Better Off Dead - Pump Up Your Book Tours

About the book:

They say dead men tell no tales, but that’s just because they’ve never worked as a Grim Reaper.
Grim Reapers are real. They are governed by the Council of Reapers. Reapers are responsible for the capture and containment of dead souls that refuse to or cannot move on to the afterlife.
Lori Standford’s mother died six months ago. Now she’s back, haunting Lori out of her home. Lori turns to her close friend, Emma Grym, mother of Thane and Mort Grym, for help.
Now Thane and Mort find themselves embroiled in a mystery of dead men that stretches all the way to the top.

Jason Krumbine is the author behind the pulse pounding, wisecracking Alex Cheradon Series, the dead soul hunting Grym Brothers Series (including Two and a Half Dead Men, The Dead Couple and Better Off Dead), and the tongue-in-cheek paranormal romance “A Graveyard Romance.”
You can visit his website at www.jasonkrumbine.com or visit him at Twitter at www.twitter.com/jasonkrumbine and Facebook at www.facebook.com/jmkwriter.
You can also email him at onestrayword@gmail.com.







My Review:

Mort and Thane have a rather unusual case this time.  It isn't an official reaping, but rather a favor to a friend of their's mother.  Lori's mother died six months ago and for some reason seems to have not moved on.  Now, there's no reason for her to  not move on, and it should be a fairly easy reaping.  But of course nothing goes as planned.  It would appear that Lori's mother may have had some very serious unresolved issues...or that perhaps something is not quite right.

The best mystery of the series so far, this one involves family, friends, and poltergiests.  As Mort and Thane argue their way through things while still trying to find out what happened to their father.  The brothers are starting to make some progress that is quite surprising (I won't give it away).  This was my favorite of the series so far.

Giveaways, Contests & Prizes!

Join Jason Krumbine at the Pump Up Your Book Live! November Author Chat / Book Giveaway Party on Friday, November 18 starting at 8 p.m. eastern!

Jason will be giving away three e-copies of his books in The Grym Brothers Series! You could win a copy of Two and a Half Dead, The Dead Couple and Better Off Dead simply by attending the chat and asking Jason a question. All there is to it!

For details on chat, visit the official chat page for the November authors at Pump Up Your Book Live!

The Grym Brothers Series Virtual Book Publicity Tour Schedule

Tuesday, November 1

Guest blogging at The Book Faery Reviews

Wednesday, November 2

Two and a Half Dead Men Book Reviewed at Jasmyn’s Reviews

Thursday, November 3

Guest blogging at Bookin’ It Up

Friday, November 4

Two and a Half Dead Men Book Reviewed at The Book Faery Reviews

Monday, November 7

The Dead Couple Book Reviewed at Jasmyn’s Reviews

Tuesday, November 8

Guest blogging at Mad Moose Mama

Wednesday, November 9

Better Off Dead Book Reviewed at Jasmyn’s Reviews

Thursday, November 10

The Dead Couple Book Reviewed at The Book Faery Reviews

Friday, November 11

Guest blogging at Curling Up By the Fire

Monday, November 14

Book reviewed at Curing Up By the Fire

Tuesday, November 15

Interviewed at Laurie’s Thoughts & Reviews

Thursday, November 17

Better Off Dead Book Reviewed at The Book Faery Reviews

Friday, November 18

Chat with Jason at Pump Up Your Book Live! November Author Chat/Book Giveaway Party!

Monday, November 21

Guest blogging at Carol’s Notebook

Tuesday, November 22

Two and a Half Dead Men Book Reviewed at Carol’s Notebook

Wednesday, November 23

Two and a Half Dead Men Book Reviewed at From the TBR Pile

The Dead Couple by Jason Krumbine - Pump Up Your Book Tour

The Dead Couple by Jason Krumbine


About the book:

Jack and Cindy were a happily married couple. She was an elementary school teacher. He was an aspiring children’s book author. They had the perfect life together, until the day they decided to kill themselves.
Suicides, by their very nature, tend to head directly into the afterlife.
Jack and Cindy’s souls never arrived.
Grim Reapers are real. They are governed by the Council of Reapers. Reapers are responsible for the capture and containment of dead souls that refuse to or cannot move on to the afterlife.
Thane and Mort Grym are two such reapers.

My Review:
Thane and Mort, the Grym brothers and Grim Reapers for souls that did not find their way to the afterlife, have a new assignment.  There are two souls that should have crossed easily, but for some reason they didn't.  Jack and Cindy are happily married, but something pushed them over the edge and they became suicides.  Now usually suicides are the easy one, they wanted to die and move on, but something didn't seem to work that way in this case.  Meanwhile, Thane and Mort are still trying to find time to figure out what happened to their father who disappeared two years ago and figure out what the new Grim Reaping company that just moved into time is really up to. 

Not quite as entertaining as the first in the seris, The Dead Couple still had my attention throughout the entire story.  Mort and Thane are still at the brotherly bickering and both still have their bad habits.  Thane is constantly trying to do the good deeds and help the lost souls really find peace, but it only seems to get them into more trouble.  And with Mort's love life and gambling debts thrown into the  mix there's a lot going on.  Somehow, they manage to handle it all and still keep on track trying to find the souls of Jack and Cindy. 

Jason Krumbine is the author behind the pulse pounding, wisecracking Alex Cheradon Series, the dead soul hunting Grym Brothers Series (including Two and a Half Dead Men, The Dead Couple and Better Off Dead), and the tongue-in-cheek paranormal romance “A Graveyard Romance.”
You can visit his website at www.jasonkrumbine.com or visit him at Twitter at www.twitter.com/jasonkrumbine and Facebook at www.facebook.com/jmkwriter.
You can also email him at onestrayword@gmail.com

Giveaways, Contests & Prizes!

