Near the Bone
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- Author：Christina Henry
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Summary
A woman trapped on a mountain attempts to survive more than one kind of monster， in a dread-inducing horror novel from the national bestselling author Christina Henry。
Mattie can't remember a time before she and William lived alone on a mountain together。 She must never make him upset。 But when Mattie discovers the mutilated body of a fox in the woods， she realizes that they're not alone after all。
There's something in the woods that wasn't there before， something that makes strange cries in the night， something with sharp teeth and claws。
When three strangers appear on the mountaintop looking for the creature in the woods， Mattie knows their presence will anger William。 Terrible things happen when William is angry。
Mattie can't remember a time before she and William lived alone on a mountain together。 She must never make him upset。 But when Mattie discovers the mutilated body of a fox in the woods， she realizes that they're not alone after all。
There's something in the woods that wasn't there before， something that makes strange cries in the night， something with sharp teeth and claws。
When three strangers appear on the mountaintop looking for the creature in the woods， Mattie knows their presence will anger William。 Terrible things happen when William is angry。
Reviews
Alison
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This book was so good！ So unsettling and creepy and I had no idea how it was going to end until the very last page， I just loved it！
Lucero
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Mattie。。。 No！ Samantha Hunter！ That’s right！ That’s her name。 Damn！ I loved this book so much！！！！！！ What a pain in the ass William was， and definitely a “garbage person”。 This book was very graphic and emotionally heavy， so it was a bit hard to read sometimes。 It is really well written and kept me turning page after page without stopping。 I have to say that the fact that Griffin and Jen died in such a horror way， doesn’t make me happy at all。 I wanted all of them to survive and get out of there Mattie。。。 No！ Samantha Hunter！ That’s right！ That’s her name。 Damn！ I loved this book so much！！！！！！ What a pain in the ass William was， and definitely a “garbage person”。 This book was very graphic and emotionally heavy， so it was a bit hard to read sometimes。 It is really well written and kept me turning page after page without stopping。 I have to say that the fact that Griffin and Jen died in such a horror way， doesn’t make me happy at all。 I wanted all of them to survive and get out of there together。 I learned to like C。P。， but I know he was blaming Samantha for everything that happened。 Because well， it was because of her that Griffin decided to go back to the cabin and confront William。 But C。P。 wasn’t always empathic and he said a few things that made Samantha startle because William said them too。 I think that， if Samantha is not careful， C。P。 might turn into a small version of William。 Maybe that’s me exaggerating， but this book made me feel so overprotective over her。 C。P。 was very helpful and brave at the end and protected Samantha， and we gotta give him credit for that。 I just didn’t click so much with him。 I wanted Griffin to be the one who escaped with her， but thanks a lot Monster 😭 Anyways， this was an amazing story and I loved reading every word of it 😌 。。。more
Jennyc
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Extreme abuse， meat to tittilate
Kelly （and the Book Boar）
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This book 。 。 。 。 I feel like I’ve been on the library list for six months （and I know I requested it be purchased after getting denied an ARC） so this was a massive disappointment。Near the Bone is half Elizabeth Smart kidnapping and half 。 。 。 。 And the story itself？？？？？ Don’t even get me started on the godawful dialogue。 Or the fact that someone’s arm can be ripped off and they are in shock and unable to move one minute， but then somehow manage to get a second wind and become not on This book 。 。 。 。 I feel like I’ve been on the library list for six months （and I know I requested it be purchased after getting denied an ARC） so this was a massive disappointment。Near the Bone is half Elizabeth Smart kidnapping and half 。 。 。 。 And the story itself？？？？？ Don’t even get me started on the godawful dialogue。 Or the fact that someone’s arm can be ripped off and they are in shock and unable to move one minute， but then somehow manage to get a second wind and become not only completely cognizant but also able to run/drive a car/etc。 And apparently this wasn’t marketed as YA？？？？ ‘Cause it’s real turrrrrible YA。I mean I understand being a new（ish） author who wants to strike while the iron is hot， but man oh man this was just not good。 I really loved Alice， The Girl In Red and The Lost Boy and have high hopes The Horseman will follow suit。 Henry’s niche is obviously dark retellings – maybe she should stick in the genre where she creates magic。 。。。more
