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4.13 AVERAGE
4.13 AVERAGE
Amazing
Pretty sure this is the best book yet. I've been reading this series since the beginning and cannot get enough. The characters suck you in, the story has heart and suspense, and you wont be able to put it down.
Pretty sure this is the best book yet. I've been reading this series since the beginning and cannot get enough. The characters suck you in, the story has heart and suspense, and you wont be able to put it down.
This is one of my favourite escapist series. Murder and mayhem, yes, but with a light touch and a fluid writing style that makes it all go down very easy. And yet, this one didn't quite hit the spot for me. I was left wanting more.
All the usual ingredients are there: Dallas as hard-nosed and capable as ever, Roarke dashing and supportive, villains you love to despise and feel no need to empathise with. But I wasn't convinced. Peabody, McNabb and the usual supporting cast felt almost like caricatures rather than fully fleshed out people. They were just a collection of their individual quirks. The heart was somehow missing.
Even more important, I didn't believe in the perpetrators at all. I just didn't. They weren't real on the page, and their motivations just didn't work for me, possibly because we never got into their heads, never saw them until the moment we found out who they were, just before the climax.
This wasn't a terrible book by any means, but coming after the excellent Dark in Death, it was a disappointment.
Still, I'll be reading the latest instalment, Connections in Death. After 47 books and counting, I'm too invested to stop now.
All the usual ingredients are there: Dallas as hard-nosed and capable as ever, Roarke dashing and supportive, villains you love to despise and feel no need to empathise with. But I wasn't convinced. Peabody, McNabb and the usual supporting cast felt almost like caricatures rather than fully fleshed out people. They were just a collection of their individual quirks. The heart was somehow missing.
Even more important, I didn't believe in the perpetrators at all. I just didn't. They weren't real on the page, and their motivations just didn't work for me, possibly because we never got into their heads, never saw them until the moment we found out who they were, just before the climax.
This wasn't a terrible book by any means, but coming after the excellent Dark in Death, it was a disappointment.
Still, I'll be reading the latest instalment, Connections in Death. After 47 books and counting, I'm too invested to stop now.
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Eh. A low three stars.
I started this when it came out and just finished it today. It took me forever to get into this book.
It started out interesting and strong. But then it just sorta flatlines into serviceable. Usually if the police procedure/mystery aspect is strong I don't mind if we don't get any real interpersonal development. Or if the interpersonal stuff is great emotionally, then I don't mind if the case is weak.
This one had no real interpersonal stuff happening and the while the mystery/crime had some interesting elements, it just really collapsed on the motive. In the end I didn't really care about the victims. And the criminals were paper flat.
This felt very phoned in. So yeah, serviceable, readable but nothing memorable. Not the worst in the series by a longshot, but nowhere near the better installments either.
I started this when it came out and just finished it today. It took me forever to get into this book.
It started out interesting and strong. But then it just sorta flatlines into serviceable. Usually if the police procedure/mystery aspect is strong I don't mind if we don't get any real interpersonal development. Or if the interpersonal stuff is great emotionally, then I don't mind if the case is weak.
This one had no real interpersonal stuff happening and the while the mystery/crime had some interesting elements, it just really collapsed on the motive. In the end I didn't really care about the victims. And the criminals were paper flat.
This felt very phoned in. So yeah, serviceable, readable but nothing memorable. Not the worst in the series by a longshot, but nowhere near the better installments either.
Maybe it's the new publisher that's bringing the newer books down, but I've noticed a decided quality shift since the change. This installment was no exception, being more of a 3.5 star read that I found was worth rounding up to 4 stars.
The plot was actually interesting this time, and somewhat kept me guessing! It was nice that Eve needed Roarke's actual expertise this time! I liked knowing what was going on with Nadine's books and movies, and actually seeing Eve's reactions to it all! However, it all felt a little glossed over. Parts of the case seemed to just jump ahead, and it didn't make sense to me as I was reading it.
All things considered, it was a good, entertaining book, but it could have used a bit more polish to be better.
The plot was actually interesting this time, and somewhat kept me guessing! It was nice that Eve needed Roarke's actual expertise this time! I liked knowing what was going on with Nadine's books and movies, and actually seeing Eve's reactions to it all! However, it all felt a little glossed over. Parts of the case seemed to just jump ahead, and it didn't make sense to me as I was reading it.
All things considered, it was a good, entertaining book, but it could have used a bit more polish to be better.
Every time I read a new installment in this series, I’m more and more impressed with Nora Roberts (Robb) and how she comes up with new ideas. This book was no exception. It was another interesting set of murders and how Eve solved it all is always fun to read.
Another great addition to this series!
Another great addition to this series!
There were a couple of 'hmmm...' moments in this one. I love the series and the characters so it could just be my weird obsessions. It was a great book overall, as they always are. :)
4.5 Roarkey stars
ARC Received for an honest review
You would think that after over 20 years and nearly 50 books in a series, I would be growing tired of the In Death series, however it is the complete opposite.
Each and every time a new Dallas and Roarke (or as I have named him, Raawwrke lol) book is released I am like a kid a Christmas. And Leverage In Death is no exception.
Dallas is on the hunt for a killer who is certainly racking up a body count, and is chasing the why? None of it seems to make sense at first, but we know our girl is a bloodhound and will always catch her man.
Full of intriguing storylines, a whodunnit that I didn't catch on to until Ms Robb revealed it, I was hooked from the first chapter until the last.
I love that we got plenty of Dallas/Roarke time, however I always adore the side characters (who after all these years aren't really side characters at all, but family). I love seeing where there lives are at in each and every book.
Ms Robb keeps me on the edge of my seat (or, the edge of my couch as I laze around reading) each and every time, and I can't wait to see where Dallas and Roarke take us next.
ARC Received for an honest review
You would think that after over 20 years and nearly 50 books in a series, I would be growing tired of the In Death series, however it is the complete opposite.
Each and every time a new Dallas and Roarke (or as I have named him, Raawwrke lol) book is released I am like a kid a Christmas. And Leverage In Death is no exception.
Dallas is on the hunt for a killer who is certainly racking up a body count, and is chasing the why? None of it seems to make sense at first, but we know our girl is a bloodhound and will always catch her man.
Full of intriguing storylines, a whodunnit that I didn't catch on to until Ms Robb revealed it, I was hooked from the first chapter until the last.
I love that we got plenty of Dallas/Roarke time, however I always adore the side characters (who after all these years aren't really side characters at all, but family). I love seeing where there lives are at in each and every book.
Ms Robb keeps me on the edge of my seat (or, the edge of my couch as I laze around reading) each and every time, and I can't wait to see where Dallas and Roarke take us next.
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes