Jonetta’s Comments (group member since Jan 26, 2011)

Jonetta’s comments from the J.D. Robb group.

Fury in Death is Read Me on NetGalley for the first 1,000 requestors!

To all, I learned from Brenda that Luffy passed away in November. His brother left a message in another group back in December.

I’d noticed his absence and am saddened by the news as he was an active, fun member here. We can still celebrate him on the occasion of his birthday.

I finished listening to:

Wicked Women by Angela Marsons, DI Kim Stone #23, and it’s another great procedural.
my review


The Silent Muse by Lauren Ling Brown, Deadly Ambition Collection #5, and it’s a perfect fit for this series.
my review

Anita wrote: "Well, for a very short period of time the notifications still noted "New" when you clicked on "View all notifications". But alas it disappeared just as soon as it appeared."

Here’s what I do. I keep the topic open for notifications. I refresh whenever I’m ready to return to it and the red notices are there. Stupid but it works.

May Reading Challenge - Flower Child!
Duration: 5/1/26 - 5/31/26
Level:
Progress: 0/?

May Reading Challenge - Flower Child!
Duration: May 1, 2026 - May 31, 2026



Introducing a new reading challenge! Each month, we will create a new topic that has some relationship to the In Death series for you to consider. Choose your level of participation and record the title, author and date read. Good luck!

Topic
Read a book with a character named Mavis or is the ride-or-die best friend of one of the main characters.

Levels
Newbie : 1-3 books
Resolute: 4-6 books
Off the Charts: 7+ books

Copy the blank template below and paste it into a new comment start your challenge!

May Reading Challenge - Flower Child!
Duration: 5/1/26 - 5/31/26
Level:
Progress: 0/?

The girl’s heart races as she edges towards the bright yellow farmhouse where children’s toys lie carelessly in the overgrown grass. The air is too still. On the front porch, a woman takes her last breath and crumples to the ground…

Special Agent Nikki Hunt feels her chest tighten as she looks down at the body sprawled beside the lilac bushes. This morning, her ten-year-old daughter Lacey witnessed the murder of local mother Elle Harper. Out riding her bike, Lacey saw the killer escape from the house and rushed inside to protect Elle’s daughters Maisy and Maya.

Nikki promises Lacey she’ll do whatever it takes to help the poor innocent girls who now sit in her house clutching their teddies. But before she has a chance to return them to the safety of their stepfather Tim, he’s reported missing. Local gossip suggests that fights between Elle and Tim had been spilling out of the farmhouse, and Nikki soon wonders if Maisy and Maya were ever safe in their own home.

But just as Nikki zones in on her suspect, she realizes she’s too late. A body is pulled from the river, and Nikki’s heart shatters as Tim is pronounced dead. Nikki’s gut tells her that someone is targeting the whole family. But with this killer stalking her in the shadows, what sacrifices will she have to make to save them, and keep her promise to her daughter?

Book Discussion

I finished:

Handle with Care by Marybeth Mayhew Whalen and it was a wonderful surprise.
my review


The Architect of Deception by Debbie Baldwin and the plotting is brilliant.
my review


Into the Blue by Emma Brodie, a Reese’s Book Club selection and Jenna Bush Hager’s Thousand Voices imprint. It’s an epic love story.
my review

Anita wrote: "Love the new Notifications!"

What new notifications?

I finished listening to:

Bloodlust by Sandra Brown, Bllod #2, and it’s even better than the first!
my review


Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth and this might be my most favorite for the year.
my review


The Night We Met by Abby Jimenez, Say You’ll Remember Me #2, and I finally loved a book with a love triangle.
my review


A Fatal Delivery by Lauren Oliver, Deadly Ambition #4, and it’s got a clever ending.
my review

Anita wrote: "I want to thank everyone who recommended The Austen Affair by Madeline Bell to me. I loved it.

Jonetta, there is a problem with the listing for [author:Madeline..."

I’ve fixed it but it will take a moment for GR to cache the changes on the book page.

Anita wrote: "I want to thank everyone who recommended The Austen Affair by Madeline Bell to me. I loved it.

Jonetta, there is a problem with the listing for [author:Madeline..."

Let me check it out.

I never log out. That seems to be working.

I finished reading What Lasts by J. Bengtsson, the prequel to the Cake series, and I still have a book love hangover. All the stars!
my review

I finished listening to:

Happy Ending by Chloe Liese and I fell in love with the friendship!
my review


The Missing Ones by A.R. Torre and it’s another win for this author.
my review


Hope Rises by David Baldacci, Walter Nash #2, and it lives up to that cliffhanger in the first book.
my review


You'll Miss Me When I'm Gone by A.R. Torre, Deadly Ambition Collection #3, and this reads like it’s bigger than a short story.
my review

Christine wrote: "I’m reading a book called You Killed Me First by John Marrs"

Loved it!

How weird.

Thanks, ladies. GR is a constant challenge.