Join Jason Krumbine at the Pump Up Your Book Live! November Author Chat / Book Giveaway Party on Friday, November 18 starting at 8 p.m. eastern!

Jason will be giving away three e-copies of his books in The Grym Brothers Series! You could win a copy of Two and a Half Dead, The Dead Couple and Better Off Dead simply by attending the chat and asking Jason a question. All there is to it!

For details on chat, visit the official chat page for the November authors at Pump Up Your Book Live!

The Grym Brothers Series Virtual Book Publicity Tour Schedule

Tuesday, November 1

Guest blogging at The Book Faery Reviews

Wednesday, November 2

Two and a Half Dead Men Book Reviewed at Jasmyn’s Reviews

Thursday, November 3

Guest blogging at Bookin’ It Up

Friday, November 4

Two and a Half Dead Men Book Reviewed at The Book Faery Reviews

Monday, November 7

The Dead Couple Book Reviewed at Jasmyn’s Reviews

Tuesday, November 8

Guest blogging at Mad Moose Mama

Wednesday, November 9

Better Off Dead Book Reviewed at Jasmyn’s Reviews

Thursday, November 10

The Dead Couple Book Reviewed at The Book Faery Reviews

Friday, November 11

Guest blogging at Curling Up By the Fire

Monday, November 14

Book reviewed at Curing Up By the Fire

Tuesday, November 15

Interviewed at Laurie’s Thoughts & Reviews

Thursday, November 17

Better Off Dead Book Reviewed at The Book Faery Reviews

Friday, November 18

Chat with Jason at Pump Up Your Book Live! November Author Chat/Book Giveaway Party!

Monday, November 21

Guest blogging at Carol’s Notebook

Tuesday, November 22

Two and a Half Dead Men Book Reviewed at Carol’s Notebook

Wednesday, November 23

Two and a Half Dead Men Book Reviewed at From the TBR Pile

Two and a Half Dead men - Pump Up Your Book Tours

Two and a Half Dead Men by Jason Krumbine

About the book:
People die every day. But not all of the souls can or want to move onto the afterlife.
That’s where the brothers Thane and Mort Grym come in.
Thane and Mort are bounty hunters for dead souls. They inherited the job from their father and they’re two of the best in town.
But when there’s a double homicide at the Kirkland Motel the Grym brothers end up with more than they bargained for. In a world without vampires, zombies or the undead, one of their bounties might not be as dead as he’s supposed to be.

My Review:
First off I have to say that I absolutely loved Thane and Mort.  As lead characters and brothers, their interactions steal the show and kept me wanting to see what they were going to find themselves into next.  In the first book of this series we are introduced to the Grym brothers and learn a little about their odd occupation, Grim Reapers.  They are issued bounties on souls that are lost or have refused to move on to the Afterlife.  This time they are given a rather unique request.  Not only have two souls not shown up when they should have, but there is another person out there that should be dead, but might not be.  Well, I don't want to give too much away so I'll leave you hanging on that one.  To throw even more twists into the story, the two souls that were sent to find seem to have disappeared and the brothers won't get paid until they are found.

A very clever mix of humor and supernatural I flew through this book in one day, one sitting, without even realizing how long I had been reading.  The story is interesting and involving enough to draw you in, but light and easy to read at the same time.  As supporting characters come and go throughout the book, they only make the brothers more interesting.  A fantastic start to a series and I'm very glad that I have the chance to review the second book for you next week on Nov 7, as part of this great tour.

Giveaways, Contests & Prizes!

 

Join Jason Krumbine at the Pump Up Your Book Live! November Author Chat / Book Giveaway Party on Friday, November 18 starting at 8 p.m. eastern!

Jason will be giving away three e-copies of his books in The Grym Brothers Series!  You could win a copy of Two and a Half Dead, The Dead Couple and Better Off Dead simply by attending the  chat and asking Jason a question.  All there is to it!

For details on chat, visit the official chat page for the November authors at Pump Up Your Book Live!

The Grym Brothers Series Virtual Book Publicity Tour Schedule

 

Tuesday, November 1

Guest blogging at The Book Faery Reviews

Wednesday, November 2

Two and a Half Dead Men Book Reviewed at Jasmyn’s Reviews

Thursday, November 3

Guest blogging at Bookin’ It Up

Friday, November 4

Two and a Half Dead Men Book Reviewed at The Book Faery Reviews

Monday, November 7

The Dead Couple Book Reviewed at Jasmyn’s Reviews

Tuesday, November 8

Guest blogging at Mad Moose Mama

Wednesday, November 9

Better Off Dead Book Reviewed at Jasmyn’s Reviews

Thursday, November 10

The Dead Couple Book Reviewed at The Book Faery Reviews

Friday, November 11

Guest blogging at Curling Up By the Fire

Monday, November 14

Book reviewed at Curing Up By the Fire

Tuesday, November 15

Interviewed at Laurie’s Thoughts & Reviews

Thursday, November 17

Better Off Dead Book Reviewed at The Book Faery Reviews

Friday, November 18

Chat with Jason at Pump Up Your Book Live! November Author Chat/Book Giveaway Party!

Monday, November 21

Guest blogging at Carol’s Notebook

Tuesday, November 22

Two and a Half Dead Men Book Reviewed at Carol’s Notebook

Wednesday, November 23

Two and a Half Dead Men Book Reviewed at From the TBR Pile