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jimbowen0306's review against another edition
2.0
I'm not altogether sure about this series. They are becoming more and more like the Patricia Cornwall books, and that irritates me. I really don't like those books.
In this book Temperence Brennan has to help work out who the murderer of some old age pensioners are, while trying to date (as in age) some bodies in a lake (are they a family who crashed from a plan or in an old boat accident that occurred years ago) and manage some testy relations in the Quebec Coroners' Office (the old manager has gone and the staff are dealing with a new boss with a different style).
So why is this book like a Patricia Cornwall book? Well setting aside the whole forensic link, if you look at Cornwall's more recent books, Scarpetta has an increasing number of enemies as the series progresses. This trend has started here, and it's starting to irritate me. Why do authors assume that a strong female role has to have someone to actively "do them down?" Life isn't like that and their books don't have to be either.
The book is standard Reichs fair but the "us against them" feel to the book irritated me some.
In this book Temperence Brennan has to help work out who the murderer of some old age pensioners are, while trying to date (as in age) some bodies in a lake (are they a family who crashed from a plan or in an old boat accident that occurred years ago) and manage some testy relations in the Quebec Coroners' Office (the old manager has gone and the staff are dealing with a new boss with a different style).
So why is this book like a Patricia Cornwall book? Well setting aside the whole forensic link, if you look at Cornwall's more recent books, Scarpetta has an increasing number of enemies as the series progresses. This trend has started here, and it's starting to irritate me. Why do authors assume that a strong female role has to have someone to actively "do them down?" Life isn't like that and their books don't have to be either.
The book is standard Reichs fair but the "us against them" feel to the book irritated me some.
hirvimaki's review against another edition
5.0
If Kinsey Millhone had a PhD in forensic anthropology. This was a very good mystery, with a wonderful hardboiled edge to it - ala Millhone - and a wonderful use of science. I have had my ups and downs with Reichs' novels - I'm looking at you, Cross Bones - but when Reichs is good she is really, really good. And this one is really, really good.
mandaailey's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Tempe reaches a new level of stupidity in this one. It was abundantly obvious who was setting her up. Still love Ryan, though.
kathydavie's review against another edition
5.0
It's family-time! Tempe and the off-again Ryan end up in Chicago on a case where Ryan worms his way into Thanksgiving dinner with a flustered Tempe and Pete's family. Naturally, they pick up another cold case while there.
The tension of undercutting and betrayal also figure in 206 Bones. Great read.
The tension of undercutting and betrayal also figure in 206 Bones. Great read.
sasshq's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
informative
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
remia1996's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
paulabrandon's review against another edition
2.0
My first book for 2017! How exciting! The book itself - not so much! This one felt as if Reichs was struggling to meet her deadline and her word count. Way too much padding! She pulls a James Patterson and throws in several cases for the price of one. I do not like this! If I did, I'd watch a TV show.
My biggest peeve - description! I swear, did we really need that three-page description on the history of her ex-husband's family? Three pages! ABOUT HER EX-HUSBAND'S FAMILY! Good grief. After that, it's describing every road she drives down to get somewhere, or the history of every building she sees. I HATE, HATE, HATE this! Grrrrr! IT'S NOT IMPORTANT!
Sorry for the yelling. It really grinds my gears. No wonder I read so much category romance; they're shorter and cut all that s*** out!
I did want to keep reading to find out how it all ended, but I was largely unimpressed. The extraneous subplots, including the old-as-the-hills-and-just-as-dusty "someone-wants-to-sabotage-my-career" (which has served Patricia Cornwell well over the years) narrative strand pulled my attention to too many directions. All that pointless description - Aarrgghh! The climax was a bit of a fizzler too.
My biggest peeve - description! I swear, did we really need that three-page description on the history of her ex-husband's family? Three pages! ABOUT HER EX-HUSBAND'S FAMILY! Good grief. After that, it's describing every road she drives down to get somewhere, or the history of every building she sees. I HATE, HATE, HATE this! Grrrrr! IT'S NOT IMPORTANT!
Sorry for the yelling. It really grinds my gears. No wonder I read so much category romance; they're shorter and cut all that s*** out!
I did want to keep reading to find out how it all ended, but I was largely unimpressed. The extraneous subplots, including the old-as-the-hills-and-just-as-dusty "someone-wants-to-sabotage-my-career" (which has served Patricia Cornwell well over the years) narrative strand pulled my attention to too many directions. All that pointless description - Aarrgghh! The climax was a bit of a fizzler too.
ellejaoy's review against another edition
4.0
Brilliant new book! Didn't even know she had a new one out. Really adored it. Brilliant plot, only thing I thought was bad was that I wanted to see more Ryan/Brennan interaction but that's okay cause it worked out all okay!
I kinda guessed who it was behind quite soon, I mean it was pretty obvious that Briel hated her! & the mentioning of Joe where too appropriate.
I kinda guessed who it was behind quite soon, I mean it was pretty obvious that Briel hated her! & the mentioning of Joe where too appropriate.
alidottie's review against another edition
3.0
This was a little harder to follow than most Temperance Brenner books because it felt like there were too many moving parts--scenes of Tempe trying to escape a trap (obviously in the future) interspersed in between chapters which dealt with murders of elderly women, a grandson found in a quarry, bones of four found in the bottom in the lake, while trying to figure out why someone is trying to undermine Tempe's work. Just a little too much--and not enough interesting story.