Croak by Gina Damico

Croak (Croak)

by Gina Damico

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?

Reviewed by lizarodz on

5 of 5 stars

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Amazing! Croak was SO awesome. Do you want to know how awesome? Let me count the ways:


Great characters: Lex is hilarious, pragmatic, confident (most of the time), brave and loyal. I fell instantly in love with Driggs, he was also funny, handsome, and loyal. All the ‘juniors’, Lex’s family, especially uncle Mort; and all the people of Croak are amazing! These characters become alive within the pages of the book.


Great story: The story is so original and unlike anything I’ve read before. The plot is wonderful, including enough background information that you understand what is going on and with many twists and turns, although I have to confess that I had my suspicions on who the ‘bad guy’ was. Yes, the story is a little creepy, but just enough to keep it interesting.


Great writing: Ms. Damico is hilarious! She writes an amazing story that is performed by amazing characters. The pace of the story was great too, with enough action to keep me on the edge of my seat.
The ending was a big surprise to me and somewhat painful to read, but that is just a testament to the great writing. I cannot wait for Scorch, the sequel, due to be published in September of this year.


About the cover: I have to say that if I didn’t read the synopsis of Croak, I would have never picked it up. Even hubby and ‘A’were a bit surprised when they saw me reading it. The cover is silver metallic (reflective even) and is just bizarre and creepy (and Lex looks like a guy too!)


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