A review by emilee
Near the Bone by Christina Henry

Did not finish book. Stopped at 71%.
Spoilers: CP was incredibly frustrating. Griffin and Jen included. None of them acted or talked like real people who discovered a girl who's been kidnapped and brainwashed for 12 years. Why, in the midst of being hunted by an insane man with a gun and a creature, would you still be a sarcastic ass who acts like Sam/Mattie (a victim with a capital V) is rude, weird, a burden, while also expecting her to go back to the trenches no problem? Even if your character is kind of a dick, they need to be a realistic dick. The reader shouldn't be questioning, is this even a real person? 
William's dialogue was very "I am bad man. You wife, you my property. Me, man. Me own wife." It was kind of cringe. 
Reading other reader's reviews and frustrations, I don't feel the need to finish the book as it seems that many questions do not get answered. 
I also agree with a reviewer being annoyed that Sam/Mattie talked...like...this.... 

Was not the book for me. If it was the book for you, cheers
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