Matthew's Reviews > Bloodless

This book was a major victim of my 2021 Book Slump ☹

I finished reading it back in October and it is now January 2022 and I am finally writing my review. Usually these Preston & Child buddy reads are right at the top of my list and I make sure I get to the library months in advance so that I am first in line for a copy. In this case, both the buddy read and release date caught me by surprise and I ended up way down the wait list. Because of that, I was way behind on the buddy read during a year I was struggling to find interest in even opening a book at all. I know that there is much greater suffering in the world, but this situation was unusual and uncomfortable to me.

So . . . my difficulty in getting into this book and the delay in writing the review does not reflect my enjoyment of this book! While it had some unconventional twists and turns for Preston & Child when telling the Pendergast story, it was still very suspenseful, action-packed, and thought-provoking. One of the best enhancers for this book was that it is set in Savannah, Georgia, and I happened to take a trip there right in the middle of reading this. Going to some locations on the same day I was reading about them in the book was really cool.

If you love P&C and Pendergast . . . keep going with the series and try Bloodless. If you have never read P&C/Pendergast before . . . so back and start with Relic. I think there is too much in this book related to the backstory to read this one as a stand alone.