The blurb for this book sounded great and it lived up to it and more. I loved this book and it kept my wanting to reading it in one sitting, A really great read .

This book definitely kept me on the edge of my seat. The only downside was that I found it slightly boring at some spots. I loved the reveal and was definitely surprised. All in all it was a pretty decent mystery.

I loved this spine chilling thriller. It follows the daughter of a twisted serial killer who uses his victims’ bones in his artwork.

I don’t often get caught off guard by a thriller but this one took me by surprise. I’ll be doing a full review on www.notesandanovel.com, which will go up on the 30th of October.

The story is fast paced, the characters are realistic and the writing is utterly amazing. The way the author writes from the main character’s perspective made me feel as though I was right beside her as she became more sleep deprived and confused, it made me feel real fear for a fictional character.

I highly recommend this book, especially to someone just getting interested in reading thrillers. I was kept guessing until the last reveal.

With this being my first approved Net Galley read, I wanted to love this book, but I am saddened to say that I just couldn't.
The book moves very fast, almost too fast and there are times when the author spends too much time on certain things that literally won't matter in 20 pages. The book is completely predictable, the abundant over use of nicknames is cringe and eye roll worthy, the kidnappers being found out is a totally unrealistic scene and the last chapter was full of to many 'oh come on' moments.
The main character, Cherrie, is the most over dramatic character I have read in a long time. She's not dramatic in the sense of 'my child is kidnapped' but in the 'fly off the handle unrealistically' way.
This novel comes off like the author is a huge fan of serial killers and read a couple books on them, so they have to write a novel about them now. It appears very fan-girlish of serial killers and not at all knowledge able of them. I would have rather read any John Douglas book because when he tells you about the behavior of serial killers, at least he says it with conviction and he knows what he's talking about. The whole 'my daddy is a serial killer so I can kill too if needed' thing is just SO over played and ruined the novel for me, I literally moaned out loud every time I read a line like that.
The last few pages are the quickest rap up I have ever read for a 370 page novel on a missing kid and all of her friends who mattered so much in the beginning are just not even mentioned half way through the novel and on.
I regret to say that I do not recommend this novel to anyone and I disliked this book more than any book I have read in the last 5 years and I do have to finally give my first ever 2 star rating on a book. :(

I’m gravitating towards a 3-3.5 stars for this book.

First of all, the premise sucked me in right away. If you know me, reading from the perspective of a loved one who was close to a serial killer is always fascinating to me and learning how she was a part of her fathers crime in luring the boys away, I was like YES.

Here are my thoughts:
- Okay, so I thought the writing was great. I was sucked in from the beginning and the plot moved fast enough that it was gripping.
- I think the characters were interesting but the lack of character development was there. I could understand Cherrie but I also found her insanely annoying. She was more concerned about what people thought of her most of the time rather than her son and this bugged me. (And don’t get me started on Leo, he was a just a prick).
- Although predictable, I thought that Cherrie’s son going missing worked for the book and ember erratic behaviour fitted what I thought a mother would be like if their son had been abducted. I think the lack of support she got from the police was a bit horrifying and considering her background, you’d of thought they would take it more seriously not less.

My real issue with this book I think was the ending. It seemed ridiculous considering everything happening and I felt let down by the reveal. I had to go back and re-read it just to make sure.

Overall, if you’re looking for something quick to read then this is your book. However, it’s not the best mystery thriller book I have read this year.
<I>I received this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.</I>

This is a decent thriller about the child of a serial killer, who grows up (under a different name) to start a family of her own, only to be pulled into being mentioned in a podcast....and then a child disappears.
The lead character, Cherrie, is persuaded to attend a psychic / medium by her work colleagues and is shocked that the woman knows, both her partners name and also appears to have some insight into her past.
What follows is Cherrie trying to come to terms with her past, whilst also attempting to not only protect her son, but, find a missing boy.

It's a good read, but, I did find it meander quite a lot and some of the writing jarred. However, overall, it's a well constructed thriller about a mother with an horrendous past, trying to protect those she loves.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for the opportunity to preview.

Cherrie aka Leigh-Ann aka Little Bones was 8 when her father used her to help him commit his crimes. She is now older and living as Cherrie trying to be "normal." That is until a boy goes missing and people are reminded of the Mr. Bones killings. Podcaster, Jai, reveals her identity and that is when things go really bad fer her and her family. The story was quite good and it was a fast read for me, but I could not help wondering how much the events from her childhood had led to her somewhat angry actions. I know she was dealing with a lot but at times it felt she was out of control. Perhaps that is what the author was going for. In that case, was she as innocent at 8 as she wants us to believe? She loved her and dad felt he could do no wrong, but wouldn't even an 8 yer old know something was not right? For this reason I am giving this book 3 stars. I am stingy with my 5 stars and I just cannot give this 4 stars based on my thinking an 8 year old should have known better or more which for me made this a bit harder to be drawn into the book.

