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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
21. Januar 2018
Obwohl mir der erste Band dieser Reihe, Jackaby, weniger gut gefallen hat, wollte ich Jackaby - Die verschwundenen Knochen noch eine Chance geben. Im Nachhinein bin ich froh, dass ich es getan habe – denn der zweite Teil konnte mich doch mehr überzeugen als der erste.
Abigail und Jackaby arbeiten jetzt schon länger zusammen und so wie Abigail sich allmählich an das eigentümliche Verhalten Jackabys gewöhnt, so konnte ich zumindest langsam eine etwas innigere Verbindung zu den beiden aufbauen. Jackabys Verhalten wirkt oft sehr irrational, was seinen Charakter etwas unbeständig wirken lässt, und es fiel mir schwer, mir ein eindeutiges Bild zu machen – während er manchmal (gefühlt) nur Quatsch erzählt, gibt er in anderen Momenten scharfsinnige Weisheiten oder Aussagen von sich und verhält sich vollkommen rational. Beides zusammen wirkte oft widersprüchlich, fast sogar unvereinbar auf mich, aber zumindest gegen Ende des Buches wurde er mir doch noch um einiges sympathischer.
Bei Abigail war ich ebenfalls zu Anfang mehr skeptisch als zum Ende des Buches – schon beim Lesen des ersten Bandes fragte ich mich oft, warum ausgerechnet Abigail von Jackaby als geeignet für den Assistenzjob betrachtet wurde, da sie oftmals bestenfalls offensichtliche Dinge anmerkte oder, schlimmer, komplett hilflos wirkte. Das war, bevor in Jackaby - Die verschwundenen Knochen der Paläontologie-Plotstrang eingeführt wurde – Abigails Vater ist nämlich ein berühmter Paläontologe und Abigail hat ebenfalls ein ausgiebiges Interesse dafür. Kurzum: Als es darum ging, besagte Knochen freizulegen und zu bestimmen, war sie voll und ganz in ihrem Metier – und das zu lesen hat unglaublich Spaß gemacht! Hinzu kommt, dass mir dergleichen noch nie in einem (Jugend)Buch begegnet ist, und es war ziemlich cool, mehr über das Ganze zu lernen – für die Authentizität kann ich nicht sprechen, aber zumindest auf mich wirkte es gut recherchiert und vor allem so in den Text verflochten, dass man dem Thema gut folgen konnte, ohne dass es zu stark vereinfacht wurde.
Weniger plausibel wirkten dahingegen andere Aspekte des Buches. Zum einen hatte ich mein übliches Problem mit den Nebencharakteren, für die ich mich im Gegensatz zu den Protagonisten gar nicht erwärmen konnte. Sie wirkten mehr wie Typen oder gar Karikaturen als lebendige Menschen – und daher gelang es mir nicht, mich großartig um ihr Schicksal zu sorgen. Auch verschiedene Elemente des Plots kamen mir etwas weit hergeholt vor – sowohl Entscheidungen von Charakteren als auch einfach gewisse Gegebenheiten, bei denen ich mir nicht sicher war, ob das der Zeitperiode (das Buch spielt in 1892) entsprach oder von dem Autor ignoriert/zurechtgebogen wurde.
Andererseits gefiel mir bei diesem Band die Integration des Übernatürlichen um einiges besser als im ersten Buch. Hier gelang es William Ritter unglaublich gut, die historische Realität für seine Geschichte umzuformen, sodass ich mir hin und wieder ein Schmunzeln nicht verkneifen konnte.
Auch der Showdown von Jackaby - Die verschwundenen Knochen war packend; einerseits konnte das Buch mit unerwarteten Wendungen punkten, andererseits gab es in den letzten Seiten eine Enthüllung, die die Reihe als Ganzes überspannte … und mich doch wieder neugierig auf den nächsten Band machte. Anscheinend werde ich nicht umhinkommen, mir Abigails und Jackabys drittes Abenteuer zu Gemüte zu führen.
19. Januar 2018
Hat mir definitiv besser als der erste Band gefallen – jetzt habe ich doch Lust, die Reihe doch noch zu Ende zu verfolgen. 😂 Ausführliche Rezension folgt.
