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4.31 AVERAGE
4.31 AVERAGE
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
The crimes keep getting bigger, the character depth grows, relationships develop. The series is excellent.
adventurous
dark
funny
informative
sad
tense
fast-paced
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Yes, I read every single In Death book and novella JD Robb writes. But some of them grab you more than others. This one might be JD Robb's best yet. For the women in the strictly controlled, closed community Dallas investigates, not only is #MeToo not a thing, they are taught that they have less than no voice and less than no power. It resonates with the powerful impact of what Dochas and women's shelters in the real world do every day to change lives. This week in particular, with the Olympics on and the discussions on the importance of mental health and personal control are all the more important.
adventurous
dark
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
RTC but this was more messed-up than I first thought. But I liked this, and I can't wait to read more in this series (not all. I mean, over 50 books! YIKES!). Plus, after audiobooking [b:Naked in Death|6449656|Naked in Death (In Death, #1)|J.D. Robb|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1353321930l/6449656._SY75_.jpg|1097497] last year, it's really interesting to show how different times/attitudes have changed since the author wrote Naked in Death, the first in the series that was first published in 1995.
Review Taken from The Pewter Wolf Reads
***Audiobook given by UK publisher via NetGalley in exchange for honest review/reaction***
In this, the 52nd book in the In Death series (yep. 52nd! FIFTY TWO BOOKS IN THIS SERIES SO FAR! That's two books a year since the first, Naked in Death, was first published in 1995!), Lt Eve Dallas is enjoying a lovely Spring morning when she gets a call. There's been a murder is mid-21st century New York. An artist has been found, her head bashed in by her own hammer. But as Eve and her team look into the murder, what looks like a lover's quarrel on the surface turns much darker as they discover their prime suspect is a member of Natural Order, a religious order that, the more Eve looks, the more she sees that this is a cult with ties to white supremacy, misogyny, racism, sexism, homophobia and religious fanaticism.
But how far is Eve and her team willing to go to bring Natural Order down and where does the murder of a lesbian artist fit in? Does it go all the way to the top?
I think this came at the right time for me as I had fun with this. It's a whirlwind of a thriller and these are the type of Police procedural thrillers I enjoy. The one where the pace picks up quite quickly and you are running. Yes, I know that this series did start life a romance suspense with a futurist twist, but you can tell now that these are more back burner and the case is front and centre.
This case hits a little closer to home than most. Yes, there are a ton of triggers (racism, sexism, homophobia, domestic abuse, rape, murder [of course] and others.) but with the events of the past few years with MAGA, QAnon, the KKK and the public's growing obsession with True Crime, this felt very relevant to the current times.
There are things that did let this down. This isn't perfect (the narrator of the audiobook nails some characters's voices, but goes a little OTT with others. But she nails Eve's and as this is a Eve Dallas thriller, I'll forgive her. And while this book does stand on its own and you can jump in without knowing the previous books in series, there are occasions where titbits from previous books are dropped in), but this is a solid Police procedural thriller that I hugely enjoyed.
Plus, comparing this newest edition to the first instalment in the series, [b:Naked in Death|6449656|Naked in Death (In Death, #1)|J.D. Robb|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1353321930l/6449656._SY75_.jpg|1097497], which suffered with consent and being a product of its time, it good to see the JD Robb is growing and adapting.
Because I did enjoy this Naked In Death when I audiobooked it last year, I do have plans to try and read a few in the coming few months (I do have two other titles on my kindle [b:Dark in Death|50187706|Dark in Death (In Death #46)|J.D. Robb|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1567591745l/50187706._SX50_SY75_.jpg|55883608] & [b:Golden In Death|44294067|Golden In Death (In Death, #50)|J.D. Robb|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1561855437l/44294067._SY75_.jpg|68817871], though I think I would read the latter first) and if both go well, I might get the [b:The In Death Christmas Collection: Festive in Death, Holiday in Death and Midnight in Death|48903824|The In Death Christmas Collection Festive in Death, Holiday in Death and Midnight in Death|J.D. Robb|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1574276812l/48903824._SY75_.jpg|74296875] (I like reading murder set round Christmas time. Sue me), that I might buy and read one day. I am going to try to read more of this series, but I suspect I might be more happier with this series newer instalments than her earlier instalments. We'll just have to wait and see how I go...
Review Taken from The Pewter Wolf Reads
***Audiobook given by UK publisher via NetGalley in exchange for honest review/reaction***
In this, the 52nd book in the In Death series (yep. 52nd! FIFTY TWO BOOKS IN THIS SERIES SO FAR! That's two books a year since the first, Naked in Death, was first published in 1995!), Lt Eve Dallas is enjoying a lovely Spring morning when she gets a call. There's been a murder is mid-21st century New York. An artist has been found, her head bashed in by her own hammer. But as Eve and her team look into the murder, what looks like a lover's quarrel on the surface turns much darker as they discover their prime suspect is a member of Natural Order, a religious order that, the more Eve looks, the more she sees that this is a cult with ties to white supremacy, misogyny, racism, sexism, homophobia and religious fanaticism.
But how far is Eve and her team willing to go to bring Natural Order down and where does the murder of a lesbian artist fit in? Does it go all the way to the top?
I think this came at the right time for me as I had fun with this. It's a whirlwind of a thriller and these are the type of Police procedural thrillers I enjoy. The one where the pace picks up quite quickly and you are running. Yes, I know that this series did start life a romance suspense with a futurist twist, but you can tell now that these are more back burner and the case is front and centre.
This case hits a little closer to home than most. Yes, there are a ton of triggers (racism, sexism, homophobia, domestic abuse, rape, murder [of course] and others.) but with the events of the past few years with MAGA, QAnon, the KKK and the public's growing obsession with True Crime, this felt very relevant to the current times.
There are things that did let this down. This isn't perfect (the narrator of the audiobook nails some characters's voices, but goes a little OTT with others. But she nails Eve's and as this is a Eve Dallas thriller, I'll forgive her. And while this book does stand on its own and you can jump in without knowing the previous books in series, there are occasions where titbits from previous books are dropped in), but this is a solid Police procedural thriller that I hugely enjoyed.
Plus, comparing this newest edition to the first instalment in the series, [b:Naked in Death|6449656|Naked in Death (In Death, #1)|J.D. Robb|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1353321930l/6449656._SY75_.jpg|1097497], which suffered with consent and being a product of its time, it good to see the JD Robb is growing and adapting.
Because I did enjoy this Naked In Death when I audiobooked it last year, I do have plans to try and read a few in the coming few months (I do have two other titles on my kindle [b:Dark in Death|50187706|Dark in Death (In Death #46)|J.D. Robb|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1567591745l/50187706._SX50_SY75_.jpg|55883608] & [b:Golden In Death|44294067|Golden In Death (In Death, #50)|J.D. Robb|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1561855437l/44294067._SY75_.jpg|68817871], though I think I would read the latter first) and if both go well, I might get the [b:The In Death Christmas Collection: Festive in Death, Holiday in Death and Midnight in Death|48903824|The In Death Christmas Collection Festive in Death, Holiday in Death and Midnight in Death|J.D. Robb|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1574276812l/48903824._SY75_.jpg|74296875] (I like reading murder set round Christmas time. Sue me), that I might buy and read one day. I am going to try to read more of this series, but I suspect I might be more happier with this series newer instalments than her earlier instalments. We'll just have to wait and see how I go...
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Murder, Gaslighting
Minor: Misogyny, Rape, Suicide, Suicide attempt
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes