whitneyonline's review against another edition
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
coriewankenobi's review
5.0
This book was so good! I couldn’t put it down and finished it in a day! The last book I finished this quickly was Verity by Colleen Hoover. I read Alice by Christina Henry and it was okay. I actually didn’t realize this was the same author until halfway through this book. I am very surprised and impressed compared to Alice. This book gave me the eerry unseen creature of a Stephen king or Dean Koontz novel with the thrill and suspense of Gillian Flynn. Loved it.
kbowler28's review against another edition
4.0
Probably more accurately a 3.5 but I gave it extra because I read it in a day because I wanted to see what happened - totally hooked me and I wanted to keep going to see where the main character ended up
That being said, I’m a little disappointed with the ending. Love the monsters (both human and creature) and even enjoyed some of the more horrifying descriptions, but I have questions. Lots of questions.
I think I would definitely read this author again - I just would like a bit more supernatural explanation perhaps? Or like more of an ending?
That being said, I’m a little disappointed with the ending. Love the monsters (both human and creature) and even enjoyed some of the more horrifying descriptions, but I have questions. Lots of questions.
I think I would definitely read this author again - I just would like a bit more supernatural explanation perhaps? Or like more of an ending?
thompsonjul's review against another edition
5.0
FULL REVIEW FOR NERDS AND BEYOND: https://www.nerdsandbeyond.com/2021/04/13/book-review-near-the-bone-by-christina-henry-is-a-chilling-tale-of-horror/
Thanks to NetGalley for an advance copy of the book!
Thanks to NetGalley for an advance copy of the book!
whatsunnyisreading's review against another edition
5.0
Alternate version of Lolita meets scary mountain creature(s). I really enjoyed this!!
- a real life cryptid
- a real life cryptid
leahrosereads's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.25
A creature feature where man is once again the scariest monster. Near the Bone starts off as a slow, domestic thriller of sorts, and then goes absolutely off the hinges. There's mystery and a beastie and of course, the real villain of it all, a man named William.
I could not put this one down! It was brutal in every sense of the word!
I could not put this one down! It was brutal in every sense of the word!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Rape, Torture, Kidnapping, and Domestic abuse
leahlo's review against another edition
4.0
This is a great book to read if you're craving cold weather and the general isolation of winter. It mixes a few different elements of horror in compelling ways and makes it a real page turner. Much is left to the imagination, but sometimes that kind of subtlety is exactly what I'm looking for in spooky read and this one really hit the spot.
sokawaiithurts's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
tgzink01's review against another edition
4.0
Oooof this was a page turner. Burned through it in two sittings, roughly 3 hours total.
It's creepy, it's heartbreaking, it's gory and violent. At times it's almost too much.
It's creepy, it's heartbreaking, it's gory and violent. At times it's almost too much.