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The Cemetery Girl Trilogy #3
Haunted
Calexa Rose Dunhill died once, just for a moment - but now someone wants her dead permanentlyThe shocking conclusion to Cemetery Girl by Charlaine Harris, no. 1 bestselling creator of Sookie Stackhouse, and Christopher Golden, bestselling co-creator of Baltimore.They call her the Ghost of Dunhill Cemetery, but most people think 'the Cemetery Girl' is just a story. In some ways, that's true. Her chosen name is Calexa Rose Dunhill, but she doesn't know her real name. When she first arrived here, all she knew was that someone had tried to murder they'd dumped her body and left her for dead. Calexa has been hiding out here, afraid to seek out her true identity for fear that her would-be murderer would find her and finish the job. And someone is searching for her . . . a man named Salazar, who holds the key that will unlock the secrets of Calexa's past.Calexa has new secrets as well, including the fact that she was she did die, if only for a moment - but in that moment, something changed inside her. Now, if someone dies near her, their spirit is drawn to Calexa, drawn into her. It has happened twice before, but now, as her worst fears come true and the killers have found her trail, the third ghost to take up residence in Calexa's soul will change everything.The Cemetery Girl's story is about to reach a shocking conclusion!
120 pages, Paperback
First published August 9, 2018
About the author
Charlaine Harris
280 books36.3k followersCharlaine Harris has been a published novelist for over thirty-five years. A native of the Mississippi Delta, she grew up in the middle of a cotton field. Charlaine lives in Texas now, and all of her children and grandchildren are within easy driving distance.
Though her early output consisted largely of ghost stories, by the time she hit college (Rhodes, in Memphis) Charlaine was writing poetry and plays. After holding down some low-level jobs, her husband Hal gave her the opportunity to stay home and write. The resulting two stand-alones were published by Houghton Mifflin. After a child-producing sabbatical, Charlaine latched on to the trend of series, and soon had her own traditional mystery books about a Georgia librarian, Aurora Teagarden. Her first Teagarden, Real Murders, garnered an Agatha nomination.
Soon Charlaine was looking for another challenge, and the result was the much darker Lily Bard series. The books, set in Shakespeare, Arkansas, feature a heroine who has survived a terrible attack and is learning to live with its consequences.
When Charlaine began to realize that neither of those series was ever going to set the literary world on fire, she regrouped and decided to write the book she’d always wanted to write. Not a traditional mystery, nor yet pure science fiction or romance, Dead Until Dark broke genre boundaries to appeal to a wide audience of people who simply enjoy a good adventure. Each subsequent book about Sookie Stackhouse, telepathic Louisiana barmaid and friend to vampires, werewolves, and various other odd creatures, was very successful in many languages.
The Harper Connelly books were written concurrently with the Sookie novels.
Following the end of Sookie's recorded adventures, Charlaine wrote the "Midnight, Texas" books, which have become a television series, also. The Aurora Teagarden books have been adapted by Hallmark Movie & Mystery.
Charlaine is a member of many professional organizations, an Episcopalian, and currently the lucky houseparent to two rescue dogs. She lives on a cliff overlooking the Brazos River.
Though her early output consisted largely of ghost stories, by the time she hit college (Rhodes, in Memphis) Charlaine was writing poetry and plays. After holding down some low-level jobs, her husband Hal gave her the opportunity to stay home and write. The resulting two stand-alones were published by Houghton Mifflin. After a child-producing sabbatical, Charlaine latched on to the trend of series, and soon had her own traditional mystery books about a Georgia librarian, Aurora Teagarden. Her first Teagarden, Real Murders, garnered an Agatha nomination.
Soon Charlaine was looking for another challenge, and the result was the much darker Lily Bard series. The books, set in Shakespeare, Arkansas, feature a heroine who has survived a terrible attack and is learning to live with its consequences.
When Charlaine began to realize that neither of those series was ever going to set the literary world on fire, she regrouped and decided to write the book she’d always wanted to write. Not a traditional mystery, nor yet pure science fiction or romance, Dead Until Dark broke genre boundaries to appeal to a wide audience of people who simply enjoy a good adventure. Each subsequent book about Sookie Stackhouse, telepathic Louisiana barmaid and friend to vampires, werewolves, and various other odd creatures, was very successful in many languages.
The Harper Connelly books were written concurrently with the Sookie novels.
