Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Near the Bone by Christina Henry

72 reviews

ommageden's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This book rambles far too often, and makes almost all its points heavy handedly. If you are looking for a story about abuse that has a creature arbitrarily added, then this is for you. 

Several plot points make no sense:

for example why didn't William attempt to shoot them through the windows of the cabin? Or shoot off the lock of the door to gain entry while they were still unarmed? How did the creature NOT kill him? How the hell does CP forget a gun in the situation they are in?

By the halfway point I was checked out. By 3/4 I was in too deep but mentally done with this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gun violence, Murder, Kidnapping, and Child abuse

Moderate: Rape

cmbohn's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

I enjoyed this thriller. I wish that we got to see what happened to William though. The ending was rushed. My biggest complaint was the reader. Mattie was just one dimensional. The reader was hysterical all the time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Domestic abuse, and Gore

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Rape, and Gaslighting

aparker89's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Ahhh! Ms Henry has done it again! Damn! I'm shook!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Physical abuse, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Adult/minor relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Rape, Blood, Child abuse, Infertility, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, and Trafficking

Minor: Misogyny, Sexual content, Torture, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Infertility, Murder, Death of parent, Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Sexism

skranz's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Rape, Domestic abuse, Animal death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Abandonment, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, and Miscarriage

sabrinz's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

The story starts with a young woman living at the top of a mountin in an isolated cabin with her husband. She stumbles upon a killed fox that raises some alarm bells, her husband, however, dismisses the fox initially and is more than angry with her for dallying in checking the snares - the task he had set for her.
As we follow Mattie and discover that her husband is far, far from loving and caring and that there is more to the dead fox - a huge beast roaming the mountaintop that will draw people and endanger the isolation William, Mattie's husband has created.

The story is quite gripping and the tension is high throughout. In addition to the monster, the story of how Mattie (and William) came to be on this mountain top is shown as well, picking up on important topics of blame and guilt along the way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Sexism, Confinement, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Rape, Death of parent, Blood, and Sexual violence

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Miscarriage, Vomit, and Animal death

leilawoodhouse's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

Quite sad I didn't like this! I felt like there was too much going on. The William storyline, the creature, the 3 explorers. I thought they didn't really blend very well. I also thought the characters (mainly the Jen, Griffin and C.P) were a bit 2 dimensional

I thought that Jen and Griffin's deaths were unnecessary. I didn't see what,  especially Jen's, deaths added to the plot apart from showing that the monster was protective of its baby. I thought Griffin was built up quite a bit only for him to be killed quite soon after. The monster was never really explained either. Where did it come from? Why is it here? What is it? In another book that may have added to the mystery and given the world depth but in this book it just seemed rushed.

The ending was so abrupt for me!

we hear alot about Heather but then nothing really happens at the end

I think the creature and the William storyline would have stood much better individually. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Drug use, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Violence, Animal death, Gun violence, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Rape, Torture, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Torture, Emotional abuse, Violence, and Gaslighting

Minor: Drug use, Death of parent, and Animal death

lukel's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A thrilling book which keeps you guessing until the end. A fun monster read 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Violence

darquedreamer's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Blood, Child abuse, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Kidnapping, and Rape

nadiajohnsonbooks's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Confinement, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Death, Trafficking, Infertility, and Misogyny

Moderate: Child abuse, Gore, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Rape and Blood

eva_rebolledo's review

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

I really enjoyed it until I reached about 80% of the book. It's a good story with good writing. And still, there are just so many things left unanswered, and I'm not saying that every aspect or plot of a story should always be explained, but there were so many missed opportunities here; for once, the origin of the creature or

the fact that C.P. doesn't remember Heather being mentioned on the news.

There were a couple of disappointing events, too, 'cause, seriously, what was the point of the creature ripping C.P.'s arm? In my opinion, it didn't add a single relevant aspect to the story. Also, the creature taking away Griffin and Jen when they were the ones who cared the most about Mattie/Samantha? I don't dislike C.P., but I think the story would have been more interesting if we had a group of people helping Samatha instead of just being back to having two characters to focus on.

In other words, the story is good, but the ending is just... pretty meh.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, and Blood

Moderate: Death, Rape, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Death of parent, and Child death