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ameserole's review against another edition
4.0
Good.. but not my favorite?
Cross Bones is the 8th installment for the Temperance Brennan series. In it, Temperance is travelling from Montreal to Israel. Why? Well, it's to track down some mysterious killer and solve a slightly religious murder. In this book, it seems that the skeletal remains may or may not be the bones of Jesus's family.
Interesting.. but I didn't really care for the religious take this time around. I am catholic and all.. but it was just boring to listen to. The only thing that kept me engaged was trying to figure out who the real killer was ...and after finding that out, I was shocked. I liked that I had no idea who the killer was and now I can't wait to dive into the next audio - whenever that will happen.
Overall, it was okay.
Cross Bones is the 8th installment for the Temperance Brennan series. In it, Temperance is travelling from Montreal to Israel. Why? Well, it's to track down some mysterious killer and solve a slightly religious murder. In this book, it seems that the skeletal remains may or may not be the bones of Jesus's family.
Interesting.. but I didn't really care for the religious take this time around. I am catholic and all.. but it was just boring to listen to. The only thing that kept me engaged was trying to figure out who the real killer was ...and after finding that out, I was shocked. I liked that I had no idea who the killer was and now I can't wait to dive into the next audio - whenever that will happen.
Overall, it was okay.
sailorkchick's review against another edition
3.0
Not my favorite of Reich's novels, although the Masada-Bones story was interesting, it kind of obscured Reich's usually fast moving plot.
sandrinepicotte's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
brigittewhoa's review against another edition
5.0
Kathy Reichs really knows her stuff. While I’m a big fan of the television show “Bones”, I’m a bigger fan of Kathy Reichs and the Temperance Brennan books. Temperance is a top notch forensic anthropologist who splits her time between her home teaching at a college in North Carolina and working for the medical examiner in Montreal, Quebec. Unlike the Temperance in the show, the book Temperance is more relatable. She’s at the middle to far end of her forties with a divorce and a daughter in college. She is witty, sexy, and very, very smart.
This book is one of the smartest in the series thus far. Tempie is handed a picture after an autopsy of a deceased Jewish man, and it sets a crazy adventure in motion. She has no idea what this picture means, but she is gung-ho to find out.
When the line of evidence leads her to Israel, Tempie and Agent Andrew Ryan are on the case. Fighting through rough archeological sites, religious zealots who are determined to make sure Tempie doesn’t take anything from their country, and a murderer on the loose, they have their work cut out for them.
Kathy Reichs write an intelligent, beautiful, twisty-and-turny mystery that always keeps the readers on their toes. She uses the perfect combination of science, anthropology, romance, and story to keep everyone in love with her characters. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes a good mystery, anyone who likes “Bones”, and anyone who is in need of a wonderful series to pick up.
This book is one of the smartest in the series thus far. Tempie is handed a picture after an autopsy of a deceased Jewish man, and it sets a crazy adventure in motion. She has no idea what this picture means, but she is gung-ho to find out.
When the line of evidence leads her to Israel, Tempie and Agent Andrew Ryan are on the case. Fighting through rough archeological sites, religious zealots who are determined to make sure Tempie doesn’t take anything from their country, and a murderer on the loose, they have their work cut out for them.
Kathy Reichs write an intelligent, beautiful, twisty-and-turny mystery that always keeps the readers on their toes. She uses the perfect combination of science, anthropology, romance, and story to keep everyone in love with her characters. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes a good mystery, anyone who likes “Bones”, and anyone who is in need of a wonderful series to pick up.
wannabekingpin's review against another edition
3.0
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About the Book: A set of bones that shouldn’t exist. A set of bones many a zealous group wants gone. Even if it would mean making Brennan disappear with them. A set of bones that has the power to change the world as we know it by merely existing…
My Opinion: This book, it seems, has been written just around the time it got really popular to write books on Jesus, his life and death, family. I liked none that I’ve read. I didn’t like this one either. Lack of decent archeology, as Brennan simply trips and falls into artifacts, lack of action, lack of detecting. Unnecessary comments.
night mode reading ;
skaitom nakties rezimu
About the Book: A set of bones that shouldn’t exist. A set of bones many a zealous group wants gone. Even if it would mean making Brennan disappear with them. A set of bones that has the power to change the world as we know it by merely existing…
My Opinion: This book, it seems, has been written just around the time it got really popular to write books on Jesus, his life and death, family. I liked none that I’ve read. I didn’t like this one either. Lack of decent archeology, as Brennan simply trips and falls into artifacts, lack of action, lack of detecting. Unnecessary comments.
laurapk's review against another edition
3.0
I would need to start by saying that Kathy Reichs got me into reading mystery novels. As a scientist conducting experiments that are sometimes used in a forensic lab, this series is highly entertaining and almost educational.
I've been reading the entire series up to this point, but for me this book somehow fell short.
Starting with the good points: Reichs created one of her best suspenseful moments before the ending in this book. None of her other endings kept me so glued to the book to find out what happened next. Additionally, I am glad to see her relationship with Ryan finally settling, and no more useless drama. I believe the author harbors quite some love for her male protagonist, because he sure writes him like he's the type you would want around. And also: (minor spoiler) finally a book where the protagonist doesn't get clubbed over the head, only to wake up in the hospital days letter and find out what happened. This time Tempe is active and involved and not helpless. As usual, Tempe has a very specific, fast paced humor (if you can say this), which I particularly enjoy.
But there were some clear negatives: As well as the ending built up, it burst like a cheap balloon. Reichs had a fetish for car chases in this novel, and they were all utterly unrealistic. Another fetish she brings back and has literally no meaning for the book in the end: her room gets ransacked yet again. For no reason. And Reichs once again packs a deluge of information in one chapter at the end, something I've never liked about her series. The novel wanted too much to be James Brown like. And I still haven't found out what was up with the two people who follow her at one point, it's like she forgot about them.
Overall an enjoyable read, but probably one of the least shining books in the series.
I've been reading the entire series up to this point, but for me this book somehow fell short.
Starting with the good points: Reichs created one of her best suspenseful moments before the ending in this book. None of her other endings kept me so glued to the book to find out what happened next. Additionally, I am glad to see her relationship with Ryan finally settling, and no more useless drama. I believe the author harbors quite some love for her male protagonist, because he sure writes him like he's the type you would want around. And also: (minor spoiler) finally a book where the protagonist doesn't get clubbed over the head, only to wake up in the hospital days letter and find out what happened. This time Tempe is active and involved and not helpless. As usual, Tempe has a very specific, fast paced humor (if you can say this), which I particularly enjoy.
But there were some clear negatives: As well as the ending built up, it burst like a cheap balloon. Reichs had a fetish for car chases in this novel, and they were all utterly unrealistic. Another fetish she brings back and has literally no meaning for the book in the end: her room gets ransacked yet again. For no reason. And Reichs once again packs a deluge of information in one chapter at the end, something I've never liked about her series. The novel wanted too much to be James Brown like. And I still haven't found out what was up with the two people who follow her at one point, it's like she forgot about them.
Overall an enjoyable read, but probably one of the least shining books in the series.