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A review by girlglitch
Bone China by Laura Purcell
2.0
I was hooked by the opening chapters of Bone China. Purcell is brilliant at location horror, and the remote Cornish setting of Morvoren House is promisingly creepy. I really enjoyed The Silent Companions and I was pleased to see echoes of it here, alongside a fresh gothic concept.
However, the atmosphere seemed to dissipate all too quickly. Bone China is not structurally sound: it's disjointed and poorly paced, all the tension seeping through the cracks of a confused plot. The dual timeline structure that was used to such great effect in The Silent Companions seems clumsy and random here, and the result is that the horror never really hits home.
Bone China was still an enjoyable read, and Purcell is clearly a capable writer - I was just hoping for something more.
*Thank you to ThePigeonhole.com for sharing this story!*
However, the atmosphere seemed to dissipate all too quickly. Bone China is not structurally sound: it's disjointed and poorly paced, all the tension seeping through the cracks of a confused plot. The dual timeline structure that was used to such great effect in The Silent Companions seems clumsy and random here, and the result is that the horror never really hits home.
Bone China was still an enjoyable read, and Purcell is clearly a capable writer - I was just hoping for something more.
*Thank you to ThePigeonhole.com for sharing this story!*