A review by boocwurm
Silver and Bone by Claudia Cain

funny mysterious tense

4.0

 Thank you to the author for the gifted ARC! 

 

Looking for a mystery novel with a paranormal twist? SILVER AND BONE delivers! 

 

-Bisexual vampires 

-Supernatural detectives 

-Gruesome murders 

-A whole lot of wit 

 

I had a lot of fun with this story. Mystery/thriller books aren’t my usual jam, but the supernatural elements added a layer of intrigue to this story that kept it fast-paced and engaging to the very end. It’s got vampires, werewolves, necromancers—the works—chock-full of classic lore and tropes. 

 

Jennifer is a kick-ass heroine with a sense of humor I really appreciated. There’s tons of banter in this book, but it never felt cringey or overdone. The side characters had quite a bit of depth to them too, filling the book with a lot of heart I didn’t necessarily expect. 

 

I did struggle a little with the flashback parts of the novel. At times, the POV and time setting changed, and that threw me for a loop, but it wasn’t so challenging as to make it unreadable. That being said, these parts did help round out the main story and allow the reader to piece together what was happening in the mystery, working to build out the world a lot more. 

 

I would be remiss to not mention: Claudia Cain is positively ruthless. Her fight scenes are detailed and interesting to read—just don’t get too attached to… anyone. She’s not sorry for what she’s done. 

 

I absolutely plan to read the second and third books in this trilogy to see what else Jennifer and her crew get themselves into!