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A review by nyxiabel
Silver and Bone by Claudia Cain
5.0
Rating: 4.5/5 stars.
Love vampires and everything supernatural but sick of the cheesy consistency that is most vampire books? Welcome to the book you need! Cain's supernatural mystery is a refreshing take on a cliched genre which has you hanging to the edge of your seat and page turning faster and faster.
Silver and Bone follows a vampire detective, Jennifer Jones, and a series of murders she and her friends/colleagues (a range of humans and other supernatural beings) must solve before Jennifer is taken down for them herself.
I went into this book very excited about the premise; Vampires, murder mystery, a twisted history, what's not to love?! Thankfully, I as the reader was rewarded with a thrilling ride void of cliche. Classic tropes were still included for characteristics of each individual species - silver for vampires, moon transformations for werewolves, a distinct creepiness of necromancers - but of course we need these! Otherwise they aren't vampires, werewolves and necromancers, are they? What made the difference was the very refreshing take on human/supernatural interaction. The supernatural beings weren't hiding in the dark from authority, but rather working alongside them to keep the rest of the supernatural world in check and likewise, the humans in the force treated them as colleagues and not monsters.
I enjoyed how the book kept the reader in the dark for some of the story, but were slowly given depth with the addition of flashbacks as the present progressed (a device that worked brilliantly in this particular novel). There was never a dull moment and the conflicts weren't repetitive at all. The pace was consistently fast and thrilling - the perfect mix of story and details. And that ending! (Better read it to find out what I'm talking about!)
As we all know, a great story isn't a great book unless it's characters are great too, right? Well, count yourselves incredibly lucky! The characters in this book all have distinct personalities and everyone has a purpose. Nobody is unnecessarily included just for the sake of dialogue - thank God! In particular, I loved Jennifer, but then again, I am an absolute sucker for cynicism and sardonicism. I could imagine Jennifer and I sitting back and making witty jokes about nearly everything. Also, kick-ass female much?! Mosi and Mei were other favourites of mine, although they did play more minor parts.
This book was one where I finished and sighed. The type of sigh where I sit and stare into space, thinking about the marvel which was the book I just read and what I am going to now now I have finished it. Where I sit and thinking about how perfectly the story flowed and how I simply didn't want it to end even though it had to! Thank God for sequels! I am so thrilled that I had the opportunity to read this book and most definitely want to read the sequel to see what else these characters will get up to and how their lives will change and develop.
Disclaimer: I was given an e-copy of this book by the author in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own! A huge thank you to Claudia Cain ♥
Love vampires and everything supernatural but sick of the cheesy consistency that is most vampire books? Welcome to the book you need! Cain's supernatural mystery is a refreshing take on a cliched genre which has you hanging to the edge of your seat and page turning faster and faster.
Silver and Bone follows a vampire detective, Jennifer Jones, and a series of murders she and her friends/colleagues (a range of humans and other supernatural beings) must solve before Jennifer is taken down for them herself.
I went into this book very excited about the premise; Vampires, murder mystery, a twisted history, what's not to love?! Thankfully, I as the reader was rewarded with a thrilling ride void of cliche. Classic tropes were still included for characteristics of each individual species - silver for vampires, moon transformations for werewolves, a distinct creepiness of necromancers - but of course we need these! Otherwise they aren't vampires, werewolves and necromancers, are they? What made the difference was the very refreshing take on human/supernatural interaction. The supernatural beings weren't hiding in the dark from authority, but rather working alongside them to keep the rest of the supernatural world in check and likewise, the humans in the force treated them as colleagues and not monsters.
I enjoyed how the book kept the reader in the dark for some of the story, but were slowly given depth with the addition of flashbacks as the present progressed (a device that worked brilliantly in this particular novel). There was never a dull moment and the conflicts weren't repetitive at all. The pace was consistently fast and thrilling - the perfect mix of story and details. And that ending! (Better read it to find out what I'm talking about!)
As we all know, a great story isn't a great book unless it's characters are great too, right? Well, count yourselves incredibly lucky! The characters in this book all have distinct personalities and everyone has a purpose. Nobody is unnecessarily included just for the sake of dialogue - thank God! In particular, I loved Jennifer, but then again, I am an absolute sucker for cynicism and sardonicism. I could imagine Jennifer and I sitting back and making witty jokes about nearly everything. Also, kick-ass female much?! Mosi and Mei were other favourites of mine, although they did play more minor parts.
This book was one where I finished and sighed. The type of sigh where I sit and stare into space, thinking about the marvel which was the book I just read and what I am going to now now I have finished it. Where I sit and thinking about how perfectly the story flowed and how I simply didn't want it to end even though it had to! Thank God for sequels! I am so thrilled that I had the opportunity to read this book and most definitely want to read the sequel to see what else these characters will get up to and how their lives will change and develop.
Disclaimer: I was given an e-copy of this book by the author in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own! A huge thank you to Claudia Cain ♥