Title: The Bone Carousel
Author: J. Peter W.
Series: Book 1
Page Count: 265 pages
Publisher: DP Books
Type of Book: ARC, Kindle Ebook
Rated: 3.5/5 stars
I read this book over the course of yesterday, and it reminded me very strongly of a cross between the Fablehaven series and The Spiderwick Chronicles. I liked the idea of it, but I didn’t care for the ending, and I definitely didn’t care for one of the characters-Mucus Markus, the boy who spits a lot. I did like the girl Frankie, she made up a large part of the book that I enjoyed, and I did like Stevie as well. I won’t tell you the ending of the book, because that’s rude and will have massive spoilers for the second book to come of which I don’t believe I’ll read because I’m just not invested.
Overall, the writing was good. The plot moved decently, if not very quickly in some spots, and it seemed a decent story, though it read more for a younger audience-or so it seemed to me.
While I do appreciate getting an ARC copy of this, I don’t think this will be one of my absolute favorites and that makes me sad. I always feel bad for leaving not raving reviews on books that I’ve read, and this is yet one more book that I’ve read this year to go into the “meh” pile of books for me.
Overall, I’d rate this book a 3.5/5 stars.
Until next time,
-Pass Me That Book
{Review also posted on Amazon and Goodreads.}
Pass Me That Book 
Do you have something on your blog about your book? I’d like to read it.
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It’s not published yet, sadly. I’m working on getting it published, and then hopefully if it works out, I’ll have a special link up. I’ve sent it in to publishers, and am crossing my fingers and now playing the waiting game. It’s a YA fantasy, however, if that’ll help perk your interest up. =)
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I like YA as long as it’s G or PG. I’m not into the rougher stuff. Good luck to you. I hope all goes well for you. Phyllis
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