While this installment of the series was excellent plotwise, I'm seriously about to scream about the ...
924803
While this installment of the series was excellent plotwise, I'm seriously about to scream about the lack of emotional plot line. It is glacial!
2650059
I like the books - I really do. The characters are great and there is a lot of kick@ss-ed-ness BUT OMG this has to be one of the most sexually frustrating book series I have ever read! So many sexual cliff hangers that I just want to scream when it never progresses! Aggg.. that being said, I will still read the next book because I need to know what happens next!
937310
I was very excited to strat this second series. I was suprised by some things that made the story even more delisious.
2454566
Now don't get me wrong, I LOVED the first two pieces of this story, the third was kind of weak but I still proverbially "bought" the storyline. However this last chapter in the saga has left me reeling! The glaring plot holes alone were enough to drive me halfway insane (I can't stress this plot hole issue enough). The tired dialogue and increasing lack of explaination or descriptions became a nuisance, leaving the reader with a sense of hurry up and wait. The storyline itself went further into the tangent that took it from merely fantastic deep into the realm of absurd. I really couldn't wait to finish this series but now, after putting down this last chapter in the series, I feel I have been cheated out of a good ending to the fantastic and compelling story of some of my favorite literary heros!
2115129
Honestly, my biggest problem with this book is that, of all the things you could focus on about Leafpool, the writers chose THIS plotline - this tired old plotline they keep trying to insist is important and suspenseful, even though we already know what the outcome will be. Instead of getting a novella about what happened to her after the end of the main series, and how she reconciles all of her secrets being revealed and her newly regained status in her clan, we get a story about her pregnancy that we've heard about a million times before. Definitely not the worst novella/super edition of the series, but it does suffer from one of the biggest weaknesses of the series as a whole - characters being needlessly melodramatic and insisting on solving problems in the most ridiculously complicated way possible for the sake of "drama." There were a lot of problems, but there were at least moments where the characters at least tried to react to things in an intelligent manner.

Throughout the book, I was plagued by one question: why? Why did Bluestar and Lionheart have to show up in StarClan at the very beginning alongside Yellowfang? Why couldn't they just be frank with her from the start? Why did Leafpool feel like she couldn't confide in her own mother when speaking to her could help immensely - did she really think she'd reject her? Why did Squirrelflight have to be implied to be sterile? Why didn't Mousefur or Brightheart or Sorreltail notice more explicitly? Why didn't Firestar question her about going to the moonpool so often, or about why they needed this specific mystery herb? Do the cats not know how babies are made or something?

But by far the biggest question, one that leads into the second biggest, is one I've been asking for a long, long time: why couldn't Hollykit, Lionkit, and Jaykit have actually been Squirrelflight and Brambleclaw's kits? And if, for whatever reason, it was actually necessary to drag out that pathetic excuse for a "romantic subplot," then why did Leafpool or Squirrelflight not think to claim that they had found these three kits abandoned in the forest? That claim alone would literally solve all the problems of this book; Leafpool has an excuse for any maternal tendencies she exhibits (well of course she would, she found them!) without having to claim them, Squirrelflight doesn't have to be a mom if she doesn't want to, it doesn't necessitate that Squirrelflight needs to be sterile to guilt her into accepting to raise them, and it also doesn't require them to lie to the entire clan on such a large scale.

