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aspygirlsmom_1995's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
scorpstar77's review against another edition
4.0
Faye is in New Orleans this time, a few years post-Katrina, taking a break from her PhD work for a paying job running her own dig on the site of an old home. She has hired two local people to help her out - including a voodoo mambo who also happens to be Faye's landlord for the time she's spending in New Orleans. A young park ranger who works near her job site offers to show her the ongoing damage in his neighborhood and in the Lower 9, and while there, a group of kids on a volunteer clean-up crew accidentally uncover a skeleton. Joe is on his way to NO anyway to visit Faye, so the two - once again - become embroiled in a murder mystery that threatens their lives in the process.
I continue to just adore these characters and want to spend more time with them. Sure, the plots are formulaic, but so are pretty much all murder mysteries. I enjoy the plots, but I stay for Faye and her crew. The characters of this series have totally sucked me in, and adding in the setting of New Orleans - a city I LOVE - for this one just made it all the more fun.
I continue to just adore these characters and want to spend more time with them. Sure, the plots are formulaic, but so are pretty much all murder mysteries. I enjoy the plots, but I stay for Faye and her crew. The characters of this series have totally sucked me in, and adding in the setting of New Orleans - a city I LOVE - for this one just made it all the more fun.
amylee218's review against another edition
3.0
I like this series-- the archeological and historical aspects make the books so interesting. This one was set in New Orleans, a city that intrigues me. I have never been there, but I was on a ship in the Atlantic during Hurricane Katrina, and it was rough seas. Waking up to the news that morning of a devestated New Orleans was heartbreaking (I had to ban myself from the television so I wouldn't cry my whole honeymoon). I liked learning more about the canals and levees that made the city possible. Also, I just really like Faye. Glad to see her and Joe progressing.
dlkeur's review
2.0
Cover: great artwork.
Story: Shallow and predictable.
The Good: The history of the canals and levees, the inclusion of excerpts from fictional old diaries, and one character, Bobby Longchamp, were excellent, but....
Read the rest of my review to be published on The Deepening tomorrow, August 24, 2009, at Floodgates, a Novel, if you're interested in knowing what I think.
DLKeur, The Deepening
http://www.thedeepening.com/
Story: Shallow and predictable.
The Good: The history of the canals and levees, the inclusion of excerpts from fictional old diaries, and one character, Bobby Longchamp, were excellent, but....
Read the rest of my review to be published on The Deepening tomorrow, August 24, 2009, at Floodgates, a Novel, if you're interested in knowing what I think.
DLKeur, The Deepening
http://www.thedeepening.com/
scherzo's review
3.0
The author says it herself: "... an infuriating and inexplicably illogical book with a serpentine plot that took to long to get where it was going."
Bloated, flabby writing.
Bloated, flabby writing.
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