The Bone Room

by Anne Cassidy

An empty cottage. A cold room. A thing in the chair. Noises under the floor. Jack and Lulu want to find the truth - but it puts them in danger. Can they stop a terrible crime? And what is the real secret of the bone room?

Genres: Horror

96 pages, Paperback

First published January 22, 2007

Reviews

[Sarah Elizabeth · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was an okay story, I'm not really sure what happened though.

* Jack throws his mobile phone in the river because some boys were making fun of how old it was.
* It starts raining and he takes shelter in an old cottage by the river.
* He hears noises and becomes a bit spooked.
* He leaves the cottage and see his next-door neighbour Lulu, and they go back into the cottage together.
* They discover a girl locked in a basement, with a skeleton in a rocking chair over the trapdoor.
* They go rescue the girl a second time when a man called Prince takes her and locks her in his club.
* They go back to the house later to try and save the girl's sister who was also taken by Prince.
* There's an odd moment when Jack thinks a white apparition comes out of the bones, but he doesn't know what it is, so he shrugs it off.

[Em · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was good just didn't really make sense.

[Rachel · Rating 2 out of 5]

I understand this is a short YA novel. But a lot more could have been done with the premise and execution. Some sections were belaboured and drawn out, other important aspects skimmed over.

[MK · Rating 2 out of 5]

A little short for me. But it does combine supernatural stuff with real-world problems.

[Louise · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not a bad book if your looking for a quick read.