Tory Brennan, niece of acclaimed forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan (of the Bones novels and hit TV show), is the leader of a ragtag band o...
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Nov 29, 2011
Lucy
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1. The main character, Tory Brennan, is the sort of a smart, self-confident heroine that YA sometimes lacks.
2. The rest of the cast are entertaining and developed. The whole group is a bit like Big Bang Theory meets Veronica Mars. Intelligent, techy, unabashedly nerdy, and willing to use all those skills for a little breaking and entering.
3. The story is solidly set in a vivid and well-described location. The author never loses her sense of place and time.
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1. The main character, Tory Brennan, is the sort of a smart, self-confident heroine that YA sometimes lacks.
2. The rest of the cast are entertaining and developed. The whole group is a bit like Big Bang Theory meets Veronica Mars. Intelligent, techy, unabashedly nerdy, and willing to use all those skills for a little breaking and entering.
3. The story is solidly set in a vivid and well-described location. The author never loses her sense of place and time.
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Mar 09, 2011
Maja
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Kathy Reichs is the author of the Temperance Brennan series. She is a forensic anthropologist, so both the books and the TV series Bones are loosely based on her life. Knowing all this, I expected something different from her YA novel, and that’s exactly what I got.
I loved this book! Tory Brennan is 14 years old, living on a very small island near Charleston with her newly discovered father, a marine biologist. With her three friends, she somehow saves a wolf-dog from an institute, but the More...
I loved this book! Tory Brennan is 14 years old, living on a very small island near Charleston with her newly discovered father, a marine biologist. With her three friends, she somehow saves a wolf-dog from an institute, but the More...
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Sep 22, 2011
Book Chick City
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7/10 on the blog
Some of you may know the author Kathy Reichs because of her adult crime novels featuring Temperance Brennon, or through the TV show, BONES. This is the author's first venture into the YA forum and I must say I am pretty impressed. 'VIRALS' is a mixutre of mystery, intrigue and, surprisingly, elements of the supernatural, but as I love the supernatural this was a welcome surprise and definitely added to my enjoyment of the book.
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Some of you may know the author Kathy Reichs because of her adult crime novels featuring Temperance Brennon, or through the TV show, BONES. This is the author's first venture into the YA forum and I must say I am pretty impressed. 'VIRALS' is a mixutre of mystery, intrigue and, surprisingly, elements of the supernatural, but as I love the supernatural this was a welcome surprise and definitely added to my enjoyment of the book.
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Jan 20, 2012
Veronika
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Reakce po dočtení: Ta holka je ale svině!
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Kathy Reichs je úspěšná americká spisovatelka, která svoji kariéru vybudovala na detektivních románech. Narodila se v Chicagu, ale nyní pracuje jako soudní antropoložka v Severní Karolíně. Je jedním z padesáti soudních antropologů certifikovaných americkou radou soudní antropologie. Roku 1998 obdržela cenu Arthur Ellis Award za knihu Déjà Dead ze serie Temperance Brennan. Kniha Virus je její první román pro dospív More...
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Autorka
Kathy Reichs je úspěšná americká spisovatelka, která svoji kariéru vybudovala na detektivních románech. Narodila se v Chicagu, ale nyní pracuje jako soudní antropoložka v Severní Karolíně. Je jedním z padesáti soudních antropologů certifikovaných americkou radou soudní antropologie. Roku 1998 obdržela cenu Arthur Ellis Award za knihu Déjà Dead ze serie Temperance Brennan. Kniha Virus je její první román pro dospív More...
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Jan 20, 2011
Jennifer
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I'm a big fan of Kathy Reichs' Temperance Brennan series as well as Bones, the TV series it's vaguely based on. When I heard about Virals, I knew I had to read it. While it's very different from her other work, Virals is very similar in both the scientific atmosphere and deep character development.
Tory Brennan is Temperance's grand-niece. For those familiar with the books, Tory is the granddaughter of Harry, Tempe's sister. Tory mentions Tempe a lot even though she only learned they we More...
Tory Brennan is Temperance's grand-niece. For those familiar with the books, Tory is the granddaughter of Harry, Tempe's sister. Tory mentions Tempe a lot even though she only learned they we More...
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Aug 10, 2010
Reading Angel
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My first thought when finishing this book was along the lines of "Wow, so much better than I expected!".
