This is one of my favorite books by Kathy reichs. Why? Not only is it kid friendly it allows the reader to connect with Tory Brennan, teen hybrid sluth. What Kathy does is capture the average teenage girls mind but doesn't over exaggerate or fantasize it. When Tory Brennan and her friends discove...
I have read so many of Reichs's books that I actually got a little tired of them but it's been quite a while since I read the last book, so this one was enjoyable. As usual I like how very thorough she is in giving (background) information and explanations. I know that some people find that tires...
Yup, finished this just after midnight this morning after starting it yesterday. I always enjoy a good mystery. I have to admit I didn't know pretty much anything about NASCAR racing but now I have some basics. One of the things that I really like about Kathy Reichs' books is that she gives so...
While I did like the book, Reichs, in my opinion, got a little too bogged down at times in the science and technical stuff in the midst of telling the story. I still have to get used to the Temperance Brennan of the books because she seems to be a bit different that the one in the TV series "Bon...
" The world is rife with evil and misfourtune, but is also full of good people determined to right wrongs. I would not sink into sadness. I would celebrate those who refuse to give up. Those who battle to make things better" p.400This author is a producer of the "Bones" series on Fox. This book i...
A good mix of suspense and introspection without delving as much into macabre details as previous books. (Don't take that as a criticism, just a comment: I liked the earlier books just fine, but as a series develops you don't need to keep harping on certain details, so I appreciated the balance ...
I gave the book Virals by Kathy Reichs four stars because it was thrilling, science-y, and mysterious. It was very good and exciting, when the kids find out about their powers, they uncover secrets that people have worked really hard to cover up. The Virals lead a double life of trying to fit in ...
I do not have an issue with short stories. I write them as a matter of fact. That being said, I do not feel that this series lends itself to short stories. There are aspects of Reich's stories that I have come to expect and short stories just do not give her time to address these aspects. Whi...
I was hoping I would enjoy this series and continue, but if this book is an indicator of other works....God save me. First, the entire thing was sooo overdone...guess if you have three or 4 meager ideas for a book and none of them singly are strong enough...you just roll them all together, plac...
I couldn't get into this book. So I never finished it. Possibly one of the best books in the series, really enjoyed the way this one was solved.
#12 in the Tempe Brennan, Forensic Anthropologist series.Tempe Brennan teams up with Ryan in the search for a serial killer preying on old women. A pervading theme of the novel are attempts to sabotage Tempe's reputation. This theme is tied to a heavy handed message about the need for board certi...
Another big adventure for the virals.This book although enjoyable was a lot like the goonies - the film was even referee to and famous five mixed together. A group of kids tracking old pirate treasure to save their houses and stay together. It was an enjoyable read but somewhat predictable. I ...
Second short novella in the Temperance (Tempe) Brennan series. Long enough to be a complete story.Set in the Everglades, where Brennan goes for a holiday with her friend and colleague Lisa.Before she can get to thee beach however, human remains are found inside a python. This is the end of her va...
I am slowly making my way through Kathy Reichs' Temperance Brennan series and this time I read Deadly Decisions, book nº 3.The book starts with a young girl being murdered amidst a bike gang war. Brennan finds herself very affected by it and she soon starts investigating, not only this death but ...
What’s that smell? Someone is maybe frying up a crisp critter for dinner! Could be bacon. Cooking scents travel a long ways in the woods near Charlotte, North Carolina. Hopefully, those pesky black bears won’t show up to investigate, although, no one has really seen a bear around for a loooong ti...
I finally managed to my hands on a copy of the first book - thanks Aunty Mandy!Deja Dead was better than 206 Bones but still nothing impressive. Nothing was keeping me entertained so it was a momentous struggled to get through the book - and that is never a good quality. The plot was too just slo...
Honestly, I want to give the book 1.5 stars, but it won't let me. For series, a one star means I definitely won't read the next book, but in this case, I probably will. However, this book was a chore to get through. I feel like Reichs was jumping on the Dan Brown bandwagon with this book. At ...
