“Cold, Cold Bones” — Book Review
Genre: Mystery, Thriller, and Fiction
Rating: 2 stars
Thank you to NetGalley and the Publishers for the E-ARC to read and review.
“Cold, Cold Bones” by: Kathy Reichs tells the story of forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan. Temperance receives a package at her door sent by an unknown sender and it contains a human eyeball. This package begins the rapid unraveling of the mystery which carries you through the novel. “Cold, Cold Bones” is the 21st novel surrounding the character of Temperance Brennan; even with this being a long-standing series this book does not require the reader to have read the other novels in order to get enjoyment from this current installment.
“Cold, Cold Bones” is set in the dead of winter as a blizzard is roaring outside. The weather aspect of this novel adds a nice touch to the overall feeling of mystery as you venture through the novel.
The main character Temperance Brennan is sarcastic and snarky in the best possible way. Out of all of the characters in this novel, I felt as if I had the best feel for who Temperance was, and overall I really enjoyed her. The other characters in the novel did not feel as well fleshed out and I was unable to paint a clear picture of them in my mind which was a struggle, especially in a mystery/thriller. This was one of the main problems I struggled with in my reading of this novel; it is very hard for me to get fully invested in a story if I am not fully invested in all of the characters and I was just not able to get a good grasp on them aside from Temperance who was very well flushed out.
While I did struggle with the characters in “Cold, Cold Bones” the mystery itself was very enrapturing and pushed the novel along in a fast-paced manner. I did manage to solve the crime before the cast of characters did but I blame that on my many years of reading mysteries. The plot overall though is very interesting and intriguing and will keep the reader engaged until the end. There was also a good amount of suspense which is a must in any good mystery novel.
This was my first experience reading a Temperance Brennan novel which may have been where a majority of my struggles came from. I do believe that fans of the series will enjoy the latest installment in this series.
