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veraann's review
5.0
In Death Series Book #7
This is a reread through the series.
One of my favorite books in this series. I think it is my favorite holiday one of the series. If you have taken the time to read this far into the series, you already know what you love about it. The charm of the characters and their development. The interesting cases Eve solves and how she solves them.
This is a reread through the series.
One of my favorite books in this series. I think it is my favorite holiday one of the series. If you have taken the time to read this far into the series, you already know what you love about it. The charm of the characters and their development. The interesting cases Eve solves and how she solves them.
kathydavie's review against another edition
5.0
Bad Santa...whew, this one was a pip.
Seventh in the In Death futuristic romantic suspense series revolving around a detective Lieutenant Eve Dallas and her hunky husband, Roarke, in the New York City of Christmas 2058.
In 1999, Holiday in Death won the All About Romance Annual Reader Poll for Favorite Couple and was nominated for the RITA Award for Romantic Suspense. In 1998, it won the Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Award for Futuristic Romance and the Romance Readers Anonymous Award for Best Alternative Realities or Time Travel Romance.
My Take
This is the seventh book in the series, and there is a particular formula that the author uses, one that I was clearly aware of well before this book, but such an awareness has in no way diminished my enjoyment of the books. Itβs the unfolding relationships between the characters, their bonds, that make this series so appealing and so addictive, J.D. Robb has done wonderfully in creating characters you come to care for, and characters you want to know more about.
The prologue re-introduces the reader to Eve's last night as her father's child. It's enough to make you gag.
Each story in the series is a step forward for Eve in letting people in, and it'll make your heart break that she needs Roarke so much.
It's a world of mixed blessings: real coffee, meat, eggs, privacy, etc., are rare as hen's teeth, but they do have flying cars, AutoChefs, and more.
It's too funny that Eve hates parties and socializing. She greatly dislikes Roarke's money. She's terrified of anyone cutting her hair or slopping goop on her. And she's learning to, maybe, accept Roarke caring for and about her. And he's so snarky about it, lol.
It's a wonderful thing, to be able to reach out, and he'll be there. A nice counterpoint to the horrific memories of childhood that keep cropping up for Dallas. Eve's past does have one terrific benefit: She knows.
Mavis and Leonardo have the perfect gift for a couple who has everything. Or he thought they did, *grin*.
There is a lot of humor in the In Death series. I particularly enjoyed the brief episode with the taxi and Brinkleman's cousin. Of course, I always enjoy Roarke's and Eve's interactions. Sure, it does include sex, but my favorite bits are when they're interacting with each other or when Roarke is trying to take care of his intrepid love.
Then there're the Marriage Rules, lol. Dallas keeps discovering new rules β the latest is that you must buy more than one item for your spouse for Christmas. Better add "birthdays" to that list!
Holiday in Death is also the turning point in Peabody's and McNab's relationship! Peabody dating Charles also spurs greater definition in her relationship with Dallas. And then there's that fantasy fulfillment at the end for Peabody, lololol.
It's full of action and characters seen through third person global subjective point-of-view from the main characters.
The Story
It's coming up to Christmas and Santa is lethal, especially towards those looking for love.
The Characters
Lieutenant Eve Dallas is in charge of Homicide at Central and still on medical leave, recovering from events in Vengeance in Death, 6. She's married to the richest man in the world . . . who also happens to be gorgeous and supportive: Roarke. Summerset is Roarke's "sergeant-major" who hates Eve. Galahad is the cat Eve "inherited" in Naked in Death, 1.
Dallas' friends include Mavis Freestone who's in love with the huge Leonardo, a fashion designer. The honest and fair Nadine Furst is the ace on-air reporter for Channel 75. Mike is her camera operator. Charles Monroe is a very successful Licensed Companion who is dating Peabody.
The New York Police and Security Department (NYPSD)
Officer Delia "She-body" Peabody is a recent appointment as Dallas' aide. Captain Ryan Feeney, Eve's mentor and a father figure, is in command of the Electronic Detective Division (EDD) at Central. The very colorful Detective Ian McNab is one of Feeney's, and he loves to razz Peabody. Commander Jack Whitney is Dallas' boss. Dick Berenski is the amazing chief lab tech. Feinstein is one of Dickie's people.
Dr Charlotte "Charlie" Mira is the top profiler for the NYPSD, and cares very much for Eve. She's certainly a marked contrast from Dallas, lol. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Carla Rollins. Officer Carmichael is on-scene for Sarabeth. Sergeant Brinkleman is with the Four-One.
Roarke Industries
John appears to be an architect.
