The Bone House is the second book in the Bright Empires series. Having read the first book in the series, The Skin Map, I was interested in reading how the story would continue. I would classify this book and series as science fiction. The characters travel between different times and places by using a ley system.
This second book further develops the characters of Kit and Mina, as well as giving us more insight into the side stories of Flinders Petrie, (the man who "is" the skin map) and Archie Burleigh (the "bad guy"). New characters are introduced as well.
All of the characters, good and bad, are on the quest for the skin map that will lead them to a treasure.
The pace of this book is pretty fast and the chapters jump between the current events of several characters. The characters are also ley jumping between times and places. So, I felt like I had to pay pretty close attention to keep up with what was going on. As the book progressed, the characters began to connect with each other more and we saw bits of the mystery begin to be revealed. Still, there are questions left unanswered that leave us to wonder if they will be found in the third book. After a run in with Burleigh and his men, the book leaves us with Mina taking care of Giles, alliances made with Lady Fayth, and Kit with a tribe in the Stone Age.
I did feel that the author at times rambled on and gave unnecessary information and details that somewhat lost my interest. Science fiction is not my favorite genre of fiction to read, however, I have to say that overall, this series has held my attention for the most part. I can definitely see how fans of science fiction would love this series.
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