This book was too slow-moving for me. I couldn't get into the author's writing style. The characters felt flat and I wanted more to happen. Also, I was recommended this book through the tag "true crime." Once I started reading it became apparent that it wasn't true crime which was disappointing, but I tried to stick with it, but I just couldn't. There are too many books in the world to read one that isn't catching my attention. There is an audience for this book. It just isn't me.

A child is exposed to the most unbelievable violence by her serial killer father, and is understandably, marred for life. Twenty five years later, the little girl has grown up and become Cherrie; she is a mother and believes she has finally put her past behind her. Then a true crime podcast detailing the crimes of serial killer Mr. Bones airs, and against her better judgement, Cherrie listens to it. A recent murder looks a lot like the handiwork of Mr. Bones and the press has identified Cherrie, or Little Bones, as she was called. The court of public opinion is not kind to Cherrie and believes she has more of her father in her than she’s prepared to admit. This is a totally creepy story that kept me guessing, is she or isn’t she until the end

Was a good by book. Flowed easily to read. And the character build up was good. Surprised ending for me.


Thanks to the publisher and Net Galley for an early release of this book.

Wow oh WOW!
I read this book in one sitting because putting it down was just not on my mind.
As soon as I read the synopsis I had that bookworm version of the Spidey Sense tingle and this did not disappoint.
There is so much to this book-not merely a serial killer thriller, oh no, this is the exploration of family legacies, trust and compassion.
Having been abandoned by both parents (one imprisoned for murdering 11 boys for their bones and the other through suicide)Leigh-Ann Hendy has grown up and out the care system, reinvented herself, has a job, has a family and friends.
An outing to a psychic, filling in for a friend who can't go, leads to a terrible set of events where the constant fear of her true identity surfacing comes too close to call.
20 miles away , a boy has gone missing. Mr Bones, Cherrie's father, is the subject of a podcast which spuriously links the boy to his crimes. It names Cherrie and before she can do anything about it, her own son, Robin, disappears.
Now she has to face her past as the daughter of a serial killer , will anyone stand with her? Will her relationship withstand this revelation? And just what has her other half been doing in the extension that he won't let her see?
So many twists and turns kept coming through this book, Cherrie is NOT the archetypal mother that you see in press conferences, in fact, as she and her partner appeal for the return of Robin, she causes the opposite effect at the first one. The police don't trust her when they work out who she is, she doesn't trust them and goes off looking for Robin on her own.
As her circle of trust dwindles, she has to dig deep and find the 8 year old child that she was, the one that the papers nicknamed 'Little Bones'.
It's chilling, thrilling and completely unlike any other book I have read this year, I think (and hope) that it wil be a massive succes!

Little Bones immediately drew me in. Loved the writing, loved the character Cherrie. However, Cherrie quickly became unlikeable. Too much time in her head. Too much drama. Too much back and forth. Anger that I was unable to sympathize with.
There are twists and turns and it does keep you guessing. I did start to skip through the middle - it felt too long, however, I couldn't put this book down, which is why I'm giving it four stars. I ended up reading the last half and, even though it became obvious (but not until later in the book) what happened to Cherrie's son, it was still compelling.

Interesting premise. Cherrie felt "real" in her behavior to do anything to find her son. Got a bit boring in the middle.

Kindly received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This is one of those books where you want things to get more exciting but unfortunately they don’t. I felt as the plot progressed it was pretty easy to figure out what was coming next. It’s an easy read but nothing thrilling.

This book just wasn't for me.
Whilst it was an easy read,non of the behaviour of the characters felt very realistic to me.
Especially Cherries,who flew off the handle at the drop of a hat.
I didn't make it to the end even.

I was very disappointed by this book which is such a bummer because I was so excited to read it. It started off far too slow and the build up took way too long that by the time I got to the good stuff, I wasn't really interested anymore.