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Bonechiller

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Danny and his father have spent a lot of time moving from town to town after the death of his mother. This time, they are in an icy, barren town in Canada known as Harvest Cove. There may not be much here in the dead of winter, but Danny has managed to find a few friends he feels close with. There is Pike, the troublemaker, Howie, Pike's shy younger brother and then there is Ash, the girl that literally knocked him out when they first met. This may be the first time he feels like he might want to stick around. His father is even reluctantly making friends.

One freezing cold night in the misty darkness, Danny is making his way home when he is attacked by a horrifying creature. As he fights for survival he is knocked into a ditch and he is sure this will be the end of him. Except that the creature only stings him in the hand and lets him go. This mark is the only thing that assures him that what happened was real and not a terrifying nightmare. Danny begins to feel strange and disconnected after his ordeal, leading him to research the creature in the darkness. He finds out that he is not the only one this has happened to and it goes back much further than he could ever imagine. It appears that something is hunting the teens of Harvest Cove, and so far nobody has been able to stop it. Danny is running out of time for himself and he will have to decide if he is willing to risk his life to break this cycle of evil that is plaguing the town. Danny will have his friends to help him, but he may be too late. How can you kill the unkillable, or hunt what should not exist?

Bonchiller is just that. A spooky, scary, pulse-pounding supernatural thriller that will chill you to the bone. The monster in this story is based on the Native American Windigo legends, but Mcnamee leaves enough to the imagination so that readers can create a truly nightmarish creature on their own. The characters are relatable and you will be cheering them on as they do their best to fight the beast and survive another day. You will hope for the best so that Danny and Ash will perhaps find happiness together. This book will make you think twice about walking home alone in the dark.

After Acceleration, I'll read anything that Graham McNamee writes. The premise behind Bonechiller with an actual, honest-to-goodness monster was intriguing to me from the start, and on top of that, I had high expectations from this author.

McNamee delivers. His unique use of characters allows him to tell a monster tale from Danny's interesting perspective with support characters, like brothers Pike and Howie, to help him along. The brothers add depth in totally different ways (Pike with his weapons knowledge and Howie with his analytical mind). Danny's love interest Ali adds a dimension of complexity with her Native American roots, boxing prowess, and strangely alluring personality.

Everything McNamee sets up in his story ends up coming together to make this a tidy tale of something that seems uncontrollable: a windigo-like monster who preys on the youth of Northern Canada.

McNamee is the Stephen King for the Young Adult scene. I hope he has a few more like this up his sleeve.

This book was a quick read because it was so good, I didn't want to put it down. The descriptions are great and there is suspense building from page one.

Bonechiller is amazing! I have always been a fan of McNamee's other books (Acceleration and Hate Me), so I was expecting this book to be fabulous, but...wow! I won't do a plot summary, but if you choose this book, be ready for thrills and real, honest-to-god chills! Take speeding snowmobiles, a mysterious monster, a pyromaniac, a girl who could out-box Ali and big old sticky bombs and you have a sure-fire hit with almost every reluctant and non-reluctant reader out there! As with Acceleration, you can't stop!!!! Read it, and share it, and buy it for every young adult that you know!!!

I heard great reviews on this book (just check amazon), but I never thought it would be this good! I found myself missing things IRL just so I could get through this book. I loved it!

I really can't find anything that I didn't like about this book. The only thing I slightly disliked was that sometimes the author would just tell you what happened, without you actually reading it.

The writing was very well crafted. It seemed like John Green's writing (no wonder I liked it so much). The characters were amazing, they made me laugh and feel strong emotions. My favorite parts of the book were Danny's memories of his mother because you really got an insight into his emotions. I loved, loved, loved Ash and her relationship with Danny, so sweet!

This book was wonderful and I urge you to go and get yourself a copy immediately!

Great teen boy read, but the mystery is much better than the "scary", or lack thereof.