Reviews

Into Bones like Oil by Kaaron Warren

djali84's review

dark sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

booksarebetter's review against another edition

2.0

DNF at 40%. Not for me. This is well written but I just couldn't care less about Dora. I liked the descriptions and the idea of the story, but the book itself just didn't work for me.

2.5 🌟

ceruleancerise's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

3.0

Just vibes. Ethereal.

michellethebookcritic's review against another edition

4.0

The plot-line is depressing and bleak, as you can tell from the story's summary. After a terrible incident with her family, Dora escapes to The Angelsea, a small house/inn, you could say, near the ocean, to settle her peace and finally sleep. Dora found herself relative to her neighbors residing beside her as they also find guilt in their past treasons. Sleep, that's what everyone is trying to get here! The Angelsea is not only a hideaway for anxiety, it's also a haunted, stuffy area wherein ghosts from the shipwreck of an old ship take comfort in and provide their secrets; whispering them as you sleep. You just need, say, important objects from your past if you're willing to speak to some ghosts in particular. Dora, of course! She wishes that she could have done something different in her life to prevent what has already happened. It's too late though. She'd do anything to hear them, her dead daughters. Roy, the manager/landlord, tries to help her. He doesn't exactly perk her trust when Dora tells Luke, her friend/lover, to keep an eye and make sure Roy doesn't grope her while she tries to communicate with her daughters' spirits. Tiring and challenging, this book seduces the horror we face in reality and in fantasy. I loved the dark, mysterious chills Kaaron put inside the plot-line. It was refreshing and new. I recommend this book 100% for its drama, its cleverness, all in all!

Be sure to check out this book coming November 12, 2019. Shoutout to Meerkat Press for offering me an ARC of this book! Thank you and Michelle out.

maritxu's review

challenging dark medium-paced

3.5

emilysurface's review

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

anoldharmonica's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

blockofsoy's review

2.0

This was a very short read, but a very uninteresting one as well. It felt like it started in the middle of some story, and ended in the middle too. I didn’t care for any of the characters, and I felt like I was confused more often than not. The story could have been better developed as a murder mystery or even a thriller, but it fell very short of either. The book was short but it felt much, much longer because it was super uninteresting and mundane.

zombie_loves_books's review

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

itsmattiebeck's review

1.0

Eh. This was dull and boring. ⭐️