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California Bones
by Greg Van Eekhout
Great pick if you’re looking for a short weekend read that is surprisingly fun and you like semi-dystopian historical rewrites and underworlds. Just don’t go expecting too much in the way of writing and you’ll be just fine.
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I did not expect to like this book. After I read the descriptions and I saw that my group had picked it, I was a little disappointed. I only started reading it because it’s been a while and I wanted to get jumpstarted on reading again.
I was pleasantly proved wrong. There is so much I like about this book; to start, I really enjoyed the world he created. I’ve always like the ideas and stories of magic and gathering it from the earth and its components. Fantasy gives you a variety of creatures to draw endless powers from, so it shouldn’t be too surprising what kind of magic exists here.
The rest of the story is pretty predictable for those who read any of these kinds of underground caper novels, YA. Even so, he touched on things just enough that I really want more.
Unfortunately, there really any character development in the story but I also don’t think we really needed any. Using his first book to serve as an introduction to the world and its characters, including Daniel, was enough information to pack into the first one.
It’s short book that’s pretty fast paced, and gives you a lot of information for small amount pages. I just came off a pretty slow and torturous read, so this was a breath of fresh air.
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I did not expect to like this book. After I read the descriptions and I saw that my group had picked it, I was a little disappointed. I only started reading it because it’s been a while and I wanted to get jumpstarted on reading again.
I was pleasantly proved wrong. There is so much I like about this book; to start, I really enjoyed the world he created. I’ve always like the ideas and stories of magic and gathering it from the earth and its components. Fantasy gives you a variety of creatures to draw endless powers from, so it shouldn’t be too surprising what kind of magic exists here.
The rest of the story is pretty predictable for those who read any of these kinds of underground caper novels, YA. Even so, he touched on things just enough that I really want more.
Unfortunately, there really any character development in the story but I also don’t think we really needed any. Using his first book to serve as an introduction to the world and its characters, including Daniel, was enough information to pack into the first one.
It’s short book that’s pretty fast paced, and gives you a lot of information for small amount pages. I just came off a pretty slow and torturous read, so this was a breath of fresh air.