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Jan 07, 2019 08:16AM
Hey everyone, my name is Corban. I work in a Library and my first introduction to J.D. Robb was through a patron who recommended the series to me as one I would like....fast forward to two months later and I'd already read the whole series, bought more than half the books, and continue to recommend these awesome books to patrons I encounter who want a good read. It's a pleasure to "meet" you all! :)
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Hi Corban! Welcome to our group! Wow - you set a record reading these books. Glad you enjoyed them and look forward to discussing any or all with you.
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Welcome, Corban! Your story has a familiar ring around here:)
Enjoy the group!
Welcome Corbin, our read for January is "Fantasy in Death" open discussion start on the 8th come join us
Welcome to the group Corbin. Easy to get hooked on the In Death series. I have tge entire series...a few earlier ones in paperback, then I started buying them in hard cover...love books, but finally had to give in a get a kindle as i ran out of book shelf space, so my later ones are e-books. I read the entire series 3 times...start to finish.. It's my go to when I'm in a book funk and nothing else is good.
My experiences with the In Death have started all the way back to 1995 when my mom started reading Vengeance. Since then she's one of the few people who still has the original Blue Lady covers and has not stopped reading them since. I personally I didn't start my listening of the audiobooks until 2014 and although I do regret not starting sooner, I do feel better for the fact that I started late than never.Now as one of the few males that follow this series, you might wonder why I'm reading this series, and my answers are I've always had an affinity for female protagonists. I'm also an anime fan and if there's one Anime franchise I find very similar to the In Death series, it'd Masumune Shirow's Ghost in the Shell.
Hopefully I can interact with you all in the near future as Connections in Death comes out next week.
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Looking forward to your participation in the discussions.
Welcome Seth! It will be great to have a male perspective on some of our discussions.
Welcome hope you will enjoy our Group
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Welcome to the group, Seth! Happy to have your take on these & other books. I have 2 of the Blue Lady covers & would buy the others to keep if I could find them. Your mother should definitely hold on to those.
Welcome!! My sister told me to check them out in the 90s as well and I didn’t listen. Now I’m rummaging through her library almost 15 years later. I’m kinda glad tho I waited ... idve been nutz waiting for these to come out
Hi there /wave - my name is Alicat & I am pretty new to this series (just finished #5) but I love it so far! I'm slowly listening to the audio on Scribd.I'm a big fantasy reader and have gotten into romance over the last couple years. I wish I had started sooner - so many great books!
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alicat ♡➹♡ wrote: "Hi there /wave - my name is Alicat & I am pretty new to this series (just finished #5) but I love it so far! I'm slowly listening to the audio on Scribd.I'm a big fantasy reader and have gotten i..."
Welcome Alicat. There is a lot of good relationship building in those first 5. It will be nice to hear your comments as you read.
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Hello to all!I got into J.D. Robb's In Death series around 2010 I think it was. I actually read the fourth book first, and noticed that it referenced a couple of things that confused me. Then I realized it was part of a series! So, I went online, printed out the books' reading order, and started over again with book one. :).... And her series has occupied a place of honor on my bookshelf ever since. I own up through Dark In Death, but have only read through Indulgence In Death - so far, that is. As soon as I get my third book done and published I fully intend to take a break from writing and tend to my addiction to Eve Dallas and crew!
Anyway, great to meet you guys and I look forward to interacting more!
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"Happy you decided to join us."me too! I love that there's a place where I can get all goofy about my favorite series and people won't judge :)
Jonetta wrote: "Welcome, D.F.!"Morning Jonetta! Thanks!
Christine wrote: "WELCOME D.F.!"Hi there Christine, happy to be here!
Barbara "Cookie" wrote: "Welcome D.F."Good morning and thanks! Looking forward to talking with everyone more!
