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3.57 AVERAGE
3.57 AVERAGE
Tempe digs into the latest mystery which connects a mysterious death to a radio conspiracy theorist and missing kids - but she must do it in contention against the wishes of the new medical examiner.
The book was OK - a pretty standard who-done-it. I found most of the story worrisome because she was doing most of the investigating on her own without any authorization. I did appreciated in Chapter 20 Siddell pointing out that her methods would mean the evidence she collected wouldn’t be admissible on the case; because that was my concern most of the book.
I recommend ONLY if you’re a Bones fan and want to finish the series.
The book was OK - a pretty standard who-done-it. I found most of the story worrisome because she was doing most of the investigating on her own without any authorization. I did appreciated in Chapter 20 Siddell pointing out that her methods would mean the evidence she collected wouldn’t be admissible on the case; because that was my concern most of the book.
I recommend ONLY if you’re a Bones fan and want to finish the series.
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I enjoyed this book but I felt the ending left me unsatisfied not having all of the answers I had hoped for. I would definitely read more of this series.
A Conspiracy of Bones by Kathy Reichs is nineteenth in the Temperance Brennan series but it is a definite departure from the usual. Having been a fan of this series, I was disappointed in this book. Tempe Brennan is a forensic anthropologist in Charlotte, North Carolina and also the subject of the popular tv series “Bones”. Tempe has received photos of a faceless and printless corpse from an anonymous source. Who could this victim be and who sent her the photos? Someone had previously been spotted close to Tempe’s home and she believes this body may be him. At this point, this mystery becomes unrealistic, when the forensic anthropologist starts doing the work of a police detective instead of being a scientist. The investigation is confusing and all over the place and our hero is getting into too much trouble. As sometimes happens, an author writes a series past the point of having fresh material. Kathy Reichs is a talented writer and hopefully this is an exception. Thank you to Simon & Schuster Canada and NetGalley for the e-ARC in exchange for an honest review. This is only my opinion.
2.5. What a garbled mess this book was. It is hard to believe it is the same author. It felt like Tempe was chaotic and confused most of it. The storyline with the aneurysm seemed forced (though I know this is true for the author in real like). The plot lines involve conspiracy theories and fake news and pedophilia and were not really resolved in a meaningful way. Won’t purchase the next book.
I really like listening to Temperance Brennan books while driving. But I'm not driving anywhere these days. So I read this the old-fashioned way: on paper. It's somewhere between three and four stars.
The three-star aspect is the plot. This is the most convoluted, nearly incomprehensible plot I've encountered in a long time. Reichs admits that she takes real-life people and events and finds a way to mix them up in her plots. This plot veers from government conspiracies, to crazy right-wing radio commentators, from anti-vaxxers to serial killers, to the Deep Web (scary). It's actually all very interesting stuff, but Reichs paints herself into a corner eventually, and with 30 pages left in the book has to back-pedal and let you know that some of this stuff was really just a series of blind alleys. There are also some loose threads (a fire in Tempe's home, a new chief) that aren't fully explained.
The four-star aspects are, as usual, the writing and the characters. I really like hearing Tempe's running stream-of-consciousness thoughts. Her mother is a trip. Skinny Slidell is his usual self. And there are some genuinely creepy bad guys.
It was a good, fast read. I'm going with four-minus.
The three-star aspect is the plot. This is the most convoluted, nearly incomprehensible plot I've encountered in a long time. Reichs admits that she takes real-life people and events and finds a way to mix them up in her plots. This plot veers from government conspiracies, to crazy right-wing radio commentators, from anti-vaxxers to serial killers, to the Deep Web (scary). It's actually all very interesting stuff, but Reichs paints herself into a corner eventually, and with 30 pages left in the book has to back-pedal and let you know that some of this stuff was really just a series of blind alleys. There are also some loose threads (a fire in Tempe's home, a new chief) that aren't fully explained.
The four-star aspects are, as usual, the writing and the characters. I really like hearing Tempe's running stream-of-consciousness thoughts. Her mother is a trip. Skinny Slidell is his usual self. And there are some genuinely creepy bad guys.
It was a good, fast read. I'm going with four-minus.
Love her. Love her work, especially when it’s NC based. I guess because I despise cold weather, I’m not drawn to cold-weather books (same thing happens to me when Louise Penny books are set in winter). I hope Dr. Reichs stays well.
Tempe just had brain surgery and is recovering when she starts having issues with her new boss. They didn’t get off on the best start because Tempe thinks she does stuff for the money and not for the purity of the job. When she gets strange texts about a new case she wants to work on it but her new boss seems to be standing in the way. Obviously this will not stop Tempe and she will use her connections and resources to track down this crime herself.
I think my least favorite of her books are always the one with someone who is unjust or unethical because it frustrates me so much while reading the books. It always spooks me when Tempe goes rogue because that’s always when the bad stuff happens and that’s basically the whole book. How does this woman think she will survive going alone to investigate potential murders without anyone knowing anything and fresh out of brain surgery!!!
I think my least favorite of her books are always the one with someone who is unjust or unethical because it frustrates me so much while reading the books. It always spooks me when Tempe goes rogue because that’s always when the bad stuff happens and that’s basically the whole book. How does this woman think she will survive going alone to investigate potential murders without anyone knowing anything and fresh out of brain surgery!!!
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse
This one was too chaotic for me. Partially my short attention span & partially the book, but I didn't enjoy this one as much