abetterjulie 's review for:

Bone and Jewel Creatures by Elizabeth Bear

2.0

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Great concept, poor execution. The characters weren't well done, in my opinion. I felt like I had to keep trying to grasp a slippery vision of who/what/how they were. The last few pages were the best part because the writing and story were laid out more clearly. The whole thing read like a concept piece for a whole book, instead of a novella. I am hoping her writing style is different in the next book I try.