This book is full of twists and turns. Cherrie (aka Leigh-Ann), the main character, has a big secret that not even her boyfriend knows. She is the daughter of Mr. Bones, a serial killer that murdered little bones and made sculptures with their bones. She unwittingly helped him lure the boys to his car. When her father was convicted and she turned 17, she changed her name to Cherrie and hoped no one would ever find out the truth. However, that was to change. A child is abducted and then hers is too. A podcast finds out her truth and reveals it for the listeners. A hypothesis on the podcast is floated that no one lives through what she did unscathed. People begin to think that she is to blame for the two boys that are missing.
However, the truth is stranger than fiction.
I would recommend this book.

Such an unusual book. The protagonist baffled me - I sympathised with her but then found myself constantly second guessing whether she was actually “the good guy.” I have often wondered how the relatives of murderers feel and what that relationship does to them. This book offers a fascinating interpretation. The modern twist of a podcast as the mechanism by which the protagonist past comes back to haunt her makes this a contemporary, accessible mystery. Loved it.

I read this book over four days in August 2020. It is not being released until December so just put it on your Christmas wish list if you like suspense.

The author has put out a lot of books, none of which I am inspired to read. It appears many are around the theme of the undead - and I’m not really a zombie guide - plus a fair amount of horror and General scary stuff.

Little Bones is not like that.

The premise is that the main character, Cherrie, is the daughter of a serial killer who has long since been imprisoned. The serial killer was Mr Bones. She was nicknamed Little Bones. She’s changed her name and started a new life but after some children go missing, her previous history is revealed and her aggressive and potentially violent genes begin to percolate.

It’s a really unique take on an easy reading suspense novel. There’s no gore or highly disturbing parts.

At first I was going to rate this book three stars as I thought I knew where it was going, but it continued to surprise me. The lead characters transformation throughout the novel could’ve been a lot smoother and more evident, but it got the point across.

It’s an easy read and a great vacation book for anybody who likes a solid mystery. Hopefully the author has another mainstream one like this hidden in her.

#netgalley #littlebones

This was a fascinating story of a daughter of a serial killer that is being suspected of following in her father׳s footsteps. The readers will undoubtedly stay glued to the pages, as I did.

I really enjoyed this. At first I thought it was a true story. I have read lots of thrillers and this was from a different perspective. Plenty of twists and turns and it kept me glued from the first to the last page. Throughly recommenced.

Little Bones will make the hairs on your neck stand up. It's well paced, taut with tension and quite the unexpected ending. Perfect Halloween read even if you will never look at Skeleton costume again without thinking about this book.

I'm so glad I didn't listen to the bad reviews on this one. 'Little Bones' was a wonderful debut. It was full of suspense, with little twists and turns at every corner. I had so many questions swirling around in my head, with the story slowly revealing bits and pieces. Cherrie was a fire cracker, and though I felt her anxiety for her missing son, there were some parts I just didn't believe. I don't think any mother would withhold potential clues from the police just to spite them and be the one to find him herself. There was a lot of internal monologue from Cherrie but this might be the only book where it makes sense.
The ending felt rushed. The story was carefully spaced out and then all of a sudden it's done. I was left wanting more. I'm interested to see what N.V. Peacock comes up with next.

I’ve read mixed reviews on NetGalley about this book. I know it’s “Horses for Courses” but I really really loved this book
I’ve not read a book like this for a long time. It brings a whole new level to the psychological thriller genre.

I was convinced on so many occasions that I knew who was behind the crimes in his story, and every time I thought I had it, Peacock wrote a breath stopping scene that convinced me I was right; right up until the last second when I was proven wrong.

It is brilliantly written.

Cherrie has a live in boyfriend who is the father of her only child Robin.

At the end of the day Cherrie looks like any other mother in a modern, unmarried, family relationship, and although she’s in a retail job that’s under threat, all is well in her life.

Her new life that is.

Because nobody, not even her boyfriend are aware of her past.

So when a podcaster outs her as Leigh-Ann Hendy, the daughter of serial killer William Hendy, her life is turned upside down.

Not least because the reason she’s outed is because a young boy has gone missing from her neighbourhood. A young boy much like the ones her father killed, the ones he kidnapped and killed with her help.

Just when she is battling with the fact that everybody is going to know who she is, her son is taken. Is it an act of revenge against her, is it somebody who is playing out her fathers crimes, if you work it out before the reveal you are better than me.

This book is written from a unique point of view. Cherrie is the main character, she is a modern day victim, who was previously a perpetrator. The story s not just told through her eyes, it’s told through her thoughts, and not all of them make comfortable reading, but they do make compelling reading.