Overall, not an awful book - Yellowfang was particularly enjoyable - but held back by virtue of the fact that it was inserted into a bloated, tired plotline that was way more complex than it had any right to be and could have been solved much more simply if the writers had paid attention to their own characterization from the start.
2475961
Wow.  Wow. Wow!! On one hand I'm happy this story was so filled with suspense.  On another hand, I'm pissed that I have to wait on part 2.  Rico's ass is so grimy!
4603487
I love, love, love this series.  In this book, Savannah is still pregnant, and she and Rafe have planned their wedding.  The problem is that Savannah wakes up on her wedding day alone, and not by design.  Rafe is nowhere to be found.  I felt for Savannah as she was dealing with self-doubt about Rafe and his desire to tie himself to her for the rest of his life, but to add insult to injury, Margaret Anne was in Nashville for the nuptials.  Enough said.  Then to up the stakes just a little more David, Rafe's son, goes missing from camp.  I was tempted to bite my nails as I read this one.  It was that intense.  I'm anxiously but patiently waiting for the next one.  As far as I'm concerned, this series could go on forever, and it would never be enough.
2441838
I loved this series up to this point.  It was a fun, fast read, with likable characters and a great storyline.  This storyline is so much deeper than the first book.  I really liked that we got to see previous characters and where they are at and loved that the heroine was so strong.  I loved her, Macy is a fighter through and through.  She has some denial issues but overall I really liked her.  What I didn't like--**********SPOILERS*************The whole scene at the club was okay until a second man was involved.  This was so odd to me, and while I understand being sexually adventurous, you can tell that Cal is uncomfortable and doesn't want to keep going, but the other guy does so anyway.  I thought it was way too much and definitely spoiled the rest of the story for me. Then the constant references to it, didn't help either.  I don't know that a straight guy would be okay with this, it was just too much and unnecessary to the storyline.
4722141
The book series is so awesome.  But wuss you have to kill of Briana, Jack, Orc, and Caine?????!!!!!
4940506
Another excellent book in the series, though more disturbing than most.
4569865
I'm at page 155 and had to stop.  This book was just too disturbing for me to read, and I've read all the other 'In Death' Books in the series.  I feel sick in my stomach and will have trouble sleeping tonight with the images this writer, who ever it is, has put in my brain.  I have loved this series so much, but if this is the turn the producers of this series are taking to keep readership, then I fear I must leave the world of Dallas & Roarke for good.  It breaks my heart to say this as I've spent two decades with them, but I cannot read a book like this again.  Perhaps a warning of some kind to let the readers know that the series has changed from murder-mystery/romance to the terror-horror genre.  If you loved the 'Saw' movies series, this is your book.  If you've loved the 'In Death' series, you need to understand that the line flirted with in 'Survivor in Death' has been more than crossed here, and this is not the type of novel you were anticipating.
3147729
I LOVE THE SERIES, BUT I WISH I HAD KNOWN THAT I WAS SIGNING ON FOR A 17+ VOLUME SERIES.  WORST PART IS THEY FAMILY, WHOM I HAVE COME TO LOOK OUT FOR DAY TO DAY DESERTED ME AFTER A HARROWING DAY SPENT IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND WISHING I COULD COME HOME AN BURY MYSELF IN THEIR PROBLEMS AND I HAVE NO WHERE TO GO BECAUSE THE NEXT VOLUME ISN'T OUT YET............THEN I WONDER HOW MANY MORE CLIFF HANGERS AM I GETTING INTO?
3076010
As usual, MC Beaton has written another wonderful installment in the Agatha Raisin series.  Unfortunately,  "A Spoonful of Poison"  was over in the blink of an eye and I'm sitting here feeling more than a bit disgruntled.  The storyline has Agatha going to the small town of Comfrey Magma to help promote a country fete at St. Odo's.  Of course disaster follows and along with that, the retention of Agatha's services to find out who committed the latest dastardly deed.  Predictable fluff?  Yup, but I love it just the same and highly recommend it too.
1212364
This installment was the most serious of the series so far.  Our characters are established (and there aren't lots of new ones this time), and boy do they have some big obstacles to overcome - like how do the primitive humans fight the much more powerful Frey!?  I loved the some of the character progression/reveals, and others just tore at my emotions.  It is one of those books that now that I'm done, I'll need to pause and think for awhile :)
1524614
This book was very good, probably the best in the series. However, the constant use of the word hissed got on my nerves. The author uses it constantly to describe the way her characters respond or talk.
94103
****SPOILERS****
**SO MANY SPOILERS**
*****MY HEART*****

NO NO NO NO! Okay, yes I love this series, yes I adore this book.  But no, my heart feels as though it's been ripped out.  Mrs. Woods goes on a killing spree, such a killing spree.  I want to take away all the characters and refuse to give them back until she promises to be nice to them.  JOSHUAAAAA nooo I was shocked, although I have to say I think he's still alive, I mean you can't just kill off the supporting protagonist, wait *finnick*.  So I suppose she could kill off Joshua, but I don't think I'd ever be able to forgive her.  Anyway, although it makes me incredibly sad that the deaths were so numerous, I do understand the "necessity" (there is no necessity :'( such sadness) Leslie and Gentry were Ali's anchors, they kept her from falling into the deep end when Gabriel, Sebastian, and Joshua were so serious.  And Tyran just had to go and kill them, I think the reason I was so frustrated with him is because they were just extra effect to him.  Even though he knew she would come with him if he simply held them hostage he still thought it would be fun to kill them.  And please, don't even get me started on Joshua's 'death' (yes, I am still holding the torch), *why??!?!* it was so unnecessary *ugh the feelings*.

Despite my sorrow and frustration, I highly recommend this book.  Mrs. Woods jumps in feet first on the very first page.  The pace of the book is much faster, and takes some serious emotional stability ;). I am going to go for the clich ending.  'But don't take my word for it, go read it for yourself!'
183019
I can't even... think straight after finishing the arrangement 19.  It was insane from beginning to end.  The amount of surprises from Sean and Avery made this the best installment yet.  Sean keeps opening up to avert and showing the extent and depth of his love for her.  Yet, somehow things just keep getting more complicated for them and Avery isn't really helping things by lying to Sean (all in hopes of saving him).  The plot twist with Avery's brother is just getting started and it seems like #20 will be insane.