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The Gravedigger's Son: A Charley Davidson Novella

The Gravedigger's Son: A Charley Davidson Novella

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  • Author：Darynda Jones
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Summary

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Darynda Jones comes a new story in her Charley Davidson series…

The job should have been easy。

Get in。 Assess the situation。 Get out。 But for veteran tracker Quentin Rutherford， things get sticky when the girl he’s loved since puberty shows up， conducting her own investigation into the strange occurrences of the small， New Mexico town。 He knew it would be a risk coming back to the area， but he had no idea Amber Kowalski had become a bona fide PI， investigating things that go bump in the night。 He shouldn’t be surprised， however。 She can see through the dead as clearly as he can。 The real question is， can she see through him？

But is anything that’s worth it ever easy？

To say that Amber is shocked to see her childhood crush would be the understatement of her fragile second life。 One look at him tells her everything she needs to know。 He’s changed。 So drastically she barely recognizes him。 He is savage now， a hardened—in all the right places—demon hunter， and she is simply the awkward， lovestruck girl he left behind。

But she doesn’t have time to dwell on the past。 A supernatural entity has set up shop， and it’s up to them to stop it before it kills again。

While thousands of questions burn inside her， she has to put her concern over him， over what he’s become， aside for now。 Because he’s about to learn one， undeniable fact: she’s changed， too。

**Every 1001 Dark Nights novella is a standalone story。 For new readers， it’s an introduction to an author’s world。 And for fans， it’s a bonus book in the author’s series。 We hope you'll enjoy each one as much as we do。**

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Reviews

Reading In the Red Room ，

Amber is a PI among other things。 Quentin and Amber have known each other for a long time。 When these two meet back up they definitely notice that changes in each other。 As they fight together in this different world they grow closer and lean on each other。 This was a cute quick read。

Anne - Books of My Heart ，

review May 13

Betül ，

**ARC provided in exchange for an honest review**I just get so excited and happy when I get to read a book set in the Charley Davidson series。 The Gravedigger's Son is Amber and Quentin's story， whose friendship and young love I have seen grow in the series。 I was looking forward to see what would happen when these two would be reunited。 The blurb summarized this book perfectly so Instead of going into the plot I will write down my thoughts。 It was too short！ That is what I want to say in the fi **ARC provided in exchange for an honest review**I just get so excited and happy when I get to read a book set in the Charley Davidson series。 The Gravedigger's Son is Amber and Quentin's story， whose friendship and young love I have seen grow in the series。 I was looking forward to see what would happen when these two would be reunited。 The blurb summarized this book perfectly so Instead of going into the plot I will write down my thoughts。 It was too short！ That is what I want to say in the first place， and I know it is a novella， but I just wanted more。 Amber and Quentin's story would've been such an amazing full-length novel。 Darynda teased me with this book but I loved every moment。 The connection and love between these two is beautiful and very strong。 I enjoyed seeing them as grown-ups and I can't wait to see more of them in the spin-0ff series。 There was a great balance between humor， romance， action and paranormal elements。 This novella is a treat for the fans of the series so I am very happy that Darynda decided to write it regardless of the size of the book。 。。。more

☕️Kimberly ，

full RTC

Mel ，

Gravedigger’s Son is a quick peak into what is going on within the Charley Davidson world after Summon to Thirteenth Grave ended。 The story will mean more to those who have read the Charley Davidson Series because readers will already know and care for the characters; however， anyone could read and enjoy this story。 The story does not involve any previous story lines。 The best friends turned lovers， Quinten and Amber have been separated by unfortunate events。 This story unexpectedly brings them Gravedigger’s Son is a quick peak into what is going on within the Charley Davidson world after Summon to Thirteenth Grave ended。 The story will mean more to those who have read the Charley Davidson Series because readers will already know and care for the characters; however， anyone could read and enjoy this story。 The story does not involve any previous story lines。 The best friends turned lovers， Quinten and Amber have been separated by unfortunate events。 This story unexpectedly brings them together again。 They must set aside their hurt and feelings to capture a demon killing people。 I enjoyed reading about Quinten and Amber and I highly recommend this novella to anyone who enjoyed Charley Davidson or desires a quick paranormal read。 While I was excited to read about Quinten and Amber， I felt the plot was too short （which is typical for a novella）。 I always find myself wanting to read more and the story ends too soon for me。 Thank you Darynda and Dana for the ARC of this novella。 I appreciate your generosity and always look forward to reading a new Darynda Jones’ story。 。。。more