ABookwormWithWine
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4。5/5
-ˏˋ raissa ˊˎ-
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esse livro é angustiante :（ e tem um final aberto （que não me incomodou）。 primeiro livro da christina henry que li mas já tenho muitos outros na tbr
L E
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Thank you Goodreads for the free giveaway copy。 I don't read a lot of horror， but this sounded very intriguing so I wanted to give it a try。 Having two evil forces was very interesting。 Honestly not sure if I was more scared of the man or the beast。 Thank you Goodreads for the free giveaway copy。 I don't read a lot of horror， but this sounded very intriguing so I wanted to give it a try。 Having two evil forces was very interesting。 Honestly not sure if I was more scared of the man or the beast。 。。。more
Susan
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Beauty and the Beast？ Rapunzel？ Combination？ Horror definitely but felt like YA level of horror。
Katy
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I really liked this。 Not loved--just liked。 The concept is brilliant--an abusive marriage set against the background of a wilderness that is dangerous enough without the literal cryptid stalking its midst。 The execution is mostly also brilliant， true to Henry's skill and hard work as a storyteller。 I usually love her work and this is no exception--except for the ending， which I found to be weak and a bit disconnected from the theme of the novel。 This is a common occurrence with supernatural horr I really liked this。 Not loved--just liked。 The concept is brilliant--an abusive marriage set against the background of a wilderness that is dangerous enough without the literal cryptid stalking its midst。 The execution is mostly also brilliant， true to Henry's skill and hard work as a storyteller。 I usually love her work and this is no exception--except for the ending， which I found to be weak and a bit disconnected from the theme of the novel。 This is a common occurrence with supernatural horror of the best variety， so it may just be a downside to the genre。 All that said， I still really enjoyed this book and found it compelling。 Highly recommended for other fans of Henry or the genre。 。。。more
Wendy
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Rounded up to 3。75 stars。 I listened to this book on Audible。 🎧 I probably should’ve read the physical book instead。 I’m going to be that girl who complains that the protagonist in the story， who is a woman being held captive by an abusive man in a secluded cabin on a snowy mountain， while fighting off a creature that’s killing everything in its path， is too whiny and overly dramatic。 I believe this was the narrator and not so much the character， if that makes sense。 It was hard to take seriousl Rounded up to 3。75 stars。 I listened to this book on Audible。 🎧 I probably should’ve read the physical book instead。 I’m going to be that girl who complains that the protagonist in the story， who is a woman being held captive by an abusive man in a secluded cabin on a snowy mountain， while fighting off a creature that’s killing everything in its path， is too whiny and overly dramatic。 I believe this was the narrator and not so much the character， if that makes sense。 It was hard to take seriously because of the over-acting。Also， it probably didn’t help that I was listening to this atmospheric story that takes place on a snowy mountain while I was sitting at a sunny pool on an 85° day。The book probably would’ve been a four-star read， although I would have liked more background on the creature and it’s origin and what ended up happening to it。 All in all this was a decent story。Special thanks to my good friend Dorian， here on Goodreads， who completely distracted me for the last 30 minutes， and most pivotal part of this book。 😎❤️ 。。。more
Adrielle Eispu
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Uh。。 that was painfully underwhelming。。。
Ren
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Christina Henry is a pro at turning classic stories on their head and writing at a pace that makes reading move like the wind， so of course I picked up her newest novel without even reading the synopsis。 If you couldn’t tell from the cover， this is a horror novel。 We meet two types of monsters: a supernatural one that’s cross between a grizzly bear and a Wendigo， and a physically abusive human man （heavy trigger warning: domestic violence）。 Henry is not subtle in pointing out the human monster i Christina Henry is a pro at turning classic stories on their head and writing at a pace that makes reading move like the wind， so of course I picked up her newest novel without even reading the synopsis。 If you couldn’t tell from the cover， this is a horror novel。 