Following the end of Sookie's recorded adventures, Charlaine wrote the "Midnight, Texas" books, which have become a television series, also. The Aurora Teagarden books have been adapted by Hallmark Movie & Mystery.
Charlaine is a member of many professional organizations, an Episcopalian, and currently the lucky houseparent to two rescue dogs. She lives on a cliff overlooking the Brazos River.
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February 16, 2023
My first graphic novel series and I have to say I relly enjoy all three books.
I have nothing to compare this to of course, but after this series I'm going to be keeping my eyes open for more graphic novels.
For readers who have read the first two books all is revealed in the last book and it was in my opinion as good as the first.
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I have nothing to compare this to of course, but after this series I'm going to be keeping my eyes open for more graphic novels.
For readers who have read the first two books all is revealed in the last book and it was in my opinion as good as the first.
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August 3, 2018
The story here feels frenetic and kind of all over the place. It feels like it's wrapping stuff up that should have been wrapped up in the previous volume, things to do with Calexa's new life. The main thrust of the book, her family trying to find her and different factions trying to get to her first is very rushed. It's like the creators realized after if was half penciled that they needed to wrap up the whole story. I didn't care much for Borges art. It was very basic relying on the colorist to do most of the work. All of his faces, especially the noses, has this zorro like mark. I hated that. The last 100 pages was the script. The story was only the first 120 pages or so.
Received an advance copy from Dynamite and NetGalley. All thoughts are my own and in no way influenced by the aforementioned.
Received an advance copy from Dynamite and NetGalley. All thoughts are my own and in no way influenced by the aforementioned.
August 11, 2018
The end of the series with a bang. This has been a well done trilogy graphic novel series. The illustrations were very well drawn with easy to read emotions and actions. You could have followed the story without any words, to me that is a well done graphic novel. If you like ghost stories, graveyard tales and edge of you seat tales this might be the book for you. This is the third and final book I'm not going to spoil it for you read the series. I really enjoyed them an hope there are more from this author in the future.
October 24, 2018
After too long of a delay, Haunted closes out The Cemetery Girl Trilogy with a new artist, a new publisher, and ties up the loose ends and answers most of the lingering questions. The story is okay, though I thought going with the evil-stepsister trope was just a tad predictable. The supernatural element figures prominently again, though that's one aspect that isn't really resolved or explored in too much depth. I did not like the art as well as I did Kramer's in the first two books. The script is reproduced in whole at the back of this book, and the artist rarely followed any of the direction of detail given by the authors. There were quite a few little touches that would have been improvements had they been shown in the story. There was also a rather jarring sequence where the stepsister has a long telephone conversation in lingerie... nothing wrong with that, I suppose, but it just didn't fit. Apparently she went to her room and dressed in underwear designed by Hugh Hefner in 1968 before making her call for some reason; there was certainly nothing like that in the script, and it was just a bit awkward and distracted from the flow. Still, it was nice to finally get closure for Calexa and her friends. (I definitely recommend reading the script as well as the graphic version.)
April 26, 2021
This was a great little series! I loved the storyline and the characters (well, most of the characters). However, the main character Calexa/Charlotte's name kept reminding me of the TikTok video series "Alepsa" by tadhgfleming; it's all I could picture whenever I read her name!
June 10, 2018
It's been a while since I've read a graphic novel and I really enjoyed getting sucked into this one . The concept of this mysterious young woman with an unusual gift for connecting with the dead actually took a while to surface in this episode. What we primarily get is Calexa still in the dark about her identity but determined to make a life away from the cemetery. She knows there's someone suspicious in town asking about a missing girl but is quite unaware of just how instrumental to her getting answers about her past he is.
I liked Calexa and she's certainly trying hard to move on and live. She might not trust easily but becomes to realise that there are people out there who really do want to help. I won't ruin the story but yes there a slight supernatural element and happily a resolution.
The animation was bright and colourful and it was easy to understand what was happening. I enjoyed the succinct dialogue and found it easy to follow. Not my usual reading material admittedly but a story with suspense, action and even a wee bit of humour.
I'm torn between a three as it was a little predictable but I'm sure it's aimed at those younger than I am so will post as a four.
This voluntary take is of a copy I requested from Netgalley and my thoughts and comments are honest and I believe fair
I liked Calexa and she's certainly trying hard to move on and live. She might not trust easily but becomes to realise that there are people out there who really do want to help. I won't ruin the story but yes there a slight supernatural element and happily a resolution.
