Murder

Pretty good mystery about Temperance Brennan helping with Guatemalan missing which evolves into a black market stem cell investigation.

I think I am already desensitized to the depiction of almost any kind of violence and death. Too much watching and reading stuff on the Internets. Lost case. Will not cure. But here some of this “but” parts... In the books about Temperance (it will sound strange) I have found that I still can feel at least when I know someone is feeling it too. Her account of feelings makes me feel too. I don’t know really how - probably mix of details and self aware truthfulness. And one other thing that series shines light on – moral compass. It manages to show what it looks like without preaching. ( )

This one is too muddled for me, and maybe thats part adhd issue but honestly its hard to follow with how many characters there were and all the moving around. I still don't like this Brennan and I seriously think she should be trusted with any of her friends lives... but at least this time she was a little more emotionally involved in her friend's life than in the first two books. ( )

I love this series, and I typically enjoy following Tempe on her adventures, but I slogged a bit through this one. I enjoyed the Guatemalan setting and learning more about the human rights issues, but I got super annoyed with Tempe herself. She seemed so prickly in this book for no good reason. She was harsh with Ryan at every opportunity. The love triangle seemed contrived and, frankly, expected. It's as though every long-running series with a female protagonist at some point introduces the dreaded love triangle. It's Stephanie Plum all over again. If I wanted Stephanie, I'd read Janet Evanovich. I come to Kathy Reichs for more in-depth characterization, and I feel like this installment veered away from that quite a bit. Hopefully, the next one will bring us back on track. ( )