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Death Du Jour by Kathy Reichs

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sirgss's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

mushmoop's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

ilaurin's review against another edition

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5.0

I decided to read this serie in order as I have been reading randomly so far. This is the second book in the serie and it did not disappoint. I enjoy learning about forensic. In this one, there was a lot of details on how bugs found in a gravesite can help determine how long the person has been dead, the drugs in their system, etc. Fascinating! Brennan and Ryan’s relationships is also starting here.

ameserole's review against another edition

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3.0

Okay, so the audios are good and they keep me interested but ugh, could it be set any farther than DC?

Yeah, I'm still salty about that!

Death du Jour was a pretty good second installment for the Temperance Brennan series. I am secretly, and not so secretly, loving the crap out of Tempy and Ryan! Now.. if he could become Booth mysteriously.. then I would be head over heels for this ship.

Now in this book, Temperance faces another murder mystery. However, that's not the only thing going on in her life. There's a slow burn of a romance going on between her and Detective Ryan. Then there's the whole problem of her showing up at the wrong place at the worst time possible. I definitely feel like her and her entire family should just go into hiding. Maybe then she will be safer?

Overall, I enjoyed the book but still felt like some parts were boring. I also wish the reader, aka me, knew what the hell these people were seeing! Like, the tv show but damn.. I hated finding out stuff towards the end when the characters figured it out in the beginning!

cassie5489's review against another edition

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dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

smallcapacity's review against another edition

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5.0

I did love this book. But does it annoy anyone else how everything around Brennan's life is so connected? Second book where someone close to her was taken. Also the connection with Texas, Canada, and South Carolina all were places she worked/had family. And the island where she happened to know someone/used to work was used as a burial site? That was my only issue, I still loved the mystery and the characters, just some of this was a little too out there for me.