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Roary47
Down the Rabbit Hole | J. D. Robb, Mary Blayney, Elaine Fox, Mary Kay McComas, R.C. Ryan
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Mehso-so

3✨ A cute time travel romance short (that took me forever to read) Alice and Weston are a couple in the 1800s that do not marry because of how society would look at them. When they go to the future because of a magic coin they learn what is truly important.

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StayCurious
Ceremony in Death | Nora Roberts, J. D. Robb
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#InDeathLongReadalong #IDLR: Ch.6-10:
Eve finds herself dealing with good witches and bad witches - as far as she is concerned they‘re all suspect. She meets Isis, the white witch that Alice ran to after her experiences in the dark with Selina. Isis gives Eve a warning and also invites her to their next gathering. Eve and Roarke visit Selina‘s club and speak to Lobar, who confirms her and Alban, her companion‘s, alibi. ⬇️

StayCurious Lobar then winds up dead practically on Eve‘s front lawn. Eve is pissed that she brought evil to their doorstep. She & Roarke also discover Alice‘s brother Jamie has managed to sneak in and he was the one who discovered the body. He claims to have seen other rituals that involved his sister. He wants revenge for her death. Eve tries to keep his involvement quiet. Eve is still warned by her commander to keep Feeney in the dark- this is not easy 1d
Librarybelle This had some really good but creepy scenes. I‘m really liking this one. 1d
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LiseWorks This one is right up my alley as I like books that deal with witches. I love how skeptical Eve is , Roarke and Peabody are doing the "it doesn't hurt to cover the bases" bit. 1d
TheAromaofBooks I know in Roberts's romance/romantic suspense she isn't afraid to use supernatural elements, so I'm really interested to see if there is a “science/logic“ answer or if there actually is some black magic at work here. 1d
StayCurious @TheAromaofBooks I think a lot of it is on how you perceive things. Like Alice thought it was all real and so she was terrified. And they used droids and synthetic feathers to push her over the edge. 1d
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samsgirl4ever
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So far it is one of my favorite books in this series. The killer having such a rough past doesn't even matter to me. He knew what he did was wrong.

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StayCurious
Ceremony in Death | Nora Roberts, J. D. Robb
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#InDeathLongReadalong #IDLR BK 5 Ch.1-5: we start off at the funeral of a fellow cop and a close friend of Feeney. While there, Eve meets the man‘s granddaughter Alice who asks Eve for a clandestine meeting. Eve is also tasked by her commander to look into the death of the cop which may not have been an accident. In fact, he might have been into something shady. Eve is put in a really tough spot wherein she has to hide things from Feeney. ⬇️

StayCurious When Eve meets Alice, she hears a horrible story of a youthful foray into Wicca and the dark arts and she hears about an evil witch named Selena Cross. Alice claims Selena is guilty of murder and that she saw a child being killed. Before Eve can look into things further, Alice is struck by a cab - but was it really an accident? What‘s interesting about this one is we know the culprit behind what‘s going on. Eve just has to prove it. (edited) 1w
Librarybelle This one is super creepy, but I‘m really enjoying it so far! 1w
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StayCurious @Librarybelle it‘s definitely scary and a good horror read for Halloween 1w
Librarybelle @StayCurious Most definitely! 1w
LiseWorks I love Peabody in this. And Roarke, a ring with a symbol to keep Eve safe. She is a little take aback by this show of love. 1w
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LitsyEvents
Ceremony in Death | Nora Roberts, J. D. Robb
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repost for @StayCurious

#InDeathLongReadalong #IDLR And we‘re on to Book 5! This one is interesting because it deals with the occult and witchcraft. We‘re keeping the same schedule as before - 5 chapters a week and check ins on Sundays. All are welcome to join in on our reads! Just let me know if you want to be added to the tag list or if you want to be taken off.

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OutsmartYourShelf
Salvation in Death | J. D. Robb
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As the family & congregation gather together for a funeral, all eyes are on Father Miguel Flores as he starts to perform the funeral mass. All seems normal until he drinks the communion wine & falls down dead. Detective Lieutenant Eve Dallas is on the case & quickly confirms that Flores was poisoned. Who would want to poison a priest?