The animation was bright and colourful and it was easy to understand what was happening. I enjoyed the succinct dialogue and found it easy to follow. Not my usual reading material admittedly but a story with suspense, action and even a wee bit of humour.
I'm torn between a three as it was a little predictable but I'm sure it's aimed at those younger than I am so will post as a four.
This voluntary take is of a copy I requested from Netgalley and my thoughts and comments are honest and I believe fair
August 11, 2018
I do not read many graphic novels a year so I am not sure, but at least here I have never come across the format of this one. It was like a trade paperback size? And I loved it! It was the perfect size for reading, much better than those bigger ones.
I also came in at book 3, but they had done it really well and I did not feel like I had missed much other than the obvious. Calexa being killed and dumped in the cemetery. Her living there. 2 people dying and going into her (well that sounds freaky)! And it seems meeting some old man and his son and that son getting hurt (and there are obvi feelings between Calexa and the son).
And with that the story began. Someone still wants her dead, but why?
A PI is asking questions and wanting to find her, but can he be trusted?
Winter is coming! Which is bad since she lives in a cemetery ;)
A nice conclusion to a series (yes yes I did not read them all), but I am glad a conclusion came. I wanted answers too and now I can not say more cos spoilers.
Great artwork too. That is all that counts for me.
I also came in at book 3, but they had done it really well and I did not feel like I had missed much other than the obvious. Calexa being killed and dumped in the cemetery. Her living there. 2 people dying and going into her (well that sounds freaky)! And it seems meeting some old man and his son and that son getting hurt (and there are obvi feelings between Calexa and the son).
And with that the story began. Someone still wants her dead, but why?
A PI is asking questions and wanting to find her, but can he be trusted?
Winter is coming! Which is bad since she lives in a cemetery ;)
A nice conclusion to a series (yes yes I did not read them all), but I am glad a conclusion came. I wanted answers too and now I can not say more cos spoilers.
Great artwork too. That is all that counts for me.
June 7, 2018
It's been a while since I've read a graphic novel and I really enjoyed getting sucked into this one . The concept of this mysterious young woman with an unusual gift for connecting with the dead actually took a while to surface in this episode. What we primarily get is Calexa still in the dark about her identity but determined to make a life away from the cemetery. She knows there's someone suspicious in town asking about a missing girl but is quite unaware of just how instrumental to her getting answers about her past he is.
I liked Calexa and she's certainly trying hard to move on and live. She might not trust easily but becomes to realise that there are people out there who really do want to help. I won't ruin the story but yes there a slight supernatural element and happily a resolution.
The animation was bright and colourful and it was easy to understand what was happening. I enjoyed the succinct dialogue and found it easy to follow. Not my usual reading material admittedly but a story with suspense, action and even a wee bit of humour.
This voluntary take is of a copy I requested from Netgalley and my thoughts and comments are honest and I believe fair
I liked Calexa and she's certainly trying hard to move on and live. She might not trust easily but becomes to realise that there are people out there who really do want to help. I won't ruin the story but yes there a slight supernatural element and happily a resolution.
The animation was bright and colourful and it was easy to understand what was happening. I enjoyed the succinct dialogue and found it easy to follow. Not my usual reading material admittedly but a story with suspense, action and even a wee bit of humour.
This voluntary take is of a copy I requested from Netgalley and my thoughts and comments are honest and I believe fair
June 5, 2018
The Ghost of Dunhill Cemetery is back in the final installment of The Cemetery Girl trilogy. Calexa Rose Dunhill remains in hiding, fearful of the people who left her for dead and want to finish the job. A P.I. named Salazar has heard the rumors of a ghost living in the cemetery. He's asking questions and showing a photo of Calexa around town. While Calexa's memories are faintly returning, she's sure Salazar knows her true identity and the past she desperately wants to understand, but she isn't sure the P.I. can be trusted or most importantly: who hired him.
The killers are closer than ever and it may take the help of a newly dead spirit to keep her alive and solve the mystery of who she is, who wants her dead, and why. All the answers are here in the dramatic series conclusion!
Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for providing an ARC in exchange for my honest review.
The killers are closer than ever and it may take the help of a newly dead spirit to keep her alive and solve the mystery of who she is, who wants her dead, and why. All the answers are here in the dramatic series conclusion!
Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for providing an ARC in exchange for my honest review.
