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The Boneshaker (2010)

by Kate Milford(Favorite Author)

3.67 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0547241879 (ISBN13: 9780547241876)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Clarion Books

review 1: The author's first novel. Milford writes well and there are some interesting elements to the story. I like how she builds on the beliefs about associations between the devil and crossroads. The character of Tom Guyot and his encounter with the devil inverts the stories about legendary blues guitarist Robert Johnson. The main character, Nathalie, and her friends demonstrate courage and intelligence as they try to solve the mystery of the traveling medicine show that has appeared in their town. The plot seemed overly complicated and the revelation about Nathalie's destiny at the end underdeveloped.
review 2: Read this one after a friend loaned me a copy for my daughters to read. Great attention to detail, even if it did bog down the story at times. And a few shad... morey yet important characters popped up just infrequently enough for me to get confused when their presence suddenly mattered. Love Old Tom and Natalie, the main character. She had spunk and courage. The big climax ... wasn't really. Seemed set up for a series opener, yet the author's next book is a prequel. Nicely written, though. Ambitious and quirky. A good summer read ... less

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