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diemnhun's review against another edition
5.0
I had the privilege of reading an early draft of All the Little Bones.
No one writes contemporary YA romance like Ellie Marney.
No one writes contemporary YA romance like Ellie Marney.
tien's review
4.0
*laughs* I don't know why I think this was a fantasy novel! Well, the cover is sooo pretty and it's shelved as fantasy on Goodreads. I didn't bother looking into it further because I've been wanting to read Ellie Marney's books but yet... too many books too little time, as always. Suffice to say when the chance came up, I grabbed it.
I may have a tiny tad bit disappointed that there wasn't that particular [fantasy] magic but circus has always held a special magical place in my heart so this turned out to be a special sort of read especially when I came across words in my native tongue (Bahasa Indonesia)! *oh how my heart sings* (and pssst, I found out today, this particular character's story is coming in book 3, squee!!)
All the Little Bones opened with Sorsha and Colm on the run. Something awful has happened and Sorsha is struggling to come to terms with it all. Strongman Colm has been a rock but Sorsha knows this is something she must face herself. At the beginning, Sorsha is at her most vulnerable but as time passes, her strength returned and was such an amazing character. And Colm... *dreamy sighs* I've never really had a crush on the strongman in any circus fiction but boy, this one ticks all the boxes ;)
There wasn't a great big mystery on what's happened to Sorsha and I guess the only twist in the book is what bring the matter to head. After that, things seem to snowball and I found the ending to be rather rushed. I didn't expect Sorsha's story to end in this book, tbh, I expected it to go for 3 books long. I loved Sorsha and didn't really want to say goodbye this early.
I also kept expecting some sort of name of the place and/or town they were in. Descriptions of the areas etc but it was a bit sparse and I found a bit sketchy that it all felt rather unreal. I felt the romance, all right, but I could not get a feel of the setting very well. I do love the showtime though. I feel that the excitement and magic of the show came through very clearly. And I had a lot of fun imagining the costumes etc ;)
All the Little Bones is a very pretty book with a lot of feels. If you love YA romance (or even New Adult, as I feel this book borders on NA), you'd love this magical romance!
Thanks to the author, Ellie Marney, for copy of book in exchange of honest review.
I may have a tiny tad bit disappointed that there wasn't that particular [fantasy] magic but circus has always held a special magical place in my heart so this turned out to be a special sort of read especially when I came across words in my native tongue (Bahasa Indonesia)! *oh how my heart sings* (and pssst, I found out today, this particular character's story is coming in book 3, squee!!)
All the Little Bones opened with Sorsha and Colm on the run. Something awful has happened and Sorsha is struggling to come to terms with it all. Strongman Colm has been a rock but Sorsha knows this is something she must face herself. At the beginning, Sorsha is at her most vulnerable but as time passes, her strength returned and was such an amazing character. And Colm... *dreamy sighs* I've never really had a crush on the strongman in any circus fiction but boy, this one ticks all the boxes ;)
There wasn't a great big mystery on what's happened to Sorsha and I guess the only twist in the book is what bring the matter to head. After that, things seem to snowball and I found the ending to be rather rushed. I didn't expect Sorsha's story to end in this book, tbh, I expected it to go for 3 books long. I loved Sorsha and didn't really want to say goodbye this early.
I also kept expecting some sort of name of the place and/or town they were in. Descriptions of the areas etc but it was a bit sparse and I found a bit sketchy that it all felt rather unreal. I felt the romance, all right, but I could not get a feel of the setting very well. I do love the showtime though. I feel that the excitement and magic of the show came through very clearly. And I had a lot of fun imagining the costumes etc ;)
All the Little Bones is a very pretty book with a lot of feels. If you love YA romance (or even New Adult, as I feel this book borders on NA), you'd love this magical romance!
Thanks to the author, Ellie Marney, for copy of book in exchange of honest review.
missusb21's review
4.0
Great story, great romance, great characters.
I will always associate this trilogy with my father's funeral. I read them all as I traveled there and back again, and in between moments of sadness, and great joy I shared with my siblings and mother.
#upsanddowns
I will always associate this trilogy with my father's funeral. I read them all as I traveled there and back again, and in between moments of sadness, and great joy I shared with my siblings and mother.
#upsanddowns
tarheeltiff's review
3.0
Not bad, but every part of this felt so rushed. I think it all took place over like 2 days and you feel it.
divinefolly's review
4.0
I know book one only came out yesterday, but when can I be expecting book two? 💁♀️💁♀️
thefox22's review
3.0
I thought this would be more of a mystery than it was, I guess? But it's really about two kids running away to a rival circus to get away from a bad situation. They have each other, but that's not quite enough. Sorsha is dealing with PTSD, and she's haunted by the past, and I was so grateful that was present because it felt necessary to her character. She needs to stay in the shadows, though, because she doesn't want to get caught, but her skills are at an entirely different level from those trapeze artists at Klatsch's and they want her. Colm doesn't have a job, and he's willing to risk injury and pain to make money, but he longs to become a strongman and be part of the show. Through it all, Sorsha and Colm find that they can't really leave their problems behind them. I quite enjoyed this, but I didn't love it. It's actually not as dark as I was expecting? Though what happened is dark, their romance is sweet and passionate, and they grow up a lot in the time that they've gone from one circus to another. I wasn't sure how this would end, and I was pleasantly surprised with it. I can't wait for the next book!
RATING: 3.5 Paw Prints!
RATING: 3.5 Paw Prints!
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