ela_35 's review for:

Etched in Bone by Anne Bishop

4.0

adventurous funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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 I really liked this book as it was funny and the characters were great, but I still don’t think that this series should be considered a romance. 

I really liked all the characters, expect for Monty’s brother. I liked all their interactions, and I especially liked Twyla because of how honest she was (for example when she talks to Elliot about Sierra). I wanted to see more of Captain Burke and Sam and Skippy though. 

I thought that there would have been more scenes showing the Elders, and Meg interacting with them. On one hand, the fact that the Elders weren’t shown much meant that they continued being a mystery and made them seem very dangerous. On the other hand, I wanted to see how they would interact with the ‘howling not-Wolf’. 

I really liked this book, but I think my favourite scene was when Eve invited the Others to dinner and Skippy decided to join. I wish that that scene was shown in more detail – more about what Skippy was doing and the other characters’ reactions. 

I really liked this series because of all the characters, and the plot was interesting too, but I don’t think that it should be classed as a romance. Throughout this whole series, Meg and Simon are friends. Both of them may have had a few thoughts about wanting to be a couple, but it was always very brief, and they never really did anything about that. This book is the same as all the previous books in this series, except that they decide to try being in a relationship on the last few pages. This was the only thing that this series lacked for me. 

This series was one of the best that I have ever read, but I probably won’t continue with it because I don’t think I would be too interested in reading about characters that haven’t even been mentioned yet.