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A review by vanibhoo
Apprentice in Death by J.D. Robb
1.0
This was my first book in the In Death series. When you are #43 in the series, I expect that there are going to be a lot of characters and storylines I'm not aware of. But when marketed as a book that can be a stand alone and not just part of the series, I decided to give it a shot.
For starters, decent plot with realistic antagonists. That being said, the author takes the whole 'police procedural' a bit too seriously.
To me,
Eve seemed confused. Switching from being a far too bossy leader to doubting herself in the next. Her 'gut' instinct is just the logical obvious answer most times. To get to that she needs to rehash everything thats happened so far, over and over and over again. This gets tiresome, very very soon.
Roarke, Peabody, etcetc. There are just WAAAAYYY too many characters and half the book is just spent saying 'hello, we still exist' tribute to each of them. For a newbie to the series, it seems so pointless to invest time into a character who brings absolutely nothing to the current book.
The whole set in the FUTURE theme. Really? What an absolute let down. The whole point of setting anything in the future is to have a canvas to paint the future however you want. If that is how the future is 70 years from now, we've definitely not progressed.
I cannot fathom how this is a series with a fan following. I had to coax myself to finish the book.
Wouldnt recommend it as a stand alone. Definitely. There are much better options out there frankly.
For starters, decent plot with realistic antagonists. That being said, the author takes the whole 'police procedural' a bit too seriously.
To me,
Eve seemed confused. Switching from being a far too bossy leader to doubting herself in the next. Her 'gut' instinct is just the logical obvious answer most times. To get to that she needs to rehash everything thats happened so far, over and over and over again. This gets tiresome, very very soon.
Roarke, Peabody, etcetc. There are just WAAAAYYY too many characters and half the book is just spent saying 'hello, we still exist' tribute to each of them. For a newbie to the series, it seems so pointless to invest time into a character who brings absolutely nothing to the current book.
The whole set in the FUTURE theme. Really? What an absolute let down. The whole point of setting anything in the future is to have a canvas to paint the future however you want. If that is how the future is 70 years from now, we've definitely not progressed.
I cannot fathom how this is a series with a fan following. I had to coax myself to finish the book.
Wouldnt recommend it as a stand alone. Definitely. There are much better options out there frankly.