Obwohl mir der erste Band dieser Reihe, Jackaby, weniger gut gefallen hat, wollte ich Jackaby - Die verschwundenen Knochen noch eine Chance geben. Im Nachhinein bin ich froh, dass ich es getan habe – denn der zweite Teil konnte mich doch mehr überzeugen als der erste.
Abigail und Jackaby arbeiten jetzt schon länger zusammen und so wie Abigail sich allmählich an das eigentümliche Verhalten Jackabys gewöhnt, so konnte ich zumindest langsam eine etwas innigere Verbindung zu den beiden aufbauen. Jackabys Verhalten wirkt oft sehr irrational, was seinen Charakter etwas unbeständig wirken lässt, und es fiel mir schwer, mir ein eindeutiges Bild zu machen – während er manchmal (gefühlt) nur Quatsch erzählt, gibt er in anderen Momenten scharfsinnige Weisheiten oder Aussagen von sich und verhält sich vollkommen rational. Beides zusammen wirkte oft widersprüchlich, fast sogar unvereinbar auf mich, aber zumindest gegen Ende des Buches wurde er mir doch noch um einiges sympathischer.
Bei Abigail war ich ebenfalls zu Anfang mehr skeptisch als zum Ende des Buches – schon beim Lesen des ersten Bandes fragte ich mich oft, warum ausgerechnet Abigail von Jackaby als geeignet für den Assistenzjob betrachtet wurde, da sie oftmals bestenfalls offensichtliche Dinge anmerkte oder, schlimmer, komplett hilflos wirkte. Das war, bevor in Jackaby - Die verschwundenen Knochen der Paläontologie-Plotstrang eingeführt wurde – Abigails Vater ist nämlich ein berühmter Paläontologe und Abigail hat ebenfalls ein ausgiebiges Interesse dafür. Kurzum: Als es darum ging, besagte Knochen freizulegen und zu bestimmen, war sie voll und ganz in ihrem Metier – und das zu lesen hat unglaublich Spaß gemacht! Hinzu kommt, dass mir dergleichen noch nie in einem (Jugend)Buch begegnet ist, und es war ziemlich cool, mehr über das Ganze zu lernen – für die Authentizität kann ich nicht sprechen, aber zumindest auf mich wirkte es gut recherchiert und vor allem so in den Text verflochten, dass man dem Thema gut folgen konnte, ohne dass es zu stark vereinfacht wurde.
Weniger plausibel wirkten dahingegen andere Aspekte des Buches. Zum einen hatte ich mein übliches Problem mit den Nebencharakteren, für die ich mich im Gegensatz zu den Protagonisten gar nicht erwärmen konnte. Sie wirkten mehr wie Typen oder gar Karikaturen als lebendige Menschen – und daher gelang es mir nicht, mich großartig um ihr Schicksal zu sorgen. Auch verschiedene Elemente des Plots kamen mir etwas weit hergeholt vor – sowohl Entscheidungen von Charakteren als auch einfach gewisse Gegebenheiten, bei denen ich mir nicht sicher war, ob das der Zeitperiode (das Buch spielt in 1892) entsprach oder von dem Autor ignoriert/zurechtgebogen wurde.
Andererseits gefiel mir bei diesem Band die Integration des Übernatürlichen um einiges besser als im ersten Buch. Hier gelang es William Ritter unglaublich gut, die historische Realität für seine Geschichte umzuformen, sodass ich mir hin und wieder ein Schmunzeln nicht verkneifen konnte.
Auch der Showdown von Jackaby - Die verschwundenen Knochen war packend; einerseits konnte das Buch mit unerwarteten Wendungen punkten, andererseits gab es in den letzten Seiten eine Enthüllung, die die Reihe als Ganzes überspannte … und mich doch wieder neugierig auf den nächsten Band machte. Anscheinend werde ich nicht umhinkommen, mir Abigails und Jackabys drittes Abenteuer zu Gemüte zu führen.
19. Januar 2018
Hat mir definitiv besser als der erste Band gefallen – jetzt habe ich doch Lust, die Reihe doch noch zu Ende zu verfolgen. 😂 Ausführliche Rezension folgt.
Overall rating: 3/5 stars
DNF at 35%
Honestly, nothing against this book. I just took on too much reading before the ACOMAF release and something had to go, so I chose the library book. I didn't want to put in on hold because I knew I would never finish it. And it was getting a little boring. Sorry Jackaby!
