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Grave Sight by Charlaine Harris

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jobird's review against another edition

3.0

3.5 stars

I started this book a long time ago and I didn't get far about half way I think. I put it down for some reason and I decided to pick it up and start again. I liked it. It has its quirks but it still an enjoyable read. I really like Harper I find her to be an unusual character, very different from your standard lead female ladys. I find her relationship with her Brother to be a bit odd but it works with the whole flow of the story. A great mystery though I predicted what was going to happen before it did. I am going to read the next one and see what happens with Harper and Tolliver.

celiapowell's review against another edition

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3.0

Harper Connolly heads to a small town to find a dead girl (which she can do, because she was once struck by lightning), along with her brother (with whom she has a very, very mildly creepily close relationship). The small town has people in it almost as creepy as her desperate reliance on her brother, and Harper begins to regret ever finding their dead girl, particularly when she's shot at.

I enjoyed this - a light supernaturally-flavoured (mmm!) mystery, along the lines of Harris' more well popular Sookie Stackhouse series.

whatmckennareads's review against another edition

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2.0

I liked the Southern Vampire Mysteries and was hoping this would be a similarly fun escape. Unfortunately, I found it poorly written and poorly paced. I found Harper's inner monologues especially annoying.

sherwoodreads's review against another edition

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I called this mystery cozy, but it really wasn't cozy. In fact, it was nearly at the edge of my tolerance for mysteries. Things I really liked: Harper and her brother. The descriptions, especially Harper's worldview, given what had happened to her. Glimpses of the numinous, though those were rare and wispy, more rare than the humor, which was also sparse.

Things that pushed me toward the edge: claustrophobic atmosphere, and far too many murders, especially of helpless people. The thing is, I don't read mysteries because I don't want to read about murders. One, especially of a dislikable person, is my favorite. I like mysteries that don't have anything to do with murder. This one had a depressing set of characters, histories, and murders . . . I did some skimming through the middle, as we descended to one note, everyone hating on Harper as she grimly pushed forward to assemble clues.

But I will try another, as I did like those things up top.