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A review by aconitecafe
Game of Bones by Erin Johnson
5.0
Jolene is a ball of sass, and I love her. This next installment left me with a bit of mixed feelings. Some parts of the story were a bit too out of the believably realm, or too rushed.
While the main plot mystery was fantastic, and a good 'bad people will be exposed' story, Jolenes personal coming to terms moments were lackluster. I was surprised at her 'cursed story' and had a hard time believing it. In the sense that if shifters are feared/hated, how did a room full of people not blab to the island, and how was she able to just walk back in there without the cops being called? idk, this ponder pulled me way out of the story. (i am an overthinker though!) The follow ups with Zale and the other lady were also a let down emotionally. This incident was a corner stone to who Jolene is now, and it just didn't hold as important on the page I guess. All of the revelations were perfect story wise, just the reveal and reaction fell flat for me.
I love the progression Jolene & Peter are making with their friendship and trust issues. They make a great team, (daisy too!) I'm excited to see what Peter does in the next books, and how the underground will pull at Jolene.
I love this world Erin has built, and am so glad to be exploring the poor side of it, compared to the previous series. I would love to see more on the politics on how the shifters are hated on, and where they are taken when caught or whatever. I am secretly pulling for Jolene to make strides in Shifter Rights.
While the main plot mystery was fantastic, and a good 'bad people will be exposed' story, Jolenes personal coming to terms moments were lackluster. I was surprised at her 'cursed story' and had a hard time believing it. In the sense that if shifters are feared/hated, how did a room full of people not blab to the island, and how was she able to just walk back in there without the cops being called? idk, this ponder pulled me way out of the story. (i am an overthinker though!) The follow ups with Zale and the other lady were also a let down emotionally. This incident was a corner stone to who Jolene is now, and it just didn't hold as important on the page I guess. All of the revelations were perfect story wise, just the reveal and reaction fell flat for me.
I love the progression Jolene & Peter are making with their friendship and trust issues. They make a great team, (daisy too!) I'm excited to see what Peter does in the next books, and how the underground will pull at Jolene.
I love this world Erin has built, and am so glad to be exploring the poor side of it, compared to the previous series. I would love to see more on the politics on how the shifters are hated on, and where they are taken when caught or whatever. I am secretly pulling for Jolene to make strides in Shifter Rights.