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[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Started #20 Survivor in Death: Roberts/Robb is really good at writing innocent kids (and overly innocent not-so-young characters)... makes it a pain to watch them be murdered or witness murder...

[Choko]

Yes!!! She does innocent so well, it breaks your heart! Like the 21 year old who was in love with the dude in #19... Not a kid, but still full of hopes and dreams and so dramatic in the manner those people are... Also the kid that stole the wallet and Eve caught:) And really just about all the kids that show up... She does evil well too though...

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

I swear, my days off are my most productive reading days of the week... partially because they're the days I read In Death and Dark Hunter...

Just recharged my iPod for another 5hrs of listening... finished Ninth House this morning... 30 minutes left on Survivor in Death... then on to Seize the Night... such easy reads...

[Nirkatze]

Choko wrote: "#18... Finished! I found this one so good! Maybe because it was twisty and kind of different. It also wasn't specifically related to Eve and she usually gets a better perspective on those. When it ..."

Just finished #18 Divided in Death "Twisty and different" is a good description. I like Emily's take on the title coming from E&R's relationship issues, I was also think of it maybe being opposite of UNITED States, since (view spoiler)[ HSO agent was acting divided from the country and the rest of the law enforcement, in a way. I was also a little tickled that it did have spies and brothers in it, if not the twin-thing--and that the brothers did switch places, so my first thought on the title was sort-of on-track in a weird way... (hide spoiler)]

I actually feel like the relationship part was the least interesting for me on this one--but then, I was listening and was just kind of like "well duh. Why didn't y'all get this sooner?"--as Emily & Mavis said, (view spoiler)[must be the dick. (hide spoiler)] But I did love Eve's climactic confession scene. That was so good! This is back to 4 stars for me. Not enough side characters.

[Tonari no Emily]

Timelord Iain wrote: "Started #20 Survivor in Death: Roberts/Robb is really good at writing innocent kids (and overly innocent not-so-young characters)... makes it a pain to watch them be murdered or witness murder..."

Yeah this one has been pretty hard to read! That poor kid! I'm almost done now and (view spoiler)[ I hope she will have a good place to go... I can't remember the people Eve has in mind right now. (hide spoiler)]

[Tonari no Emily]

Timelord Iain wrote: "I swear, my days off are my most productive reading days of the week... partially because they're the days I read In Death and Dark Hunter...

Just recharged my iPod for another 5hrs of listening....."

Yeah I was able to catch up to the current week recently since I had some time. They go so quick!

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Tonari no Emily wrote: "Timelord Iain wrote: "Started #20 Survivor in Death: Roberts/Robb is really good at writing innocent kids (and overly innocent not-so-young characters)... makes it a pain to watch them be murdered ..."

(view spoiler)[it's the parents from the first book, that already adopted Kevin, the boy from a previous case... the parents of the daughter who was molested by the grandpa Senator... (hide spoiler)]

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Tonari no Emily wrote: "Timelord Iain wrote: "I swear, my days off are my most productive reading days of the week... partially because they're the days I read In Death and Dark Hunter...

Just recharged my iPod for anoth..."

Fast reads are what allow me to do tomes... binged Memories of Ice today... tomes slow down my reading... especially epic fantasy tomes or space operas... this year, I'm trying to do a few tomes each month, a few regular length new series, and some easy re-read BRs... and also find time for new releases...

[Tonari no Emily]

Timelord Iain wrote: "Tonari no Emily wrote: "Timelord Iain wrote: "Started #20 Survivor in Death: Roberts/Robb is really good at writing innocent kids (and overly innocent not-so-young characters)... makes it a pain to..."

Ah okay thanks!

[Tonari no Emily]

Also finished #21 Origin in Death today! (view spoiler)[ Clones! This felt very different to the previous books. I REALLY liked Eve not being a total by-the-rules cop and letting Diana and the baby go along with Avril (Is that the name?) and her clones...

Also we get another girls day! Eve and Rourke being terrified by the birth coaching is just hilarious. And I don't remember who said this earlier, but Eve really does think of being pregnant like that scene from Alien. So funny!

And the family bits were really nice too. It makes me very happy that Rourke found his family and they can get to know and love eachother. And Eve is trying her best even while being FREAKED out by kids :D (hide spoiler)]

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Tonari no Emily wrote: "Also finished #21 Origin in Death today! ..."

Look at you, getting ahead on all the reading... I'll be reading this on Monday/Tuesday, as well...

This is a bit of a lightning rod book of the series, for future events, I think...

(view spoiler)[pretty sure Nadine writes a book about this case... then the book becomes a movie... makes Eve a bit of a mini-celebrity... then Eve meets the cast... and they start dying... and Nadine write a book about THAT case... vicious cycle (or it would be, if they made a movie about the movie deaths... reminds me of that USA Network movie series, with the writer hiding dead girls in the Lake... then the sequel makes a movie about the plot, and he kills cast members THERE... think it starred Judd Nelson)... (hide spoiler)]

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Tonari no Emily wrote: "Also finished #21 Origin in Death today! ..."