I have to say I’ve seen mixed reviews on this book. I’m not going to sit on the fence, I thought it was absolutely brilliant.

<i>Little Bones</i> made for a strange reading experience, as it managed to somehow be both poorly written and compulsively readable. You don't need to be a psychic to figure out the reveal behind each twist, but I kept plowing forward regardless. While this isn't Peacock's debut, it is her first thriller. Despite giving this a 2.5 (rounded up to 3 for GoodReads), I'm still curious to see what her next project will be.

My major complaint was that the characters rang inconsistent. I'll give an example from a subplot to avoid major spoilers, here. The way Tracy looked down on the young mother and then took her in chapters later felt unrealistic to me. I could provide much more extreme examples with Cherrie, but we won't get into her here. I also thought there were areas that the author laid it on a bit thick with the pet names and nicknames. (Would Tracy really call her Cherry Pie every time she addressed her? Would her father <I>Mon Cherie</i> her at every turn?) Little things like that, while nitpicky, made me roll my eyes and took me out of the story.

The redeeming quality of this book was the way the author managed to keep fear and tension top of mind from start to end.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishing house for an arc in exchange for an honest review.

"𝘗𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧."⁣
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Thank you @NetGalley and @AvonBooks for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.⁣
🎃𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝟭𝟬/𝟯𝟭/𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟬!🎃⁣
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𝗠𝘆 𝗦𝘆𝗻𝗼𝗽𝘀𝗶𝘀⁣
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Every family has their issues. Leigh-Ann's just so happens to be that her father is Mr Bones, the serial killer who kidnapped small boys and made art out of their remains. Tired of the shadow of her past and trying to shake off her nickname of Little Bones, she changes her name. She's Cherrie now, and a mother. No one knows her secret until a podcast emerges linking a local boy's disappearance to her father's crimes in the past. People are whispering about Little Bones again, but Cherrie isn't involved. You believe her, right?⁣
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𝗠𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄⁣
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I'm just gonna say this loud and clear for everyone reading this.⁣
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𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗮𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀.⁣
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This book blew the doors off all my expectations. Cherrie just immediately hooks you and you're rooting for her the entire book. She has her moments where she seems to fly off the handle and be more emotional than you'd expect, but she also has her kind moments that you also wouldn't expect to balance it out. ⁣
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The plot tackles a wide variety of subjects like victim blaming, being judged by your past, and making the best out of family situations. There is also a wide range of believable suspects so, shockingly, I didn't guess the ending. This is a little bit more of a slow burner which isn't normally my ideal but I did not mind at all with this plot. I just couldn't put it down, and I definitely got the reader blues when I reached the end and realized there was no more. ⁣
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This is going to be my new thriller title I pressure people into reading. If you're a fan of works such as The Whisper Man or The Turn of the Key, pre-order this now. Seriously, right now. What are you waiting for? ⁣

This book was recommended to me and I was intrigued to read it. The subject matter was a little darker than I usually like - I’m wary of stumbling across violent or disturbing images but I was ok with this. Cherrie, or ‘little bones’ is the daughter of a serial killer. As a child she played a disturbing part in luring young boys to their fate and been involved in her father’s artwork using their bones. Now as an adult her own son is missing, her secret identity is uncovered in a podcast and she is a suspect in her son’s disappearance. Although the central premise of a man killing children and using their bones in artwork is a little gory that is not what you take from this. The book is really well paced, characters are well drawn, the writing has a lovely lightness of touch and there’s some clever trails which lead you off the main route! The central character is intriguing and there’s a ‘did she, didn’t she..is she, isn’t she ..’ dialogue throughout. I could not put this down. I think it would make a very successful tv series or film. With thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for a digital copy of this book.

I’ve read a lot of thrillers in this year alone but this is up there for being creepy and unsettling with its ability to put you off guard. Cherrie has a little boy, Robin, and she takes him to the funfair the week of Halloween. All is well until Robin is not where she thinks he is, and panic ensues. She’s adamant that someone has taken him, someone dressed as a skeleton, and the race is on to find him. Another little boy has gone missing and Cherrie’s nerves are on edge. She’s also carrying a secret about her past and her father’s past – and cruel actions – that is put out for the world to hear during a local podcast. When the story of who Cherrie came from is released, friends and family start to look at her differently. Does she have anything to do with Robin’s disappearance? A missing child is always a cause for alarm in a book but the twist of Cherrie’s past really adds to the tension.

I just finished reading NV Peacock's debut thriller 'Little Bones'. It was a good reading experience and did keep me on the edge. The middle of the book got a little boring but the starting was really strong and the big reveal was interesting. It's a pretty good mystery, despite it being a little repetitive.