Review: Death Goes for a Pleasure Cruise
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 22, 2014
Ruby Dawson is death personified--well, she is a grim reaper who is on probation. Fate has given Ruby the chance to delay judgment of her soul and redeem herself by working as a reaper. The last place she wants to be is on a boat, but that is exactly where she finds herself when she is given an assignment on a luxury Caribbean cruise.  She is distracted by Jack Deverell who seems to see right through her charm to the woman she is inside. When several unscheduled, unexplained deaths happen Fate wants to know who and Ruby needs to find the culprit. Unfortunately, Jack is the prime suspect.My biggest complaint about this story is how much sex was in the story--it wasn't balanced out with the rest of the story. I felt like the whole book was just about sex with a side of story. This happens because of Jack's nature--being bound to a demon who feeds on sexual energy. But it felt like it was sex, sex, sex the entire book. It was too much.I don't feel like we were along for the ride to help solve the mystery of who and why all these murders were happening. The way they "investigated" was to go to clubs and "feel the energy" around them. So there was a LOT of them sitting there watching people getting freaky on the dance floor waiting for that "feeling." It was boring.I was very disappointed because the first in this series was stellar. This one just fell flat for me. I did enjoy getting to know Ruby and finding out why she was condemned to be a Reaper. I felt like Jack and Ruby were a good match for each other, but I got sick of all the sex. It was took over the book drowning out the actual story.Would I recommend this story? MehWould I read it again? NoWould I read this author again? YesThe Grave SeriesGrave Intentions (The Grave Series Book 1)Grave DestinationsGrave Vengeance