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I always look forward to a new Tempe Brennan book; have done since the very first one. So I am very disappointed to only give this one 2 stars. I'm frankly horrified that a book with any sort of vaccine mistrust or conspiracy would be published right now in the midst of the Covid-19 Delta variant crisis. Also, the mentions of race were poorly executed as well, unless the point was to make Tempe look like a clueless white woman, which she usually isn't.
Additionally, there were too many subplots, and none of them were resolved very satisfactorily. The characterization and dialogue were sparse while the science was lengthy, and it wasn't a combination that worked for me at all. Not ready to give up on Tempe yet, but really hoping for better on the next go.