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A review by martasbooktherapy
A Dangerous Fossil by John Delaney
4.0
Thank you to the author for the audiobook in exchange, for my honest review.
Jemma Thorne is a workaholic. Divorced for years, she’s dating a sweet man and sometimes help raise her teen daughter, but largely throws herself into teaching and administration at the local university while sitting on the board of her town museum and getting out to hunt fossils any time she can.
When a chance moment on the beach with her sweet dog leads her to discover an intact plesiosaur fossil, Jemma becomes the belle of the ball, earning praise in the fossil hunting community and beyond. However, her career-boosting fame comes with a price as greedy folks seek to steal Plesi and profit from her.
Full of a wide range of characters, A Dangerous Fossil takes the reader on a journey to the English seaside. There are moments of suspense, moments of mystery, and a bit of romance sprinkled in as well. I really enjoyed Jemma and her daughter, while other characters were easy to hate (and rightly so!) An engaging, quick read with lots of intrigue. I found the nicknames given to a few characters a bit squeamish, and there was a lot more violence than I anticipated, but overall a lovely listen.
Jemma Thorne is a workaholic. Divorced for years, she’s dating a sweet man and sometimes help raise her teen daughter, but largely throws herself into teaching and administration at the local university while sitting on the board of her town museum and getting out to hunt fossils any time she can.
When a chance moment on the beach with her sweet dog leads her to discover an intact plesiosaur fossil, Jemma becomes the belle of the ball, earning praise in the fossil hunting community and beyond. However, her career-boosting fame comes with a price as greedy folks seek to steal Plesi and profit from her.
Full of a wide range of characters, A Dangerous Fossil takes the reader on a journey to the English seaside. There are moments of suspense, moments of mystery, and a bit of romance sprinkled in as well. I really enjoyed Jemma and her daughter, while other characters were easy to hate (and rightly so!) An engaging, quick read with lots of intrigue. I found the nicknames given to a few characters a bit squeamish, and there was a lot more violence than I anticipated, but overall a lovely listen.