688 reviews for:

Beastly Bones

William Ritter

3.83 AVERAGE

heylook's review against another edition

3.0

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A little better than the first book, but more interesting was the background laid throughout on the history of Jackaby and his ghost housemate, which is obviously a set-up for a future book.

book_lover_andrea's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

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I liked this 2nd book in the Jackaby series. It was easy to see where the plot was headed in this was - it was still an enjoyable read. We got to know some of the characters better and I’m liking forward to continuing on with the journey!

amlibera's review against another edition

3.0

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Fun, charming, not quite as fully realized as the first book but still a very good mystery/paranormal time.

felipemenendez's review against another edition

4.0

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I keep forgetting to check my reading list and update it. I finished this book ages ago. Anyways, it was good and funny as I expected. Not as much as the last one.

I loved the new characters and the old ones as well. This was definitely a great read and the fact that the creatures in this book were mythological was even better.

I recommend this series honestly, it is great.

meghan_vanderlee's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

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This one was even better than the first! I like the characters even more and this mystery was fascinating! The vibe is light, but there is also supernatural murders which is such a great balance! Starting book 3 today! 

dinnureads's review against another edition

5.0

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Loved it! The solution wasn't exactly a surprise but I love the witty characters and the resurrection of mythical beasts

tok_al's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

smileypers0n's review

4.0

lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

whatsmacksaid's review against another edition

2.0

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One and a half stars. The first was charming and clever, but this was heavy-handed and poorly executed. I'll rec Jackaby to friends, but I'll make it clear they should pretend it's a standalone.

missbookiverse's review against another edition

3.0

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Up to the ending I enjoyed this book on a 4-stars level. It has amusing dialogues between Jackaby and Abigail, it features dinosaur bones, enticing new (and old...) creatures and a fun new character named Nellie who is a fierce young reporter but THEN during the grand finale

Spoiler

not only Nellie is killed (the only other female character next to Abigail, not counting Jenny, a ghost) but also the chameleomorph dragon creature. Seriously? They couldn't have thought of any other way to protect the world from this wannabe-dragon? Like, for example, feed it something else, so it turns into a less dangerous creature like they did with the other chameleomorphs?

I'm so angry right now! But I'm still curious about the next book because at the end of this one we're finally starting to learn more about Jenny's past and this series really needs more of an overarching story arc.