I'm always thinking of that moment that passes in a flash, that you guys mentioned...where Eve is given a baby, and she puts it in the clothes hamper and moves on with the case / securing the residence...

[Nirkatze]

Tonari no Emily wrote: "Loved that bit Iain! I just love their relationship in general. I'm in Book 19 Visions in Death in the middle of chapter 18 [spoilers removed]"

I started this today, which is to say, I'm almost done with #19 Visions in Death ^^

I was pleasantly surprised to see that there were two angles to the "Visions" aspect--once the bit about (view spoiler)[the killer taking eyes was revealed, I wasn't expecting my first guess of psychic to also come into play. Fun though! I loved the TV series Medium when it ran...

So glad that Eve finally took the step of trusting Peabody... and yeah, I noticed how often Eve said something like "women need to stop walking alone through parks at night" and "why are folks still doing this?" and then Peabody goes and does it... but it was outside her own apartment, literally outside, that she got tackled... glad she bloodied him. (hide spoiler)]

Oh, and also cool to see what @Iain hinted at earlier--about Eve's ability to get in a killer's mind having an edge of sensitive...

[Nirkatze]

Finished #19 Visions in Death--Loved the twist at the end! Eve is awesome for catching it.

Also just thinking about the excessive amount of serial killers Eve ends up dealing with. I know it makes for a more thriller-style detective story, but I'd be curious to see a book where there is only one murder, and Eve spends her time looking into the possibilities for it alone... have we had one with only one murder yet?

[Tonari no Emily]

Nirkatze, I don't think we have.. If not serial killer per se, there's always been more than one murder

[Nirkatze]

Kind of feels like the difference between BBC & American crime shows--BBC shows will be 4-10 episodes or so on ONE case, while America is like, 5 murders a week...

[Choko]

Just a fun thing I saw today... Maybe we are closer than we thought...

https://fb.watch/jGEnsCj5bq/?mibextid...

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

This is definitely the book I was talking about last time... The Icove Agenda...

[Nyssa]

I am just starting Portrait in Death.

Was anyone else annoyed & irritated at how Nadine acted in the first two chapters, or is it just me?
I want to shake her!!

Also, naming the young black boy Madinga is irksome; it is way too close to "Mandingo" for comfort!

[Choko]

I hear ya... However, I hate the negative connotation that the word Mandingo has here in the US... Since I was raised in Europe, I learned of the Mandingo as a West African people, and their music... I don't have that negative reaction to that name... And as far as I know, that was also artificially created with a racist movie from 1915... Kind of like the circling native Americans trope of attack - it was created by Hollywood, because it was the easiest way to capture an attack on camera...

Madinga is usually a family name, again mostly in Africa and the Caribbean... But I get it that she could have chosen any name and she went with something that might bring cringy associations...

And yes, Nadine was being a bit of a bitch here:)

[Nyssa]

Yes, I knew it was the name of an African people/culture, but the movie was the first thing that popped into my head.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who felt Nadine needed to step back.

[Nirkatze]

I hadn't even heard of the term "Mandingo" before. That definitely doesn't sound like something an accomplished cop (or author) should be slinging around...

Nadine often comes across rather too strongly...

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

The series definitely likes it's interpersonal drama...

[Choko]

Started In Death #20 - Surviver in Death ... Ch. 1... Wow! Iain, you are right about the innocent characters... And Eve is totally out of her safety zone...

[Choko]

In Death #20 ... Mutant cloned cows will rise up and start eating people!!! Hahaha! Thank goodness for the Eve-Peabody banter, because obviously Eve is losing it because of the case and is jumping on everyone's throats! She should chill it on the poor sketch artist, she is out of bounds there.

About the parents of the murdered girl... (view spoiler)[ choosing not to take Nixy in. I don't like it, but I understand. Actually, I think it's best for both parties for her to go with another family, because the lady was right - consciously or not, they will always blame her for surviving, while their daughter didn't. They will make her hate herself and they will be unhappy and guilty for doing so... Yeah, best for all of them to start a new... (hide spoiler)]

[Choko]

About 80% in, and that goodbye scene has me crying... Not fair, JDR, not fair!

[Choko]

In Death #20 - Surviver in Death ... Finished and as always, wasn't disappointed at all. Robb is always capable of playing with my heartstrings and yes, when she adds one of those kids, I am a putty in her hands... I liked the connections with the old case too. Another great entry in the series!

[Tonari no Emily]

Right?? I'm so glad I started this with y'all :D

[Monika]

Hiya peeps! Back from Poland, still not a human after more than 24 hours without sleep, but... book number 12 finished.

