was not supposed to, Charley is exiled to another dimension forever. It's pretty boring there. There is not even a place to get coffee, so it really may be hell.

However, after "one hundred seven years, two months, fourteen days, twelve hours, and thirty-three minutes", Charley is mysteriously sent back to Earth and back in her own body... in the middle of the Sahara Desert.

It seems that over one hundred years is really just about 10 days on Earth, so Charley actually hasn't missed too much (except for coffee... 10 days without coffee).

Now Charley and her gang of misfits must figure out how to close the quickly spreading hole to a hell dimension that she and Reyes unleashed about two weeks before, before it takes over the Earth and destroys all of the human souls on it.

Oh. And they have to find a couple of kidnap victims.

And maybe stop a serial killer.

Possibly even take out a few demons.

Still figure out how to keep Beep safe so that she can defeat Lucifer in the future.

And find out how Charley's mom really died all of those years ago.

Just a typical three days for Charley, really.

Final thoughts: What the actual...! As with all things Darynda/Charley, this one has a LOT going on. In fact, after twelve other books, everything has gotten very layered and often confusing. Jones tries hard to keep it all coherent, but it's really difficult. Even after rereading the other books before reading this one, I still got lost at times. I still love Charley's wit but I was frustrated by the lack of action at times. With only 3 days left before the end of the world, she's still focused on Reyes? I mean, I know that he's pretty awesome, but don't set up such a tight deadline and then have everyone distracted by other things.
In the end, this is really just a set-up for Beep's stories, which I assume are coming next. And the ending... are you kidding me?!?!?

Rating: 4/5

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I had a really hard time finishing this book, not because there was anything wrong with it, but because I couldn't stand to have the series end! It was one of those "I want to finish the book, but I don't want to finish the book" situations. The final book was full of surprises, which I dare not go into, lest they cease to be a surprise. So much was completely unexpected, but everything still fit the tone and feeling of the previous books. For a series that kind of started out as a procedural, but built into major arc, it never lost its original flavor.

Much love to this series and this series ender - I will be rereading you for the next 3000 years. In the meantime, I'll wait patiently to hear news of what's next from Darynda Jones. Well, I say "patiently"...

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I just loved reading these books! This series is so fantastic, and I've enjoyed it so much! I'm sad to say goodbye, but it just means new worlds for us to enter and fall in love with! Both of these books were big in their own ways, Dirt was like the slate being (at least temporarily) being reset, and Summoned is the end of the series, which was a lot to wrap up!

Dirt, yeah, it's been a long time since I last read it. I'd remembered some things, like Aunt Lil was Mr. Wong'ing it. But I'd forgotten others, like that the one guy she was leaving sandwiches for was Earl Walker. So it was great to read it again!

Summoned had a lot going on! Between the zombie apocalypse and her mom's death which boy, were there some revelations, Charley had a lot going on! And it only took place in about 3 days, as usual! So great to read!

It was the last book in the series, which means that there was a lot to wrap up. Like Rocket and Blue. Some things were bittersweet because we've been with these characters so long, but they had to happen. One of my lingering questions is, what was up with those two rooms, one in the convent and one in Scotland?

I keep going back and forth on this one question. Is her YA Darklight series Beep's story? There are some similarities, but some of the details don't line up. There's a pretty strong case for both sides, but it means a reread because it's been so long since I last read them!

Loved reading these books, and I can't wait to see what the future holds!

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I'm so glad I discovered this series. I fell in love with Charley and her snarky way, and her best friend Cookie in the first book, and I sure have enjoyed the journey though the series - and I'm so sad to see it end.

Things wrap up well in this book - so many big things happened, and yet many of my favorite parts were the little things - the banter, the poker game, etc. I don't really want to mention characters, etc. because with book #13, even names would involve spoilers. But it was nice to see most of the side characters and what happened to them. And there were lots of surprises too!

I'm going to miss this series.

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