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Twelve Bones by Rosie Talbot
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
There's nothing like a young adult book that can crush your soul while also making you happy.
Twelve Bones is the perfect sequel to Sixteen Souls. Not only do we see more of the character and their adventures, but we also have a new mystery, more magic, a secret society, occultists wanting revenge, and the wonderful little found family we got to know in the first book becomes even more wonderful.
Twelve Bones continues Charlie and Sam's story, navigating the world and seeing the dead. This time, while trying to protect the ghosts of York, they discovered that the ghosts or, more accurately, shadowy figures hurt real people. Something that shouldn't be possible.
Of course, Charlie and Co., aka Team Spectre, want to get to the bottom of this mystery to prevent more people from getting hurt. Of course, they get into much trouble, dabble with dangerous magic, and do not hesitate to throw themselves I danger to protect those whom they love. This bunch loves so hard it hurts.
The characters and the small found family of ghosts, seers, and friends are absolutely wonderful.
Charlie, our narrator, is such a loveable protagonist. His desire to protect his loved ones is admirable and stupid at the same time. I like how he struggles to make the right decisions and get into trouble because of that.
The book raises a very important question. Is saving your loved ones worth doing something monstrous?
While Charlie's our only POV, I think the author makes good work on depicting all the other characters and their feelings through Charlie's eyes.
Sam, Charlie's boyfriend, goes through his own struggles throughout the book but never stops caring from Charlie.
We get to see into Heather's past as well to understand where she comes from and how she feels about Charlie.
Ollie, Mr. Broomwood, Dante, Villiers, and Reid are this wonderful, found ghost family. I love how we get to see glimpses of their feelings, too. I love how they are there for Charlie and the other's through and through without hesitation. I love how they make this story so heartwarming with their antics.
Mitch and Leonie are more in the focus in this book, too. Mitch's friendship with Charlie after the time they spent apart is glowing again, and I love their moments together. We get to see more of Leonie and her shining brilliance when it comes to mathematics.
All of these characters make the story what it is. A heartwarming, soulcrushing journey.
There's a mystery and action. The mystery is well plotted and exciting, full of tests and turns and betrayal and heartbreak. The action is just bloody enough to make it interesting but not too bad or scary.
Overall, the story kept me hooked, and I finished the book in a day.
I wish to have more, please. More Charlie and Sam. More ghosts of York. More magic. More adventure. More found family. Just more of everything!
Twelve Bones is the perfect sequel to Sixteen Souls. Not only do we see more of the character and their adventures, but we also have a new mystery, more magic, a secret society, occultists wanting revenge, and the wonderful little found family we got to know in the first book becomes even more wonderful.
Twelve Bones continues Charlie and Sam's story, navigating the world and seeing the dead. This time, while trying to protect the ghosts of York, they discovered that the ghosts or, more accurately, shadowy figures hurt real people. Something that shouldn't be possible.
Of course, Charlie and Co., aka Team Spectre, want to get to the bottom of this mystery to prevent more people from getting hurt. Of course, they get into much trouble, dabble with dangerous magic, and do not hesitate to throw themselves I danger to protect those whom they love. This bunch loves so hard it hurts.
The characters and the small found family of ghosts, seers, and friends are absolutely wonderful.
Charlie, our narrator, is such a loveable protagonist. His desire to protect his loved ones is admirable and stupid at the same time. I like how he struggles to make the right decisions and get into trouble because of that.
The book raises a very important question. Is saving your loved ones worth doing something monstrous?
While Charlie's our only POV, I think the author makes good work on depicting all the other characters and their feelings through Charlie's eyes.
Sam, Charlie's boyfriend, goes through his own struggles throughout the book but never stops caring from Charlie.
We get to see into Heather's past as well to understand where she comes from and how she feels about Charlie.
Ollie, Mr. Broomwood, Dante, Villiers, and Reid are this wonderful, found ghost family. I love how we get to see glimpses of their feelings, too. I love how they are there for Charlie and the other's through and through without hesitation. I love how they make this story so heartwarming with their antics.
Mitch and Leonie are more in the focus in this book, too. Mitch's friendship with Charlie after the time they spent apart is glowing again, and I love their moments together. We get to see more of Leonie and her shining brilliance when it comes to mathematics.
All of these characters make the story what it is. A heartwarming, soulcrushing journey.
There's a mystery and action. The mystery is well plotted and exciting, full of tests and turns and betrayal and heartbreak. The action is just bloody enough to make it interesting but not too bad or scary.
Overall, the story kept me hooked, and I finished the book in a day.
I wish to have more, please. More Charlie and Sam. More ghosts of York. More magic. More adventure. More found family. Just more of everything!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement, Gore, Medical content, and Grief