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July 16, 2017Have to rate it to get it to stop appearing as a recommendation. After the ending of Sookie Stackhouse, will never read this author again.
June 2, 2023
4.5 stars
Loved the combination of the mystery and the paranormal, great dramatization.
So sad it’s over!
Characters 9
Atmosphere 10
Writing Style 9
Setup 8
Plot 8
Intrigue 9
Logic 8
Enjoyment 9
Narration 10
Loved the combination of the mystery and the paranormal, great dramatization.
So sad it’s over!
Characters 9
Atmosphere 10
Writing Style 9
Setup 8
Plot 8
Intrigue 9
Logic 8
Enjoyment 9
Narration 10
October 10, 2018
4.5
*Book source ~ Library
It’s been nearly three years (wtf?! That long?!) since I read the 2nd installment, but I had no problem picking up where the trilogy left off. Calexa Rose Dunhill, the Cemetery Girl, still has no idea who she is (she chose her own name) or how she ended up in the cemetery. But someone has come along who will be the key to everything. And boy, is it fucked up.
My enjoyment of the conclusion is only marred by the sort of clichéd ending. But only a little bit. It’s still a great story! Also, the artwork is fantastic. I love it.
*Book source ~ Library
It’s been nearly three years (wtf?! That long?!) since I read the 2nd installment, but I had no problem picking up where the trilogy left off. Calexa Rose Dunhill, the Cemetery Girl, still has no idea who she is (she chose her own name) or how she ended up in the cemetery. But someone has come along who will be the key to everything. And boy, is it fucked up.
My enjoyment of the conclusion is only marred by the sort of clichéd ending. But only a little bit. It’s still a great story! Also, the artwork is fantastic. I love it.
June 30, 2023
I was disappointed at how short this was.
Most of the book (I'm being dramatic here, more like half) was the script for the graphics I just read in the first half. I wasn't interested in reading it, but flicked through it curiously.
I'm sad that this is over.
Most of the book (I'm being dramatic here, more like half) was the script for the graphics I just read in the first half. I wasn't interested in reading it, but flicked through it curiously.
I'm sad that this is over.
July 10, 2018
“Hunted” is a final volume in a trilogy by Charlaine Harris and Christopher Golden. I haven’t read the previous volumes, so it was the first time that I heard about Calexa Rose Dunhill and her predicament.
*SPOILERS AHEAD*
Calexa Rose Dunhill is a young girl that was drugged and dumped at the cemetery to die. She has an amnesia and no idea whatsoever where she came from and who tried to kill her. She is afraid to go to the police without knowing who wants her death and why. At some point she discovers that she has some paranormal powers, she can communicate with the dead. Surprisingly, she feels the safest in the cemetery and lives in the crypt in the Dunhill Cemetery. As the story progresses dangerous people find her and she finally manages to undercover the secret of her identity. She also falls in love.
I would qualify this comic book as YA, it isn’t very dark or creepy. The paranormal element wasn’t very convincing. Also, I think it takes a bit more to land a good punch than somebody telling you how to do it.
Overall, it was a nice read, but it was very predictable. Both the intrigue and romance were lacking any surprise factor. It was difficult for me to get involved in the story – maybe because I haven’t read two previous volumes. Art work was well drawn, but some elements like face expressions could be done better.
I received "Hunted" from the publisher via NetGalley. I would like to thank the authors and the publisher for providing me with the advance reader copy of the comic book.
*SPOILERS AHEAD*
Calexa Rose Dunhill is a young girl that was drugged and dumped at the cemetery to die. She has an amnesia and no idea whatsoever where she came from and who tried to kill her. She is afraid to go to the police without knowing who wants her death and why. At some point she discovers that she has some paranormal powers, she can communicate with the dead. Surprisingly, she feels the safest in the cemetery and lives in the crypt in the Dunhill Cemetery. As the story progresses dangerous people find her and she finally manages to undercover the secret of her identity. She also falls in love.
I would qualify this comic book as YA, it isn’t very dark or creepy. The paranormal element wasn’t very convincing. Also, I think it takes a bit more to land a good punch than somebody telling you how to do it.
Overall, it was a nice read, but it was very predictable. Both the intrigue and romance were lacking any surprise factor. It was difficult for me to get involved in the story – maybe because I haven’t read two previous volumes. Art work was well drawn, but some elements like face expressions could be done better.