I don’t know how Dr. Temperance Brennan does it! She has so much on her ‘To Do’ list I felt like making a diagram as I read this interesting mystery. On top of dealing with her daughter Katy, who has an active life as a college student, and her high velocity sister Harriet ‘Harry’ Lamour, who has...
Perhaps the most interesting aspect of this book is finally getting a more in depth look at Tempe's past. This novel delves into her childhood and family while she was growing up than pretty much all of the other novels combined.When Tempe was a young girl, her family would vacation in NC. One su...
I am going to take a leap of judgement and say Kathy Reichs is a liberal, as I am, which makes me very happy.‘Grave Secrets’ is the fifth in the Dr. Temperance Brennan series, and its voice is different from the earlier books. I assume the usual honing from experience, the market and the publishe...
Kathy Reichs is keeping me up nights. Initially, that was because I couldn't bear to put down her fourth novel, Fatal Voyage. Now it's the subject matter of the book (well, that or the medicine I've been taking for a cold that I just can't seem to shake). Either way, I'm up late tossing and turni...
أخيراً أنهيت الرواية.. يا له من عمر ذلك الذي قضيته في قراءتي لها! المشكلة الحقيقية أن هناك رواية أخرى لذات الكاتبة، تنتظرني في رفِّ مكتبتي، عنوانها «وُجدت ميتة».لن أبخس قدر الكاتبة، فهي ذكية في حبكتها للرواية، وتملك روحاً فكاهية جميلة، خاصة في حوارات البطلة تمب برينان مع صديقتها آن، وتمتلك الكاتب...
Slowly. Stately. Wobbly. I’m not an ace in heels. Whitney’s train slid down the aisle before me, a tidal wave of white silk whispering along the red carpet. Though maid of honor, I was to follow directly behind her as she ent...
No calls. No texts. Ella had been absent all day.I swung by Coach Lynch’s office, but he hadn’t heard from her either. After begging my way out of practice—promising to rejoin the squad ASAP—I headed for the gate.Shelton and Hi were waiting.“Change of plans,” I said. “I’m gonna run by Ella’s plac...
Up by the whiteboard, Mr. Terenzoni was explaining something about derivative functions and linear operations, but I didn’t catch a word. My brain remained on tilt from the day before. Castle Pinckney. The Citadel. Two famous Charleston fortresses. ...
All were shuttered and dark. Final approach was via a long gravel drive shooting from a cul-de-sac much too large for any purpose I could imagine for such a remote locale.Addams Family on crack. That’s what flashed through my mind as I parked.Martha Gulley’s home was a rambling two-story frame be...
yielded results. At 10:47:22 EST, I was finally able to fully extend Brighton Hallis’s right leg. I checked in with Larabee. “You’re doing fluoroscopy?” His muffled voice told me he was shoulder-snugging the phone, doing something else. “Yes.” “You’ll have to work alone.” “Fine.” It wasn’t. “Ditt...
Charlotte Mecklenburg PD Homicide investigator Erskine “Skinny” Slidell had not been pleased by my call on Saturday. I’d fled behind the transport van, leaving him debating jurisdiction with Officer Skip. Junkyard dog vs. Jersey barrier. “You’re welcome.” ...
The sun was shooting long tangerine rays straight into my eyes. I squinted and guessed the time at 7:00 P.M. Quick check of my phone said 5:49. Tracker I was not. For some reason Yellen was feeling expansive. “The Miccosukee are an officially recognized Native American tribe, with a reservation s...
I braced on the dash, then refocused on the notes. Boyce Lingo’s phone number. “Glenn Evans says Rinaldi never caled his boss. Maybe he did, maybe he didn’t. What’s important is Rinaldi recorded Lingo’s number. Why?” “I don’t know. Yet. But I do know one thing. I’m gonna put a car on Miss April P...