[Choko]

Yay!!! Hope you had a good visit with the family:)))

[Choko]

Emily, I am so glad you joined! It is so much more fun to share!:)

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

This has been more fun than I expected, when I begrudgingly joined last year... the group experience helps alot... having read most of these before, and gotten grumpy with the formula/tropes...

[Choko]

I think the spacing with other BR's helps against the burnout too. But yeah, I am loving the group experience:)))

[Tonari no Emily]

Monika wrote: "Hiya peeps! Back from Poland, still not a human after more than 24 hours without sleep, but... book number 12 finished."

Hope you get some rest Monika! :)

[Nyssa]

I’m still reading Portrait in Death.
I’ve been in more of a tV mood the last few weeks.
The second death has occurred.
I think the killer might be a woman. I have no evidence to support my theory; just a gut feeling.

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

TV bad, books good...

I've been watching a bit of TV, lately... but I've mostly managed to limit myself to while eating and before bed... I think I took one day to just watch TV after work, after the power outage a week or 2 ago...

[Nyssa]

I go through phases.
And I was more burned out than I realized.
I haven’t even gotten back to the two buddy reads I started.

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

I'm kinda surprised I HAVEN'T burned out... but I guess I'm reading a wide enough variety of books... and sometimes pause and splurge on something like the cozy The House Witch trilogy I read the last couple days...

I've read 141 books, 51k pages, and 1478hrs (61 days) of audio this year, already...

[Nyssa]

Wow!! Impressive!

[Monika]

Are you sleeping Iain??? That's lots of books!!!

Going through Interlude in Death at the moment ( number 12.5 in series order). Good so far :)

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

I'm on a real uptick... I haven't read this much since 2020 I don't think... and then, I was reading even more, because I was also able to read for 4-6hrs/day at work...

This year, I've managed to read 482-563 pages per day each month...
Last year, I went as low as 226 and as high as 443, but most months were more in the 300 page range (275-325)...
2021 was similar, from 263 (twice) to 437 per day...
2020 was my first 3x audio speed year, and I went from 800-900 pages in January/February/March to 600-700 in April/May/June to 100-350 the rest of the year... my spreadsheet says I only read 6 books in October 2020... GR agrees... that might be the slowest reading month I've had since at least 2016...

[Monika]

Geez! I'm in average of 200 pages a day plus minus... Break from time to time from reading to do different things (playing, drawing, painting, jewellery making, not forgetting work and house keeping stuff :))

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Monika wrote: "Are you sleeping Iain??? That's lots of books!!!

Going through Interlude in Death at the moment ( number 12.5 in series order). Good so far :)"

3x speed audio helps cut those 60 days of audio down to 20... altho, some books I still do/did at 2.5x speed, maybe even 2x speed...

And the 141 books is a BIT of an inflated number... I'm reading most of the short fiction in between BRs... the ones for In Death, Jack Nightingale, did nearly a dozen Penric novellas, the Sun Eater novellas... October Daye short stories start soon, and I might go back and do Dark Hunterverse... but it's generally balanced with some toms...

My actual breakdown for 2023 is 9/28/94/10...
That's 9 short stories under 100 pages, 28 novellas between 100-249 pages, 94 books between 250-599 pages, and 10 tomes at 600+ pages... longest being The Wandering Inn: Book 8 - Blood of Liscor at 1684 pages...

[Monika]

Just finished Interlude... Should back to Last argument of kings and finish few others :) Have few more from In Death series on my plate for this month and need to find few more to pile up for next month to catch up with you all :)

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

We're getting close to the Fairytale short stories... from here on out, the short stories adapt a fairytale into a mystery... Eve is the skeptic and Peabody is the believer... ghosts, vampires, gypsy curses, a Hansel & Gretel kidnapping with breadcrumbs, etc...

[Monika]

Fairytale??? hmmmm

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

22.5 Haunted in Death -- Ghost / Haunting
25.5 Eternity in Death -- Vampire
27.5 Ritual in Death -- Devil Worship / Satanic Ritual
29.5 Missing in Death -- (might not fit)
31.5 Possession in Death -- Gypsy Curse
33.5 Chaos in Death -- Goblin
37.5 Taken in Death -- Hansel & Gretel
41.5 Wonderment in Death -- Alice in Wonderland

[Monika]

Them ones :) Can't wait :) Have all of them on my kindle, but I'm good girl and reading series chronologically :) Seduction is next on my list if I'm not wrong :)

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Monika wrote: "Them ones :) Can't wait :) Have all of them on my kindle, but I'm good girl and reading series chronologically :) Seduction is next on my list if I'm not wrong :)"

edited to add numbering and fantasy elements included...

[Monika]

Sounds interesting :)

I'm catching up with games related art books :) Enjoyed reading about Fable Legends background, Castlevania Lords of Shadow - awaiting my attention LOL! I'm not so good with drawing like them guys making them games!