We meet two types of monsters: a supernatural one that’s cross between a grizzly bear and a Wendigo， and a physically abusive human man （heavy trigger warning: domestic violence）。 Henry is not subtle in pointing out the human monster inflicts far more harm than the creature - a creature who eviscerates and hangs animal and human bodies by their own entrails from the trees - as the novel takes place over the course of a few days。 We see the world only through our narrator， a young woman who has been abused and held captive for the last twelve years， questioning the few memories she has of her childhood as she navigates her way through the woods on the run from both monsters。 This is one of only a few novels I’ve had to sneak a peek at the ending of in order to complete because at times it feels like there is no hope and you really need her to make it out of there （spoiler: she does）。 。。。more
Alice
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Heart-wrenching and heart-racing。 A truly vicious page turner。 The elusiveness of the creature had me hooked， but the heart of this book it's leading lady as she struggles back to herself to at long last fight for her freedom。Trigger warnings: kidnapping， imprisonment， csa， rape， abuse， gore。 Heart-wrenching and heart-racing。 A truly vicious page turner。 The elusiveness of the creature had me hooked， but the heart of this book it's leading lady as she struggles back to herself to at long last fight for her freedom。Trigger warnings: kidnapping， imprisonment， csa， rape， abuse， gore。 。。。more
Greyson
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3。5 stars
Isaac
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Enjoyable， and an entertaining read which had that creppy good vibe going on without all the glory details。 My only issue is I don't like the characters react to things。 And I don't really connected and like the main character。 Enjoyable， and an entertaining read which had that creppy good vibe going on without all the glory details。 My only issue is I don't like the characters react to things。 And I don't really connected and like the main character。 。。。more
Tori （SheHer） Tine
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Excellent horror both thrilling and disturbing Trigger warnings！ Domestic abuse， kidnapping， animal virulence！This book is worth the read。 I was thrilled really the whole time but its very disturbing which pushes it more into the horror category for me。 It leaves you feeling really uneasy with Mattie's situation。 I read this in 24 hours it was very fast paced。 Excellent horror both thrilling and disturbing Trigger warnings！ Domestic abuse， kidnapping， animal virulence！This book is worth the read。 I was thrilled really the whole time but its very disturbing which pushes it more into the horror category for me。 It leaves you feeling really uneasy with Mattie's situation。 I read this in 24 hours it was very fast paced。 。。。more
Lynn Williams
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https://lynns-books。com/2021/06/03/ne。。。4 of 5 starsMy Five Word TL:DR Review : Cryptid monster horror survival storyNear the Bone is my second Christina Henry story and I seem to be on a roll because I enjoyed this one as much as the last one I read （The Ghost Tree）。 This is a psychological as well as slasher style horror story。 There are plenty of double meanings together with a setting that feels almost claustrophobic。As the story begins we meet Mattie。 She’s doing the rounds， checking the tr https://lynns-books。com/2021/06/03/ne。。。4 of 5 starsMy Five Word TL:DR Review : Cryptid monster horror survival storyNear the Bone is my second Christina Henry story and I seem to be on a roll because I enjoyed this one as much as the last one I read （The Ghost Tree）。 This is a psychological as well as slasher style horror story。 There are plenty of double meanings together with a setting that feels almost claustrophobic。As the story begins we meet Mattie。 She’s doing the rounds， checking the traps for animals caught when she comes across a dead fox。 The fox hasn’t been eaten， just mauled and left， which is unusual in itself， added to that， the strange tracks that accompany the kill really give Mattie pause （paws or maybe even claws） for thought。 They look like bear prints， but on a massive scale。 Mattie doesn’t however have time to dwell， no lollygagging or gathering wool here， back to the cabin with haste before she receives punishment for her tardy behaviour。 She tells her husband of her grisly find and the two set out to follow the tracks – which mysteriously disappear。Mattie has lived with William for as long as she can remember。 she sometimes has snatches of fleeting memories that elude her before she can grasp their meaning。 Meanwhile， William is always there， watching， controlling， and punishing her。 Mattie has learned to be quiet， to speak only when spoken to and to make herself almost unnoticeable。 