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A review by vampar
The Bone Jar by S.W. Kane
3.0
3.5 Stars, rounded down to 3.
An Amazon First Read.
This had a lot of potential and at points was very engaging. There were quite a few characters with little to differentiate them from each other which could be confusing for some readers. A lot of time wasted with side characters never has any greater implication for the story as a whole, but might be relevant in later novels in the series.
The urbex movement was interesting to me and would have been an interesting way in my opinion to explore more of the setting.
Most of the storylines are wrapped up by then end, but the end itself left several points sort of unclear. I really wanted more involvement of the "bone jar" itself and more atmosphere. I almost never had that "edge-of-your-seat" moment I usually get with a good thriller or mystery and was disappointed by that.
As a side note, I was thrown off by some terms and acronyms (SOCO, DI) that may be familiar to readers in the UK, but were new to me and I had to go back a few times to decipher them. For those offended by foul language, beware, though it isn't chock full it does contain some dirty words.
An Amazon First Read.
This had a lot of potential and at points was very engaging. There were quite a few characters with little to differentiate them from each other which could be confusing for some readers. A lot of time wasted with side characters never has any greater implication for the story as a whole, but might be relevant in later novels in the series.
The urbex movement was interesting to me and would have been an interesting way in my opinion to explore more of the setting.
Most of the storylines are wrapped up by then end, but the end itself left several points sort of unclear. I really wanted more involvement of the "bone jar" itself and more atmosphere. I almost never had that "edge-of-your-seat" moment I usually get with a good thriller or mystery and was disappointed by that.
As a side note, I was thrown off by some terms and acronyms (SOCO, DI) that may be familiar to readers in the UK, but were new to me and I had to go back a few times to decipher them. For those offended by foul language, beware, though it isn't chock full it does contain some dirty words.