Suite 606
by J.D. Robb, Mary Blayney, Mary Kay McComas, Ruth Ryan Langan
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Book Reviews of Suite 606
Book Review: which period is this supposed to be?
Summary: 1 Stars
I have just finished reading SUITE 606, an Anthology by four Authors, with J.D.Robb as the lead Author. Her tale was up to her normal great standard. BUT.... the story by Mary Blayney has to win a Gold Medal for the silliest period tale I have ever read, (and a read a great deal) Next time Mary Blayney study the period you are writing about. Use Roberta Gellis as a reference if you have to. That Lady really knows her time periods. This book starts with the time period 1814, and within the first page, words like "chore" are used and "damnation, and many others of todays way of speaking throughout the story.. All within the really silly story. How did this Author slip this past the Publishers, and get her work sandwiched between three other excellent writers. . I cannot give less than one star, if I could, maybe a minus 1?Book Review: Very Disappointed
Summary: 2 Stars
I bought this because of the J D Robb book, but even though it was a good story, it was disappointing in that it was so very short; about 75 pages? common, let's be realistic here. I knew it had to be short if it was part of what I call a "composit", but this was nothing. The other three? Pfft! I couldn't finish them. They really put me to sleep.
In this case, I knew that Ritual would be the equivalent of a short story, but in general, I really wish there were a way for us, the buyers to know ahead of time when an "In Death" book is a shortie or full length. Buying "blind" from Amazon makes it very difficult to know. There are many instances where two or three of her full length books are published in one volume, so that is not always a way to know with the new "in Death" stories.
Book Review: "I Shoulda Read More Closely"
Summary: 3 Stars
"Suite 606"
I bought this book used from a seller. It fell apart the moment I opened the cover!
I didn't read the details of the book; I only saw the title, "Suite 606" and JD Robb. I was disappointed to find that it was an anthology and each author was new to me. I soon overcame my disappointment! I enjoyed each story and its' author. This was a good way for me to learn of other storytellers! I generally "stick" with my known authors. I suppose some would say, booorrrriing! I say, "I'm playin' it safe!". Well, not anymore! I'm glad I got a pleasant surprise (even if I did have to tape the book together) once I realized there are some very good authors that I wouldn't have known about.
Book Review: Save your money
Summary: 1 Stars
Suite 606
Three stories each connect somehow with a Suite 606, then the last story concerns time travellers that make cameo appearances inside the first stories. A potentially interesting idea, but they didn't pull it off.
This book may be of marginal interest to devoted fans of Eve Dallas, since it contains a short story about her. However, it's not a very good Eve Dallas story. The other stories feature cardboard characters and threadbare plots.
Eve Dallas fans should buy one of the other books in the In Death series instead, such as Salvation in Death. Everybody else, save your money.
Book Review: A Little Disappointing...
Summary: 3 Stars
Like many of the reviewers, I was a little underwhelmed with this book.
The Eve Dallas story was a pleasure. The 3 other stories, while not bad, were a little dull and unexciting. While I plowed through the book and did enjoy the little common threads through the stories, I was left feeling unsatisfied.
I admit that I was not familiar with the last three authors of the book (only had previously read J.D. Robb/Nora Roberts), but, unfortunately, reading this sampling of their work did not inspire me to seek out any of their books.