Reviews

Кость от костей by Christina Henry

kateycakee's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

pensbooks's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

annadseal's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

hitaltkey's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

marit0223's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

justinkhchen's review against another edition

4.0

4 stars

A high-octane thrill ride with an unusual setup, remaining gripping despite the lack of depth; from page one, Near the Bone immediately dropped the reader into its core concept — a wilderness survival story dealing with 2 vastly different manifestations of 'monster'. Some suspension of disbelief is definitely required, particularly when it comes the protagonist's rapid (and conveniently timed) recalling of her past, and some cheesy, situation-unrealistic dialogs; but I bought into its action-oriented storytelling very early on, and was very much onboard for the escalating madness.

Event though it might bothers some readers, I find the loose ends thematically appropriate; the novel is about surviving the moment, so it makes sense to have questions to the larger picture remaining unanswered and open to interpretation.

Near the Bone is a B-movie horror/thriller on paper, it has one conceit and pulls it off expertly; this is not a novel of sophisticated character development, or intricate lore, but if you're looking for a quick, fast-paced read in the vein of No Exit by Taylor Adams, this will be worthy of your time.

ericabailey004's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

kaleereads's review against another edition

1.0

this book sucked. the premise was so good but the execution was the worst. repetitive writing (we GET IT, he’s gunna hurt you if you mess up), sloppy plot mapping, wtf was the point of the creature?? and CR is the worst character to ever exist, such a fucking idiot. this book SUUUUUCKED but i finished it at least. never again, christina henry. never again.

mushimushi's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense fast-paced

4.0

laura_13587's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0