theflowerwitch's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
the_wanlorn's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
I feel like this is not a book the author would right now. But for a book published in 2017... not bad? I enjoyed it, at least.
maree_k's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
I love a good monster story, especially one set against the backdrop of a circus. Not a fan of steampunk but Boneyard is quite light on in this regard so I still really enjoyed the story.
robberbaroness's review against another edition
4.0
Boneyard is a nice spooky episode taking place in the setting of the beloved RPG, Deadlands. Seanan McGuire (aka Mira Grant) is swiftly becoming one of my favorite authors, and I love how she used the best aspects of the setting and left out the worst. You don’t need to know the game to read it, and if you like weird west stories I highly recommend you do.
endlessmidnight's review against another edition
4.0
Now this was the book that I consider a really interesting read. Since it is about a mother who is protecting her own daughters, and eventually when her own past also catches up with her.
I just love Annie, I know that Annie is a really fantastic even great mother. She is someone who has seen quite a lot in her life, and that her husband was in fact mad.
And that the tale surrounds this as a whole, as Annie is facing her past and an enemy who wants her daughter to make a perfect creation. And this does say that imperfection was always the best, as the way that the father wants to make his daughter perfect will make you want to kill him. I’m not kidding, the entire thing was so real that my sympathy went to Annie that very moment.
And that Adeline doesn’t have too much of a role, which is rather fine. Most of it is with Annie and her time as his wife. When she birthed conjoined twins, and when she saw her husband do what he did to them.
Her strength is admirable and makes the most amount of sense, since she has simply accepted and made the best of it. And that sometimes, accepting people for their imperfection is all they need. And that really, the husband is a chauvinistic pig. There is nothing else I can use to describe him, apart from the words raving lunatic.
And to me, this just worked and clicked. For this dark and creepy tale, I suggest that if you really want to read this, prepare yourself for a dark ride. And also, prepare yourself to face some really messed up stuff.
I just love Annie, I know that Annie is a really fantastic even great mother. She is someone who has seen quite a lot in her life, and that her husband was in fact mad.
And that the tale surrounds this as a whole, as Annie is facing her past and an enemy who wants her daughter to make a perfect creation. And this does say that imperfection was always the best, as the way that the father wants to make his daughter perfect will make you want to kill him. I’m not kidding, the entire thing was so real that my sympathy went to Annie that very moment.
And that Adeline doesn’t have too much of a role, which is rather fine. Most of it is with Annie and her time as his wife. When she birthed conjoined twins, and when she saw her husband do what he did to them.
Her strength is admirable and makes the most amount of sense, since she has simply accepted and made the best of it. And that sometimes, accepting people for their imperfection is all they need. And that really, the husband is a chauvinistic pig. There is nothing else I can use to describe him, apart from the words raving lunatic.
And to me, this just worked and clicked. For this dark and creepy tale, I suggest that if you really want to read this, prepare yourself for a dark ride. And also, prepare yourself to face some really messed up stuff.
lizzieiself's review against another edition
4.0
I think I just love Seanan McGuire's writing.... I have never played Deadlands but this was still a lot of fun! I loved the monsters and I loved the ideas of what made a monster a monster in this novel.
amber_readsbooks's review against another edition
4.0
I really loved how the main characters were in a traveling circus. It allowed for some of the cool critters from the Deadlands RPG monster manual to be included. Overall, I really enjoyed this book. Annie is a strong, independent woman and that's always cool to read about in books. Tranquility was a favorite. Some parts were pretty cliché, but it didn't take away from the fun. Overall, I really liked this book a lot!
telegramsam's review against another edition
5.0
Excellent weird west, with a high degree of creepy. Great characters, though maybe starts a little slow. Very much a monster in the woods type of horror story. Seanan managed to make a redwood forest creepy.
Audio book narration was excellent!
Audio book narration was excellent!