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amy2113's review
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death and Murder
Minor: Animal death
outsmartyourshelf's review
challenging
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
3.0
Cherrie has a pretty good life; a steady boyfriend, a young son called Robin, and a job she doesn't hate. All of this is put in jeopardy when a young boy is kidnapped from nearby and Cherrie's past is revealed. Her father is a notorious serial killer nicknamed Mr Bones, who kidnapped and murdered eleven boys 25 years ago. Cherrie, then Leigh-Ann Hendy, changed her name and her life to get away from his legacy, but when Robin is also kidnapped, Cherrie has to face the past because maybe Leigh-Ann was more involved than she wants to admit. After all, her nickname was Little Bones.
This started off well and maintained a great pace for the first half of the book, but then it seemed to veer into outlandish territory. I believe that anyone would be beside themselves over a missing child, but to lurch from one suspect to the next with no evidence, breaking into homes, and generally behaving like a thug did the character no favours. The second half was a disappointment, so I rated it 3 stars for the first half.
This started off well and maintained a great pace for the first half of the book, but then it seemed to veer into outlandish territory. I believe that anyone would be beside themselves over a missing child, but to lurch from one suspect to the next with no evidence, breaking into homes, and generally behaving like a thug did the character no favours. The second half was a disappointment, so I rated it 3 stars for the first half.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Animal death
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