I received "Hunted" from the publisher via NetGalley. I would like to thank the authors and the publisher for providing me with the advance reader copy of the comic book.
October 5, 2018
Haunted, book three in The Cemetery Girl Trilogy, ties the tale up in a fast paced and exciting ending that will leave some readers thinking "where the hell did that come from?"
The ghost of Dunhill Cemetery or as she better known, the Cemetery Girl, has been long searching for her true identity. All she knows for sure is that someone tried to murder her and that is how she ended up trapped among the dead. Everyone who has tried to help her has either ended killed or hurt in some way. But now someone else seems to know where she is. A man named Salazar who holds the secrets to her true identity.
But the Cemetery girl is more than just a girl now. She did die, if only for a moment and now she is different, trapped between two worlds. If someone dies near her, their spirits reach out to her to bring them justice. Now, it is her own spirit calling for justice and the truth behind the Cemetery Girl.
This final installment into the storyline moves too fast toward its conclusion. This is a storyline that should have been present in the first two graphic novels, much more prevalent than it was. Now it just seems rushed.
Harris and Golden have written a good tale in the graphic novel trilogy, but could have set this final book up much better.
The ghost of Dunhill Cemetery or as she better known, the Cemetery Girl, has been long searching for her true identity. All she knows for sure is that someone tried to murder her and that is how she ended up trapped among the dead. Everyone who has tried to help her has either ended killed or hurt in some way. But now someone else seems to know where she is. A man named Salazar who holds the secrets to her true identity.
But the Cemetery girl is more than just a girl now. She did die, if only for a moment and now she is different, trapped between two worlds. If someone dies near her, their spirits reach out to her to bring them justice. Now, it is her own spirit calling for justice and the truth behind the Cemetery Girl.
This final installment into the storyline moves too fast toward its conclusion. This is a storyline that should have been present in the first two graphic novels, much more prevalent than it was. Now it just seems rushed.
Harris and Golden have written a good tale in the graphic novel trilogy, but could have set this final book up much better.
November 30, 2018
Thank you to Netgalley and the Publisher for providing me with a copy of this to review in exchange for my honest opinion.
This is the third and final volume in a trilogy written by Charlaine Harris (Sookie Stackhouse fame) and Christopher Golden. I picked this up on a whim because I am a big fan of Sookie Stackhouse books and it looked interesting. First off let me say that I was a little lost here and there just starting at this book. You can read this as a standalone, but I recommend going and reading the other two before this one just to give you a firmer base. Secondly, this is a YA page turner. It has some very exciting parts and the graphics are well done. Story-wise it is a little predictable and cliched but it is a fun read and worth going out and checking it out.
This is the third and final volume in a trilogy written by Charlaine Harris (Sookie Stackhouse fame) and Christopher Golden. I picked this up on a whim because I am a big fan of Sookie Stackhouse books and it looked interesting. First off let me say that I was a little lost here and there just starting at this book. You can read this as a standalone, but I recommend going and reading the other two before this one just to give you a firmer base. Secondly, this is a YA page turner. It has some very exciting parts and the graphics are well done. Story-wise it is a little predictable and cliched but it is a fun read and worth going out and checking it out.
July 21, 2018
Curses to the book reviewing gods for only allowing me to turn up for this series at the third and final part, but what an enjoyable read it still was. Even as a newcomer you could pretty much follow the story, but with authors like this the recaps are light, and time wasted on telling the established audience what they already know was probably very minimal. I got a lot from these pages, even liking the regular grid-shaped frames, with guttering and nothing more fancy than the usual 2x3. Four and a half stars, for the book needn't really give us the whole script, and I did think the domestic pause midway a little too needless in hindsight. But damn, this must have been a fun trilogy.
September 5, 2023
That's it? I'm glad some of the questions I had were answered, but this didn't feel like a satisfactory conclusion.
January 11, 2024
Surprise! I hope you have on all your protective gear because this roller coaster is on hyperdrive!
March 26, 2024
⭐️3.5⭐️
July 8, 2024
Satisfying conclusion to the story. Quite enjoyed the characters and plot.
March 18, 2024
Part 3 of a 3-part, serialized novella, with a fabulous GraphicAudio performance!
