Reviews

Quiet in Her Bones by Nalini Singh

booklovinmamas's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

This is going to be a short review of Quiet in Her Bones because, unfortunately, it won’t be my favorite book by Nalini Singh. The main character, Aariv Rai, is trying to figure out what happened to his mother ten years ago after she vanished one night. Her bones were finally recovered after those ten years, and the police are investigating, but Aariv wants to do his own investigating because he suspects foul play. He believes his father has something to do with his mother’s disappearance, but he has to interview everyone who remembers that night his mom left without a trace. 

I was ecstatic to read this thriller from Nalini, especially since I enjoyed her first, A Madness of Sunshine. I’m also a big fan of her PNR/Fantasy series. Unfortunately, this one was a little underwhelming and slow-paced, and there were too many side characters introduced by the main character that I couldn’t keep up with it. I actually found myself getting bored with this book and I had to put it aside for a bit, thinking it was my mood, but once I picked it up again, it was the same thing. By the time the killer was revealed, I had lost interest. At least Aariv finally got closure and he finally found out why he was getting blackouts. I really thought there was going to be a more significant plot twist, but there wasn’t. 

Just because this book didn’t work for me doesn’t mean other readers won’t enjoy it. It just was too slow-paced, and I didn’t really like the main character as much who was telling the story for me to enjoy it, which is why it’s only receiving two stars from me. 

jnordgren's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious slow-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

3.5

sa1238's review against another edition

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

aussiebookwitch's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

4.0

k_lenn's review against another edition

2.0

I wanted to like this, but it was quite underwhelming and boring for a book touted as a "gripping thriller." I enjoyed the location, cultural additions, a few characters (Shanti and Pari, specifically), and the narrator's accent— but that's about it.

cactusjuice720's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

5.0

DID NOT SEE THE PLOT TWIST COMING! 

shosh's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

1.0

ccneary's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

sandyfleener's review against another edition

3.0

Very different but a good mystery

I love Nalini Singh fantasy so I thought I would give this a try. I'm glad I did. It was a good solid mystery that kept me up when I needed to go to sleep for an appointment the next day.

dacy's review against another edition

2.0

Reminded me of Rear Window..watching the neighbors, the rose garden, the dead dog. Felt like it dragged too much though and there was a million mentions of Coke that I almost felt like it was a paid advertisement. Also, the descriptions of the mother always in a fancy dress and her quotes didn't feel realistic.