The Unquiet [Mass Market Paperback]

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

The Unquiet [Mass Market Paperback]

Product Details

Reading level: Ages 18 and up
Mass Market Paperback: 416 pages
Publisher: Jove; Original edition (September 27, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0515149985
ISBN-13: 978-0515149982
Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 4.2 x 1.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

By : J.D. Robb (Author), Mary Blayney (Author), Patricia Gaffney (Author), Ruth Ryan Langan (Author), Mary Kay McComas (Author)
Price : $7.99

Customer Reviews

I'm a huge fan of Robb's Eve Dallas series, so much so that I'm willing to pay full price for the novellas that she includes in anthologies with Blayney, Gaffney, et al., even though I don't much care for the others, whose stories are pretty standard "supernatural romance" stuff ; lack Robb's wit, her ear for dialogue, ; her ability to create plausible characters even in completely implausible circumstances (as in, female homicide detective married to world's richest ; most handsome man). I give "Chaos in Death" only 3 stars for several reasons. There's not enough of the usual snappy conversations between Dallas ; her trusty partner, Peabody. The guaranteed one-every-50-pages sex scene between Dallas ; Roarke isn't up to Robb's usual hot standard. And (SPOILER ALERT) Robb's explanation of the weird science that creates the murderer makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.
But what really ticked me off about the book is that it started to come apart in my hands at about p. 65. I've got 5-year-old Robb paperbacks that I bought used in merely "good" condition ; they're in better shape than this thing. If Penguin is going to charge $7.99, the least they can do is make sure the pages don't fall out.

I actually enjoyed this book. I had read a few reviews that people did not like the direction she took with this book. I actually did. It was a bit predictable and that was ok. I had a good idea who the bad guy was pretty early but the book itself was enjoyable. I love the people in these books and the way they come together and to me that's the most important part. Its different but in a good way. I cannot wait for the next one