2.5/5. I’m actually surprised I’m ranking this one so low. I’m not sure if Tempe as a character has always been this way and I just didn’t notice, or of the writing of her character in the novel was severely lacking. I found her annoying, arrogant, rude, and judgmental to name a few. There were parts on the book where she just made fun of other characters appearance—the way one woman colored her hair, how another did her makeup, making fun of someone overweight. And what the fuck was with that I’ve never met a black person with the name ____ line? I’m not saying everything has to be pc, but come on! Who the fuck would say that. Besides those issues the book was interesting enough, I wanted to get to the end of the mystery but it wasn’t like I couldn’t put the book down. The scientific stuff is always hard for me to follow but that’s to expected. I am kind of tired of the Tempe gets attacked at the end storyline, does Kathy Reichs know there is another way to end a mystery novel?