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kbfrantom's review against another edition
3.0
Creepy story about a creature who haunts children in a remote Candian town. Good to recommend to students who request scary stories.
rjozinga's review against another edition
3.0
Danny and his father have been moving from place to place since his mother died. Their newest stop is Harvest Cove, up in the Canadian Big Empty. Here Danny has made a few friends and a possible love interest. One night when walking home, a hideous and terrifying creature attacks Danny- leaving no marks but a small pin-prick sized, blue dot. Shortly after, the creature attacks Danny's friend Howie. The group of friends start listening to local legends and realize the Windigo is a real monster and it has been attacking and abducting teens in the area for decades! They come up with a plan to defeat the monster before it pulls them in to their final resting place. This book was a little too creepy for me, but I can definitely seen teens loving it. I'd recommend it for ages 14 and up.
lynn_k's review against another edition
4.0
A coming of age story snugly wrapped up in a creature feature.
zephyrsilver's review against another edition
I got about sixty pages in. I tried. I just did not want to keep reading this book.
The writing style was almost insultingly simple. It felt like the author knew they were writing YA so they felt they had to dumb down the writing. Or maybe this is just how he writes. I'm not sure. But it really bothered me.
I didn't like the characters. For some people that's not important, but it is for me. If I can't get attached to a character, I'm not going to get attached to a book. Danny was annoying, Pike was awful, Howie was poorly treated, and Ash was a token character that was also "not like other girls". Ugh.
I've just got too many books to read to waste my time on something I'm not enjoying. Maybe it did get better, but I really believe the beginning of a book needs to catch a reader. This just didn't.
The writing style was almost insultingly simple. It felt like the author knew they were writing YA so they felt they had to dumb down the writing. Or maybe this is just how he writes. I'm not sure. But it really bothered me.
I didn't like the characters. For some people that's not important, but it is for me. If I can't get attached to a character, I'm not going to get attached to a book. Danny was annoying, Pike was awful, Howie was poorly treated, and Ash was a token character that was also "not like other girls". Ugh.
I've just got too many books to read to waste my time on something I'm not enjoying. Maybe it did get better, but I really believe the beginning of a book needs to catch a reader. This just didn't.
ladygracie13's review against another edition
5.0
Though it's called "Bonechiller", it definitely did not chill my bones. I loved the book. It was very interesting, very creepy, just not creepy enough for me. I did have a moment of scare AFTER reading this book. It mentions being hot or neutral in negative degree weather. Well that happened to me a few days after reading this. Now THAT chilled my bones. Anyways, not the point. It's not the scariest, but it's still amazing.
sunbear98's review against another edition
3.0
I am sorry to say that I was disappointed in this one by McNamee. I loved Acceleration and have passed it on to many students that loved it as well. Maybe Bonechiller was hyped too much. I was ready for anyother really exciting, scary page turner, but this book was a little too silly for me. Still, I bet it makes a good middle school read. Sorry Graham, hoped for another like Acceleration.
rovertoak's review against another edition
4.0
A monster thought to only exist in folklore is very real and has been claiming victims for generations. Only now does one young man on the verge of succumbing to the bone-chilling bite of this creature decides it's time to bring this beast out into the open with the help of his friends. McNamee seamlessly blends love, loss, fear, and hope -- with some homemade explosives and the boxing muse of Robert Lipsyte added to the broth for flavor. A real rip-roaring addition to the new canon of teen-lit horror novels.
shirleycuypers's review against another edition
3.0
It was okay. It's not my kind of genre but it kept my interest.