Steph’s Comments (group member since May 22, 2010)

Steph’s comments from the SOS: Serious Overload of Series group.

Shelf #5 ~ 26 Mar: G - Galentine / guilty pleasure
Requirement: Choose a book using one of the following options ...

* For Galentine, read a book with a female only on the cover, written by a female author or with a fantasy Sapphic subgenre

* For guilty pleasure, read a book from either shelf: GR guilty pleasure/SOS guilty pleasure

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07QGR78KH
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DCC1NL2F
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MA1UGX8

Looks good, Lala 😊

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Thanks, AliciaJ, me too!

😏 I actually jumped into book 7 after that one. With so many TBR, I don't have to worry about running out of ID books TBR anytime soon 😆

Me too! Esp enjoy his secret affection for her cat 😊

Thanks for joining in, Ian.

A few that our members (including myself) have enjoyed are:
[first in series book listed]

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DN263NCF
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B7FNXVYB

Yep, my thoughts exactly

😁 thx

Vengeance in Death by J.D. Robb
Series: In Death #6
Shelf #4: O / Owned (GR shelf x140+)
Read: 21 Mar
Rating: ✮✮✮✮½

My Review:

... the seeds of his faith were sown in blood, rooted in vengeance, and bloomed with death.

As my GR friends predicted, I'm thoroughly enjoying my dive into the world of Eve and Roarke. Peabody and Summerset are a fantastic, prominent side characters. In fact, each character we come across, including McNab who we meet in this installment, are well constructed.

"No one ever loved me before you." She lifted her gaze to his as he sat on the bed again. "I didn't think I'd ever get used to it, and maybe I won't. But I've gotten to depend on it."

Eve's character growth is fantastic. She's continuing to settle into the powerful emotions she feels for Roarke. And, his amusement and admiration of her, her skill as a cop and her strength on and off the job is a joy to read.

"My work is holy. It is terrible and divine."

Each new case Eve and Peabody try to solve is a wonderfully twisty read. Sometimes I'm able to maybe/kinda guess, but most times I'm left wondering till the end whodunnit and I love that.

My journey through the series is far from over; as I've joked, I've only just reached the 10% completed mark. So, I have plenty left to enjoy and look forward to it.

👍🏼😊 looks good, Marisa

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D5R9YMB7
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DRWGWBR9
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CRRY8LGH
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CSDCVZ4S

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😁 I remember Moondance saying that she'd managed to fill just about each shelf with an ID book, so should be feasible for most, if not all remaining. We'll see.

I'll get my review of #6 posted before our next shelf.

😆 no sacrifices, please. Crossed fingers, hopes and wishes, allowed though.