The appearance of a second monster into her life spells real trouble but maybe also the possibility of escape。I’m not going to go into the relationship between Mattie and Williams other than to say it is an abusive one。 Mentally and physically abusive （so keep that in mind）。 Mattie is on the verge of becoming a shadow self， she’s beaten， raped and starved on a regular basis and yet， because of the length of time she has spent enduring such horrors she doesn’t realise just how terrible her situation really is。 She is William’s wife， she must obey him and be dutiful。 The appearance of a second monster on their isolated mountain really upsets the strange existence they have。 First， William becomes almost unhinged about the presence of an unusual creature sharing their space （with reason as will be eventually revealed）。 Second， rumours of a mysterious critter brings strangers to the mountain in search of myths and legends。 Both of these act as catalysts to trigger memories in Mattie that leave her questioning the life she has accepted as normal。Okay， I won’t really go into the plot with this one。 We have a creature capable of stalking unseen and unheard， the very forests themselves go quiet upon its approach。 It can remain unseen if it wishes and it’s tracks oftentimes disappear。 We have William， a monster himself by all accounts。 Armed and dangerous he resolves to rid the mountain of this newcomer and threat to his life。So， the setting is great。 High on a mountain。 No roads。 Freezing cold temperatures。 This is not the sort of place that people seek out as a rule。 It really plays into the story giving it a ‘closed’ feel。 Hemmed in for the most part by cliffs there is basically one route on or off the mountain。 No electricity， wi-fi or roads。 It’s your basic nightmare， particularly when there’s a huge creature running around outside and for the most part if feels like the characters run around in ever decreasing circles never gaining any momentum。The characters。 Well， William is an absolute horror and almost invincible in the way that only truly bad characters in horror stories can be。 Mattie is a great character。 You really， I mean REALLY， feel for her。 The terror and desperation she feels on a regular basis – before three strangers stumble into her life and unwittingly try to help her – giving her not just new feelings about what is really happening but also massive guilt because they have now become her responsibility。What I really liked about this is the tension that Henry creates。 The characters quite often stumble around in circles making outrageous mistakes， much akin to teenagers in a Halloween movie， and the only one that seems capable or really perceiving the threat is Mattie。 Strangely enough， Mattie and the creature almost seem to understand each other in the most unusual way。 I wont’ say more because I don’t want to give away spoilers。The other thing that I really liked is that this is a look at the real monsters that are present in our everyday lives that we simply fail to see。 Of course， a huge hairy creature with long claws， a monumental roar and exceptional strength and speed， yes， now that’s a monster， but at the same time maybe it’s simply a creature also trying to survive on instinct。 I really enjoyed this one。 I’m not going to say it didn’t have a few plot holes here or there or that at times it wasn’t frustrating in the way that slasher horrors can be annoying， but， it kept me pretty much glued to the page。 A strange combination of psychological thriller and creature feature horror。 Sleeping with the Enemy meets Predator meets ‘insert whatever horror you deem most appropriate after reading’。 To be clear， when I say I ‘enjoyed’ this – well， I was hooked， about Mattie’s story initially but then about the creature and the final outcome。 However， perhaps ‘enjoyed’ is the wrong word in some respects。 To be clear， there are strong themes present here plus a level of slasher horror that will make some readers grab for the nearest cushion to hide behind。 You have been warned。I received a copy through Netgalley， courtesy of the publisher， for which my thanks。 The above is my own opinion。 。。。more
Reilly
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I read this book rather quickly。 The multiple subplots keep me entertained。 I found myself rooting for the protagonist， as I should be， but I also found myself wanting more。 I think it’s a great quick read， but the ending left something to be desired。
rovic
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This one is a pretty good mystery-suspense book with such a great atmosphere and well-drawn setting and characters。 It felt very claustrophobic and creepy。 I also love the psychological aspect of the main character; her trauma， her fear， her feeling of being powerless， she conquers that all to escape her misery。 It is， overall， an enjoyable and compelling book。 I am just not sure if it is horror， or perhaps it also borderlines the thriller genre。 Nevertheless， it is a suspenseful piece of work！
