Near the Bone

De: Christina Henry

Narrado por: Lisa Flanagan

A woman trapped on a mountain attempts to survive more than one kind of monster, in a dread-inducing horror novel from the national best-selling 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.

©2021 Christina Henry (P)2021 Penguin Audio

Reseñas de la Crítica

"It's full of magic and passion and courage, set against a convincing historical backdrop.... Henry's spare, muscular prose is a delight. I loved this novel." (Louisa Morgan, author of A Secret History of Witches)

"Multiple twists keep the reader guessing, and the fluid writing is enthralling.... This is a fine addition to the shelves of any fan of children's classics and their modern subversions." (Publishers Weekly)

"This wild, unrelenting tale, full to the brim with the freedom and violence of young boys who never want to grow up, will appeal to fans of dark fantasy." (Booklist)

“Near the Bone features compelling and creative characters, descriptions of snow so realistic that they'll make you reach for a blanket and a monster so terrifying that it is sure to haunt the dreams of even the most stoic reader.... Near the Bone is a terror-ridden yet poetic hike that will leave your nerves frazzled and heart.” (BookPage)

Way Overhyped

The story is good, but the middle just drags on for too long. I get the idea behind the main character, but I was super frustrated by her. The other 3 acted so stupid about everything.
This was overhyped and disappointing as a creature feature. Psychological thriller, definitely.
It was still good, but cut 2 hours out of the middle.

Fast-Paced

Engaging novel, but not for the squeamish. Trigger Warning: kidnapping, domestic violence, sexual assault, and miscarriage

excellent story

this was my first audible. I loved it. excellent story!! I'd love to have a sequel to see how Maddy's life turns out.

The mind of domestic violence

It was sometimes a terrifying listen, definitely kept my attention. It was fascinating to hear the thoughts of a kidnapped and domestic violence victim, which is almost never explored. Why do they stay? Why don’t they fight back? The questions are answered here. That being said I think we understood that the protagonist was a victim and we didn’t need to constantly be reminded in every passage. Overall I would still recommend this audiobook.

Amazing

A strong female character lead who doesn't know shows that a person no matter how big a victim has strength and power. Also comes in a horror novel which only adds to an already amazing premise.

five stars very riveting

I recommend this book to anybody that wants to be intrigued through the whole book not too scary but super suspenseful..

suspense. unpredictable twists

I had to change the speed of the narrator to quicken her cadence. there is domestic violence in this book so be aware. I listened to the book in 2 days. it was a "page turner" for sure.

Nicely done

Solid story, although I wished it was a bit longer to draw out more of the characters. I didn’t get a chance to feel anything for a few of them, enough to care if they lived or not. Overall it was enjoyable.

The narration was good, there were a few times the whining drew out and was hard to listen to.

Not Bad, Not Great

This story was interesting, no doubt - I wanted to hear it through to it's finish and I was invested in the characters. Definitely a huge TW for physical, sexual, and verbal abuse.

I feel like this book tried to tie in two horror themes but didn't quite do it successfully. The psychological horror of William and his abuse is gut wrenching in and of itself, and the cryptid/monster feature is interesting and suspenseful, but instead of blending to make the story more interesting they feel almost like two separate narratives. The end of the book itself is only moderately satisfactory, and there are a ton of unresolved questions from both story lines that leave me feeling underwhelmed. It's not just the lack of explanation, but the feeling that the story just kind of ends when there was a genuine thread of themes and plotlines through the narrative that just kind of drop and are never individually resolved or answered.

I will also say as a fan of Stephen King and Nick Cutter -esque horror that I was a bit underwhelmed by the actual horror scenes, especially involving the creature. Another review of this book said it was a YA novel trying to dress up as an adult horror book, and I think that sums it up nicely. The actual text is nicely paced and decently captivating, but the novel and plot as a whole leave a lot to be desired.

So fun

Highly entertaining. Good amount of suspense well narrated with a really good bad guy. Highly recommend