Graveminder, Melissa Marr
Graveminder, Melissa Marr
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Graveminder

Author: Melissa Marr

Narrator: Emma Galvin

Unabridged: 10 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 05/17/2011


Synopsis

Three sips to mind the dead . . .Rebekkah Barrow never forgot the attention her grandmother Maylene bestowed upon the dead of Claysville, the small town where Bek spent her adolescence. There wasn't a funeral that Maylene didn't attend, and at each one Rebekkah watched as Maylene performed the same unusual ritual: She took three sips from a silver flask and spoke the words ""Sleep well, and stay where I put you.""Now Maylene is dead, and Bek must go back to the place she left a decade earlier. She soon discovers that Claysville is not just the sleepy town she remembers, and that Maylene had good reason for her odd traditions. It turns out that in Claysville the worlds of the living and the dead are dangerously connected; beneath the town lies a shadowy, lawless land ruled by the enigmatic Charles, aka Mr. D. If the dead are not properly cared for, they will come back to satiate themselves with food, drink, and stories from the land of the living. Only the Graveminder, by tradition a Barrow woman, and her Undertaker—in this case Byron Montgomery, with whom Bek shares a complicated past—can set things right once the dead begin to walk.Although she is still grieving for Maylene, Rebekkah will soon find that she has more than a funeral to attend to in Claysville, and that what awaits her may be far worse: dark secrets, a centuries-old bargain, a romance that still haunts her, and a frightening new responsibility—to stop a monster and put the dead to rest where they belong.

About Melissa Marr

Melissa Marr writes fiction for adults, teens, and children. Her books have been translated into twenty-eight languages and been bestsellers in the US (NY Times, LA Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal) as well as overseas. Wicked Lovely, her debut novel, was an instant New York Times bestseller and evolved into an internationally bestselling multibook series. Over the last two decades, she's also published middle grade (The Hidden Knife), adult fiction (Graveminder), picture books (Bunny Roo, I Love You), and comics (The Strange Case of Harleen and Harley). If she's not writing, you can probably find her in a kayak or on a trail with her wife.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Maja (The Nocturnal Library) on June 06, 2011

I wouldn’t exactly call Graveminder urban fantasy, but I don’t know what else to call it either, so I guess I’ll just leave it on my UF shelf. It reminded me of a small town horror story. I should probably list what I liked and didn’t like here. Don't worry, it’s going to be very short. What I liked:......more

Goodreads review by Jeaniene on March 11, 2011

I devoured this book. Compelling, sexy, and even slightly scary at times, Graveminder is amazing. No wonder Charlaine Harris, Kelley Armstrong, and Kirkus Reviews have given it advance raves.......more

Goodreads review by Jacqie on April 06, 2011

Didn't end up finishing this one. The writing wasn't bad, but the book had one of my biggest pet peeves at the beginning. The "we have secrets, but we can't tell the main character because..." Take your pick. 1. It's not the right time. 2. You can't handle the truth. 3. I'm afraid you won't love me an......more

Goodreads review by Patrícia⁷ on February 21, 2016

Reviewed for Books Books and more Books. RATING: 2.5 stars. I'm not sure if I'm just not in the mood to write reviews or whether there is something about this book that makes it difficult to write about it. A bit of both, maybe. The bottom line is that I can't seem to put my thoughts in order and writ......more