Heather
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Mattie lives in a remote cabin in the woods with her husband， William。 Mattie doesn't remember how they came to be on this mountain， or even much about her own life before William。 All she does know for sure is that she must never make William angry。 Mattie hasn't seen another person besides her husband for years， but when she comes across the mutilated body of a fox， she quickly realizes they aren't alone-- something with big claws is prowling through the woods。 When three cryptid-obsessed stra Mattie lives in a remote cabin in the woods with her husband， William。 Mattie doesn't remember how they came to be on this mountain， or even much about her own life before William。 All she does know for sure is that she must never make William angry。 Mattie hasn't seen another person besides her husband for years， but when she comes across the mutilated body of a fox， she quickly realizes they aren't alone-- something with big claws is prowling through the woods。 When three cryptid-obsessed strangers appear， Mattie knows their presence will anger William and bad things happen when William gets in a mood。 Mattie desperately tries to get the strangers to flee， and in her haste to get them as far from William and the monster as possible， long-buried memories start to come to the surface and it'll take a strength Mattie didn't know she possessed to survive and uncover the truth about who she is。If you were to take a psychological thriller mix in a suspenseful survivalist plot and add a dash of slasher horror， you would get Near the Bone。 You can tell straight away that there's something wrong with Mattie's circumstances being that she's left so isolatedly sheltered， you can't fully put your finger on it， but it's clear it has something to do with her husband。 I liked how Mattie's memories were triggered by these strangers she meets in the woods who vaguely recognized her， and you slowly got to piece together what happened to her which was so sad even if it was slightly predictable。 Aside from how that， I also found the plot to be a little repetitive at times and would've loved to have gotten more of the monster aspect。 There's this big terrible creature picking them off one by one， yet we don't learn much about it at all。 You don't even get a clear picture at the end of what it exactly was either， so that left me a bit underwhelmed。 There were times where Henry did a nice job of keeping you on edge， especially in the smaller， quieter moments， and her writing was very atmospheric， but I just wished for a little more。 。。。more
Nicole Alicea
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3。5
Genya
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I'm not really sure if I liked it or not。。。had some good jaw dropping moments though I'm not really sure if I liked it or not。。。had some good jaw dropping moments though 。。。more
Kelsea
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Near the Bone is a dark， suspenseful， atmospheric horror novel that kept me turning the pages！ I don't want to spoil anything， as this one benefits from going in knowing less。 The main character was a little hard to get on board with early on， but I think this is one case where her thinking and personality suited the novel。 As the story goes on， it becomes clear why she is who she is。Quite a fascinating read overall！ Thank you Berkley Publishing for providing me an advanced readers' copy in exch Near the Bone is a dark， suspenseful， atmospheric horror novel that kept me turning the pages！ I don't want to spoil anything， as this one benefits from going in knowing less。 The main character was a little hard to get on board with early on， but I think this is one case where her thinking and personality suited the novel。 As the story goes on， it becomes clear why she is who she is。Quite a fascinating read overall！ Thank you Berkley Publishing for providing me an advanced readers' copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Ashley
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Mattie lives in isolation， alone with just her husband， hidden away on a mountain。 All she knows is her husband。 All she knows is the mountain。 When Mattie discovers the mutilated body of a fox， and begins to hear strange bestial cries in the night， she realizes， she's not as alone as she thought。This book is action packed， has a bone chilling atmosphere， and pretty fantastic gore， which does make for some amazingly intense scenes and for such a short novel， there's quite a lot to unpack。 The bo Mattie lives in isolation， alone with just her husband， hidden away on a mountain。 All she knows is her husband。 All she knows is the mountain。 When Mattie discovers the mutilated body of a fox， and begins to hear strange bestial cries in the night， she realizes， she's not as alone as she thought。This book is action packed， has a bone chilling atmosphere， and pretty fantastic gore， which does make for some amazingly intense scenes and for such a short novel， there's quite a lot to unpack。 The book is almost split into two plots， the monster in the woods， and the monster that is Mattie's husband。 While it contained a lot of things I love， something about this book just didn't grab me as much as I'd hoped。 Most of the book felt like a domestic thriller masquerading as horror， which is fine， of course！ I was just hoping for something a little scarier。 - Side note， there is a lot of domestic violence， the majority of the pages in this novel contain some form of graphic domestic abuse。 。。。more