Marie Brown （Marie's Tempting Reads） ，

I am over the moon happy for The Gravedigger's Son！ It felt AAAAAAAMAZZZZZING to finally get Quentin and Amber's story！ I adored this two in The Charley Davidson Series。 They were so cute together then but now， their chemistry and heat made me giggly， like a high school chatting with her crush giggly and yet REALLY happy at the same time。 I wasn't expecting Quentin to be so。。。male and sexy and protective。 I knew he was cute when he was younger but he grew up FIIIIINE if you get my drift。 And Amb I am over the moon happy for The Gravedigger's Son！ It felt AAAAAAAMAZZZZZING to finally get Quentin and Amber's story！ I adored this two in The Charley Davidson Series。 They were so cute together then but now， their chemistry and heat made me giggly， like a high school chatting with her crush giggly and yet REALLY happy at the same time。 I wasn't expecting Quentin to be so。。。male and sexy and protective。 I knew he was cute when he was younger but he grew up FIIIIINE if you get my drift。 And Amber I freaking LOVED what she does for a living。 She definitely took after her aunt Charley for sure。 And what Quentin holds inside him made him that much more alluring in my eyes。 This novella reminded me a bit of the movie Constantine except way more fun and hotter and wittier。 I got a huge thrill reading this story and I honestly can't wait to do a major re-read of The Charley Davidson series as well as these novellas thanks to this fun and sexy read！ This is an unforgettable treasure and will be cherished by the Charley Davidson fan club everywhere。 The Gravedigger's Son gets a THRILLING FIVE DEMON SIZED STARS！ 。。。more

Vicki ，

Any time I get the chance to delve back into the Charley Davidson world I am beyond excited - and will drop everything to dive into the book。Amber Kowalski is back in New Mexico after finishing college， and she's following in Aunt Charleys footsteps as a PI， taking on cases for the departed。 But her newest case brings her face to face with Quentin， *and* a demon she is in no way prepared for。 When Quentin seemingly disappeared from the face of the earth， Amber was absolutely heart broken。 Now he Any time I get the chance to delve back into the Charley Davidson world I am beyond excited - and will drop everything to dive into the book。Amber Kowalski is back in New Mexico after finishing college， and she's following in Aunt Charleys footsteps as a PI， taking on cases for the departed。 But her newest case brings her face to face with Quentin， *and* a demon she is in no way prepared for。 When Quentin seemingly disappeared from the face of the earth， Amber was absolutely heart broken。 Now he's back， and he's a seasoned demon hunter working for the Vatican。Quentin has changed， a lot， since he left college after only a year。 His disappearance and the years he was gone changed him - made him harder。 But his feelings for Amber never faltered。The Gravediggers son was even better than I expected。 We learn the extent of the changes Amber went through after her encounter with The Priest all those years ago。 And I loved seeing Amber and Quentin all grown up。 These two were made for each other。 Their beautiful souls shine through the pages of this novella。 And I。 Want。 More。 。。。more