DNF at 35%
Honestly, nothing against this book. I just took on too much reading before the ACOMAF release and something had to go, so I chose the library book. I didn't want to put in on hold because I knew I would never finish it. And it was getting a little boring. Sorry Jackaby!
I liked book two in the Jackaby series almost as much as book one.
I still love the characters - Abigail and Jackaby are quirky and interesting, on their own, and as a new detective team. Their personalities and strengths offset one another so well, and together they just, work!
The plot in this book wasn't as interesting to me as the events from book one, but that was more a personal preference in the types of paranormal happenings and beings, than in any way a criticism of the story. The book was well written, and the story was well thought out and constructed. The flow and interplay among the various supporting characters was just as well done here as in the first book.
I was VERY excited with how the next book was set up at the very end of this book, and I cannot wait to dive into book three, as I anticipate loving that investigation the most so far of Jackaby's cases. This is becoming a favourite series.
FORMAT NOTE: if you have an interest in audio books, the narrator for this series is excellent, and does a wonderful job making all these character come fully to life with how she voices them. If you like audio books, this series is a great one to listen to.
I still love the characters - Abigail and Jackaby are quirky and interesting, on their own, and as a new detective team. Their personalities and strengths offset one another so well, and together they just, work!
The plot in this book wasn't as interesting to me as the events from book one, but that was more a personal preference in the types of paranormal happenings and beings, than in any way a criticism of the story. The book was well written, and the story was well thought out and constructed. The flow and interplay among the various supporting characters was just as well done here as in the first book.
I was VERY excited with how the next book was set up at the very end of this book, and I cannot wait to dive into book three, as I anticipate loving that investigation the most so far of Jackaby's cases. This is becoming a favourite series.
FORMAT NOTE: if you have an interest in audio books, the narrator for this series is excellent, and does a wonderful job making all these character come fully to life with how she voices them. If you like audio books, this series is a great one to listen to.
Once in awhile, far too spaced out for my liking, I find a book series that I believe fits my needing for knowledge and adventure. Beastly Bones, the sequel to the beginning of what I refer to as my “bringing-back-my-obsession-with-Harry-Potter” phase, did just that. William Ritter does something that I only feel when I watch Disney’s newest movies on magical places and beings. He reopens a little part of my mind that was reserved for the fairies and trolls that had no place in this world.
Beastly Bones opens with the protagonists, R. F. Jackaby and Abigail Rook, starting off on a case concerning a cat turning into a fish. If that doesn’t strike you as odd, the resolution definitely will. Ritter definitely made it clear that his books concerning the adventures of Jackaby and Rook will be set apart from any other you had ever read before.
Anyways. The first thing that charmed me by these stories was that, even though they took place in the late 1800’s, when women’s suffrage first started to become a thing, the narrator is a female. Let alone, a pretty bad-ass female. Abigail Rook is the sort of female who goes after what she wants, not what other’s want. She is constantly at battle with herself, somehow stuck between being the damsel in distress, and being a knight in shining, white armor come to save said damsel. More so, there’s an odd sort of humor that just makes me crack up. That’s hard to do. The humor is somewhat dark, blunt, and sometimes even in the place of puns. Meaning you have to look at the wording of some parts to understand.
Like a majority of the books I read about the late 1800’s, to early 1900’s, Beastly Bones has a sense of, darkness to it. Depression, almost. There’s a soft undertone to every scene that makes my heart pound. There’s no lies, no sugarcoating, or anything of that ilk. Jackaby and Rook are detectives. Detectives are hired to find the root of the honest truth.
Personally, I would give Beastly Bones five stars. For the most parts, sequels don’t really catch my fancy. I find them lacking the adventure and charm the first book carried. However, Beastly Bones carries on the legacy. There is never a moment of rest within the book, and it always has me thinking, wondering if the perpetrator could be one thing, or another. It always left me wondering if there really was a solution to the issue set (messily, might I add) on the table.
