A review by travelinkiki
Map of Bones by James Rollins

2.0

It was about as good as expected from an action book that is part of a series. Characters were fairly well developed and the plot was engaging; I could envision this on the large screen. However, the writing often became preachy as Rollins filled readers in on the arcane knowledge required to solve the puzzles and the ending was trite. How all the "good guys" survived while almost none of the "bad guys" did was too sappy for me. I hate when a beloved character is killed off, but sometimes that lends credibility to the story - and this book could have used a little more of that. I also did not love how the characters always ended up in situations in which they were certain to die only to have some fortuitous way out. It was a little too feel-good. But it was engaging enough that I might pick up another Sigma book later.