No Apology Book Reviews ，

Not what I expected but loved it in generalThank you to Darynda Jones for allowing me to read a free ARC in exchange for an honest review， and big thanks to the friendly Dana Crawford for providing me with the ARC。SPOILERSYE BE WARNEDAmber and Quentin have always been some of my favorite people in the Grave books， so when I received a wonderful surprise email containing the ARC for their story， I sat down and devoured it。 It’s a novella， so it only took a couple hours， but there was definitely e Not what I expected but loved it in generalThank you to Darynda Jones for allowing me to read a free ARC in exchange for an honest review， and big thanks to the friendly Dana Crawford for providing me with the ARC。SPOILERSYE BE WARNEDAmber and Quentin have always been some of my favorite people in the Grave books， so when I received a wonderful surprise email containing the ARC for their story， I sat down and devoured it。 It’s a novella， so it only took a couple hours， but there was definitely enough material for a full-length novel; why couldn’t it have been longer！？！ Lol。 I loved this little Amber-Quentin story。 I loved the writing， I loved Amber， I loved the plot， I loved the secondary characters—Kyle， Dora， Rune， even Sarah。The only thing I didn’t love was Quentin’s personal narrative。 I like Quentin himself， but not what Jones decided to do with him for the last several story-years。 I didn’t love that， of all the conceited Reyes-esque moves to pull， he ghosted Amber to “protect” her—and out of shame as well。 I didn’t love that he and Amber were separated for five years， didn’t love that he apparently spent a lot of time in bars and had lots of meaningless sex with other women。 I really thought he was above that。 Didn’t love that he made really stupid choices and decided to lone-wolf it， which only got him into deeper shit。 Rune grew on me， but I still resent them for causing this mess。Quentin， sweetheart， tell me something。 Of all the people on Earth who could have helped you with the problem， who do you think would have been best able to handle it？ That’s right， Char—Wait。 When was this novella in the timeline？ Back in Thirteen， Quentin was sixteen and Amber was thirteen。 If Quentin’s problem began in his second semester of college， that was， presumably， approximately three years after Thirteen; he would have been nineteen， Amber would have been sixteen。 And this novella takes place five years later， so he should be approximately twenty-four， Amber about twenty-one。 Although， I think she’s supposed to be done with college， which should have been four years since she went to Vassar， so maybe she’s twenty-two。 Except she graduated high school a semester early， so maybe she is only twenty-one。Anyway， if Quentin’s problem began only three years after Thirteen， Charley and Reyes would still have been in the form of the Cheyes Haven， so I suppose Quentin couldn’t go to them for help。 Osh was off turning savage in Hell or something， so he wasn’t available， either。 There was still Uncle Bob， who had to have had some helpful knowledge， and maybe Garrett， too， but I don’t know how much they could have done for Quentin。No， you know what， I’m still not buying it。 If Charley could search the universe for Osh and Beep while in the form of the Cheyes Haven， she could check on Quentin at college， no sweat。 I’m sure she’d have been monitoring all her loved ones。 I mean， what else did she have to do？ I don’t believe that she would have remained ignorant to Quentin’s problem for long。 Even if she didn’t learn of it from observing him， she could have learned of his breaking up with Amber by observing her or her mom or Uncle Bob。 And even if there was nothing she could do while in the form of Cheyes Haven， or if for some reason she remained ignorant of Quentin’s problem until the Cheyes Haven was dismantled， that was about two to three years before the events of this novella。 I’m supposed to believe that once she returned to human form， she didn’t take roll call， discover Quentin was MIA under mysterious circumstances， go find him， find out about his problem， and help him fix it？ Nah。 Not possible。So yeah， I’m not buying nor liking his backstory for the last eight story-years。 And while I do still love him as a character， I did really miss the sweet， shy young man he used to be。 He was such a welcome contrast to the arrogant， high-handed， testosterone-laden male characters like Reyes and Garrett。 But now he’s pretty similar to them， hardened and world-weary。 Just glares at everyone and everything。 RIP OG Quentin。I know it sounds like I’m hating on Quentin， but I swear I’m not。 I love him， he’s a multi-faceted character。 I loved the Deaf perspective， and if there’s a non-Deaf person I trust to convey that culture and experience respectfully and as accurately as possible， it’s Darynda Jones。 I just 。 。 。 I’m pretty disappointed in him， I guess。 I hope I regain respect for him during Beep’s trilogy。There’s not much to say about Amber。 She was Amber: sweet， kind， strong。 I admit I don’t understand the “traveler” deal， though。 I don’t think it was explained; did it have something to do with her mind/memory reading？ I imagine it will come into play in Beep’s trilogy， but it would have been nice to get more of an explanation here， since it came up so often。Also， Quentin still has his problem。 Will he always？ Will that be like， his superpower in the fight against Satan？ Interesting。So， overall， I’m disappointed in how things worked out for Quentin， and Charley’s lack of involvement in his life is unbelievable–but I loved everything else about this novella， which is why it’s only knocked one star。 。。。more

Melliane ，

3。5/5Mon avis en FrançaisMy English reviewI was really looking forward to diving back into a novella in the Charley Davidson series and getting back to the characters。We follow Quentin and Amber this time around， after a few years and I was thrilled to see them again！ They are surprised to run into each other but their feelings are still there。 But they both have secrets and they will have to work together to find and eliminate the entity that is in town and leaving bodies behind。I was a little 3。5/5Mon avis en FrançaisMy English reviewI was really looking forward to diving back into a novella in the Charley Davidson series and getting back to the characters。We follow Quentin and Amber this time around， after a few years and I was thrilled to see them again！ They are surprised to run into each other but their feelings are still there。 But they both have secrets and they will have to work together to find and eliminate the entity that is in town and leaving bodies behind。I was a little disturbed by the use of the third person in this novel。 It threw me off a lot at first。 That aside， it was a nice discovery。 Of course， it’s a quick read， it’s a new one， but I was happy to go back into the universe。 。。。more

Dana Alma ，

Sooooo good！ RTC

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