It is not just the charm that makes a book. What supplies a reader’s need for something amazing, is the characters, and how the characters react. Jackaby and Rook, predictably if you know anything about Sherlock Holmes, the brilliant book series that Jackaby is constantly being related to, then you know Jackaby and Rook will have a dynamic that was unrivaled. Jackaby is the supposed “genius” of the series, being the expert detective and being able to see things that no one else can; this doesn’t mean he’s Sherlock Holmes, but he can quite literally see little fairies, and other beings that hide themselves from humans. However, as you learn more and more about the vast knowledge of Miss Abigail Rook, you realize how vast her, and how thick her thirst for, knowledge is. She rose up against the challenges, and denied her parent’s expectations of how a young lady should be. Rook learned everything she could, and keeps on asking the important questions.
Jackaby and Rook’s duo isn’t memorable only because one fills in the blanks the other cannot, but because it’s mysterious. We don’t know why Jackaby is so fond of the young British lady, fond enough to house her within a day’s worth of knowing her. We don’t know why Rook is so easily trusting of Jackaby at first. The two are different sides of the same coin.
Beastly Bones, while it might not have the makings of being a classic, will definitely open a place in your mind; that very place you closed off when you were a child, and thought that magic, and magical beings, did not exist.
Beastly Bones opens with the protagonists, R. F. Jackaby and Abigail Rook, starting off on a case concerning a cat turning into a fish. If that doesn’t strike you as odd, the resolution definitely will. Ritter definitely made it clear that his books concerning the adventures of Jackaby and Rook will be set apart from any other you had ever read before.
Anyways. The first thing that charmed me by these stories was that, even though they took place in the late 1800’s, when women’s suffrage first started to become a thing, the narrator is a female. Let alone, a pretty bad-ass female. Abigail Rook is the sort of female who goes after what she wants, not what other’s want. She is constantly at battle with herself, somehow stuck between being the damsel in distress, and being a knight in shining, white armor come to save said damsel. More so, there’s an odd sort of humor that just makes me crack up. That’s hard to do. The humor is somewhat dark, blunt, and sometimes even in the place of puns. Meaning you have to look at the wording of some parts to understand.
Like a majority of the books I read about the late 1800’s, to early 1900’s, Beastly Bones has a sense of, darkness to it. Depression, almost. There’s a soft undertone to every scene that makes my heart pound. There’s no lies, no sugarcoating, or anything of that ilk. Jackaby and Rook are detectives. Detectives are hired to find the root of the honest truth.
Personally, I would give Beastly Bones five stars. For the most parts, sequels don’t really catch my fancy. I find them lacking the adventure and charm the first book carried. However, Beastly Bones carries on the legacy. There is never a moment of rest within the book, and it always has me thinking, wondering if the perpetrator could be one thing, or another. It always left me wondering if there really was a solution to the issue set (messily, might I add) on the table.
It is not just the charm that makes a book. What supplies a reader’s need for something amazing, is the characters, and how the characters react. Jackaby and Rook, predictably if you know anything about Sherlock Holmes, the brilliant book series that Jackaby is constantly being related to, then you know Jackaby and Rook will have a dynamic that was unrivaled. Jackaby is the supposed “genius” of the series, being the expert detective and being able to see things that no one else can; this doesn’t mean he’s Sherlock Holmes, but he can quite literally see little fairies, and other beings that hide themselves from humans. However, as you learn more and more about the vast knowledge of Miss Abigail Rook, you realize how vast her, and how thick her thirst for, knowledge is. She rose up against the challenges, and denied her parent’s expectations of how a young lady should be. Rook learned everything she could, and keeps on asking the important questions.
Jackaby and Rook’s duo isn’t memorable only because one fills in the blanks the other cannot, but because it’s mysterious. We don’t know why Jackaby is so fond of the young British lady, fond enough to house her within a day’s worth of knowing her. We don’t know why Rook is so easily trusting of Jackaby at first. The two are different sides of the same coin.
Beastly Bones, while it might not have the makings of being a classic, will definitely open a place in your mind; that very place you closed off when you were a child, and thought that magic, and magical beings, did not exist.
The second in the Jackaby series is even better than the first. The set up for the third has me counting the days until it is released
Okay, so this book was interesting. But I wasn't captivated. I wasn't living and breathing this book. I love the way this author writes, I love the style, and I love the characters. I just, I'm not sure why I wasn't as fascinated while reading.
