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chri5ti's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
twvancamp's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
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? Yes
3.0
omegabeth's review
4.0
Graphic violence, strong plot, good characters
I love the anthropological bent of the detection. I am generally not a fan of 'on-screen' sex & detailed violence, but it does fit with the writing style and tone of this book. I will try the next one, hoping there will be less chunks I have to skip!
I love the anthropological bent of the detection. I am generally not a fan of 'on-screen' sex & detailed violence, but it does fit with the writing style and tone of this book. I will try the next one, hoping there will be less chunks I have to skip!
snikelfritz's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
bets_reads's review against another edition
2.0
I love forensic anthropology books but not this one. I don't like the main character enough to read another book in the series. The plot was too hokey for me.
tobyyy's review against another edition
3.0
This was a fairly interesting start to a series that I do want to explore further, about an anthropologist turned detective. There were some things about this book that I didn’t like — Gideon himself was rather annoying at times and very sexist & “macho” when it wasn’t necessary — but I did enjoy the twistyturny nature of the mystery and also how nerdy Gideon was at times. I grew up as the child of a professor and spent a lot of time around other professors and I can confirm that professors can (& do) refer back to their specialty area a LOT in casual conversations. So that aspect of Gideon’s personality made sense to me, including his compliments to his girlfriend(?) about her subcutaneous adipose deposits. Nerds, all of them…!
kimminy's review against another edition
3.0
Meh. First in a series so maybe it gets better, but I didn’t become attached to the protagonist. A couple of f-bombs and mild sex.
bethjohnson7's review against another edition
Casual racism. I couldn’t tell if this character is just an ass or if it’s acceptable but it made me want to stop reading and read actual good books