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ginabyeg's review against another edition
3.0
This book was... okay... I found the story to move a bit slowly, and I feel like she made it a bit over-complicated. I had trouble remembering who was associated with what aspect of the cases and why. I was engaged enough to get to the end, but by the time I got to there and all the pieces came together about the criminal, I was like, “who was that again?” Her comic relief also felt contrived—she often had the characters explain the joke or humour of the point, which I feel defeats the purpose.
adelebritton71's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
sumz_4404's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.5
ameserole's review against another edition
3.0
UUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Like I said in my previous review, for book 5, this book and the previous one.. just weren't for me. Pretty sure I just repeated everything in my first sentence but that's because these two left me so shook. Not in a good way. It's getting tiring to see the same thing constantly happening.
Temperance is ALWAYS in danger.
She misses her kid.
She misses Ryan.
She solves the murder..but it takes FOREVER.
The one thing that kept this a page turner was trying to figure out who killed the baby. So yea, the only thing that got me into this book was when she found those bones. Other than that, I just didn't care. Yeah, the other murder was an interesting add but it just seems to be repetitive. I don't want to say that I'm getting bored.. but I am and it's sad because I'm listening to the freaking audios! Those kind of books shouldn't make you bored.. but it's like I'd rather sit in traffic than keep hearing Temperance being in danger.
I have no idea when I'm going to dive into the next book but I feel like I need a mini break from this series. Hopefully the next book will bring me out of this weird funk. I need something to get me interested into this book and characters again.
Like I said in my previous review, for book 5, this book and the previous one.. just weren't for me. Pretty sure I just repeated everything in my first sentence but that's because these two left me so shook. Not in a good way. It's getting tiring to see the same thing constantly happening.
Temperance is ALWAYS in danger.
She misses her kid.
She misses Ryan.
She solves the murder..but it takes FOREVER.
The one thing that kept this a page turner was trying to figure out who killed the baby. So yea, the only thing that got me into this book was when she found those bones. Other than that, I just didn't care. Yeah, the other murder was an interesting add but it just seems to be repetitive. I don't want to say that I'm getting bored.. but I am and it's sad because I'm listening to the freaking audios! Those kind of books shouldn't make you bored.. but it's like I'd rather sit in traffic than keep hearing Temperance being in danger.
I have no idea when I'm going to dive into the next book but I feel like I need a mini break from this series. Hopefully the next book will bring me out of this weird funk. I need something to get me interested into this book and characters again.
sailorkchick's review against another edition
4.0
Another suspenseful Temperance Brennan novel that kept me guessing and loving it. Reichs' novels are a breath of fresh excitement with education swirled in seamlessly. I love it.
greggbaconroll's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.25
maryam098's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
wannabekingpin's review against another edition
3.0
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skaitom nakties rezimu
About the Book: Burned remains of a newborn. Bags of bear bones. Bodies after a smuggler plane crash. Temperance Brennan had her plate full even without the psycho into whose crosshairs she stumbled in. The only question is, which bones got them on her tail.
My Opinion: Unpleasant fat shaming. You’d think an adult author writing an adult woman would know better than to mock someone’s appearance when their character is out of line, but this was outright nasty. On top of that, through all the books in the series there seems to be these same tropes of: whoever Brennan is in mortal worry about – spends the whole time of the imminent danger to them, real or imagined, outside of any phone service; Brennan is in mortal danger due to the case she’s on, and gets out of it with a very simple maneuver in a page or two near the end.
night mode reading ;
skaitom nakties rezimu
About the Book: Burned remains of a newborn. Bags of bear bones. Bodies after a smuggler plane crash. Temperance Brennan had her plate full even without the psycho into whose crosshairs she stumbled in. The only question is, which bones got them on her tail.
My Opinion: Unpleasant fat shaming. You’d think an adult author writing an adult woman would know better than to mock someone’s appearance when their character is out of line, but this was outright nasty. On top of that, through all the books in the series there seems to be these same tropes of: whoever Brennan is in mortal worry about – spends the whole time of the imminent danger to them, real or imagined, outside of any phone service; Brennan is in mortal danger due to the case she’s on, and gets out of it with a very simple maneuver in a page or two near the end.