![]() ![]() Likewise, Jenny, the ghost who haunts their home, is equally secretive about her life, even as she acts as mentor, friendly face, and mother to the household. Though he shares his home with Abigail, she knows little about him as a person. Secrets are a recurring theme in the series, but particularly in this text - Jackaby himself is a mysterious figure who reveals little of his personal life and maintains an evasive persona. ![]() Readers are treated to shapeshifting kittens, mysterious creatures, a lovable trapper, and the return of Charlie, the policeman with a secret from Jackaby. Jackaby are needed, along with those of his capable assistant, Abigail - who conveniently has a background in paleontology. ![]() The services of intrepid paranormal-investigator R.F. Beastly Bones maintains the enigma, sly social commentary, and dynamic plot of Jackaby, but occasionally feels like a slightly less-driven effort - the author may be suffering from the dreaded Second Novel Syndrome, curable only by writing a third.īeastly Bones takes the reader from late-19th-century New Fiddleham, the setting of Jackaby, and into the wilds of Gad’s Valley, where the discovery of a new fossil has the town abuzz, and so does the tragic death of a farmer’s wife at the site of the find. Ritter’s follow-up to 2014’s critically acclaimed Jackaby lacks some of the quixotic zest of the author’s first novel, but it’s still an enjoyable young-adult read. ![]()
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