Helpful Score: 2
Well, she puts a lot of information into her writing, for instance, I know more about Charlotte, North Carolina and the Mecklenburg Declaration than I ever would have known otherwise. However, her story is purely formulaic.
Helpful Score: 2
I love the Temperance Brennan book series and this one is no exception. Just enough action and lots of mystery...from several different directions. I never did figure this one out! Not too much romance to detract from the main storyline.
Helpful Score: 2
I always love Reichs. I've read every book in the Tempe Brennan series. However, while the story was very interesting, I really felt Reichs "dumbed down" her writing on this one. Yes, she always explains the science behind what she's doing. This time though there were lots of "This is how it works:" Also, on EVERY SINGLE rhetorical question one character asks another character, she points out that it was a rhetorical question. It was very very annoying. I got to the point where I was saying - "Okay - I'm a reader. I GET IT ALREADY!!!!!" There were other things that are harder to put my finger on, but the book was definitely a different "you can't figure any little thing out on your own" style.
I think part of the mystery (no pun intended) was solved when I got to her interview at the back of the book. Many questions dealt with the TV series. I *love* TV, don't get me wrong, but I think that is why her style changed so abruptly in this book - she's writing to her TV audience and who knows how much they read. I hope she does not continue to write this way.
Otherwise, the story itself was interesting and if you haven't read many of her books, you might not notice. The story itself carried me along as her plots usually do. I recommend this book with the caveat mentioned above - which anyone may or may not notice. Enjoy!
I think part of the mystery (no pun intended) was solved when I got to her interview at the back of the book. Many questions dealt with the TV series. I *love* TV, don't get me wrong, but I think that is why her style changed so abruptly in this book - she's writing to her TV audience and who knows how much they read. I hope she does not continue to write this way.
Otherwise, the story itself was interesting and if you haven't read many of her books, you might not notice. The story itself carried me along as her plots usually do. I recommend this book with the caveat mentioned above - which anyone may or may not notice. Enjoy!
Helpful Score: 1
Enjoyed the book very much....Great story....Grabs you from the start
Kellie P. (irishlass) -
Helpful Score: 1
I wasn't thrilled with this book. There were several plot lines that seemed to be hurriedly resolved and tied together in the last 5 pages of the book. The annoying political figure wasn't punished like i wished he had been. And when Ryan enters back into her life, the way she deals with it is lame. The one thing I did like was the background on wiccan and other religions.
