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dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
ImPerfect Bones has everything a reader can now safely expect from CN Rowan (trauma, fight scenes, humour, grief, snark), but somehow it has a very different tone from preceeding books, creating more of a character driven narrative. I loved it!
I very much appreciated how Paul's trauma from Imperfect Fae was repeatedly brought up and addressed. Paul is always casual when referring to past torture, death and his awareness that if a sacrifice is needed, he is the perfect candidate because of his reincarnation ability..."Sure, someone might torture me, I might suffer and die, but then I'd just dust myself off in a new body..." but it must have a cumulative effect on his state of mind. That effect is sensitively described and dealt with, with Aicha providing empathetic, real-life understanding and tough love. Having her back in the story reinstates the banter and snarkiness that are always highlights of their interactions.
There are more of the pop culture references used to add humour by this author. While I live too sheltered a life to get all of them, I laughed out loud at the Michael Bay and Dory references! And Paul's riff on Maeve's name - hilarious!!
The fight scene between Aicha and Maeve was spectacular! We have always known of Aicha's courage and it was amazingly showcased, and vividly and hence at times, shockingly described here.
This is the fourth book in this six book story arc and the shenanigans leave me incredibly eager for the next book.
I very much appreciated how Paul's trauma from Imperfect Fae was repeatedly brought up and addressed. Paul is always casual when referring to past torture, death and his awareness that if a sacrifice is needed, he is the perfect candidate because of his reincarnation ability..."Sure, someone might torture me, I might suffer and die, but then I'd just dust myself off in a new body..." but it must have a cumulative effect on his state of mind. That effect is sensitively described and dealt with, with Aicha providing empathetic, real-life understanding and tough love. Having her back in the story reinstates the banter and snarkiness that are always highlights of their interactions.
There are more of the pop culture references used to add humour by this author. While I live too sheltered a life to get all of them, I laughed out loud at the Michael Bay and Dory references! And Paul's riff on Maeve's name - hilarious!!
The fight scene between Aicha and Maeve was spectacular! We have always known of Aicha's courage and it was amazingly showcased, and vividly and hence at times, shockingly described here.
This is the fourth book in this six book story arc and the shenanigans leave me incredibly eager for the next book.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cursing, Gore, Mental illness, Torture