Review: Devoted in Death

Title: Devoted in Death (In Death #41)

Author: J. D. Robb

Genre: Mystery

Published: September 15, 2015

Ella-loo and Daryl were leaving a trail of bodies with a heart and their initials, they were heading east to New York. Their first victim when they arrived became one of Dallas’ cases.

I feel like I say the same things whenever I review one of these books, but I love this series and all the people in it. I am excited whenever we meet a new character. I wonder if they will become a part of Eve’s family. I pick up each new addition looking forward to the people I have come to care about and to see where they are going on their next journey.

Overall I gave this book 5 stars out of 5.

Monday Mourning

Title: Monday Mourning (Temperance Brennan #7)

Author: Kathy Reichs

Genre: Mystery, TV

Published: June 1, 2005

Brennan was called in when three skeletons were found in a basement. The cop assigned to the investigation believed the three were from a century ago and was not in a rush to find out what had happened to them. Brennan was also having relationship issues with Ryan.

I will admit this book took me longer to read than it should have. I will also admit for a good portion of the book I was jealous of the characters who were in Montreal, in December, during a blizzard. I read most of the book during the summer when we were excited whenever the temperature got below 95. There were times I felt some serious envy.

I have asked myself again and again why I keep reading this series. I am not completely wild about Tempe’s character. I am annoyed she feels the need to pester the other characters into doing their jobs. Either they are not doing their jobs, they don’t agree with her how their jobs should be done, or they just haven’t gotten to it yet. My biggest problem with these books how Brennan makes the same mistake in almost every one. At some point in the story she goes off with a vague idea of what she is doing and without telling anyone where she is going, then she gets into horrendous trouble and the audience is supposed to be surprised. I have got to tell you I haven’t been surprised yet.

I think I keep coming back because I do like the character of Ryan. I have had fun watching their relationship. I really think they should work on their communication skills, but I have enjoyed where their characters have been going with each other.

Overall I give this book 3 stars out of 5.

Sandstorm

Title: Sandstorm (Sigma Force #1)

Author: James Rollins

Published: May 1, 2005

Genre: Action, Mystery

After an explosion in a London museum a group of people set off for an adventure in the Arabian desert, during a mega storm, looking for answers.

This was a fun action book. I was impressed with how the story had real consequences. If the group of characters didn’t manage to save the day the world would have ended up a drastically different place. The plot and the ways the characters managed to live through most of the action was convenient, but that is going to be true for any book like this.

I did not enjoy the almost love triangle the author set up. I don’t like them under normal circumstances, but here it was even worse. There was no real basis for the attraction between Painter and Safia. They didn’t spend any real time together (outside the action sequences), and had few conversations. When we listened to their inner thoughts they didn’t even talk about how attractive physically they found each other. Their budding potential romance just felt contrived.

Going into the story I was looking for a fun action with some plot. The author had been recommended to me and I was hoping to find another series to read. I felt it could have been a little shorter, but feel the book gave what it promised. I am more than willing to read the next one.

Overall I gave this book 4 stars out of 5.