Naked in Death | 
pick#ReadAway2024 #SeriesLove2024 #InDeathLongReadalong #IDLR I like the mystery, the aspect of the police procedural of one possible future. I like Eve Dallas, Feeney, and their commander. I like Galahad the cat. I dislike the villains, which, of course, I was meant to do. I don‘t think of the woman who made a pie with arsenic and told her husband not to eat it a villain. There is such a thing as justifiable homicide. I did not like (cont)⬇️
CatLass007 gazillionaire Roarke (just one name, like Cher and Madonna). I think he is rude, overbearing, and presumptuous. I don‘t believe the romance between Eve and Roarke. I‘ve never been physically or sexually abused so I have no personal knowledge about such things. But I feel that a woman with Eve‘s background, no matter how much she denies and tries to suppress the memories, would allow Roarke to manhandle her the way he does. Not right off (cont)⬇️ 3mo
CatLass007 the bat. Recovering from her abusive history takes a lifetime. Trust has to be built slowly and is rarely given. I do have a history of emotional abuse so I know about trust issues. Eve is not stupid enough or naive enough to jump into the relationship feet first. At the end, after she‘s been given pain meds she gets a little loopy and tells him that he‘s cute and has great hair. That was kind of funny and I think that would have been a (cont)⬇️ 3mo
CatLass007 better time for their relationship to start to bloom. It happened too quickly and was not realistic. So, because I liked most aspects of the book, I‘m giving it a pick. I‘ll continue the #InDeathLongReadalong. For now. 3mo
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LiseWorks @CatLass007 I have been reading this series for a long time now, with book 56 next, and I loved the way the two main characters meet and fall for each other. I have never been in an abusive relationship, so I have no idea if Eve let Roarke in too early. I do know that later in the series, she gives as good as she gets. It is not a fake Romance to me. These two characters have a lot of baggage, and they fit each other and save each other's lives 👇 3mo
LiseWorks @CatLass007 along the way.As you continue to read the series, you will learn Eve s little quirks and see how funny and soft hearted she is with that hard exterior she puts out for other people, especially her co workers.You will also learn about Roarks' past and why you may believe he is overbearing. Eve does soften him a bit.Rude, I never saw him that way.He knows exactly how to give Eve what she needs. I hope you continue the series with us. 3mo
CatLass007 @LiseWorks I‘ve known people who have been abused. I have a dear friend who is now retired from being a therapist, but I‘ve heard about the lives some of her patients have lived. I have been told more than once that I am in the minority in never having been abused. My friend the therapist is not one of the people who told me that. I take the word of those who are more expert than I am about it that it is true. So I consider myself (cont)⬇️ (edited) 3mo
CatLass007 @LiseWorks blessed. You also are blessed. I do believe in love at first sight, so that isn‘t part of the problem. He‘s really rough with her and I would never allow a man to treat me that way. I suspect that it‘s because of her history that Eve allows it. She doesn‘t have enough self-esteem to stop him from treating her that way. She seems like she‘s in control, and that‘s true for her as a detective, but she doesn‘t know how to protect her heart 3mo
CatLass007 @LiseWorks I do plan to continue the #IDLR for as long as I enjoy the stories. If I want to continue with the buddy read I‘ll have to figure out how to process the way I feel about Roarke. 3mo
TheSpineView Fantastic! 3mo
LiseWorks @CatLass007 ❤️ 3mo
DieAReader 🥳Great! 3mo
CatLass007 @LiseWorks Right back at ya.❤️ 3mo
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