Overall Rating and Opinion of The Bone Season
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Overall Rating and Opinion of The Bone Season
I like this book. I read it simply because it was the book of the month, which I have done with many other books. This means I know nothing about it going in, not even the synopsis from the back of the book or Amazon or whatever. I was a little thrown off by the terminology at first. I was confused as to what vernacular was off to me because it was British and I am American or because it was part of the fantasy world. I did not realize their was a glossary until I finished the book.
The story was a little slow to start for me, but did get me quite intrigued. However, I was expecting more from the story, and feel it probably wasn't delivered as a means of setting up a series. I am usually a lot more hesitant to start series than single books because a series is much more of an investment.
Overall, I rate the book 3 out of 4. I would recommend it to others with the caveat of it being a series and if like me they are not much interested in a series probably won't be interested in getting started with this book.
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I can't wait for the next book to come out! If you haven't read it yet, DO IT!!! You won't regret it a bit. Well, unless you aren't a fan of the supernatural. But read it anyway! I know loads of people who claim they don't like supernatural novels and then end up loving the books once I wear them down
I hope everyone enjoys it as much as I did! The author is now on my radar and won't be forgotten
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I completely agree with you! I can't wait for the next book to come out. Very few books get my attention the way this one did. I would and already have recommended this book to family and friends.crashlee012 wrote:Oh my gosh! I was practically gushing after I read this book. I honestly didn't expect it to be as good as it was. A lot of people have been comparing it to Harry Potter and The Hunger Games. I don't really see a point in doing so; they are all absolutely amazing in their own ways and don't particularly need to be compared. But what can you do?
I can't wait for the next book to come out! If you haven't read it yet, DO IT!!! You won't regret it a bit. Well, unless you aren't a fan of the supernatural. But read it anyway! I know loads of people who claim they don't like supernatural novels and then end up loving the books once I wear them down
I hope everyone enjoys it as much as I did! The author is now on my radar and won't be forgotten
I read the reviews from different websites (amazon, goodreads, etc) and also noticed there was a lot of comparison to Harry Potter and noticed a lot of people based their hopes off of that, nothing like Harry Potter for those who haven't read it yet and in my opinion, better!
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So: what makes this book so good? Why should it be read?
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I agree. I started it today and it indeed started a bit slow. I am around page 50 and it is getting better.AMP76 wrote:I just started it last night before bed and I am already 75 pages in. It started a little slow, perhaps confusingly, for me at least with lots of zany vocabulary and descriptions that I had to keep referring to the legend in the front of the book for. Gotta say, so far, I love it!
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I agree Gali, for me it was also a slow start but once it picked up I flew through it.gali wrote:I agree. I started it today and it indeed started a bit slow. I am around page 50 and it is getting better.AMP76 wrote:I just started it last night before bed and I am already 75 pages in. It started a little slow, perhaps confusingly, for me at least with lots of zany vocabulary and descriptions that I had to keep referring to the legend in the front of the book for. Gotta say, so far, I love it!
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Yeah well, point..AMP76 wrote:Damla, nothing wrong with that! Maybe this book just doesn't do anything for you! I know in my real life bookclub, I very often disagree with the other members, as in, they love a book and I think its a chore to get through!