The jewelry stores include Sal's Gold and Silver. Ms Kates manages another.
Personally Yours is . . .
. . . an expensive dating service owned by Piper and Rudy Hoffman, fraternal twins.
All Things Beautiful is . . .
. . . an exclusive salon in the same building as Personally Yours. Yvette is the snooty receptionist who learns to grovel right quick, lol. Simon is the much-loved manager. Stevie is one of the consultants.
Marianna Hawley is a sweet woman whom everyone loves, especially Jeremy Vandoren, an account exec for Foster, Bride and Rumsey on Wall Street, who intends to propose. Besides Jeremy, some of Marianna's matches include the sweet Dorian Marcell. Charles Monroe is looking for love. The greedy Sarabeth Greenbalm is an aging stripper working at the Sweet Spot (yep, it's one of Roarke's). Donnie Ray Michael is a saxophonist who loves his mother. Tanya is another prospect.
The Cover and Title
The cover is dark. The upper half is a graphic of the skating rink at Rockefeller Plaza with a police motorcycle parked just in front of it. At the very top is a thin red banner with an info blurb in black. The author's name is in white just below it. At the bottom is the title, also in white.
The title is true, for it is a Holiday in Death.
Seventh in the In Death futuristic romantic suspense series revolving around a detective Lieutenant Eve Dallas and her hunky husband, Roarke, in the New York City of Christmas 2058.
In 1999, Holiday in Death won the All About Romance Annual Reader Poll for Favorite Couple and was nominated for the RITA Award for Romantic Suspense. In 1998, it won the Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Award for Futuristic Romance and the Romance Readers Anonymous Award for Best Alternative Realities or Time Travel Romance.
My Take
This is the seventh book in the series, and there is a particular formula that the author uses, one that I was clearly aware of well before this book, but such an awareness has in no way diminished my enjoyment of the books. Itβs the unfolding relationships between the characters, their bonds, that make this series so appealing and so addictive, J.D. Robb has done wonderfully in creating characters you come to care for, and characters you want to know more about.
The prologue re-introduces the reader to Eve's last night as her father's child. It's enough to make you gag.
Each story in the series is a step forward for Eve in letting people in, and it'll make your heart break that she needs Roarke so much.
It's a world of mixed blessings: real coffee, meat, eggs, privacy, etc., are rare as hen's teeth, but they do have flying cars, AutoChefs, and more.
It's too funny that Eve hates parties and socializing. She greatly dislikes Roarke's money. She's terrified of anyone cutting her hair or slopping goop on her. And she's learning to, maybe, accept Roarke caring for and about her. And he's so snarky about it, lol.
It's a wonderful thing, to be able to reach out, and he'll be there. A nice counterpoint to the horrific memories of childhood that keep cropping up for Dallas. Eve's past does have one terrific benefit: She knows.
Mavis and Leonardo have the perfect gift for a couple who has everything. Or he thought they did, *grin*.
There is a lot of humor in the In Death series. I particularly enjoyed the brief episode with the taxi and Brinkleman's cousin. Of course, I always enjoy Roarke's and Eve's interactions. Sure, it does include sex, but my favorite bits are when they're interacting with each other or when Roarke is trying to take care of his intrepid love.
Then there're the Marriage Rules, lol. Dallas keeps discovering new rules β the latest is that you must buy more than one item for your spouse for Christmas. Better add "birthdays" to that list!
Holiday in Death is also the turning point in Peabody's and McNab's relationship! Peabody dating Charles also spurs greater definition in her relationship with Dallas. And then there's that fantasy fulfillment at the end for Peabody, lololol.
It's full of action and characters seen through third person global subjective point-of-view from the main characters.
The Story
It's coming up to Christmas and Santa is lethal, especially towards those looking for love.
The Characters
Lieutenant Eve Dallas is in charge of Homicide at Central and still on medical leave, recovering from events in Vengeance in Death, 6. She's married to the richest man in the world . . . who also happens to be gorgeous and supportive: Roarke. Summerset is Roarke's "sergeant-major" who hates Eve. Galahad is the cat Eve "inherited" in Naked in Death, 1.
Dallas' friends include Mavis Freestone who's in love with the huge Leonardo, a fashion designer. The honest and fair Nadine Furst is the ace on-air reporter for Channel 75. Mike is her camera operator. Charles Monroe is a very successful Licensed Companion who is dating Peabody.
