Reviews

Road of Bones by Christopher Golden

mainereading's review against another edition

3.0

I read this in one sitting so it's safe to say I liked it, especially the first half of the book. But sadly, I didn't love it. I thought it would be just a spooky ghost story, and that's what I wanted, but it ended up being more than that and I was pleasantly surprised and still probably would have loved it if not for the ending. I just wasn't satisfied with how it ended and wanted the ending of the book to be different. Although I didn't like the ending, I still enjoyed the rest of it. I just don't see myself reading this book again.

 P.S. weirdly this book gave me dark Princess Mononoke vibes, so if you like that maybe give it a try.

alicemaryblanks14's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

daisykajsa's review against another edition

medium-paced

3.0

akdreads's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.0

If I have to read the word 'catatonic' one more time this year, I'll go insane.

My issue with this book is that the premise is quite good; it's the execution that leaves a lot wanting. The writing wasn't particularly bad, either, but the MC is pretty unlikable and I just couldn't root for him

especially as he got all of his friends and companions killed in a ridiculous effort to save a single girl, who he really should not have cared as much about as he did, regardless of how or when he lost his little sister. This man needed therapy years ago, didn't get it, and now all he and of his friends are dead.

It also wasn't as frightening as I wanted it to be.

illinibaby's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

3.0

kaitlynnjean's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

casuallyreadingx's review against another edition

2.0

Unpopular opinion.

The premise of this sounded so excited: paranormal twists, mysterious, creepy, and historical aspects. Sounds amazing!! But somehow I ended up not enjoying this. The atmosphere was the best part while reading this book. You could feel the tense, chilly moments.

My main complaints are that there was little to no character development. They were the plainest characters I’ve ever read. It was so slow. Random. And I was bored. Truthfully and brutally bored. I tried to read this as an audio and as a physical. I don’t think this was a bad book but in the end it did nothing for me.

knitsynails's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

xmacabre's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

debrudreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0