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Rose by Jeff Smith

celtic_oracle's review

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4.0

While I missed the Bones, this is one of my favourite entries in the series. Except for the font - it’s brutally hard to read. #old

skhennessy's review against another edition

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3.0

It 2 days of her life so I wanted to know more. They did do a great job on it though.

john_huppenthal's review against another edition

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4.0

Very, very different from BONE, which really works for giving Rose more depth. I was worried my kids would miss the humor, but they totally went for this darker story.

niquila's review

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adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

margyly's review against another edition

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4.0

A prequel to the Bone series, it introduces the young Princess Ross, who appears as a feisty cow-racing grandma in later books.

awestaway's review against another edition

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4.0

A lovely addition to the Bone series. Charles Vess' illustrations (which I first saw in Neil Gaiman's 'Stardust) are beautiful and bring a nice new touch to a series I already know and love. 'Rose' provides a nice backstory for Gran'ma Ben, even though she seems little like the rough and tumble lady I grew to adore in the other nine books.

winterlelie's review against another edition

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3.0

3,5/5. Quite interesting prequel to the Bone series, especially liked the art.

deservingporcupine's review against another edition

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5.0

Now I'm ready to re-read the series!

mschlat's review against another edition

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3.0

The Charles Vess artwork is wonderful, but this prequel/side story to Bone lacks the humor that I value so much in the main series.

pastel_princess's review against another edition

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dark hopeful sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

<She killed a dog. I will never read this again. :( >