The New York Police and Security Department (NYPSD)
Officer Delia "She-body" Peabody is a recent appointment as Dallas' aide. Captain Ryan Feeney, Eve's mentor and a father figure, is in command of the Electronic Detective Division (EDD) at Central. The very colorful Detective Ian McNab is one of Feeney's, and he loves to razz Peabody. Commander Jack Whitney is Dallas' boss. Dick Berenski is the amazing chief lab tech. Feinstein is one of Dickie's people.
Dr Charlotte "Charlie" Mira is the top profiler for the NYPSD, and cares very much for Eve. She's certainly a marked contrast from Dallas, lol. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Carla Rollins. Officer Carmichael is on-scene for Sarabeth. Sergeant Brinkleman is with the Four-One.
Roarke Industries
John appears to be an architect.
The jewelry stores include Sal's Gold and Silver. Ms Kates manages another.
Personally Yours is . . .
. . . an expensive dating service owned by Piper and Rudy Hoffman, fraternal twins.
All Things Beautiful is . . .
. . . an exclusive salon in the same building as Personally Yours. Yvette is the snooty receptionist who learns to grovel right quick, lol. Simon is the much-loved manager. Stevie is one of the consultants.
Marianna Hawley is a sweet woman whom everyone loves, especially Jeremy Vandoren, an account exec for Foster, Bride and Rumsey on Wall Street, who intends to propose. Besides Jeremy, some of Marianna's matches include the sweet Dorian Marcell. Charles Monroe is looking for love. The greedy Sarabeth Greenbalm is an aging stripper working at the Sweet Spot (yep, it's one of Roarke's). Donnie Ray Michael is a saxophonist who loves his mother. Tanya is another prospect.
The Cover and Title
The cover is dark. The upper half is a graphic of the skating rink at Rockefeller Plaza with a police motorcycle parked just in front of it. At the very top is a thin red banner with an info blurb in black. The author's name is in white just below it. At the bottom is the title, also in white.
The title is true, for it is a Holiday in Death.
spines's review
I thought I DNFed this and was confused about how I'd log this as a book I DNFed then finished 2 weeks later because it was still on Libby. Turns out I didn't even mark it as currently reading.
I stopped reading it at about chapter four because I was kind of tired of reading about women being brutalised and murdered over and over, but I picked it back up for reasons that are unclear even to myself.
I like the background characters and the interpersonal dynamics, but I don't love that Eve is constantly breaking into things without a warrant and being hostile to civilians. Also the endings to these books are always really abrupt and I wish there was more of a denouement.
I stopped reading it at about chapter four because I was kind of tired of reading about women being brutalised and murdered over and over, but I picked it back up for reasons that are unclear even to myself.
I like the background characters and the interpersonal dynamics, but I don't love that Eve is constantly breaking into things without a warrant and being hostile to civilians. Also the endings to these books are always really abrupt and I wish there was more of a denouement.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Incest, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Murder, Rape, and Violence
Moderate: Grief
trudzz's review
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
I was reminded why i like this series. This one in particular was quite good. It had me eager to find out who the killer was and what was their motive. I just wish i got a little more towards the end. Like seeing Eve interrogate the killer and hear his thought process.
But overall this one was good. I love how you see the internal struggle eve goes through with this particular case and how good of a team she and Roarke is and how she allows herself to just be human. You an see how she slowly evolves.
But overall this one was good. I love how you see the internal struggle eve goes through with this particular case and how good of a team she and Roarke is and how she allows herself to just be human. You an see how she slowly evolves.
rnshack's review against another edition
4.0
4 stars
Really good Eve Dallas book. The mystery was great and I loved the Christmas setting. Made me get excited for Christmas in May! I also really liked seeing Eve settle into her life with her friends and family. Seeing her start to become more comfortable and invest and accepting with it all is so wonderful.
Great series I will definitely keep reading.
Really good Eve Dallas book. The mystery was great and I loved the Christmas setting. Made me get excited for Christmas in May! I also really liked seeing Eve settle into her life with her friends and family. Seeing her start to become more comfortable and invest and accepting with it all is so wonderful.
Great series I will definitely keep reading.
archangelwings's review against another edition
4.0
<b>4 stars</b>
Santa is looking for his one true love ft. the clients of a matchmaking service
yet another great addition to the series
love Everoarke, love seeing them continue to grow as a couple
the xmas time was fun and the case was interesting
Ax2
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Santa is looking for his one true love ft. the clients of a matchmaking service
yet another great addition to the series
love Everoarke, love seeing them continue to grow as a couple
the xmas time was fun and the case was interesting
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N (Susan Ericksen)πππxβΎοΈ
mcedelen17's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
holl3640's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0