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A review by laurapk
Death du Jour by Kathy Reichs
4.0
I enjoyed this book probably more than her debut novel. I enjoyed the pace of the story, the little clues she dropped throughout the book, daring the reader to pick up a notebook and start taking notes like a true detective. I also like the way she is building up the relationship between Ryan and Tempe, the intimate moment they share in the second half of the book (I was reading that in a train and got really red :) ).
There were a few minuses though: Tempe Brennan acts like a true teenager when dealing with men. I had to contain myself from screaming at the book as I was reading about her interactions with Ryan. Another minus is that, as much as Tempe thinks herself as an independent woman, at the end she is remarkably incapable of neither making the right decision, nor taking care of herself. And although I was able and willing to accept the convoluted events that managed to somehow be all connect, I had a really hard time understanding why people that really want to kill someone decide to have a long talk with their future victims at the end, just so the protagonist can escape.
There were a few minuses though: Tempe Brennan acts like a true teenager when dealing with men. I had to contain myself from screaming at the book as I was reading about her interactions with Ryan. Another minus is that, as much as Tempe thinks herself as an independent woman, at the end she is remarkably incapable of neither making the right decision, nor taking care of herself. And although I was able and willing to accept the convoluted events that managed to somehow be all connect, I had a really hard time understanding why people that really want to kill someone decide to have a long talk with their future victims at the end, just so the protagonist can escape.