Tory is the niece of my beloved Tempe (from Bones) and she's a little mini-version of her. So smart, and so young that it blows your mind. Tory and her crew of friends are all smart in their own areas, and I loved following the adventures of this nerd herd! They live on a remote island, so they really have to come up with their own fun. Tory is obsessed with a pack of More...
Tory is the niece of my beloved Tempe (from Bones) and she's a little mini-version of her. So smart, and so young that it blows your mind. Tory and her crew of friends are all smart in their own areas, and I loved following the adventures of this nerd herd! They live on a remote island, so they really have to come up with their own fun. Tory is obsessed with a pack of More...
Sep 25, 2011
Leandra
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This was a very, very good read! The mc, Tory, has a lot of different things going on: a murder to solve, new abilities to learn how to deal with(like a super-duper new sense of smell, hearing, and sight), and having to wear pink to her first debutante experience. For those who like romance, there's a bit of crushing going on(which doesn't go where you would expect), but I think the next book will lead into something more between Tory and Ben, one of the other Virals. At least I hope! The banter
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Nov 29, 2011
Michelle
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Kathy Reichs is the author of the Temperance Brennan novels that have been adapted into the TV show Bones. Reichs takes her popular formula and turns it into a teen storyline by adding the paranormal. The main character is Tory Brennan, Temperance’s niece. Just like her aunt she is into science. When she finds an old pair of dog tags, she and her friends sneak into the research facility where her father works so that they can use the equipment to restore the tags and discover who they belong
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Dec 23, 2011
Samantha
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Although this is definitely a children's book I found that Reichs had a little difficulty adapting to the typical format. The shifts to different points of view were more geared towards that of an adult genre and while it's not like it didn't work for the book it was just weird to see. I also found that the language made the book just a little too mature for it to be for children, and with the main character being only fourteen it really could have been tamed down to be better geared towards the
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Dec 23, 2011
Elaine
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A Kentucky Bluegrass Award 2012 nominee and teen (YA) book. Love the Bones tv series but have never read the adult book series on which the tv show is based. Author Kathy Reichs is a real-life forensive anthropologist who really writes novels! Cool! Virals is an offshoot of the Bones book series, featuring Temperance Brennan's fourteen-year-old niece, Tory Brennan, whose mother has died and who has had to go and live with her scientist father (whom she had never met) on a remote South Carolina i
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Dec 08, 2011
Sonia
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Avete mai preso una bruttissima influenza? Una di quelle che vi costringe al letto, con forti emicranie, giramenti di testa, nausea, vomito, insofferenza a odori, sapori, rumori, luci? Ci sono delle influenze che ci buttano giù, e durante quei giorni sembra che stiamo lottando contro qualcuno più forte di noi. E vincere non è così facile. Quando poi torniamo alla normalità, alla quotidianità fatta di temperature tranquille, e sensazioni sotto controllo, ci sentiamo più forti, più vivi. Umani.
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Nov 07, 2011
Vicki
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Length: 9.6 Hours
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First of all, the narration was superb. Milioti pulled off spunky, sassy, sarcastic, smart-alek-y, teen know-it-all Tory to a T. Tory's male cohorts were a bit less unique from each other, but became more recognizable as the book went on. Supporting characters with southern accents were spot on (well, to a person who rarely hears them), and I enjoyed the variety of flavors she gave everyone. She also reads a bit faster than I'm used to—hence More...
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First of all, the narration was superb. Milioti pulled off spunky, sassy, sarcastic, smart-alek-y, teen know-it-all Tory to a T. Tory's male cohorts were a bit less unique from each other, but became more recognizable as the book went on. Supporting characters with southern accents were spot on (well, to a person who rarely hears them), and I enjoyed the variety of flavors she gave everyone. She also reads a bit faster than I'm used to—hence More...
Nov 01, 2011
Colleen
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he first book in the series introduces us to Tory Brennan the niece of Reichs’ famous character Temperance Brennan. Like Temperance, Tory is scientifically minded and has above average intelligence. Tory’s mother has recently died and Tory has moved to a small island off the coast of Charleston, South Carolina to live with her father who is a scientist. I have to say that the setting of this series is one of the best things about the book. I have been to Charleston, and often visit South Car
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Oct 19, 2011
Abish
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If it seems like I've been reading a lot, don't be deceived. I listen to books on my ipod while I clean the house and while I'm driving. I also start with the shortest ones first. This one is a teen book and the sequel just came out this week. I'm famous for reading teen books and then not continuing the series. Unless I absolutely loved them, I have the "been there done that" attitude and don't finish the series, even if I liked the first one and wouldn't mind continuing. There's just
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Oct 02, 2011
Tanja
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When I picked this book up I didn't expect it to be young adult. Even when I found that out, I didn't think the characters would be so young: heroine Tory Brennan is just 14 years old. She's beautiful and smart, as would be expected of Dr. Temperance Brennan's niece. Tory's mother died and she moved south to Charleston to live with her father, who didn't know of her existence and doesn't know how to be a parent.
