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A review by luminous
Near the Bone by Christina Henry
3.0
Workmanlike prose. MC seems psychic with how she always knows where the monster is. I'm sure the parallel is that she has a lot of experience keeping track of the whereabouts and emotional state of big angry monsters, but still it was almost too much. Liked the dynamic with and between the college students. Unlike other reviewers I do buy William being so flatly and thoroughly evil, becasue it's established that he's incorporated a twisted religiosity into his shitty worldview. However, I do not buy that a vehicle could have been running within a 30 minute or so walking distance and not be heard from the cabin. Especially in winter. I also will reluctantly accept, but strongly disbelieve, the moneymaking occupation William had.
I guess I didn't feel any additional deepness to the story. The monster wasn't scary at all until about 20 minutes from the end. And like No Exit, I refuse to believe people notice and are affected by cold and snow as little as they are in the book. Though this is nowhere as bad as that book's treatment of snow!
I guess I didn't feel any additional deepness to the story. The monster wasn't scary at all until about 20 minutes from the end. And like No Exit, I refuse to believe people notice and are affected by cold and snow as little as they are in the book. Though this is nowhere as bad as that book's treatment of snow!