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A review by chantaal
Glory in Death by J.D. Robb
2.5
Roarke kinda sucks. Eve kinda sucks. They both suck together, so I guess they're made for each other. Their individual baggage clashing as they both show just how bad they are at communicating...yeah, that's totally the hallmark of a great romance. Also I continue to be baffled at how fast this romance moves.
As for the actual murder mystery...what a slog. I clocked the real killer early on and was just waiting for the penny to drop. The meandering along the way was boring. Eve and every other cop in her station should have been recused from the case from the start and at multiple points throughout the investigation.
Also, we got another murder mystery heavily focused on men hating women. The climax and killer reveal felt so cheesy and over the top; I keep forgetting this series began in the 1990s and that it is VERY of its time.
I'm still going to move on to book 3 and keep going until I can't do it anymore because these are easy to read. I just hope Eve and Roarke mellow out along the way and we get some mysteries that aren't about how much men hate women. It's exhausting.
As for the actual murder mystery...what a slog. I clocked the real killer early on and was just waiting for the penny to drop. The meandering along the way was boring. Eve and every other cop in her station should have been recused from the case from the start and at multiple points throughout the investigation.
Also, we got another murder mystery heavily focused on men hating women. The climax and killer reveal felt so cheesy and over the top; I keep forgetting this series began in the 1990s and that it is VERY of its time.
I'm still going to move on to book 3 and keep going until I can't do it anymore because these are easy to read. I just hope Eve and Roarke mellow out along the way and we get some mysteries that aren't about how much men hate women. It's exhausting.