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Tory has no female friends, but she has a solid trio of male companions: More...
Sep 30, 2011
Cindy
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Fourteen year old Tory Breenen lives on an island just of the coast of South Caroline with a father she has never know. She lost her mother in a tragic accident that forced her to make the change. She is very bright girl and attends a very prestigious school with some of the other kids that have parents that also work for the University and live on the island. She became friends with 3 other boys who also live on the island. He father, Kit, works for the University at their research facility
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Sep 05, 2011
Gunslingerdog
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Is it just me or are modern novels taking on similar writing styles? A simple list turned into multiple, fragmented sentences ("We took out some things. Apples. Bananas. Grapes. The works."), little to no description for characters physically ("He had black hair and had the most brilliant eyes you had ever seen. The end."), and innocent (as in romantically dense) protagonists in general, and other things (such as awkward dialogue) peppered in today's literature?
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Aug 18, 2011
Amanda K.
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Reichs, Kathy. Virals. (2010) NY, New York Razorbill. 460 pgs.
NEVER go into a top secret lab to rescue a half wolf half dog creature, that’s what Tory Brennan learned. Tory Brennan is an ordinary, red head, girl of a scientist father. Along with the other 3 children on the island she lives on. Ben Blue, Hiram, and Shelton are her only friends on the island. There is also Hanna, and 2 other boys at her school who are supposedly her ‘friends’, but aren’t enemies. T More...
NEVER go into a top secret lab to rescue a half wolf half dog creature, that’s what Tory Brennan learned. Tory Brennan is an ordinary, red head, girl of a scientist father. Along with the other 3 children on the island she lives on. Ben Blue, Hiram, and Shelton are her only friends on the island. There is also Hanna, and 2 other boys at her school who are supposedly her ‘friends’, but aren’t enemies. T More...
Aug 10, 2011
Between the Covers
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REVIEWED by Louise for Between the Covers blog:
In Virals, New York Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs first venture in to the young adult market, we meet 14-year-old Victoria “Tory” Brennan. Tory is insanely bright, which isn’t shocking given that her aunt is Temperance Brennan, the brilliant forensic anthropologist from Reichs’ adult crime novel series. Being exceptionally inelligent isn’t easy, especially on a teenager, but Tory is written as very well adjusted. The story start More...
In Virals, New York Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs first venture in to the young adult market, we meet 14-year-old Victoria “Tory” Brennan. Tory is insanely bright, which isn’t shocking given that her aunt is Temperance Brennan, the brilliant forensic anthropologist from Reichs’ adult crime novel series. Being exceptionally inelligent isn’t easy, especially on a teenager, but Tory is written as very well adjusted. The story start More...
Aug 03, 2011
Natali
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Awesome! I loved it so much! It was like a combination of Bones and Maximum Ride and I love both so this was perfect! Happened to be written by the author of the Temperance Brennan series, so there were elements to the story that were very similar to the tv series. Sometimes I found the main character to be stuck up and a bit of a know it all (just like Temperance Brennan) and I thought some parts of the first half dragged on and on, but other than that it was great! And a wonderful mystery
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Jul 22, 2011
Jessica
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I don’t know what the appeal of hybrid humans is, but personally I hope it is a fad that passes quickly. Obviously there is a group of people who enjoy this type of book, but I am not one of them. However, if you like books like Patterson’s Maximum Ride (another book I did not particularly enjoy) you will most likely enjoy this book.
When I first started reading Virals, I was surprised by how choppy the writing felt. I have read lots of Reich’s other books and never noticed this particular More...
When I first started reading Virals, I was surprised by how choppy the writing felt. I have read lots of Reich’s other books and never noticed this particular More...
Jul 15, 2011
Marleen
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Tory Brennan is living on a secluded island off Charleston in South Carolina with her father, Kit. A father she didn’t know anything about until her mother died 6 months previously. She has also only recently discovered that she’s related to Temperance Brennan, the famous forensic anthropologist, something she delights in and is very proud of.
