Death is complicated.Avoiding dead people is impossible, especially since I discovered I’m destined to become a reaper. Now I must enter a terrifying new world where reapers, vampires, and demons exist.Drawn to a reaper who is as handsome as he is unreachable, he assigns me to a trainer who has the initiative of an overfed hamster. My inept trainer is content to watch me catastrophically fail. … watch me catastrophically fail. Repeatedly.
And that’s not the worst of it. To follow my destiny, I must die. My trainer is okay with that. I am not. However, when the Grim Reaper curses me to strip me of my birthright, suddenly death isn’t my only fear.
If you like action packed books filled with enthralling characters, a deadly plot, humorous encounters, a gorgeous reaper, a hungry vampire, and enough twists to keep the pages turning, read Grim Girl.
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Grim Girl by Nicky Graves is a story I have had the privilege to read. This is book number one in this Oh My Gosh!!!! Must Read!!!! start to a new series for me to read written by a brand new author for me. I am so hooked on this series I am patiently waiting to read the next book in this story I just can not get enough of the story or the characters. I highly recommend this story to everyone who loves reading about fantasy.
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This is book two of the Reaper Files series and continues the story of Riley Graves, the first ever female reaper, who is now officially being trained as a reaper, even though she has some huge enemies, including the king of death himself and the newly appointed Supreme Elder Buzzarly, head of the elder Council, who wants her dead! She should never have been chosen to be a reaper, it was far too early for another reaper to be chosen and she is female, which has never been allowed before. Lawson was put in charge of her training and another reaper Boomer was assigned to train her, in the last book. This all led to some serious problems and the deaths of a large number of other reapers, as those opposed to her position fell. She has bonded with the blue life stone and this has given her Azrael, the Grim Reaper, so as such she is his heir, not that he wants to acknowledge her.
The one life stone she has, she absorbed into her body, which has never been seen before and stops Buzzarly from being able to take it back from her. He wants her imprisoned so she can’t get any more powerful, but not everyone else agrees. Riley still has to worry about going to school and living at home, then going out reaping every night. She also has a half demon called Ranger dating her mum, when he is supposed to be protecting her from Azrael. Having a parasite of a life stone called Treble the Blue, who doesn’t want her to have any sort of life because she is female and certainly isn’t happy to let her out and about or date, and definitely not kiss a boy! There are seven life stones and it looks like Azrael has already started searching for them, so he can kill Riley. Now she has to get on the track of these life stones and use them to protect not just her but mankind as well. Only problem is that each stone has a different personality attached to it. Treble, her current stone is stubborn and prefers to hibernate and ignore her. The next stone she is advised to find is Bastole the Black, who is definitely not one they want Azrael to get. It would make him too powerful by far!
Matters don’t go as expected, as Riley ends up imprisoned by the council, loses out on gaining the Black stone and has reapers, demons an even vampires after her. She gained one more stone, but that was supposedly an easy one, not, and it just made it easier for both the owners of the stones to desert her at the most opportune moments. Treble would never answer her and wasn’t keen to even listen to her never mind help her. And Wiltone the Red, just wants to have some passion in her life, yep, another female, when all the legends state the stones were seven brothers! Buzzarly is after Riley even harder now and keeps trying to get the Elder Council to agree to his plans, calling her a rogue and a danger to all of them! The stones are causing loads more problems than they solve and are ruining her chance of a real life, while she can still exist on the mortal plane. A great second book in the series, with Riley having to do a lot more collecting of souls, after some very disturbing incidents, and loads more action with the council and Azrael trying to get rid of her. There are a few surprises but also some losses as well, which are hard to take. Another book to come, so I can’t wait to see what happens. Definitely a book to recommend with a different twist on the paranormal and a real page turner. I received an ARC copy of this book from BookSprout and I have freely given my own opinion of the book above.
Grim Girl is a delightful story, even if it is about death…well mostly. Riley Graves is your typical 17-year-old high school senior. She is not one of the popular kids, and she tends to be a bit socially awkward. She self identifies as an underachiever, and that seems to be her lot in life until she discovers that she has a thing for death. With a ton of drama and a few romantic sparks, Nicky Graves developed a world that is as real as life and as surreal as being able to see people’s souls taken to wherever they go after death. The characters are a bit quirky, engaging, and believable. They make the book fun to read. There is also a couple of twists and suspense that keep you turning the pages. The end is a bit of a cliff hanger, so the next book is already in my shopping cart.
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Grim Girl is the start of the new Reaper Files Series. Riley can see dead people. Not only that, she finds out she’s set to be the first female reaper. It’s a fresh, unique take on the usual grim reaper storyline. There are some interesting characters that I’d like to learn more about. Looking forward to see how this story progresses.
*ARC provided by Booksprout for an honest review.
ONE ACTION PACKED ADVENTURE!!!
Sensational! Nicky unleashes this delightfully composed spin, imparting this action packed, hard hitting, heart racing, pulse pounding, adrenaline pumping, block busting dynamo, wrapping this little gem up sleek, shiny and tight. Satisfaction rocks this jewel, bringing it home with such intensity and precision, riding roughshod and imparting one block busting delight, launching this baby to a whole new level. Vexing mishaps and enticing circumstances, display the formidable trials and challenging tribulations, along with stunning twists and wicked turns, testing our characters in ways they could have never anticipated. Anarchy, escapades and havoc run amuck, booting this gem into a tempest, bursting it into a frenzy with a mind-blowing culmination. The characters, dialogue, interactions and charged atmosphere along with relatable qualities and individual traits, blend and flow, transforming into genuinely approachable personalities. The scenes are written with such realism, impressive talent and unique insight, blasts this sparkling jewel to life. Amazing job Nicky, thanks for sharing this treasure with us.
This story has potential to be more. Knowing that this is the first book for this new series, I still expected a little more. More character development for Riley. Even at the end of the book i find that there’s no progress from her. Will have to see in the next book if she will progress more. I don’t know if i will continue this series at the moment, i wasn’t engrossed in the story and the characters.
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