Once I started this book, it took only a couple days to read.

I think this book is shorter than Reich's first novel, which I appreciated. I recall feeling like her other one was too long. I don't like it when things happen that rely on coincidence so much. I don't want to give away anything for future readers, but when she was a part of a murder scene in Quebec and just happened upon bodies in the Carolinas and they end up being linked, it's a little much for me. It isn't a twist, but an eye roll.

I like the science. I understand all the chemistry she relates, although when it went on for pages as lectures about cults, that grew a little dull. I don't know if she felt her audience needed educating or if it was just relevant to put it all in there. I felt a little hit over the head with it all.

Overall, I enjoyed the Tempe in this novel, and I felt we learned a lot more about her in this book than the first one. The story was ok. I am interested in reading more of Reich's Tempe novels.