Hey everyone, I'm Katherine, and I first found this series through Goodreads after it was recommended multiple times. I think I've read it about a dozen times now... rip my actual work! Anyways, does anyone remember the book where Eve makes a reservation to eat with Roarke and she tells him that "Roarke clears a table faster than Dallas?" I think one of her suspects had eaten there, and she was looking to the waitstaff to see if anyone had remembered him/her. If any of you remember, please let me know! I've been racking my brains for the past month and reread the whole series, but I can't find it. Thanks!!
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To avoid sharing spoilers in this introduction thread, here’s the link to the topic where you may post your question and members can respond freely.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Katherine wrote: "Hey everyone, I'm Katherine, and I first found this series through Goodreads after it was recommended multiple times. I think I've read it about a dozen times now... rip my actual work! Anyways, d..."
Welcome Katherine!
I remember similar situations but not this one exactly. I think you have a couple stories combined. Anyway, I'll search my notes to see and respond on the page Jonetta mentioned.
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Hi Katherine, welcome to a fun group look forward to hear you view on Eve and Roarke
Hi I am Phyllis. I've been a NR fan since I think the 1990's. I began reading Eve Dallas books when they first came out. I lost track of them and picked them up a year ago. Had great fun reading the entire series while at the gym.
Hi everyone, my name is Lanie, and I'm new to the "in death" series, which I love, or I wouldn't be here! I'm usually a horror/thriller reader, so these books are a bit of a departure for me. I'm not usually a fan of romance novels, so I was reluctant to read them, but I was assured by friends that they are not very "romancey" and they're right. I just finished Witness In Death (#11) and just started on Judgement In Death (#12), so the Peabody & McNab romance just started heating up a few books ago - although I kinda saw it coming after seeing them argue and get annoyed by each other as co-workers.
I'm amazed how much Robb/Roberts got right about the future, since we're not so far from 2058 right now, considering these were started in 1995 or so. I love the auto-chef. I love the showers and the "drying tube" - I so need one! I feel like once the first 4-5 books were written, she (author) really started having fun with her characters - so many funny moments, but only funny when you get to know these characters, and it's so much fun to watch Eve get annoyed at the mere mention of Trina's services, or when Peabody tries to talk about her sexual life with McNab to Eve, or her little game with Somerset where they totally try to annoy each other.
I relate a lot to Eve (I'm often misunderstood) because she has no patience and just wants to get things done, is often annoyed when Rourke interferes (I would be too, but he's so sweet about it). Rourke reminds me a little of my own husband (not in the millionaire way, but in the 'taking care of Eve' way). My absolute favorites so far are Mavis (I love her contrast to Eve) and Peabody and McNab. I just adore the two of them together! I especially love how it irritates Eve. I don't like cats, but I like Galahad.
I've read about how Robb/Roberts absolutely does NOT want Rourke & Eve to have children - and I totally agree! Eve is not a stay-at-home mom - that's not who she is, not to mention, with the tragic childhood she & Rourke have had, I think it's a gift for them to be together, help each other through the pain they've had in life, I can't see either one of them having the desire to be a parent. I'm happy to be here and looking forward to discussing the many books I haven't read yet!
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Enjoy and we look forward to your participation in the discussions!!
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Hello Lanie, welcome to the group. I don't get to participate as much as I would like but I am so glad to see another fan of this series. I started with "Remember When" and had to go back and get the whole series. Now, I have read most of them (up to #40) about 4 times.
Jonetta wrote: "Welcome to the group, Lanie! It’s clear you’re already a big fan and so early in the series. Enjoy and we look forward to your participation in the discussions!!"
Hi Jonetta!
thank You! I'm having fun reading these. Thanks for welcoming me.
Lanie
Hello Group! I am an audiobook listener of this series and if Susan Ericksen stops reading them I'll switch to paper (E-reader). Ericksen has added a whole dimension to the characters with her voice and I hope all of you who are re-reading the books will give them a listen too. I just started the series in April 2019 and have been listening to them back-to-back so now 2 1/2 months later I'm on Devoted In Death (#41). Currently the last book is Connections in Death (#48).
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Welcome to the best in death Group ever
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Hope you have a great time here!
J.D. Robb
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