When she and her three friends break into a laboratory to clean some dog-tags they’ve found they stumble upon a puppy that obviously is being experime More...
When she and her three friends break into a laboratory to clean some dog-tags they’ve found they stumble upon a puppy that obviously is being experime More...
Jul 02, 2011
Jade
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Original review at http://inkscratchers.blogspot.com/
My mother is a massive Kathy Reichs fan and she has been bugging me to read something by her for quite a while, to which my reply has usually been "No thanks Mum, I'll stick to my young adult", so imagine her glee when she runs into my room clutching Virals, practically jumping up and down shouting "JADE YOUNG ADULT! KATHY REICHS! HAH!". I've been putting it off but yesterday decided to pick it up.
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My mother is a massive Kathy Reichs fan and she has been bugging me to read something by her for quite a while, to which my reply has usually been "No thanks Mum, I'll stick to my young adult", so imagine her glee when she runs into my room clutching Virals, practically jumping up and down shouting "JADE YOUNG ADULT! KATHY REICHS! HAH!". I've been putting it off but yesterday decided to pick it up.
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Jun 26, 2011
Vicky
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Jun 01, 2011
Lisa
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I am normally a big fan of YA fiction, but this book just didn't feel like it belonged anywhere. I felt like the storyline was all over the place that a reader had trouble following the sequences- it had the dead mom/new dad storyline, the new student trying to fit in, the tomboy girl being pressured into debutante society, not to mention the animal testing, and illegal shenanigans. This is all without even going into the murder and viral infections! KR needed to cut down the complicated storyl
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May 12, 2011
C
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"Virals" was certainly far better than I expected, even though it is clearly written for a much younger audience. Sometimes YA novels don't have that feel, but this one certainly did. I picked this up because I was excited to hear about science fiction for young adults that didn't entirely center around high-school romance and vampires, especially one with a girl for the main character. Working in a book store, I find it sad how many young women end up reading book after book focusin
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Mar 27, 2011
Yvonne
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Just finished Virals by Kathy Reichs. 14 year old Tory is the niece of Temperance Brennan (Bones) who lives on an island with three teen males and their parents. They rescue a wolfdog puppy from the laboratory on a nearby island and are infected with a disease. It heightens their senses and gives them strong powers and blah, blah, blah.
I can't help but think that Reichs is just jumping onto the supernatural band wagon with this book. I also have qualms that she wrote it. In the acknowledgem More...
I can't help but think that Reichs is just jumping onto the supernatural band wagon with this book. I also have qualms that she wrote it. In the acknowledgem More...
Mar 06, 2011
Stewart
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I want to give KR the benefit of the doubt here, and assume she was pressured into writing this book. Something along the lines of . . .
PUBLISHER: Kathy we just love your books! The refreshing way you intersperse real-life issues pertaining to forensic anthropology into compelling stories!
KR: Thanks, I do my best.
PUBLISHER: We think it's really important to reach out to younger readers and would really like you to consider writing something for them.
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PUBLISHER: Kathy we just love your books! The refreshing way you intersperse real-life issues pertaining to forensic anthropology into compelling stories!
KR: Thanks, I do my best.
PUBLISHER: We think it's really important to reach out to younger readers and would really like you to consider writing something for them.
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Feb 05, 2011
MaryBookSwarm
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I was excited when I saw that Kathy Reichs trying her hand at YA, especially because, from the blurb, it sounded like she was branching out even more and incorporating some science fiction into her work with the whole virus-changing-DNA thing. Plus, the fact that the novel is set in Charleston and the surrounding areas, an absolutely fantastic setting, was just icing on the cake.
The main character is Tory Brennan, niece of Temperance Brennan (the world-renowned forensic anthropologi More...
The main character is Tory Brennan, niece of Temperance Brennan (the world-renowned forensic anthropologi More...
Jan 29, 2011
Mary
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The main protagonist is female, with 3 close male friends. School Library Journal says for Grades 6 through 10; Publisher's Weekly says for age 12 and up. Set on an island off of Charleston, South Carolina, and not a lot of Temperance Brennan. Just an occasional mention.Along with friends Hi, Shelton, and Ben, Tory--who lives largely unsupervised with her newfound father on an island off the coast of Charleston, S.C.--discovers a secret laboratory and rescues a dog. When an experimental parvo
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