Reviews

The Bone Maker by Sarah Beth Durst

christie_esau's review against another edition

5.0

Another case of 'not a perfect book but read it at the perfect time'. With this book (and Victoria Aveyard's Realm Breaker), I've realized I love reading fantasy about what happens AFTER. This book especially deals with what happens if the big bad is back and no one believes you. A great standalone fantasy.

lnoronha's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.5

acanthae's review

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.75

I just wish these fantasy characters didn't talk like your average millennial circa 2013.

victoria_tsonos's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

cam356's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

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

1.75

This book ha  absolutely no right to be this long and this boring at the same time.

eyreudite's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

2.5

kristinecanwrite's review against another edition

3.0

Nice, enjoyable book. I liked the world and characters but found the plot slow. I was hoping for more of a twist given the set up and first half, but the story moves through pretty standard fantasy steps and ends up where you'd expect from the start. I also found the villain boring, and while I don't think he's supposed to be complex, but a lot of time was spent on him so that was a bit disappointing as well. The best character is Zera, who makes up for a lot of the slower sections by being amazing.

dostoyevskyism's review against another edition

2.0

Dnf @37%

ameserole's review against another edition

4.0

I have received this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

The Bone Maker took me a while to get into. Mostly because that I was doing so many things before I actually found something completely interesting that sucked me in. It didn't take long but once it happened, well, I couldn't put the book down.

In it, you will meet so many amazing characters. I absolutely loved the bantering that happened throughout the book. It just made me smile and fall in love with them all so much easier. Then there's the betrayal.. which wasn't that shocking but I was expecting more groveling in some places. Luckily, these two were fooled twice (or something) and finally opened their eyes to what was happening.

All I can say.. is it's about damn time.

In the end, this book so good and in a weird way it's a bit bittersweet for me that this is a standalone. Yeah, I know, it is weird because I just fall so in love with books that I would expect another one to be made. Then to find out that nothing will.. well, it's just sad. I guess I will learn to deal with it all and find another book to fall in love with.

lihim30's review

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

3.5