OutsmartYourShelf Apparently I've read this book at least once, which is news to me as it didn't seem at all familiar when reading it. Religion is an unusual topic for this series to tackle but it was done well. The plot is complicated but not convoluted, & there is the usual humour & banter between the recurring characters. I did find that it didn't quite hold my attention like the previous books in the series though & I'm not sure why. 2w
OutsmartYourShelf Also, it would be nice to see one of the books involve Summerset a little more. He's a shadowy background character & I think making him & Dallas have to set aside their mutual antipathy & team up for once would be something just a bit different.
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Full Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/570430685
Read 23rd-29th Apr 2024

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TheSpineView Fantastic! 2w
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2w
DieAReader 🥳Great! 2w
Andrew65 Brilliant 👏👏👏 2w
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StayCurious
Ceremony in Death | Nora Roberts, J. D. Robb
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#InDeathLongReadalong #IDLR And we‘re on to Book 5! This one is interesting because it deals with the occult and witchcraft. We‘re keeping the same schedule as before - 5 chapters a week and check ins on Sundays. All are welcome to join in on our reads! Just let me know if you want to be added to the tag list or if you want to be taken off. @LiseWorks

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LiseWorks
Rapture in Death | J D Robb
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Another book done. Thanks to my cohost for helping me in the #InDeathLongReadathon @StayCurious I found more bingo spots on #ISpyBingo for March and April @Clwojick @TheAromaofBooks plus the readathons #AwesomeAprilReadathon and #ReadAway24 @Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES

DieAReader 🥳Awesome!!! 2w
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2w
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StayCurious
Rapture in Death | J D Robb
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#IDLR: Ch:16-20: Eve is determined to find her killer and she‘s determined to have that killer be Jess Barrow. True, he‘s a prick who delves too deeply into her and Roarke‘s minds and played games with her and the people she loves - but does that make him a killer? Mira doesn‘t think so and Eve decides to seek a second opinion (how awkward) from Rhianna. But just as she gets the go ahead from Whitney, Eve realizes Rhianna is behind it all. ⬇️

StayCurious Was anyone surprised by this? I was thinking it was both her and William so that was a bit of a surprise, and to think she had no idea about the effects of her experiments on her victims‘ brains. I found this was a very fascinating concept - mind control and the power of suggestion- aren‘t we already seeing hints of that today with advertisers listening in on our conversations through our phones (creepy). ⬇️ (edited) 2w
StayCurious To think what can come of VR gaming in just a few years is a bit worrisome.

This book places an emphasis on Eve, but we also caught glimpses of Roarke‘s darkness and what he does to keep it at bay. I also liked the strengthening of bonds in this book - btw Eve and Peabody, Roarke and Feeney and Roarke and Mavis. I look forward to more of this relationship building in future books.
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Librarybelle I had started to get a little suspicious of Reeanna when the case against Jesse fell apart. It was a good red herring! She just seemed too eager to help. What a scary concept - Roberts/Robb wrote a really good thriller!! 2w
ShananigansReads I knew Jess was sus when after we first met him Eve and Roarke lost their minds in the car but he didn't seem like he could pull it all off. It took a bit longer to become suspicious of Rhianna but I blamed her right before Eve realized it. This was such a good installment and so scary.when you think of real life implications. I hope this stays on the pages of books but you never know. 2w
LiseWorks I so agree with the relationship building, and thanks to those members who journeyed with us for this series so far. Can't wait for the next one 2w
TheAromaofBooks I really love our five chapter/week pace because it means when we get to the final five chapters I can just blaze right through to the end 😂 This one got really intense. With a long-standing series like this, the author keeps introducing various secondary characters so at first I thought Rhianna may be one of those. But when the case against Jess started to fall apart, she seemed a little too convenient. I really liked how this book felt more ⬇ 2w
TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) futuristic than some of the earlier books, with a murder method that isn't quite within our current society's realm... yet... 2w
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Librarybelle
Rapture in Death | Nora Roberts, J. D. Robb
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Another great entry in the In Death series. This one involves some super scary technology. I love watching Eve grow as a person and become more comfortable in her skin. Looking forward to the next #InDeathLongReadalong !

LiseWorks Fantastic, thanks for joining us. 3w
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