Lindap's Reviews > Forgotten in Death

3.5 . 3 Stars

I don't know what it is, but there's something off. Maybe it's the lack of character growth. I know it's only a handful of years in Eve's world, but it's 26 in ours. Eve has lost her independent bite against Roarke. No I don't want them at odds with each other all the time, but she just rolls over when he steps over the line or "insists" he goes along with her to crime scenes. She's like "I guess it's okay since I really can't stop you, you'll come anyway." Is he a wealthy billionaire with his own responsibilities in the business world, or is he a cop? How on earth did Eve ever solve crimes all those years before he came along? Helping her is fine....but Roarke's doing more of her work than his.

This book didn't feel cohesive. Eve was all over the place solving 4 murders in what...4-5 days? A bit unrealistic. It felt more like a detective procedural story...leaving out a lot of the personal dynamics between the characters. I mean, even Summerset didn't get his usual funny jabs from Eve. Also, does Eve ever solve a crime that doesn't have to do with the upper crust anymore? No the dumpster woman wasn't rich, but the Singers were. The mobster had money. The woman/unborn had family money. ($1,000 pair of shoes)

Although this book wasn't filled with as much current world undertones as Faithless in Death was, JDR couldn't help but bring in todays world issues into 2061. By 2061 wouldn’t these issues JDR keeps bringing into her futuristic storyline suppose to be better? Again...this is an escape for me, not a rehash of the nightly news.