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Bone Music
by Christopher Rice
Full review on www.wildandwonderfulreads.com***
Actual rating: 3.5 stars
Bone Music, for me, was many things — intriguing, fierce, suspenseful, but also not what I was expecting. This book is considered a blend of a superhero origin story and a thriller.
The first book in the Burning Girl Series, Bone Music was written by New York Times bestselling author Christopher Rice, son of Anne Rice and head writer/executive producer of the TV production of her books The Vampire Chronicles.
Though it’s sizable book, at over 400 pages, with multiple storylines, Bone Music has an easy flow. Rice’s writing is quite lovely!
Bone Music follows Charlotte Rowe years after being saved from serial killers who raised her as her own once they murdered her mother and abducted her as an infant. She has spent her life broken; struggling to move on and to be accepted with the public, accusing eye on her.
This IS a thriller, so I can’t really disclose much of the plot without giving away spoilers. However, one of the reasons I dwelled on my thoughts for so long after I finished reading it and I did not rate this book higher had to do with a major plot point and my personal distaste for it. So, as vaguely as I can, I’d like to at least touch on that…
Charlotte’s power stems from a drug, and I was not a fan of that. This concept just didn’t sit well with me — someone’s “empowerment” coming from drugs?! Popping a pill so you can hit a level of inordinate strength?! I get it, this is fiction, but I live in a state where opioid (completely different thing, but still…drugs) addiction and deaths are a major issue, so it’s something that kept nagging at me and took away from my reading experience.
OTHERWISE, the story has a good pace and keeps you thinking.
A lot of the characters are well-developed. Though many readers will enjoy Charlotte and find her to be strong and heroic, she wasn’t my favorite (I don’t like many female MCs, though). I loved the people that were genuinely on her side: Kayla (her attorney), Marty (her late grandmother’s boyfriend), and Luke (a local Sheriff & former high school acquaintance).
Overall, Bone Music is a good genre-bending read. Fans of strong heroines and thrillers should enjoy this series starter. I’d recommend this book to those looking for a different take on a suspense novel.
*Thanks to Little Bird Publicity and Thomas & Mercer for providing me with a copy of this book. Please note that it, in no way, had an effect on my opinion or review.
Actual rating: 3.5 stars
Bone Music, for me, was many things — intriguing, fierce, suspenseful, but also not what I was expecting. This book is considered a blend of a superhero origin story and a thriller.
The first book in the Burning Girl Series, Bone Music was written by New York Times bestselling author Christopher Rice, son of Anne Rice and head writer/executive producer of the TV production of her books The Vampire Chronicles.
Though it’s sizable book, at over 400 pages, with multiple storylines, Bone Music has an easy flow. Rice’s writing is quite lovely!
Bone Music follows Charlotte Rowe years after being saved from serial killers who raised her as her own once they murdered her mother and abducted her as an infant. She has spent her life broken; struggling to move on and to be accepted with the public, accusing eye on her.
This IS a thriller, so I can’t really disclose much of the plot without giving away spoilers. However, one of the reasons I dwelled on my thoughts for so long after I finished reading it and I did not rate this book higher had to do with a major plot point and my personal distaste for it. So, as vaguely as I can, I’d like to at least touch on that…
Charlotte’s power stems from a drug, and I was not a fan of that. This concept just didn’t sit well with me — someone’s “empowerment” coming from drugs?! Popping a pill so you can hit a level of inordinate strength?! I get it, this is fiction, but I live in a state where opioid (completely different thing, but still…drugs) addiction and deaths are a major issue, so it’s something that kept nagging at me and took away from my reading experience.
OTHERWISE, the story has a good pace and keeps you thinking.
A lot of the characters are well-developed. Though many readers will enjoy Charlotte and find her to be strong and heroic, she wasn’t my favorite (I don’t like many female MCs, though). I loved the people that were genuinely on her side: Kayla (her attorney), Marty (her late grandmother’s boyfriend), and Luke (a local Sheriff & former high school acquaintance).
Overall, Bone Music is a good genre-bending read. Fans of strong heroines and thrillers should enjoy this series starter. I’d recommend this book to those looking for a different take on a suspense novel.
*Thanks to Little Bird Publicity and Thomas & Mercer for providing me with a copy of this book. Please note that it, in no way, had an effect on my opinion or review.