The events of this story occur two weeks later, in story time, after the conclusion of Book 2, Inheritance. Mr. Kelner’s 20-year-old son, Mason, who got stabbed in the belly with garden shears by the villain at the end of Book 2, is still in the hospital, but he is expected to fully recover. A private investigator named Salazar has tried on several occasions to get Mr. Kelner and Mason to tell him where Calexa is, by showing them a photo that is obviously her. They have not so far given her away, and neither she nor the two men feel they have any reason to trust Salazar. Unfortunately for Calexa, it turns out that the greatest threat to her life is not Salazar.
It is important to realize that this series absolutely needs to be read in order. All three installments of the Cemetery Girl trilogy have been released both as a graphic novel and also as a 1-hour, multi-cast audio drama from GraphicAudio. I have just finished listening to all three of the GraphicAudio recordings of this trilogy. Whether experiencing these books as a graphic novel or in audio format, it is best to think of this trilogy as a serialized novel, released in three parts. The overarching mystery of who Calexa is and who tried to kill her is not solved until the latter part of this book, which is the final installment. Basically, this book exists as Act 3 of a three-act play. As such, the action really takes off, especially in the second half of this book. We finally find out who the Big Bad is, and Calexa at last recovers her memory, discovering her true identity in the midst of non-stop action in true kick-ass-heroine style. This novel offers a terrific, upbeat conclusion, with every plot point satisfyingly resolved.
I highly recommend experiencing the books in this trilogy one after the other and, in particular, in GraphicAudio format. The actors do a fabulous job bringing this series to life, and the sound effects are a tremendously vivid addition to the overall excitement of the action.
All of the GA recordings for this trilogy are available for free through Hoopla.
The events of this story occur two weeks later, in story time, after the conclusion of Book 2, Inheritance. Mr. Kelner’s 20-year-old son, Mason, who got stabbed in the belly with garden shears by the villain at the end of Book 2, is still in the hospital, but he is expected to fully recover. A private investigator named Salazar has tried on several occasions to get Mr. Kelner and Mason to tell him where Calexa is, by showing them a photo that is obviously her. They have not so far given her away, and neither she nor the two men feel they have any reason to trust Salazar. Unfortunately for Calexa, it turns out that the greatest threat to her life is not Salazar.
It is important to realize that this series absolutely needs to be read in order. All three installments of the Cemetery Girl trilogy have been released both as a graphic novel and also as a 1-hour, multi-cast audio drama from GraphicAudio. I have just finished listening to all three of the GraphicAudio recordings of this trilogy. Whether experiencing these books as a graphic novel or in audio format, it is best to think of this trilogy as a serialized novel, released in three parts. The overarching mystery of who Calexa is and who tried to kill her is not solved until the latter part of this book, which is the final installment. Basically, this book exists as Act 3 of a three-act play. As such, the action really takes off, especially in the second half of this book. We finally find out who the Big Bad is, and Calexa at last recovers her memory, discovering her true identity in the midst of non-stop action in true kick-ass-heroine style. This novel offers a terrific, upbeat conclusion, with every plot point satisfyingly resolved.
I highly recommend experiencing the books in this trilogy one after the other and, in particular, in GraphicAudio format. The actors do a fabulous job bringing this series to life, and the sound effects are a tremendously vivid addition to the overall excitement of the action.
All of the GA recordings for this trilogy are available for free through Hoopla.
June 10, 2018
This book brings the trilogy to an exciting finish! Calexa Rose Dunhill doesnt know her real name or who she really is. All she knows is that people have tried to kill her. She was left for dead in the cemetry where she now lives but someone is searching for her. Calexa is too frightened to find out why people are hunting for her and the secrets of her past remain locked away in her memory.
Calexa hopes that with support of her new friends she will be able to put the missing pieces of her life together but she has secrets that she cant even reveal to them. Calexa sees dead people! (I have always wanted to use that phrase). She can talk with people who have died near her and this time as she battles with ghosts from the past the ghosts of the present may save her life.
I picked this book up from Netgalley because I love comics and I enjoy Charlaine Harris, so I knew this would be good. I hadnt read the first two volumes but that didnt stop me from enjoying this final book. It was fast paced and I picked up the main thrust of the story very quickly. The story brings together mystery, and the paranormal and binds them together with a thrilling edge. The artwork was good with just enough prose to enjoy the story. I dont like wordy graphic novels and in this book the balance between words and art is just right.
I think fans of the authors will really enjoy this trilogy and I intend to start from the beginning and read the books in order so that I can fully enjoy the twists, turns and thrills.
