Reviews tagging 'Death'

Déjà Dead by Kathy Reichs

22 reviews

jax10124's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

This one was definitely out of my comfort zone. I liked the tv show so I thought I’d give it a try. 

Temperance is trying to convince the Montreal Police that there’s a serial killer. Chaos ensues when she takes matters into her own hands. 

I listened to the abridged version and felt like I got the full story. Not sure what the full version would be like. I’m not sure I liked the thriller aspect(my preferences), and I was disappointed in the differences between the show and the book (show Tempe is more badass). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Death, and Murder

Minor: Abortion

firstfloorppl's review against another edition

adventurous informative mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

Moderate: Stalking, Gore, Blood, and Violence

Minor: Alcoholism

ejlee111's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Child abuse, Gore, Death, Domestic abuse, and Murder

art_books_chemistry's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Child death, Blood, Body horror, and Gore

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Forced institutionalization

cat12345's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Medical content, Animal cruelty, Murder, Misogyny, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Child abuse, Grief, Child death, Cursing, Rape, and Alcoholism

Minor: Transphobia, War, Infidelity, Sexism, Gun violence, Adult/minor relationship, Cannibalism, Eating disorder, Abortion, Homophobia, Infertility, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, and Vomit

artmajorese's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

Very graphic and violent towards women. As crazed and full of exclamation marks as the TV series it spawned. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Murder, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Body horror, Death, Gore, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Stalking, Torture, and Violence

michela_ognibeni's review against another edition

mysterious tense

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Death

jennfs10's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Stalking, Murder, Torture, Animal death, Death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Physical abuse, Gore, Misogyny, and Sexual violence

Was curious about this series bc it came up in a recommendation list of cozy mystery series but it’s firmly in the thriller/crime genre. My expectations weren’t prepared so I was taken aback by the graphic depictions of violence. I understand that she’s a forensic anthropologist but to me, it implied she mostly investigated cold cases which she did but in this story, she also investigated ongoing violent murders. My 3.5 star rating is mostly for the at times clunky, technical descriptions of procedural tasks in the lab. Granted this book was published in 1997 so perhaps this type of procedural description was considered new and so allowing the author leeway would lend the character some legitimacy as a forensic anthropologist but I ended up skimming a lot of those passages and by doing so found did not detract from the story. I did check out the next book from the library but I’m continuing the series with caution. Hopefully the procedural tasks will be slimmed down a bit. I’m also still deciding if I like Tempe’s character. She has flaws for sure and they get her into trouble but I’m willing to keep reading to see how or if she changes

kshertz's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

This was a really interesting book. I’ve been meaning to read it for a very long time. I know it was the basis of the TV show bones. I really enjoyed that show. This was an interesting mystery that kept me reading until the end. It actually went by really fast even though it seemed like it was going to be a long book. I didn’t care too much about the characters and what happened to them but I was really intrigued by who the murderer might be. I really enjoyed how the mystery got solved as well.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Death, Kidnapping, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Violence

lfro2013's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious 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

3.75

I read the third one before I read this one and I would say this one's better. Although it's much grislier, I do think the intensity is there more and you feel more like you're in it. I enjoyed all the descriptions and explanations of various investigative technologies. Though being a longtime fan of the show I'm still getting used to this version of Dr. Brennan, and also the books being set in Canada- I just have to say that Canada doesn't quite capture the imagination for me as much as DC. All in all, though, I'm looking forward to reading more of the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Animal death, Death, and Rape