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This book was so disappointing to me. Not at all what I had expected. It went back and forth, back and forth over the same kinds of events and then ended with a loud THUD. I actually threw it in the trash when I finished it because it was not worth passing along to anyone else. A complete waste of time.
Rating: 1 / 5
I found this books to be entertaining, earnest, and full of unexpected twists.
It is about a family who lived with a secret. It was a secret than none of them were aware of until a death in the family brought them to an inherited homestead. There they found an old house, filled with secrets of its own.
On exploring their new home, peculiar things began to happen, and the family including the children became separated. The more time they spent there the more dangerous things became. Steven, the dad, began experiencing vicious, crippling headaches . The children began behaving oddly, particularly Sara the young daughter. They finally begin to find answers, but not the ones they had hoped.
This is a story that I believe would be most enjoyed by young adults who are interested in the paranormal.
Rating: 3 / 5
Only 2-3 times a year do I encounter a book that I can not put down and read it through the night in one session. This is the second book in the last few weeks that has had prompted that remarkable reaction (The other book is Alicia Benson’s- The First Vampire.)
This book is a true page turner (yes I know that is a tired cliché- but in this case it is absolutely true!)
It is stylistically very well written. Without giving anything away “The Family Bones,” manages to entwine more than one genre with the exquisite precision of a master storyteller.
This is a book that you wont read just once- but several times and enjoy it just as much- and perhaps even more- the more familiar with it you become. Yes – it is THAT good.
Outstanding!
P.S. Gifford
Rating: 5 / 5
The Family Bones was what The Twilight Zone would probably be like today. One that is precedent of movies like The Amityville Horror, and then, after a few days and a few chapters in, knocks your socks off with a science fiction-based agenda reminiscent of Species. However, this is NOT a horror novel, but more or less speculative fiction. The narrative was easy on the eyes and kept me reading from start to finish, the pacing never skipped a beat, characterization was strong, dialogue believable throughout. What I found refreshing was that this book would appeal to two age groups. Adult AND young adult. Though Raiser’s premise was more alien and ancestral rather than, say, vampiric, to be frank, I do see a slight Stephanie Meyer (of Twilight fame) in Raiser’s prose, and I’ll be sure to keep an eye on her future works.
Simply put, the book is about a family, The Weavers, who inherit a house in a part of Pennsylvania that doesn’t seem to exist on any map. They have a more than just peculiar connection with this house, one that they can’t even begin to fathom. The house is filled with generation-old secrets, startling and uncanny mysteries related to the family’s past, a well in the backyard filled with strangled, skeletal cats of possible astral origin. And that’s just the beginning. Other more mutant-like secrets eventually unfold as The Weavers learn that a far more terrible thing await them if they continue to stay in their new abode.
Obviously this is a story and not meant to be prescriptive of “what to do if you find a whole bunch of hybrids who are relatives living in your household one day.” -Yes, the climax was that creepy! But I don’t want to reveal the entire plot to you. Actually, there are certainly some real-world scientists and folks who assert that family integration with alien chromosomes is not the only viable response to multiplicity. The only thing is, it might be part of your family tree, and hey, it might be in the basement or backyard of your house.
Rating: 5 / 5
I have read a few of Kimberly’s short stories and wished they were longer, this is the book i was looking for, this book is just fantastic. I usually start to read a novel and get bored and put it down and i find it hard to get back to. Well not with this thriller, I actually had to sit and read the book in its entirety to find out what happened to the weavers. I have never read a book that I just could not put down. This Author kept you so intrigued that you had to just keep reading to see what happened, you were guessing the entire time of what was going to happen next. I dont want to ruin the ending by giving you any insite on the book, you have to set aside time and read this thriller, you wont be sorry!!!! What a super new Author, cant wait for her next!
kristin string
Rating: 5 / 5