Copy provided via Netgalley in exchange for an unbiased review.
Calexa hopes that with support of her new friends she will be able to put the missing pieces of her life together but she has secrets that she cant even reveal to them. Calexa sees dead people! (I have always wanted to use that phrase). She can talk with people who have died near her and this time as she battles with ghosts from the past the ghosts of the present may save her life.
I picked this book up from Netgalley because I love comics and I enjoy Charlaine Harris, so I knew this would be good. I hadnt read the first two volumes but that didnt stop me from enjoying this final book. It was fast paced and I picked up the main thrust of the story very quickly. The story brings together mystery, and the paranormal and binds them together with a thrilling edge. The artwork was good with just enough prose to enjoy the story. I dont like wordy graphic novels and in this book the balance between words and art is just right.
I think fans of the authors will really enjoy this trilogy and I intend to start from the beginning and read the books in order so that I can fully enjoy the twists, turns and thrills.
Copy provided via Netgalley in exchange for an unbiased review.
November 7, 2018
This is the final book in the Cemetery Girl trilogy. It wraps the story up nicely...
Calexa has no memory of who she is when she wakes up from her death in a cemetery. All she knows is that someone isn't happy that the job wasn't permanent. As she tries to recall her past, she is helped by a couple of families as they provide her food & temporary shelter. The newly dead speak to her and provide her aid even as she tries to help their spirits find peace.
Calexa has no memory of who she is when she wakes up from her death in a cemetery. All she knows is that someone isn't happy that the job wasn't permanent. As she tries to recall her past, she is helped by a couple of families as they provide her food & temporary shelter. The newly dead speak to her and provide her aid even as she tries to help their spirits find peace.
November 16, 2018
I had really anticipated the ending, but it was a bit of a disappointment. Honestly, it concluded in such a rush, and I just couldn't buy how clueless people were or their motivations. Why would Salazar call Isabel? How did no one guess she was in it up to her ears? Wasn't that other guy listening in on her conversations? For that matter, who was the other person that showed up after Isabel got shot? I thought it was a man in the original panel, then there was a woman putting pressure on the wound. Did Isabel survive? If Charlotte "ran away," why are they checking for her near by? If she went willingly, she could have gone much further - it only makes sense for her lawyer because he knows her story of being attacked and dumped. What the heck is up with her paranoid father?
I ended up with a lot of questions. It really felt that the author had lost interest in the story and had to finish it in a rush.
I ended up with a lot of questions. It really felt that the author had lost interest in the story and had to finish it in a rush.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 28, 2018
We finally reach the end of this comic in 3 issues that has been one of my favorite from the beginning. Calexa finds out what happened to her and gets her happy ending, which was the more important thing in my opinion.
Finalmente arriviamo all'agognato finale di questa storia in tre numeri, che sin dall'inizio é stata una delle mie preferite. Calexa scopre cosa le é capitato e come mai ha perso la memoria e poi finisce tutto bene, che per me é sempre stata la cosa principale.
THANKS NETGALLEY FOR THE PREVIEW!
Finalmente arriviamo all'agognato finale di questa storia in tre numeri, che sin dall'inizio é stata una delle mie preferite. Calexa scopre cosa le é capitato e come mai ha perso la memoria e poi finisce tutto bene, che per me é sempre stata la cosa principale.
THANKS NETGALLEY FOR THE PREVIEW!
September 15, 2018
I couldn't wait to read this graphic novel! I wanted to know how it ended.
I still say it would have been better as a novel instead of a graphic novel but it was a fun read.
I was on the edge of my seat while reading which only took me less than 30 minutes.
Finally we have some answers and happy endings.
I still say it would have been better as a novel instead of a graphic novel but it was a fun read.
I was on the edge of my seat while reading which only took me less than 30 minutes.
Finally we have some answers and happy endings.
June 6, 2018
I was expecting something way more darker then that. Very casual aunty-thriller. And the facts that I get the book three for reviewing without having read the first two, maybe it have a part in me finding this story uninteresting.. Way too slow for me!
December 17, 2018
I enjoyed the ending of this series and wish it weren't over yet!
October 9, 2018
This review originally published in Looking For a Good Book. Rated 2.5 of 5
I am not wildly familiar with Charlaine Harris' different supernatural worlds or characters. I've read a few of the Sookie Stackhouse books and a graphic novel or two based on some of her characters - such as this one, Cemetery Girl - but I otherwise don't really know these characters.
