A Pile of Bones

I just finished Bonechiller by Graham McNamee. Danny and his friends live in a same military controlled town in Canada. He’s having so many issues, with his father, his kinda girlfriend Ash, and with himself. After being attacked by some white-skinned creature, Danny goes on a desperate mission to try to find any former victims and possibly any survivors. With all the symptoms he is experiencing, he doesn’t feel like there could be a cure, but he’s determined to find one if there is. But can he find it in time to save himself and his friends?

First off, on a fishing trip near Danny’s winter house, Danny and Pike hear a scream. It comes from Howie, who upon reaching, has slid under the ice and is freezing to death. They call for Danny’s dad who brings him to the hospital. No, Howie doesn’t die; that’d be too cruel. Howie was out for hours in the hospital in Barrie, while brother Pike stands guard and never leaves his brothers’ side. Danny manages to slip in a few words about what happened, but to no luck. Howie regains his body temperature and recovers. Well, sort of.

When he arrived home, Howie automatically calls Danny over. Ash comes too, and the four of them discuss what happened. First, they discover that Danny and Howie both have the temperatures of corpses, because they were both attacked by that beast. First Danny tells his story about the monster and no one believes him. Then Howie tells his story and right away Pike believes him because he always believes his brother. Ash is less convinced and still doesn’t believe. After doing some research, the group finds some interesting newspaper articles via Howie and the internet.

They never expected to find a survivor right under their noses. Mangy Mason, the town nut, apparently was attacked by the thing when he was young. The thing he did to escape it was run and not come back for years. But, he decides to help the kids kill the beast since running isn’t an option. The group, via Pike, gets themselves a hold on some good exploding stuff and set up a trap for this beast, now that they know where it lives, via Howie’s dreams about the beast. But can they kill it before it kills them?

In an epic finale, the group tries to slay an ancient killing machine inside its lair, but it’s not going to be easy. The book is amazing written and so suspenseful. I could just keep reading it over and over and the action never tires. I loved this book. So many books nowadays have almost no action and all mush. But this book is all action with slight bits of mystery and a little mush. I thought it was another genius book written by the very suspenseful Graham McNamee. I hope you’ll enjoy, too.

Bonechiller by Graham McNamee

RED’S ALL STAR RATING: 4 out of 5, maybe even 4 1/2. Great book, no doubt.

MASS APPEAL: Both guys and girls. Everyone will love this book. So please do.