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Tall Bones by Anna Bailey
5.0
I had a terrible night’s sleep last night...because I had to stay up to finish this book then couldn’t sleep as I couldn’t stop thinking about it!!
There is a lot of buzz about Tall Bones and I was wary that it may be over-hyped. It’s not. It deserves every ounce of excitement! It is a story about Abi Blake who goes missing from the small town of Whispering Ridge and the guilt that her best friend Emma experiences after she’s gone.
Anna Bailey is like a spider weaving a web of intrigue around you. All you can do is watch as she expertly knits the story together, dropping delicate hints along the way. I was mesmerised by the writing, drawn deeply in and grimly fascinated by what was happening in this town. Noah, Samuel, Dolly, Jude, Rat, Hunter, Emma...all of these characters affected me in different ways and I can’t stop thinking about them. The story focuses on dark events including physical and sexual abuse and homophobia, so it’s not always an easy read but my goodness it’s impactful! We are transported between ‘Now’ and ‘Then’ throughout the chapters and there are subtle clues bound in to the narrative and it is so exciting when you spot them. As soon as I’d finished I almost wanted to turn back to the first page and start over again to highlight all the links!
This book gave me Twin Peaks vibes along with The Devil All the Time which I’ve recently watched on Netflix. Some have compared Tall Bones to We Begin at the End but in my opinion this is so much better!
Honestly, I can’t rave about this book enough - I loved it. Published on 1 April by @doubledaybooks it is certainly worth pre-ordering.
There is a lot of buzz about Tall Bones and I was wary that it may be over-hyped. It’s not. It deserves every ounce of excitement! It is a story about Abi Blake who goes missing from the small town of Whispering Ridge and the guilt that her best friend Emma experiences after she’s gone.
Anna Bailey is like a spider weaving a web of intrigue around you. All you can do is watch as she expertly knits the story together, dropping delicate hints along the way. I was mesmerised by the writing, drawn deeply in and grimly fascinated by what was happening in this town. Noah, Samuel, Dolly, Jude, Rat, Hunter, Emma...all of these characters affected me in different ways and I can’t stop thinking about them. The story focuses on dark events including physical and sexual abuse and homophobia, so it’s not always an easy read but my goodness it’s impactful! We are transported between ‘Now’ and ‘Then’ throughout the chapters and there are subtle clues bound in to the narrative and it is so exciting when you spot them. As soon as I’d finished I almost wanted to turn back to the first page and start over again to highlight all the links!
This book gave me Twin Peaks vibes along with The Devil All the Time which I’ve recently watched on Netflix. Some have compared Tall Bones to We Begin at the End but in my opinion this is so much better!
Honestly, I can’t rave about this book enough - I loved it. Published on 1 April by @doubledaybooks it is certainly worth pre-ordering.