Synopsis From Inside of the Book
Eve Dallas doesn't like to see innocent people murdered. And the death of history teacher Craig Foster is clearly a murder. The lunch that his wife lovingly packed was tainted with deadly ricin. And Mr. Foster's colleagues, shocked as they may be, have some shocking secrets of their own. It's Eve's job to get a feel for all the potential suspects - and find out why someone would have done this to a man who seemed so offensive, so pleasant.......so innocent.
Someone Eve could easily picture dead is an old flame of her billionaire husband, Roarke, who has turned up in New York and manipulated herself back to his life. Consumed by her jealousy - and Roarke's indifference to it - Eve finds it hard to focus on the Foster case. But when another man turns up dead, she'll have to keep in mind that both innocence and guilt can be facades.
Thoughts Before Reading
I'm insanely in love with this series! To most people who have never read these books, it can be really intimidating. There are over 40 books in this one series! It's amazing! plus every book is at least 300 pages if not longer. Then to top it off there are quite a few little short stories too. I will admit that I was a little intimidated by it because of how large of a series it is. I actually listened to the first book through Audible. The only thing I can say about that book is OHMIGOSH! It really started my entire addiction! I listened to a lot of the beginning of this series through Audible, and then I eventually swapped over to get some of the books in the physical copies. Then that addiction grew into getting the whole entire series in physical form because I LOVE this series. Like any other series, there are going to be some books that are completely amazing, some that are just okay, and then a few that's just whatever. I've never really found a story that was just completely awful! The last book, Born in Death, was just as good as the first book. Innocent in Death is the 24th book in the series. I've been reading this series for about a year almost. Unlike most people I can't read a series from beginning to end, even if it a really short series, I like to come back to the world. There are moments in this series that I definitely read it back to back to back.
Fun fact JD Robb is actually Nora Roberts, she writes this series under a different name. I have started branching out into Roberts's other books recently. I'm starting to find out that it is just her, and not just the In Death series, that I cannot get enough of. I love her writing style.
Well, let's just jump into this book! Like I mentioned don't let this series intimidate you because of the length! If you like mystery book or romance books or comedy books or drama books this is the series for you! You could always do what I do and just bounce through the series slowly. My only real regret is that I haven't been writing these for the whole entire series! It would be amazing to go back and read about how I felt and thought about each book in the series instead of the series overall.
I really cannot wait to find out what happens between Roarke and Eve! I love their relationship. Plus a jealous Eve is going to be hilarious, for those of you who have read these books you know how Eve processes emotions. These books are actually set in the future. Eve is a lieutenant and she actually meets Roarke in the first book. It's amazing thinking about how Eve has grown throughout this whole series. Then there is Peabody! It feels like she was just a baby when we first meet her! Don't even get me started on Mavis! I really love this world, the characters, and really just everything about it.
I'm so terribly sorry for all of the rambling! Plus this is already shaping up to be a long post. I will definitely try to keep the next sections short and sweet. I really want to try to leave spoilers out of this post because I really want everyone to be able to read this whole series and experience what these books are truly about and maybe even give you the encouragement you might need to pick up the first one in the series!
(12-12-2018)
Middle of the Book Check-In
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I love Roarke and Eve's relationship. I really just wanted to get that out there before I say the rest of my check-in. Roarke killed me in this book so far! In every book up until this point, Roarke has always seemed to know Even better than she knows herself. He knows how insecure she really is underneath her whole show she puts on for the world, so for Roarke to go out with his 'Maggie' is really annoying me. But on the other hand, I really love seeing how Eve is handling this. Which is so far not the greatest. She kind of just keeps brushing it under the rug and letting it just hurt her instead of confronting him. But Roarke was always the one who started the conversation and Even always tries to just ignore the issue. Plus Eve will not talk to anyone about the issue or how she feels, she just keeps it all bottled up. This whole craziness has me on the edge of my seat. It really is a cannot out down book so far. Definitely a 5 out of 5 at the moment.
(12-26-18)
Overall Thoughts of the Book
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This was most definitely one of the better books in the series. It was so INTENSE! First off the conclusion to the whole Maggie situation! Eve finally came to terms with how she felt with the whole thing and thanks to Mavis she figured out that Maggie was playing them. At first, Roarke didn't want to accept it but he finally opened his eyes to it all and put Maggie in her place. I loved how Eve hit them both in the face, it was just Eve being Eve. I loved how this story all played out. Then the mystery itself! It was so insane! The series really touches on all forms of crime and we finally got a murder that was done by a sociopath, and not just that but also by a kid. There was really no other word than completely insane and overall addictive! I think this really became one of my top favorite books in the series. I think I'm incredibly happy with how I finished the year out with this book.
(12-30-18)
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