Flesh and Bones has quite a complicated plot, but it is basically about a teenage boy, Liam, grieving for his mother, while his father is engrossing himself in his work and acting like Liam’s mum never existed.
Liam’s fathers’ job is to take a skull and then, using the latest technology, recreate what the face would have looked like.
When Flesh and Bones starts Liam's father is working on a skull which probably belonged to someone the same age as Liam, who is very affected by the skull. He begins to have strange dreams, which are about the skull’s previous life. Liam hears the voice of a young monk calling out across the centuries about murder and foul deeds...
I quite liked the way it was educational as well and it was very interesting reading about the monks' strict routines. I enjoyed the parts about the monk more than the boy, because it had more of the story in it.
I would give Flesh and Bones nine out of ten for plot, because there is always a surprise in narrative and maybe seven out of ten for writing because I feel at times the author misses out some of the emotion of the teenage boy.
But I would give it ten out of ten for page-turning qualities - once you start reading it is impossible to stop!
Flesh and Bones by Alan Durant is published by Random House Children's Books. If you would like to order a copy from Amazon, please click the link below:
