Little Bones ~ N V Peacock

To say I was very excited to read this book would be an understatement. Little Bones by N V Peacock was my first approved ARC from the site NetGalley. Having only signed up earlier in the week I was over the moon to have a request approved so quickly. This book was the first to catch my eye of their endless catalogue of reads. The cover is utterly stunning and the brief description only intrigued me further. It sounded definitely like my cup of tea. 

Little Bones follows mother Cherrie who is trying to lead a normal life. However, her life has been far from normal. Now living under a new name, the once Leigh- Ann, is desperately trying to keep the past where it belongs. This becomes exceedingly hard when a crime podcast reveals her true identity, claiming she is the daughter of notorious serial killer Mr Bones who killed 11 young boys back in the 80s. Now a local boy has gone missing and the finger on blame is being pointed at her ‘Little Bones’. After all, they do say like father like daughter! 

The premise of this book hooked me with the first few pages. I read the entirety of this book in two sitting in less than 24 hours which is pretty impressive compared to the awful reading slump I’ve been in since the end of last month. A real page-turner that I just couldn’t put down, I  needed to know what was going to happen next.  The only thing I will say is that I would have loved to have seen more of Cherrie’s relationship with her father, both past and present, you see glimpses of this throughout the book but I just wished it had been delved into a little deeper. 

Many reviews I have now read for this book claimed that it was too gruesome for them but honestly I could have handled a bit more. Maybe that’s the true crime/serial killer fanatic in me but I just wanted to know all the gory details about the original crimes. But ultimately I know that story was more based around Cherrie and her life now. Her dad’s storyline there to flesh out the plot. 

Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed this read and cannot wait to see more of what NetGalley has to offer. I gave Little Bones by N V Peacock ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ out of 5 stars and would highly recommend it to any true crime lover like myself. 

M🌸