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A review by miabdour
Abandoned in Death by J.D. Robb
5.0
* 4.75Stars *
The In Death series, are by far the best of Nora Roberts's work. I say this, as someone who has shamelessly read about 80% of her extensive written work. The consistency is mind-boggling, especially in regards to the audiobook narrator she has picked. I don't have much experience with female narrators, mostly male narrators, but Susan Ericksen has given each and every character such a distinctive voice and has remained consistent over the past 54 books. I can't read the in-death series without Susan Ericksen bringing them to life for me because she's attached to this series as strongly as Nora Roberts is.
My only niggle is that the relationship between Roarke and Eve is too perfect right now and I miss the days of conflict, such as when Eve got jealous of that ex of his, Magedelaine, or some such. I need their relationship to get shaken up because as much as I love the mystery aspect, they're the reason I continue to purchase these books, and in this one, Roarke was there but to be honest he sort of blended into the background and the killer took the forefront. I am sad because Susan Ericksen does this very sexy Irish accent for him and I barely got to enjoy it, but alas, it doesn't deter me from thoroughly enjoying this book. Also, I miss the banter between Somerset and Eve, none of that here either. The inter-personal relationship really took a backseat compared to the criminal investigation in this story.. hence the 4.75 rather than 5 stars.
The mystery aspect was very good... and I desperately want to make a comment about it all but it would give away info that's better left for self-discovery. I will just say it was really good, and I enjoyed getting into the heads of a lot of the characters. That's one thing that Nora Roberts always does so well, allowing us to step into the minds of the victims and the killer. She gives us a complete experience. Loved it, highly recommend but hell... this is one author that doesn't need a recommendation.
Fingers crossed in the next book Eve & Roarke have a blow-up, jeez, never wished so hard for something to go wrong in a relationship so that they can fix it hehe ^_^
The In Death series, are by far the best of Nora Roberts's work. I say this, as someone who has shamelessly read about 80% of her extensive written work. The consistency is mind-boggling, especially in regards to the audiobook narrator she has picked. I don't have much experience with female narrators, mostly male narrators, but Susan Ericksen has given each and every character such a distinctive voice and has remained consistent over the past 54 books. I can't read the in-death series without Susan Ericksen bringing them to life for me because she's attached to this series as strongly as Nora Roberts is.
My only niggle is that the relationship between Roarke and Eve is too perfect right now and I miss the days of conflict, such as when Eve got jealous of that ex of his, Magedelaine, or some such. I need their relationship to get shaken up because as much as I love the mystery aspect, they're the reason I continue to purchase these books, and in this one, Roarke was there but to be honest he sort of blended into the background and the killer took the forefront. I am sad because Susan Ericksen does this very sexy Irish accent for him and I barely got to enjoy it, but alas, it doesn't deter me from thoroughly enjoying this book. Also, I miss the banter between Somerset and Eve, none of that here either. The inter-personal relationship really took a backseat compared to the criminal investigation in this story.. hence the 4.75 rather than 5 stars.
The mystery aspect was very good... and I desperately want to make a comment about it all but it would give away info that's better left for self-discovery. I will just say it was really good, and I enjoyed getting into the heads of a lot of the characters. That's one thing that Nora Roberts always does so well, allowing us to step into the minds of the victims and the killer. She gives us a complete experience. Loved it, highly recommend but hell... this is one author that doesn't need a recommendation.
Fingers crossed in the next book Eve & Roarke have a blow-up, jeez, never wished so hard for something to go wrong in a relationship so that they can fix it hehe ^_^