In Her Bones: A Novel

Rely liked the character development in the story and the storytelling

Great book. Awesome, crazy story. And the PERFECT narrator for the audiobook!

I really want to give 3.5 stars.
I enjoyed the story, but it didn't leave me wishing it never ended, which is when I rank a book with 4 or 5 stars.
It wasn't quite the psychological thriller I expected, based on the summary. It was a bit slower paced than some of my favourites, and while the book did keep me guessing until the end,
**SPOILER**
I felt like the story went a bit flat with the 'big reveals' at the end. A bit like the author spent most of the story creating possibilities and then just dropped in minor characters to be different.

I really really liked this book! The pace was great and the story was unique and interesting. It kept me thinking the entire way through and even though some bits were a bit predictable, it still held my attention.

I felt that this book was a bit jumbled, a bit disjointed. In fact, in one place, at least one paragraph was missing! (That could be because I read this on a Kindle, and perhaps the digital edition was missing the paragraph???)
The story is a psychological thriller about the daughter of a serial killer. The daughter, Edie Beckett, is worried that she will turn out like her mother. She is obsessed with following the lives of the people who were left behind after Lilith killed their family member.
The book didn't really grab and hold my attention like some other psychological thrillers. I had to suspend disbelief on some of the story, especially how Edie was able to break into people's homes, and fly under the radar for so long, especially when a cop was watching for her. I had a suspect for a while on the most recent murder, but there was not enough to convince me of my hunch.
There were several characters in the story that seemed tangential, but actually paid a large part in the story. I don't know if the novel had enough meat behind those characters to make their story line believable as part of the larger narrative.
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This is a twisted tale of mental illness, sexual abuse, murder and broken families. When we meet Edie, we learn her mother is in prison after being convicted of a number of murders. Edie, fearing evil is passed on, lives a life in fear of her "potential" by self-medicating and avoiding all personal relationships, except for the too-close relationship she has with her older brother. When a one-night stand ends up dead, Edie, the obvious suspect, seeks to find the real killer. Complicating the matter is the fact that the dead man's wife was one of her mother's alleged victims. There are many twists in this tale that makes it very entertaining.

My Review of “In Her Bones ” by Kate Moretti Atria Books, September 4, 2018

WOW! I loved the unique premise in “In Her Bones” by Author Kate Moretti. Can you imagine having a serial killer as a mother? Someone capable of nursing you when you are sick, but can stab women to death in cold-hearted murder? Add in a dysfunctional brother, who is constantly in your life. What about being obsessed with the families of the deceased and keeping detailed journals?? I read this novel in one sitting. “In Her Bones” is a captivating, intense, dark, twisted, riveting, page turning novel. The Genres for this novel are Fiction, Thriller, Mystery and Suspense. The story takes place in the present and goes to the past when it pertains to the characters or events in the story. The author describes her dysfunctional cast of characters as complex and complicated. Given the circumstances, that seems to be an understatement. I imagine that Freud would have a field day with this information.

Edie Beckett tries to stay out of the spotlight, and even tries to stay sober. Someone has written a book about her mother’s brutal murdering sprees, and Edie can’t help be obsessed to see what is going on to those families who are the survivors. As fate steps in, Edie crosses the line, and gets drunk after socializing with one of the victims. Edie finds out he is dead, and she is confident that she didn’t kill him. Or did she? Is she her mother’s daughter? Edie runs to survive, and try to make sense of what happened and find out who the killer is.

I would recommend this book to readers that love a suspenseful , intense and roller coaster of a ride. I received a copy from NetGalley for my honest review.

This is such a fascinating book! The charactors are flawed but real. How do you manage to stay sane when your mother is on death row for serial murder? How do you survive such a childhood? This is a fast, wonderful read. Strongly recommended reading.