Croak (Croak, #1) by Gina Damico

Croak by Gina Damico

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Goodreads Synopsis:

Fed up with her wild behavior, sixteen-year-old Lex's parents ship her off to upstate New York to live with her Uncle Mort for the summer, hoping that a few months of dirty farm work will whip her back into shape.

But Uncle Mort's true occupation is much dirtier than shoveling manure. He's a Grim Reaper. And he's going to teach Lex the family business.

She quickly assimilates into the peculiar world of Croak, a town populated by reapers who deliver souls from this life to the next. But Lex can't stop her desire for justice - or is it vengeance? - whenever she encounters a murder victim, craving to stop the attackers before they can strike again.

Will she ditch Croak and go rogue with her reaper skills?

My Review:

Interesting concept. Lex, the main character was a pain in the ass and could be quite frustrating to read. I fought the idea of liking her, but supposed I fell for her in the end. I loved Driggs and Uncle Mort immediately, and I think they were just the people to counter Lex's behavior.

I enjoyed the fact that there wasn't a love triangle, or a sexual angst (that can get old when it's in every other book I read). I do have to admit that I was caught way off guard at the part where Driggs & Lex are yelling at each other and Gina Damico mentions that once they were done they could rip each others clothes off and have crazy sex (of course I'm paraphrasing - I should have remembered exactly where that quote was). It just seemed so out of the blue considering the pace of the story. I feel that the little bit of tension between Driggs & Lex was perfect, and that this was unnecessary to the storyline. I suppose it didn't hurt anything, but nothing was gained either.

What makes this book totally worth it? The dead Presidents and Edgar Allen Poe! Hilarious!

I'd recommend this book to someone who is interested in afterlife, paranormal activities (in a sense) and a story that has friendship and bonding, sprinkled with a little bit of romance in a g-rated sense.

Read from November 10 to 12, 2014

Top 5 Genres*: Young Adult, Fantasy/Paranormal, Fantasy, Fantasy/Urban Fantasy, Mystery
*According to Goodreads
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My ratings system
5 stars - I absolutely loved it
4 stars - Good book and would recommend
3 stars - Decent book, but wasn't spectacular
2 stars - Not good, but was able to finish it
1 stars - Did not finish (DNF) and I don't usually rate a book I haven't finished (just to be fair to the author)

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