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3.57 AVERAGE
3.57 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Call it 4 stars, but as much as one full star may well be pure "I'm glad she's (OK and) back"-ness...
While the edge that Temperance Brennan is sitting on is always shrouded with violence you can tell that her health and personality has finally taken its toll on her. Her professional career has taken hits, and it seems like all her cards are folded. After Larabee, her old boss at the Charlotte ME office was murdered, he was replaced by an old nemesis of Tempe’s.... Margot Heavner. Tempe and Heavner had a fallen out after a case of a murdered child was compromised and Heavner tried to cash in on it. This new story is about some gruesome photos sent to Tempe on her personal cell phone. This is one violent book....and involves a conspiracy.
What did I like? I could feel in the beginning like Tempe has been aged since her aneurysm surgery, and health issues. Not to mention her personal life and professional life has taken quite a few hits. For the first time in one of her books I felt the isolation. The faceless man had quite the story, and the sorrow for the missing and murdered children. This author always draws up the most violent tales.
Would I buy or recommend? Yes, this is a gritty tale but not every story is hearts and flowers. I’ve always admired these books but this has me thinking that maybe this series is coming to an end. I have read every book in this series, and this was a great one.
Thoughts for the author? Congratulations on your new release! Loved it! Thanks so much to the publisher for a copy to read and give my honest opinion!
What did I like? I could feel in the beginning like Tempe has been aged since her aneurysm surgery, and health issues. Not to mention her personal life and professional life has taken quite a few hits. For the first time in one of her books I felt the isolation. The faceless man had quite the story, and the sorrow for the missing and murdered children. This author always draws up the most violent tales.
Would I buy or recommend? Yes, this is a gritty tale but not every story is hearts and flowers. I’ve always admired these books but this has me thinking that maybe this series is coming to an end. I have read every book in this series, and this was a great one.
Thoughts for the author? Congratulations on your new release! Loved it! Thanks so much to the publisher for a copy to read and give my honest opinion!
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Drug abuse, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Trafficking
Minor: Mass/school shootings
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
There are barely any bones and when there are bones they aren’t that important!!
My one star has nothing to do with her going off on Alex jones/conspiracy theorists. It is 100% because of the lack of bones.
My one star has nothing to do with her going off on Alex jones/conspiracy theorists. It is 100% because of the lack of bones.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Another crime author I used to love but am struggling with at the minute. Tempe is on the outs with her boss and recovering from an aneurysm. After receiving a mysterious text of photos of a decomposing body she sets about trying to find out who it is and how he links to her.
It started off very slow to me although I did eventually get into it and didn't hate it. There's a lot going on and I found it hard to keep up. I did like that even Tempe is wondering if she's unreliable with the crime as she struggles to work out what is going on. Thumbs in the middle this time.
It started off very slow to me although I did eventually get into it and didn't hate it. There's a lot going on and I found it hard to keep up. I did like that even Tempe is wondering if she's unreliable with the crime as she struggles to work out what is going on. Thumbs in the middle this time.