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I've been reading about the Ruth Galloway series for years and years, so it was finally time to try the first one. I liked it, even though I thought it was pretty easy to spot the bad person fairly early on. I sort of like the character of Ruth, although I think I'm also just kind of tired of female protagonists who are overweight and down on themselves and spend their spare time drinking with their gorgeous best friend. The mystery isn't a bad one. Ruth is called in to look at bones found on a
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I picked up this book because I thought it would be a fantastic book. Archaeology? Check. Mystery? Check. Series? Check. I wanted to love it. I just like it.
Ruth is a forensic archaeologist, which is fascinating to me. I'm a bit jealous, actually. But this series hasn't crossed into "favorite series" territory for me, at least not yet. My nitpicks: Ruth constantly complains about her weight and is jealous of basically all other women in the world because of it, despite having men hitting on her ...more
Ruth is a forensic archaeologist, which is fascinating to me. I'm a bit jealous, actually. But this series hasn't crossed into "favorite series" territory for me, at least not yet. My nitpicks: Ruth constantly complains about her weight and is jealous of basically all other women in the world because of it, despite having men hitting on her ...more
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