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A review by whitneyonline
Near the Bone by Christina Henry
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Is it really my first book of 2023 when I read 80% of it during the last week of 2022? Eh, I'll go with it.
It is a reach for this to be branded as a horror book. A thriller? Yes! But how is something a creature feature when the creature is hardly...featured? You could cut out all the parts with the monster in it and still have a coherent thriller. And I think there was a huge missed opportunity to go into the lore of the creature, making it the horror that it desperately wanted to be
It is a reach for this to be branded as a horror book. A thriller? Yes! But how is something a creature feature when the creature is hardly...featured? You could cut out all the parts with the monster in it and still have a coherent thriller. And I think there was a huge missed opportunity to go into the lore of the creature, making it the horror that it desperately wanted to be
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Grief, Emotional abuse, and Miscarriage
Moderate: Sexual assault