The most effective part of Skin and Bone is definitely Fox’s amazing ability to place red herrings on seemingly every page. What you think about any character in the book can and will change in a heartbeat. The old “can’t put this book down” cliché is built on storylines and plot twists like this, and Fox proved herself to me to be a master of the trade. Even better were the injections of dry wit throughout the book in the form of narrative and one-liners – they gave a nice wry touch to the otherwise serious material, yet never felt forced.
Even up until the very last page, Fox continues to throw new wrenches into the case and character profiles, leading to a sense of excitement all the way from page one until the book is closed. Unfortunately for those of you who sleep on a regular basis, you might not want to close it. I spent quite the all-nighter pulling to read Skin and Bone all in one setting, before inevitably failing and falling asleep on my sofa. Stupid bodily functions. If you’re looking for something to satisfy that mystery-loving sense in your body, you couldn’t do much better than this wonderful read. Go for it.
Article comments
1 - Chris "UZ" White
ha ha oh wow
I just realized I wrote the title as "Skin and Bones" the entire article. Whoops.
2 - Christopher Rose
Fixed it for you, UZ.
3 - Chris "UZ" White
Heh, thanks.