Melanie
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3 🌟 | 👣🌲🗻
Sharon
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4 1/2 stars。 Full review to follow。 But Wow！ This is my favorite book by Christina Henry so far。 This book was like reading a slasher horror movie and I loved it。
Kayla
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Hurry， hurry， the monster's in the woods， and it's coming for you。A huge thank you to Berkley Press and NetGalley for my copy of this book。 Lost Boy is one of my favorite books I've discovered since I started blogging。 So I was very excited to jump into another book by Christina Henry。 That being said， there are trigger warnings after this paragraph。 I'm going to do my best to avoid spoilers， but there will be mention of kidnapping and domestic abuse。Let me start off by saying I really liked thi Hurry， hurry， the monster's in the woods， and it's coming for you。A huge thank you to Berkley Press and NetGalley for my copy of this book。 Lost Boy is one of my favorite books I've discovered since I started blogging。 So I was very excited to jump into another book by Christina Henry。 That being said， there are trigger warnings after this paragraph。 I'm going to do my best to avoid spoilers， but there will be mention of kidnapping and domestic abuse。Let me start off by saying I really liked this book。 I was all geared up for a creature feature and trapped on a snowy moment。 And， I got both in spades。 This book had the icky factor with the creature's cave and the trees。 I love how the woods would go silent as the creature approached， and the roar you could feel in our bones。 Actually， I have a question about that sound it makes， to digress for half a second。 Does the audiobook have the sound in it？ I would love to know exactly how it sounds。 Like a cross between a Wampa and a sasquatch？ I'm just curious。 Either way， all of that played in so at the end of the book I was getting nervous for our characters。， mostly just me mumbling to myself "don't go in there" and "run fast"。I also really liked that we don't find out what the creature is。 I mean I hate it because I'm a sucker for any kind of cryptid， but the creature isn't the real monster of this story。 So I was okay with the fact we never got a good glimpse at it。 Too busy running！Here's what the trigger warnings come into play。 Why I read the synopsis of Near the Bone maybe I was too wrapped up in the creature feature to notice， by the domestic violence aspect of the story sort of caught me by surprise。 This wasn't a turn-off for me because while those moments were uncomfortable， they weren't used gratuitously。 It's hard to explain without giving too much of the plot away， but the violence made a twisted bit of sense when you realize the kind of bad man William was。 HOWEVER！ Yes， there is a， however。 I feel like Berkley Press should have done better at warning people about this aspect of Near the Bone。 This part of the book plays a big part in our main character's， Mattie， journey。 It is also very trigging for a lot of people， and I feel like the publisher， Goodreads， and NetGalley should have been better at these triggers。 Because within the first chapter you see what kind of door prize William is。 This is actually the reason this book isn't a five-star read for me。 The line， "bad things happen when William's mad"， wasn't really enough warning for me。 Because not a bad man， he's a waste of space。 So the lack of warnings from the three mentioned platforms knocks off a star for me。But， to jump back into the positives。 One of my favorite characters that Christina Henry writes is villains。 This is my third book by Henry， and William almost edges out Pan from Lost Boys。 Almost。 While William has absolutely no redeeming qualities， Henry writes him so well he's so easy to hate。 From the first chapter， you want something bad to happen because it couldn't happen to a better person。 I also really like the plot around William and he connects to Maddie。 While Maddie has no memory of how she met William， as the reader you start to peace that mystery together rather quickly。 Or， you do if you have seen more than one season of Criminal Minds。