My Review for The Bones Beneath My Skin by T.J. Klune
"You have bacon, which, to be honest, I might recommend a total planet takeover just to have. Like, complete human annihilation." 🥓😂
The Bones Beneath My Skin is the fourth T.J. Klune book I've read this year, and I absolutely adore his writing. 💙 This one was our June read for #thatbonkersbookclub, and I managed to nab the sprayed-edge paperback edition. I tried very hard not to crack that gorgeous spine! 📚✨
This one has more of a sci-fi feel than the other Klune books I've read, but there's still plenty of magic, fantasy, and very real humans sprinkled throughout. Artemis (Art) is hilarious as she comes to grips with the outside world, learning how to be around people and working out the social and life skills she needs to blend in. She loves bacon—all the bacon—and honestly, I know exactly how she feels. 🥓😂 American bacon is so much better than what we have here in the UK!
One of my favourite moments was when Nate first realised that Art was different, as she uses just a little of her magic to make an entire field of tulips bloom all at once. 🌷✨ I could picture the look of complete wonder on his face as he spun around, trying to work out what had just happened.
As with the other Klune books I've read, there's a strong found family theme, which I absolutely love. 🥹❤️ It brings out all those warm, happy, huggy feelings, and it's one of the reasons his books are such winners for me.
Another brilliant read from T.J. Klune, full of heart, humour, and just enough bonkers moments to make it unforgettable. 💙✨
About the Book
In the spring of 1995, Nate Cartwright has lost everything: his parents are dead, his older brother wants nothing to do with him, and he's been fired from his job as a journalist in Washington DC. With nothing left to lose, he returns to his family's summer cabin outside the small mountain town of Roseland, Oregon to try and find some sense of direction. The cabin should be empty. It's not. Inside is a man named Alex. And with him is an extraordinary little girl who calls herself Artemis Darth Vader. Artemis, who isn't exactly as she appears.
Soon it becomes clear that Nate must make a choice: let himself drown in the memories of his past, or fight for a future he never thought possible. Because the girl is special. And forces are descending upon them who want nothing more than to control her.
About T.J.
TJ Klune is the #1 New York Times and #1 USA Today bestselling, Lambda Literary Award–winning author of The House in the Cerulean Sea, Under the Whispering Door, In the Lives of Puppets, the Green Creek Series for adults, the Extraordinaries Series for teens, and more. Being queer himself, Klune believes it's important—now more than ever—to have accurate, positive queer representation in stories.
Soon it becomes clear that Nate must make a choice: let himself drown in the memories of his past, or fight for a future he never thought possible. Because the girl is special. And forces are descending upon them who want nothing more than to control her.
About T.J.
TJ Klune is the #1 New York Times and #1 USA Today bestselling, Lambda Literary Award–winning author of The House in the Cerulean Sea, Under the Whispering Door, In the Lives of Puppets, the Green Creek Series for adults, the Extraordinaries Series for teens, and more. Being queer himself, Klune believes it's important—now more than ever—to have accurate, positive queer representation in stories.
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