I've been having issues reading lately so I decided to revert back to one of my favorite authors, Kathy Reichs. I believe I've mentioned before how I work in the medical field and enjoy books in the genre of mystery and crime. One of the many reasons I truly enjoy Kathy Reichs is her attention to detail. Her use of the surroundings and their history, and the educational graphics concerning Temperance's cases.
In Devil Bones, Dr. Brennan is in North Carolina for the "season". I haven't quite followed Dr. Brennan's rotation of Canada and North Carolina but I do enjoy the different scenes. A house under renovation has a grisly secret, bones in a cauldron along with other religious symbols. Later a headless body is discovered on the side of a lake. A radical preaching politician and a prying paparazzo lead Temperance down the road of Santeria, voodoo, and Satanism. Now she must find a killer before they strike again.
The story was a rollercoaster with a very emotional twist. Though I would have hoped for more emotional interaction, I found that Temperance was human. Reichs conveyed her as very open-minded as she studied up on the various religions. Her hesitancy before starting a new relationship was also much appreciated.
However, there were some issues. Her lack of "dealing with" her previous suitor, or even her potentially new one. Reichs wrote more about the science, which was informational, but there was a lack of a love interest from Brennan. I also noticed that each male in her life is roughly the same. Each seems to understand her little quips and even has an "inside" joke with her. There's also some kind of love tragedy in their past.
While it would have been nice to have more emotion from the book, I cannot say it took anything away from the overall plot. If you want some history, science, and mystery then you should definitely read Kathy Reichs.
In Devil Bones, Dr. Brennan is in North Carolina for the "season". I haven't quite followed Dr. Brennan's rotation of Canada and North Carolina but I do enjoy the different scenes. A house under renovation has a grisly secret, bones in a cauldron along with other religious symbols. Later a headless body is discovered on the side of a lake. A radical preaching politician and a prying paparazzo lead Temperance down the road of Santeria, voodoo, and Satanism. Now she must find a killer before they strike again.
The story was a rollercoaster with a very emotional twist. Though I would have hoped for more emotional interaction, I found that Temperance was human. Reichs conveyed her as very open-minded as she studied up on the various religions. Her hesitancy before starting a new relationship was also much appreciated.
However, there were some issues. Her lack of "dealing with" her previous suitor, or even her potentially new one. Reichs wrote more about the science, which was informational, but there was a lack of a love interest from Brennan. I also noticed that each male in her life is roughly the same. Each seems to understand her little quips and even has an "inside" joke with her. There's also some kind of love tragedy in their past.
While it would have been nice to have more emotion from the book, I cannot say it took anything away from the overall plot. If you want some history, science, and mystery then you should definitely read Kathy Reichs.
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