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earthier's review against another edition
1.0
The synopsis and title of this book is a bit misleading. There’s very little focus on the bone magician. It seems more so about whether or not the boy’s father murdered his uncle as well as a possible serial killer with an antagonist newspaper columnist. A multitude of other characters are introduced, so the story frequenters shifts perspectives making it quite hard to connect with the characters or the plot. It didn’t hold my interest at all and I often wondered where the story was going because I was so bored with it. Maybe it was meant to be suspenseful but I felt nothing. DNF. 109 pages.
jennyrenny's review against another edition
funny
informative
inspiring
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
4.0
git_r_read's review against another edition
4.0
An interesting fantasy mystery suspense to listen to. The narrator had me wrinkling my nose with some of the voices (perfect for the roles, and perfectly *ick*).
I loved that this was fantasy with a twist of mystery and suspense/thriller. This is listed as a YA, parents might want to listen or read first.
I loved that this was fantasy with a twist of mystery and suspense/thriller. This is listed as a YA, parents might want to listen or read first.
krazyminchi's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
3.5
richard_farley1976's review against another edition
4.0
I was drawn to this book in a library sale and didn't know that this book was part of a series. The good thing is that you can still really enjoy The Bone Magician without having read the first book. The idea was really good and I found it an enjoyable read. Pin is a body watcher, he watches over dead bodies for an undertaker. Whilst he is doing this one evening, Pin witnessed a "raising of the dead" by the Bone Magician and his young female assistant Juno. He trys to find out how they do this whilst looking for his lost father and searching for a killer. I really enjoyed this and look forward to reading the series.
liccysbookcase's review against another edition
3.0
It was absolutely fine...
Pin was a little annoying.
I can't imagine how a moving body of water can smell that bad... And why do people die when they fall in? Only in the winter, or also in the summer?
That the skeleton is pins mother is completely unnecessary.
Pin was a little annoying.
I can't imagine how a moving body of water can smell that bad... And why do people die when they fall in? Only in the winter, or also in the summer?
That the skeleton is pins mother is completely unnecessary.
shahrun's review against another edition
4.0
Another grim & grisly tale from Urbs Umida - great! I was delighted to see it didn't follow the same plot as The Black Book of Secrets, which many authors of series fall into the trap of. It's an interesting tale, with links to the other books. I look forward to reading more terrible tales in The Eyeball Collector.
belabart71's review against another edition
4.0
Entertaining—- cool characters (with cool names!) and an interesting concept—
heyshay07's review against another edition
5.0
The Bone Magician was an excellent follow up to F.E. Higgins's Black Book of Secrets. I love how she weaves all the characters together and that they are independent of each other. As always, the characters are very interesting and the plot is fast paced and captivating. The tale has the Gothic overtones and is a little bit creepy without being over the top and pointless. There are references to drugs and murder which might not make it appropriate for younger readers, but it would be a great addition to any school library for students grades 4 and older.
taaya's review against another edition
4.0
Ein Mörder treibt sich in der Stadt umher und alle behaupten, Pins Vater sei der Täter. Pin, der nicht daran glauben kann, wird eines Tages selbst vom Mörder angegriffen, überlebt aber. Unfreiwillig kommt er so aber der Lösung, wer denn in der Stadt sein Unwesen treibt, immer näher.
Der zweite Band der Reihe - jeweils abgeschlossene Geschichten, die aber locker mit einander verwoben sind -, geht in eine etwas andere Richtung. Hier steht, wie die kurze Inhaltsangabe wohl schon vermuten ließ - eine Kriminalgeschichte im Vordergrund. Leicht und schnell zu lesen, vor allem, da es ein Jugendbuch ist und entsprechend flüssiger geschrieben, aber die Identität des Täters war für den Leser - zumindest für mich - schon etwas zu schnell zu erahnen. Darüber hinaus ist die letzte Seite, in der die Verbindung zur ersten Geschichte der Reihe deutlich wird, eine gewisse Enttäuschung, die ich hier aber ungern preisgeben würde.
Daher jedenfalls der Sternabzug. Etwas zu vorhersehbar und eine Offenbarung, die mich enttäuscht hat.
Der zweite Band der Reihe - jeweils abgeschlossene Geschichten, die aber locker mit einander verwoben sind -, geht in eine etwas andere Richtung. Hier steht, wie die kurze Inhaltsangabe wohl schon vermuten ließ - eine Kriminalgeschichte im Vordergrund. Leicht und schnell zu lesen, vor allem, da es ein Jugendbuch ist und entsprechend flüssiger geschrieben, aber die Identität des Täters war für den Leser - zumindest für mich - schon etwas zu schnell zu erahnen. Darüber hinaus ist die letzte Seite, in der die Verbindung zur ersten Geschichte der Reihe deutlich wird, eine gewisse Enttäuschung, die ich hier aber ungern preisgeben würde.
Daher jedenfalls der Sternabzug. Etwas zu vorhersehbar und eine Offenbarung, die mich enttäuscht hat.