A review by jeanne_bean
Festive in Death by J.D. Robb

5.0

JD Robb/Nora Roberts has done it again. I love Eve Dallas and Roarke, Peabody, McNab and the rest of the gang. They're all here in this book and it doesn't disappoint.

It's December 2060 and Eve is hoping to close a case before Christmas. While she and Peabody try to determine who killed a physical trainer that everyone loved to hate and had reason to kill, Eve also has to fret about the upcoming holidays. She has to shop -- Oh the horror! -- for gifts for her friends. She wonders why she needs to buy gifts, why have friends, and what would they want or like, anyway. Then she realizes she'll have to suffer through the annual Christmas party that she and Roarke host. How is she going to survive that? Will she survive the pre-party primping by Trina? And will Trina, for that matter?

I just love how Eve is coming to grips with her love for Roarke and his for her, her circle of friends (how it ever grew past Mavis and Roarke still seems a mystery to her), and the mysteries of relationships. The Christmas party discussion on holiday dating is hysterical. I also love the thoughtful gifts exchanged.

Well done!