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4.21 AVERAGE
4.21 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence
Moderate: Death, Homophobia, Death of parent
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
First TJ Klune book. Deals with loss overall enjoyed the story. Somewhat hard to read after losing a family member myself
Once again TJ Klune brings me to tears with such a beautiful story.
This book just drags far too much, and this far into the book not getting at the crux of what the book is about became frustrating. I actually said out lout, "Just explain Art and Alex, FFS!" It clearly feels like a mashup of Wolfsong, Stranger Things, and bits of Cerulean Sea.
It's a Klune book that feels derivative of Klune, and that's disappointing.
It's a Klune book that feels derivative of Klune, and that's disappointing.
"[Nate] thought they were getting close to an ending, on the precipice of a new beginning. It didn’t matter. Home didn’t always have to be a place. Home could be a person too."
The year is 1995. Nate Cartwright has just lost his dream job, and on top of that, his estranged parents have died, leaving him their rundown summer cabin in the Oregon woods—and a shabby pickup truck. With nowhere else to go, he heads to the cabin to figure out his next move. But when he arrives, he finds it already occupied by two squatters: a gruff ex-Marine named Alex and a very peculiar 10-year-old girl named Artemis Darth Vader.
Too stunned to kick them out, Nate lets them stay—at least until he decides whether to call the authorities. But as their lives become tangled together, danger comes knocking, forcing the unlikely trio to go on the run. The farther they go, the more Nate learns about Alex, Artemis, and the truth that will change everything.
I’m a huge TJ Klune fan, and once again, his writing cracked my heart wide open. His signature humor, heart-wrenching emotional depth, and unbreakable found family dynamics are all here. This one took me by surprise with its sci-fi twist, but even that felt more fantastical than technical—in a way that completely worked for the story.
If you love found family, quirky humor, deep emotional connections, and a wild, original ride with action and conspiracy theories thrown in, The Bones Beneath My Skin is worth the read.
The year is 1995. Nate Cartwright has just lost his dream job, and on top of that, his estranged parents have died, leaving him their rundown summer cabin in the Oregon woods—and a shabby pickup truck. With nowhere else to go, he heads to the cabin to figure out his next move. But when he arrives, he finds it already occupied by two squatters: a gruff ex-Marine named Alex and a very peculiar 10-year-old girl named Artemis Darth Vader.
Too stunned to kick them out, Nate lets them stay—at least until he decides whether to call the authorities. But as their lives become tangled together, danger comes knocking, forcing the unlikely trio to go on the run. The farther they go, the more Nate learns about Alex, Artemis, and the truth that will change everything.
I’m a huge TJ Klune fan, and once again, his writing cracked my heart wide open. His signature humor, heart-wrenching emotional depth, and unbreakable found family dynamics are all here. This one took me by surprise with its sci-fi twist, but even that felt more fantastical than technical—in a way that completely worked for the story.
If you love found family, quirky humor, deep emotional connections, and a wild, original ride with action and conspiracy theories thrown in, The Bones Beneath My Skin is worth the read.
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
funny
sad
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:
No