Looking back, the book was awesome. Amazing. Wonderful. But while reading it I just didn't feel the excitement. Which is very saddening
Looking back, the book was awesome. Amazing. Wonderful. But while reading it I just didn't feel the excitement. Which is very saddening
These books are fantastical, interesting, funny, quick reads and I'm looking forward to the next one!
The second in a series, Beastly Bones more than lives up to the delicious adventure begun in Jackaby. This time, Jackaby and his intrepid assistant, Abigail Rook, find themselves harboring a box of chamelomorphs, shapechangers that take on the appearance of what they eat. They soon find themselves heading into the wilds of New England to investigate mysterious deaths and even more mysterious fossilized bones. Throw in an enormous hunter-trapper, two adversarial paleontologists, a spunky news reporter, and a dragon and you've got a first-rate adventure. I cannot wait for the next installment, when we finally discover what happened to Jenny, Jackaby's resident ghost.
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I feel like this series keeps getting better and better.
I read Jackaby at the end of last year and I genuinely enjoyed it but Beastly Bones really stepped it up by mixing comedy with paranormal and fantasy elements. I couldn't help but laugh out loud at some scenes, swoon at others and cheer on the characters with their investigative efforts.
With this book, you could technically read it as a standalone. I wouldn't necessarily recommend it because Jackaby was pretty good but while the previous book encompassed a whole mystery and left with a rounded ending, this book ended with loose threads that will hopefully be tied up in books three and four. In that sense, I found that this book set up the scene for the rest of the series with a plot that will eventually (and expectedly) be resolved later on.
I'll try very hard not to spoil anything here but I felt like Abigail developed more as a character as she became more in tune with the supernatural world Jackaby lives and breathes. I also loved how she gave up on her fears and went for opportunities as they presented themselves and how she solved mysteries with her quick wit and intellect. Where in Jackaby I criticised that she had a minimal role in resolving the plot, I found she had a bigger one this time and really had that chance to shine in Beastly Bones.
Although I was glad we got more insight into Abigail's character, I wished we got more insight into Jenny, Douglas and Jackaby himself but I guess I'll just have to wait until the next books. I was happy that some recurring characters appeared like Charlie who definitely was a favourite of mine in the previous novel. I also liked how we got glimpses into more mythological creatures and more of a feel of the Jackaby world. I reckon if you like Eragon, Eon, Dracula (and Dracula retellings) you'll really like this series.
All in all, I enjoyed this book more than the first book in the series and burst out laughing due to the light hearted humour. If you like Sherlock Holmes, Doctor Who and Grimm I think you'd like this a lot.
ACTUAL RATING: 3.8 STARS
I read Jackaby at the end of last year and I genuinely enjoyed it but Beastly Bones really stepped it up by mixing comedy with paranormal and fantasy elements. I couldn't help but laugh out loud at some scenes, swoon at others and cheer on the characters with their investigative efforts.
With this book, you could technically read it as a standalone. I wouldn't necessarily recommend it because Jackaby was pretty good but while the previous book encompassed a whole mystery and left with a rounded ending, this book ended with loose threads that will hopefully be tied up in books three and four. In that sense, I found that this book set up the scene for the rest of the series with a plot that will eventually (and expectedly) be resolved later on.
I'll try very hard not to spoil anything here but I felt like Abigail developed more as a character as she became more in tune with the supernatural world Jackaby lives and breathes. I also loved how she gave up on her fears and went for opportunities as they presented themselves and how she solved mysteries with her quick wit and intellect. Where in Jackaby I criticised that she had a minimal role in resolving the plot, I found she had a bigger one this time and really had that chance to shine in Beastly Bones.
Although I was glad we got more insight into Abigail's character, I wished we got more insight into Jenny, Douglas and Jackaby himself but I guess I'll just have to wait until the next books. I was happy that some recurring characters appeared like Charlie who definitely was a favourite of mine in the previous novel. I also liked how we got glimpses into more mythological creatures and more of a feel of the Jackaby world. I reckon if you like Eragon, Eon, Dracula (and Dracula retellings) you'll really like this series.
All in all, I enjoyed this book more than the first book in the series and burst out laughing due to the light hearted humour. If you like Sherlock Holmes, Doctor Who and Grimm I think you'd like this a lot.
ACTUAL RATING: 3.8 STARS