A review by drrodman29
Near the Bone by Christina Henry

4.0

I’m typically a reader of all things psychological thriller and recently branched out to some horror. I really liked this book a lot. It seemed a little strange at first to have a kidnapping and monster/demon in the same book. However, thinking back on some of my favourite horror movies (Split, 10 Cloverfield Lane etc.) this type of thing works. It reminds us that often it is people who can be the real monsters and even more frightening than the things that go bump in the night. It was a quick read and I couldn’t seem to put the book down. I think it could have been a five star read but it was just too heart wrenching for me. How many bad things can possibly happen in a row!? I also found the inner dialogue a little boring and repetitive at times. However, this is a very common problem I tend to encounter when reading horror and psychological thrillers. I hope this book gets adapted into a movie.