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

dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

3.25

Picking the 39th book in a series from a "blind date with a book" leaves a lot of unknown history, but I enjoyed this book nonetheless. It was a slow build up for me personally, but the action picked up probably 60-70% and was strong through the end. Doesn't make me want to read the whole series, but I feel like this would be a good murder mystery series to get into.

Copley was such a dick and I really hoped it was him. The spin of it being Natasha though was unexpected, but completely believable. A nice end to the book right before Christmas.