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The Bones of You
by Debbie Howells
Kate McKay is horrified to learn an eighteen-year-old girl with whom she and her daughter are acquainted is missing. Katie found Rosie Anderson to be quite, sweet, and respectful and she is hopeful that Rosie is okay. The news Kate and other Sussex residents gets about Rosie is not good. Kate becomes involved in the lives of the Andersons when she tries to comfort Rosie’s grieving mother. Kate soon learns that in spite of their outwardly perfect family, not everything is as it appears in the Anderson home.
“Bones of You” is an unusual book with some touching moments, but it also has its share of despicable characters. The main character, Kate, however is a wonderful main character. She is smart, hard-working, and tries to be the best wife, mother, and friend that she can. She had reached out to Rosie and feels compelled to learn more about her and to now provide whatever help she can to Rosie’s mother. She gets in over her head with the Andersons, but is determined to see things through and find out what really happened to Rosie.
The narration of the book is split between Kate’s point of view and Rosie’s telling of the story of her own life, as it flashes before her eyes. Kate and the reader learns that some of the other people in Rosie’s life are not so wonderful. Some of this is hard to read, but the story is very compelling and suspenseful. Some of the things that come out about Rosie’s family seems over the top and unnecessary given other horrifying events already included in the book. All in all, I enjoyed this intense book and the unique way in which Rosie’s story was told.
I received this book from NetGalley through the courtesy of Kensington Publishing in exchange for an honest review.
“Bones of You” is an unusual book with some touching moments, but it also has its share of despicable characters. The main character, Kate, however is a wonderful main character. She is smart, hard-working, and tries to be the best wife, mother, and friend that she can. She had reached out to Rosie and feels compelled to learn more about her and to now provide whatever help she can to Rosie’s mother. She gets in over her head with the Andersons, but is determined to see things through and find out what really happened to Rosie.
The narration of the book is split between Kate’s point of view and Rosie’s telling of the story of her own life, as it flashes before her eyes. Kate and the reader learns that some of the other people in Rosie’s life are not so wonderful. Some of this is hard to read, but the story is very compelling and suspenseful. Some of the things that come out about Rosie’s family seems over the top and unnecessary given other horrifying events already included in the book. All in all, I enjoyed this intense book and the unique way in which Rosie’s story was told.
I received this book from NetGalley through the courtesy of Kensington Publishing in exchange for an honest review.