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A review by hissingpotatoes
The Bones Beneath My Skin by TJ Klune
4.0
I received an eARC of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Funny, heartrending, heartwarming, thrilling, touching.
Klune knows exactly which details to include and which to exclude to set a scene and provoke an emotion. At a third of the way through the book, I couldn't tear my eyes away from the action. At two-thirds of the way through, my heart was pounding during a flashback even though the outcome of those events was known. These characters wrap you up and take you along their journey with them. I didn't want to leave them.
I adored Art and the questions and sentences that came out of her mouth. Her relationship with Alex and their growing relationships with Nate are the backbone of this story, and they left me in tears several times. The author expertly balances action and relationship building with themes of grief, what it means to be human, and being misunderstood/feared/discriminated against/dehumanized for being other/queer.
If I had to nit-pick, I'd say that Nate's character felt stronger as a three-dimensional person at the beginning of the story than in the second half. I would have liked more details from Art's people, especially with the decision at the end that made everything a bit too convenient. The epilogue was satisfying but introduced a new phase into the world that left more questions than answers and didn't seem necessary.
Overall I very much enjoyed these characters, their story, and what the author had to say through them. Klune delivers yet again.
You might like this if you like: A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers, Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle
Funny, heartrending, heartwarming, thrilling, touching.
Klune knows exactly which details to include and which to exclude to set a scene and provoke an emotion. At a third of the way through the book, I couldn't tear my eyes away from the action. At two-thirds of the way through, my heart was pounding during a flashback even though the outcome of those events was known. These characters wrap you up and take you along their journey with them. I didn't want to leave them.
I adored Art and the questions and sentences that came out of her mouth. Her relationship with Alex and their growing relationships with Nate are the backbone of this story, and they left me in tears several times. The author expertly balances action and relationship building with themes of grief, what it means to be human, and being misunderstood/feared/discriminated against/dehumanized for being other/queer.
If I had to nit-pick, I'd say that Nate's character felt stronger as a three-dimensional person at the beginning of the story than in the second half. I would have liked more details from Art's people, especially with the decision at the end that made everything a bit too convenient. The epilogue was satisfying but introduced a new phase into the world that left more questions than answers and didn't seem necessary.
Overall I very much enjoyed these characters, their story, and what the author had to say through them. Klune delivers yet again.
You might like this if you like: A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers, Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle