The Paleontologist

The first third of this book, maybe even as much as the first half, is superb. Luke Dumas is just incredibly good at writing atmosphere, and this story drips with it: protagonist Simon’s return to the small town he grew up in; the decrepit museum where he takes up a new job; the local eccentrics he......more

4.0 Stars As someone obsessed with dinosaurs, this premise was right up my alley. I loved those aspects, especially the illustrates research papers. I do recommend the physical version because the pictures really added to the experience. I have read this author before and really enjoyed their previou......more

When Dr. Simon Nealy was a boy, his six-year-old sister Morgan was abducted at the Hawthorne Museum of Natural History while he was supposed to be watching her. After suffering a lifetime of guilt, Simon vowed to never return to his hometown or the museum. But after a recent breakup and the death of......more

How on EARTH can somebody who clearly did their dinosaur and paleontology research write that Brontosaurus was a real dinosaur? It makes sense for the museum in this novel to have a skeleton labeled Brontosaurus because it is an older museum and back in the day Brontosaurus was an accurate label, bu......more

This book will wreck you. By the end of the book you’ll be horrified and incredibly sad. You’ll want to pet a puppy and surround yourself with Lisa Frank holographic rainbows or something. It’s a tiny bit of a slower, more methodical read, but it’s not brain candy and that time is spent building up an......more