Some people refer to her as The Ghost of Dunhill Cemetery, others refer to her as Cemetery Girl. Both are accurate. Her given name, when she was alive, was Calexa Rose Dunhill but she doesn't remember it. All she can remember is that someone tried to kill her (and apparently succeeded) and dumped her body and left her for dead. Is she really dead? Is she alive? Or is she something in between the two? There is a man named Salazar searching for her and he holds the secrets to her past.
Meanwhile, in her something-in-between state, Calexa has an ability to capture the spirit of someone who has been killed near her. At these times she is both people and the Calexa part of her tries to help the other soul by solving her murder.
I had not read the other two books in the series and I was definitely lost at first. I had to read some of the Goodreads summary of the story to understand Calexa's history in order for the story to make sense to me. It's definitely the sort of book series that you can not come into part-way through.
Once I understood what was happening, I enjoyed the story. It is an interesting concept that has lots of possibilities and author Christopher Golden works this nicely. But as a book ... on its own ...? No. Sorry. It's just confusing. But apparently Dynamite publisher is pretty proud of it because you can read the entire story twice! That's right! Two of the same thing for just one price! My digital copy of this book contains the 120 page graphic novel and the approximately 100 page script for the entire book.
At one time, including a script, or a portion of a script was new and unique and a great way for future graphic novel authors and artists to see the way a story is put together. Now it's pretty standard it seems, though I can't remember a case where you get the exact same story twice. Usually it's a sample of script along with some art sketches.
To be fair, I notice on Goodreads that the book only shows the actual graphic novel number of pages.
The artwork is fair. It is not outstanding but not the worst I've seen in the past few years. At times it was a bit muddy and I wonder if that's a problem with the ARC digital copy, or if that's just the style.
Looking for a good book? Haunted, Charlaine Harris' Cemetery Girl #3 graphic novel by Christopher Golden is a nicely written tale, but it is vital to read all three parts to know what is happening and who the characters are so it doesn't work well as an individual book.
I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher, through Edelweiss, in exchange for an honest review.
I am not wildly familiar with Charlaine Harris' different supernatural worlds or characters. I've read a few of the Sookie Stackhouse books and a graphic novel or two based on some of her characters - such as this one, Cemetery Girl - but I otherwise don't really know these characters.
Some people refer to her as The Ghost of Dunhill Cemetery, others refer to her as Cemetery Girl. Both are accurate. Her given name, when she was alive, was Calexa Rose Dunhill but she doesn't remember it. All she can remember is that someone tried to kill her (and apparently succeeded) and dumped her body and left her for dead. Is she really dead? Is she alive? Or is she something in between the two? There is a man named Salazar searching for her and he holds the secrets to her past.
Meanwhile, in her something-in-between state, Calexa has an ability to capture the spirit of someone who has been killed near her. At these times she is both people and the Calexa part of her tries to help the other soul by solving her murder.
I had not read the other two books in the series and I was definitely lost at first. I had to read some of the Goodreads summary of the story to understand Calexa's history in order for the story to make sense to me. It's definitely the sort of book series that you can not come into part-way through.
Once I understood what was happening, I enjoyed the story. It is an interesting concept that has lots of possibilities and author Christopher Golden works this nicely. But as a book ... on its own ...? No. Sorry. It's just confusing. But apparently Dynamite publisher is pretty proud of it because you can read the entire story twice! That's right! Two of the same thing for just one price! My digital copy of this book contains the 120 page graphic novel and the approximately 100 page script for the entire book.
At one time, including a script, or a portion of a script was new and unique and a great way for future graphic novel authors and artists to see the way a story is put together. Now it's pretty standard it seems, though I can't remember a case where you get the exact same story twice. Usually it's a sample of script along with some art sketches.
To be fair, I notice on Goodreads that the book only shows the actual graphic novel number of pages.
The artwork is fair. It is not outstanding but not the worst I've seen in the past few years. At times it was a bit muddy and I wonder if that's a problem with the ARC digital copy, or if that's just the style.
Looking for a good book? Haunted, Charlaine Harris' Cemetery Girl #3 graphic novel by Christopher Golden is a nicely written tale, but it is vital to read all three parts to know what is happening and who the characters are so it doesn't work well as an individual book.
I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher, through Edelweiss, in exchange for an honest review.
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