I love the good character that is so vile and written so well， you hate even the way they breathe。 Now Maddie， our main character， took me a second to really like。 She would get the moments where I was really starting to like her， and she was finding her inner strength and I was rooting for her。 Then Samantha happened， and while I understand where this character stems from， I wanted to throttle these characters。 And， maybe that was the point。 At first， Samantha seems like she's giving Mattie the strength to leave William， to find a way out。 But， as the story progresses and tragedy happens， Samantha gets annoying， and I got no greater than joy than Maddie finding a backbone and silencing that part of her mind。 And， while Maddie is an unreliable narrator， I really liked that we got the story through her eyes。 To see her find herself again despite all the terrible things that are happening around her。I'm just gonna say it， I hated all three of the cryptid hunters。 Probably Griffin more than any of the others， but all three were terrible。 But， really Griffin took the cake。 I understand that he saw women hurt and wanted to help， but no means no my dude。 If you would have just listened to Maddie you wouldn't have -Hello Spoiler Alert- ended handing from a tree by your insides。 Now， I do like the purpose of these three， and that's to sort of help Maddie grow into herself。 To have another reason to fight and not give up。 She has to protect these fools。 But， honestly， I felt no way about any of them。 They were those characters you meet at the story of a horror movie and you instantly know bad things around going to happen to them。 The ending was really good for Near the Bone as well。 It had the old-school horror movie end where they find safety， but you don't know if they actually survived。 There was no prologue。 No three years later。 For me， with these kinds of books， is one of my favorite kind of ending。 Could be a good ending or that creature could have followed them down the mountain and ate them and the ranger。 Who knows？！All in all， I really liked this book and will be adding it to my shelves since I read the e-ARC of this。 It was everything I wanted from a book written by Christina Henry， and I can't wait to see what Henry will write next！ 。。。more
Jennifer Meysing
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2。5 rounded up
Tara Diane
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Hard to put down- I read this in one day！
Alison
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I love Christina Henry so will read pretty much anything she writes but I have to admit this is not my favourite book from her。 The writing is as always wonderful and I pretty much blew through the whole book in one sitting but it just didn't have the chills or tension it promised。 There was also an element of the story I wasn't entirely comfortable reading。The story is fast paced and packed full of action from the get go。 It follows main character Mattie who lives with her violent and abusive ' I love Christina Henry so will read pretty much anything she writes but I have to admit this is not my favourite book from her。 The writing is as always wonderful and I pretty much blew through the whole book in one sitting but it just didn't have the chills or tension it promised。 There was also an element of the story I wasn't entirely comfortable reading。The story is fast paced and packed full of action from the get go。 It follows main character Mattie who lives with her violent and abusive 'husband' William in an isolated cabin in the mountain。 While out checking snares Mattie discovers the remains of a fox and it soon becomes clear that this fox was not killed by any normal animal。 What follows is a monster in the woods， fight for survival story as Mattie tries to escape both the monster and her husband。It's definitely a lot and I actually wonder if maybe I would have liked this more if it'd focused on one thing rather than having so much going on。 There are some truly horrible moments and scenes but the story flies through them so quickly you don't have time to feel their full impact。 In addition the double threat of both William and the monster somewhat diluted the sense of danger for me and I never really felt any genuine chills。I did love the wild and isolated setting， I love a monster in the woods story， and I really liked the characters。 Mattie in particular was very easy to get behind and I loved how she developed over the course of the story。 William maybe ventured a little too far into the villain role， I feel he could have been more terrifying if he wasn't so obviously evil from the start， but I guess it worked well in the story。Overall therefore a pretty quick read with some great elements that I'd recommend to anyone looking for a monster in the woods story。 I would however advise caution however if you're in any way triggered by abuse。 。。。more
Reference
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